Victor Franco

Victor Franco

Victor Franco is an Energy Policy Researcher for the Energy Efficiency Standards Department at LBNL, with over 20 years of experience, including serving as the technical lead for multiple energy conservation standards and test procedures for space-heating and water-heating equipment in support of DOE's Appliance and Equipment Standards Program.

Contact Information

Phone: 510-486-5147

Publications

2024

A Survey of Households with Direct Heating Equipment in California

Authors: Blum, Helcio; Victor H Franco; Jing Ke, and Sarah K Price.
03/2024

2023

A Survey of Direct Heating Equipment Market Actors in California

Authors: Blum, Helcio; Victor H Franco, and Sarah K Price.
01/2023

2021

Water heating energy use reductions from EPA WaterSense lavatory plumbing fittings

Authors: Chen, Yuting; Heidi Fuchs; Jonah Schein; Victor H Franco; Hannah Stratton; Thomas A Burke, and Camilla Dunham.
06/2021

2018

Estimating Residential Appliance Lifetime for Energy Efficient Policy Analysis

Authors: Franco, Victor H; Youness Bennani Smires; Jing Ke; Edward Cubero, and Alex Lekov.
08/2018

2013

Evaluation of energy efficiency standards for residential clothes dryers in the USA

Authors: Lekov, Alexander B; Victor H Franco, and Stephen Meyers.
05/2013

2012

Evaluation of Energy-Efficiency Standards for Room Air Conditioners in the US

Authors: Lekov, Alexander B; Victor H Franco, and Stephen Meyers.
09/2012

Using National Survey Data to Estimate Lifetimes of Residential Appliances

Authors: Lutz, James D; Asa S Hopkins; Virginie E Letschert; Victor H Franco, and Andrew Sturges.
05/2012

2011

Energy Efficiency Design Options for Residential Water Heaters: Economic Impacts on Consumers

Authors: Lekov, Alexander B; Victor H Franco; Stephen Meyers; Lisa Thompson, and Virginie E Letschert.
01/2011

2010

Do Heat Pump Clothes Dryers Make Sense for the U.S. Market?

Authors: Meyers, Stephen; Victor H Franco; Alexander B Lekov; Lisa Thompson, and Andrew Sturges.
08/2010

Heat Pump Water Heaters and American Homes: A Good Fit?

Authors: Franco, Victor H; Alexander B Lekov; Stephen Meyers, and Virginie E Letschert.
08/2010

2009

Economics of Residential Gas Furnaces and Water Heaters in United States New Construction Market

Authors: Lekov, Alexander B; Victor H Franco; Gabrielle Wong-Parodi; James E McMahon, and Peter T Chan.
10/2009

2008

Furnace Blower Electricity: National and Regional Savings Potential

Authors: Franco, Victor H; James D Lutz; Alexander B Lekov, and Lixing Gu.
08/2008

2006

BPM Motors in Residential Gas Furnaces: What are the Savings?

Authors: Lutz, James D; Victor H Franco; Alexander B Lekov, and Gabrielle Wong-Parodi.
05/2006

Residential Two-Stage Gas Furnaces - Do They Save Energy?

Authors: Lekov, Alexander B; Victor H Franco, and James D Lutz.
05/2006

Electricity and Natural Gas Efficiency Improvements for Residential Gas Furnaces in the U.S.

Authors: Lekov, Alexander B; Victor H Franco; Stephen Meyers; James E McMahon; Michael A McNeil, and James D Lutz.

2005

Development of the Household Sample for Furnace and Boiler Life-Cycle Cost Analysis

Authors: Dunham, Camilla; Victor H Franco; Alexander B Lekov, and James D Lutz.
05/2005