What's New

Small Business Week Green Program Presentation
From the San Francisco Green Business Celebration hosted by PG&E and the Pacific Energy Center.

Sustainability in Foodservice Article
"Speeding Along the Green Highway" appears in Foodservice Equipment and Supplies.

Hotel F & B Articles
Discussions on a range of topics that apply to the entire foodservice industry.

The NAFEM Show Presentations
Several presentations were given by members of the FSTC team at the 2007 NAFEM show in Atlanta, GA.

Commercial Hot Water Heating Sytems in Restaurants - An Emerging Technology Field Monitoring Study
This report characterizes the hot water demand and associated energy use of standard, high-efficiency and instantaneous water heaters in a full-service, casual dining restaurant.

10 Ways to Save Natural Gas
These tips will save you money without compromising the comfort, performance or productivity of your kitchen.

Clima 2007 WellBeing Indoors
Download presentations from the energy efficient solutions for restaurants workshop.

FCSI White Paper
Commercial Kitchen Ventilation "Best Practice" Design & Specification Guidelines.

Demand Ventilation in Commercial Kitchens - Emerging Technologies Case Studies
These emerging technologies studies evaluate demand ventilation in a San Francisco hotel and a Northern California supermarket.

CKV Research Report Available for Download
PG&E co-funds supplemental research for a major ASHRAE study (RP 1202) on the effect of appliance diversity and position on commercial kitchen hood performance.

Connectionless Steamer Field Study
With funding provided by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and East Bay Municipal Utility District, the FSTC conducted a field study to determine the water and energy use profiles of both boiler-based and boilerless (connectionless) food steamers.

Commercial Kitchen Ventilation Design Guides
Design Guide 1 - Selecting and Sizing Exhaust Hoods and Design Guide 2 - Optimizing Makeup Air are both available for download.