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Matt Leach originally joined the Commercial Buildings Research Group at NREL in 2009, and then returned in 2018 after four years in the private sector. His expertise is in building energy simulation and analysis, and integrated building design. Throughout his career, Leach has focused on enhancing the use of whole-building energy simulation at all stages of the design process to achieve cost-effective energy savings, code compliance, utility rebates, and building certification. He has extensive experience utilizing the EnergyPlusTM and OpenStudio® toolsets.
Whole-building energy simulation
Automated energy model articulation and calibration
Grid-integrated efficient buildings
Advanced control solutions for energy simulation
Automated fault detection and diagnosis
Master, Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
Master, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
Research output: NREL › Technical Report
Research output: NREL › Technical Report
Research output: NREL › Technical Report
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review