High-Performance Sequences of Operation for HVAC Systems
ASHRAE Guideline 36 Control Logic
Executed ASHRAE Research Project 1455 and produced Guideline 36, the national standard for high-performance HVAC control, which reduces energy use by up to 60% and has been installed in some of the world’s most iconic buildings.
Related projects:
• Building Automation Best Practices (CEC) – complete
• Automated Code Library Validation (CalNEXT) – ongoing
• Humidity Control Logic (G36-2024) – ongoing
Beyond ASHRAE Guideline 36
Advanced Building Automation R&D
Ongoing engagement with industry and government research on the cutting edge of smart building technologies:
• PNNL Differential Predictive Control/Machine Learning Technical Advisor
• ASHRAE Heat Pump Plant Control Working Group Contributor
• ASHRAE Standard 231 “Control Description Language for Buildings” Developer
• Peer Reviewer, Department of Energy Building Technologies Office
• ASHRAE Standards 223 & 232 committee member
TECHNICAL ADVISOr: outdoor radiant cooling startup
Radiant Physics & Thermal Comfort
Long-term engagement supporting design and development of an outdoor radiant cooling solution. Advising on product definition, design of experiments, modeling/simulation strategy, analysis, prototype fabrication, and go-to-market strategy.
technical advisor: innovative geothermal system startup
Thermal Dynamics & Field Testing
Supporting a three year NYSERDA-funded field test to characterize client’s novel geothermal ground loop system. Advising on test system design & instrumentation, developing experimental plan, performing measurement and verification, and analyzing system performance.
STARTUP COACHING VIA INCUBATOR/ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS
Entrepreneur-In-Residence/Mentor
Coaching climate-tech startups through incubator/accelerator programs including Cleantech Open, For ClimateTech, Columbia Tech Ventures, Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator, and Fresno State WET Center. Specialized in hardware, energy and infrastructure innovations, from ideation phase to pilot installations or initial scale production.
HVAC engineering: La Escuelita Education Center, Oakland, CA
Microclimate-Driven HVAC Design
Designed and commissioned a unique, award-winning HVAC & control system for this public school campus, which leverages local weather patterns and diurnal temperature swings with thermal mass, 100% fresh air displacement ventilation, buoyancy-driven evaporative cooling and automated ceiling fans to maintain comfort in densely-occupied spaces without compressor-based air conditioning.
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