Better grid integration in buildings can mean improved time-of-use energy efficiency as well as demand flexibility. Energy storage and smart devices are part of the mix, but old-fashioned energy efficiency strategies like insulation and air sealing have a role to play too in enabling buildings to be flexible grid citizens. Modeling helps designers make informed decisions and find the right balance between upfront investment, long-term energy savings, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, and resiliency.

The expert panelists in this webinar will discuss cutting-edge modeling efforts, current and emerging software options, innovative modeling approaches, and 80/20 solutions that attendees can take and run with in their own work.

Moderator:

Alexi Miller – Director of Building Innovation at NBI

Alexi oversees or leads several programs and initiatives at NBI including the Advanced Water Heating Initiative and the GridOptimal Initiative. Alexi and his team form NBI’s technical backbone, leading and supporting projects that advance emerging technology and best practices for accelerating building decarbonization. Alexi has expertise in a range of topics including zero energy and zero carbon buildings, code and policy, building controls, deep energy savings retrofits, and emerging technologies. Prior to joining NBI in 2013, he spent six years at The Cadmus Group. Alexi is a registered Professional Engineer in Mechanical Engineering in Oregon.

Panelists:

Scott Spielman – Research Engineer at Ecotope, Inc.

Scott Spielman leads Ecotope’s Technology Transformation Team, helping to identify innovative design strategies, supporting manufacturers of emerging decarbonization technologies enter the market successfully, and assisting utilities in developing incentive programs to smartly invest in decarbonization. Scott has 8 years of industry experience which includes leading the design and demonstration of load shift capable central heat pump water heating systems, and assisting with the development of the Advanced Water Heating Specification and Qualified Products List for heat pump water heaters. Scott has a deep understanding of energy, creativity in workflow development and deploys his energy modeling, programming, and data analysis skills to support building performance evaluation. Scott’s project work has included hospitals, laboratories, offices, and multifamily buildings.