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These are just a few of the presentations given at seminars and industry events by different members of the FSTC team. If you are looking for something you don't see, please contact Richard.



Food Service Lighting Seminar [download] (.pdf, 2.2 MB)
Presentation Title: Specifying Food Service Lighting for Energy Efficiency
Presented By: Richard Young
Location/Date: Food Service Technology Center - July 28th, 2008


NRA Conserve Webinar [download] (.pdf, 1.4 MB)
Presentation Title: 5 Things Operators Must Know About Energy Efficiency
Presented By: Richard Young
Location/Date: Online Webinar Sponsored by the NRA's Conserve - July 24th, 2008

To download the webinar with audio, please visit the Conserve Website


Starwood Hotel Presentation [download] (.pdf, 1.6 MB)
Presentation Title: Energy Efficiency in Hotel Kitchens
Presented By: David Zabrowski
Location/Date: The Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA - June 26th, 2008


Southern California Edison (SCE) Lighting Seminar [download] (.pdf, 2.4 MB)
Presentation Title: Specifying Food Service Lighting for Energy Efficiency
Presented By: Richard Young
Location/Date: SCE, Irwindale, CA - June 17th, 2008


National Restaurant Association (NRA) Presentation [download] (.pdf, 2.2 MB)
Presentation Title: 5 Things Operators Must Know About Energy Efficiency
Presented By: Richard Young, FSTC and Kate Lewis, EPA Energy Star®
Location/Date: NRA Show, Chicago, IL - May 17th, 2008


Small Business Week San Francisco 2008 [download] (.pdf, 14.8 MB)
Presentation Title: The Green Restaurant: Incentives, Examples and Resources
Presented By: Don Fisher
Location/Date: PG&E Pacific Energy Center, San Francisco, CA - May 16th, 2008


Commercial Kitchen Ventilation Seminar - Advanced Level
Commercial Kitchen Ventilation: Advanced Design Strategies & Concepts [download] (.pdf, 2.8 MB)
Field Studies in Demand Ventilation Control [download] (.pdf, 900 KB)
Presented By: Don Fisher
Location/Date: FSTC, San Ramon, CA - April 24th, 2008


Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI) Super Regional [download] (.pdf, 1.6 MB)
Presentation Title: Greening Foodservice- Energy Efficiency: Issues and Resources
Presented By: Richard Young
Location/Date: Hotel Providence, Providence, RI - April 10th, 2008


U.C. Davis Presentation [download] (.pdf, 5.6 MB)
Presentation Title: Fundamentals of Energy Efficiency in Commercial Food Service
Presented By: Todd Bell
Presentation Location/Date:University of California, Davis - April 8th, 2008


Going Green with Foodservice and Restaurants [download] (.pdf, 3.5 MB)
Presentation Title: The Green Restaurant: Incentives, Examples and Resources
Presented By: Richard Young
Location/Date: San Rafael, CA and San Luis Obispo, CA - Spring, 2008


SDG&E Refrigeration/Ice Machine Seminar [download] (.pdf, 2.6 MB)
Presentation Title: Specifying Energy Efficient Refrigeration Equipment
Presented By: David Zabrowski
Presentation Location/Date:San Diego Energy Resource Center, Downey, CA - April 1st, 2008


California Environmental Health Association (CEHA) Conference [download] (.pdf, 1.1 MB)
Presentation Title: Water Heating Systems: Fact-Fiction-Future!
Presented By: Richard Young
Location/Date: CEHA Conference, San Diego, CA - March 25th, 2008


Wine Country Hospitality Symposium [download] (.pdf, 6.3 MB)
Presentation Title: Energy Efficiency in the Food Service Industry
Presented By: David Zabrowski
Presentation Location/Date:Napa Valley College, St. Helena, CA - March 25th, 2008


SFSU Foodservice Class [download] (.pdf, 2.4 MB)
Presentation Title: Saving Energy in the Commercial Kitchen
Presented By: Richard Young
Presentation Location/Date: SFSU, San Francisco, CA - March 7th, 2008


California Community College - Demand Ventilation Workshop
FSTC Intro and Rebates Presented by Richard Young [download] (.pdf, 1.0 MB)
The PIER Program Presented by Karl Johnson [download] (.pdf, 220 KB)
The CCC-IOU Partnership Presented by Dan Estrada [download] (.pdf, 75 KB)
California Energy Commission - Community College Programs Presented by Amir Ehyai [download] (.pdf, 230 KB)
Commercial Kitchen Ventilation Background Presented by Don Fisher [download] (.pdf, 1.1 MB)
Demand Ventilation Presented by Don Fisher [download] (.pdf, 600 KB)
DVC Case Study for CCCs Presented by Don Fisher [download] (.pdf, 1.1 MB)
CulinAire Systems Demand Ventilation System Presented by Mike Dean [download] (.pdf, 360 KB)
Location/Date: FSTC, San Ramon, CA - February 28th, 2008


U.C. Berkeley Training Seminar [download] (.pdf, 2.2 MB)
Presentation Title: Food Service Appliances Training Seminar
Presented By: David Zabrowski
Presentation Location/Date:FSTC, San Ramon, CA - February 27th, 2008


Merritt College and Mission College Food Service Efficiency Seminar [download] (.pdf, 1.8 MB)
Presentation Title: Energy Efficiency in Food Service
Presented By: Richard Young
Presentation Location/Date:FSTC, San Ramon, CA - February 11th, 2008


Combination Ovens...Cooking into the Future [download] (.pdf, 3.7 MB)
Presentation Title: Combination Ovens...Cooking into the Energy Efficient Future
Presented By: David Zabrowski
Presentation Location/Date:SoCalGas FSEC, Downey, CA - January 31st, 2008


Foodservice Equipment Seminar [download] (.pdf, 4.0 MB)
Presentation Title: Specifying Energy-Efficient Equipment
Presented By: David Zabrowski
Presentation Location/Date:FSTC, San Ramon, CA - January 10st, 2008


Going Green with Foodservice [download] (.pdf, 3.5 MB)
Presentation Title: The Green Restaurant: Incentives, Examples and Resources
Presented By: Richard Young
Presentation Location/Date:Eureka, CA - Oct 9th, 2007
Event Co-sponsors: Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Redwood Coast Energy Alliance


2007 Green California Schools Summit and Exposition [download] (.pdf, 1.3 MB)
Presentation Title: Greening the School Kitchen
Presented By: Richard Young
Presentation Location/Date: Pasadena Conference Center - Pasadena, CA - December 5th, 2007


SFSU Restaurant and Catering Management Class [download] (.pdf, 1.5 MB)
Presentation Title: Energy and Water Efficiency
Presented By: Richard Young
Presentation Location/Date: SFSU- San Francisco, CA - November 13th, 2007


FSTC Seminar- Specifying Dishwashers and Water Heaters [download] (.pdf, 2.0 MB)
Presentation Title: Specifying Dishwashers & Water Heaters for Energy Efficiency
Presented By: Don Fisher, Todd Bell, Richard Young
Presentation Location/Date: FSTC- San Ramon, CA - October 30th, 2007


NAFEM 2007 Life-Cycle Costing Presentation [download] (.pdf, 1.1 MB)
Presentation Title: A Standard Method for Determining Life-Cycle Cost of Food Service Equipment
Presented By: David Zabrowski
Presentation Location/Date: NAFEM 2007, Atlanta, GA - October 11th, 2007

Accompanying Spreadsheets:
Life-Cycle Cost Worksheet- Condensed Version for Standard Dishwasher [download] (.xls, 40 KB)
Life-Cycle Cost Worksheet- Full Version for Standard Dishwasher [download] (.xls, 135 KB)
Life-Cycle Cost Worksheet- Full Version for Energy Star® Dishwasher [download] (.xls, 135 KB)


FMI Energy and Technical Services Conference [download] (.pdf, 2.2 MB)
Presentation Title: Lighting Strategies: LEDS
Presented By: Richard Young
Presentation Location/Date: Denver, CO - September 10th, 2007

Accompanying Report:
LED Supermarket Case Lighting- Grocery Store, Northern California [download] (.pdf, 4.4 MB)


2007 CRA Western Hospitality Exposition- Ferdinand Metz Foodservice Forum [download] (.pdf, 8.2 MB)
Presentation Title: Greening Foodservice- Issues and Resources
Presented By: Richard Young
Presentation Location/Date: Los Angeles, CA - August 19th, 2007


FSTC Refrigeration and Ice Maker Seminar [download] (.pdf, 3.4 MB)
Presentation Title: Specifying Energy Efficient Refrigeration Equipment
Presented By: Richard Young, David Zabrowski, David Cowen
Presentation Location/Date: Food Service Technology Center, San Ramon, CA - August 07th, 2007


Advanced Foodservice Facility Design Seminar [download] (.pdf, 3.6 MB)
Presentation Title: Foodservice Facility Design: Advanced Level
Presented By: Richard Young
Presentation Location/Date: Gas Company Research Center, Downey, CA - August 2nd, 2007


Cal-Pro-NET Workshop [download] (.pdf, 6.7 MB)
Presentation Title: Green Dining and Efficiency Resources
Presented By: Richard Young
Presentation Location/Date: San Jose State University, CA - July 27th, 2007


SDGE Food Service Fundamentals Seminar [download] (.pdf, 6.8 MB)
Presentation Title: Fundamentals of Energy Efficiency in Food Service
Presented By: Richard Young
Presentation Location/Date: San Diego Gas and Electric, CA - July 24th, 2007


PG&E Account Services Rebate Training [download] (.pdf, 7.3 MB)
Presentation Title: Food Service Equipment Fundamentals and Rebate Primer
Presented By: David Zabrowski
Presentation Location/Date: FSTC, San Ramon, CA - July 18th, 2007


UC Sustainability Conference 2007 [download] (.pdf, 6.4 MB)
Presentation Title: Next Steps: Green Dining Certification and Efficiency Resources
Presented By: Richard Young
Presentation Location/Date: UC Santa Barbara, CA - June 25th, 2007