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Personal Profile
Nicholas Long works on advancing research in NREL’s Commercial Buildings Research Group’s Controls and Advanced Analytics section. He is a technical lead on various projects related to software development, building data management, and building energy analysis. He has contributed at various levels to several projects, including the Standard Energy Efficient Data (SEED) Platform™, BuildingSync®, URBANopt, Building Component Library, OpenStudio® Analysis Platform, OpenStudio, and Building Agent.
Long has experience contributing to projects at an architectural level, as well as programming web- and client-based applications. Long is an expert in software development, large-scale data analysis, and data management. He is also an expert in building energy modeling with OpenStudio/EnergyPlus™ with experience in creating reduced order models from simulated data to decrease simulation runtimes for analyses of novel bi-directional district heating and cooling systems.
Long has participated in discussions and given presentations around the world on building energy efficiency and building energy modeling. He has been cited in over 1,000 publications, is a contributing member of ASHRAE, and is an active member of the International Building Performance Simulation Association.
Research Interests
Building energy modeling
Large-scale parametric analysis, optimization, and calibration
Building energy analysis software architecture and design
Reduced order modeling
Building benchmarking data management
District heating and cooling systems
Urban energy analysis
Commercial building energy audits
Building data exchange standardization
Web application development
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Master, Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
PhD, Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
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Advances in Building Data Management for Building Performance Standards Using the SEED Platform: Article No. 100530
Long, N., Fleming, K., Swindler, A., Held, A., Mitchell, R. & Henze, G., 2024, In: Developments in the Built Environment. 20, 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Open-Source Decarbonization Analytics Framework: Designing for Low-Carbon Emission Districts and Communities: Preprint
El Kontar, R., Huynh, C., Polly, B., Long, N., Wang, J., Jin, X. & Rakha, T., 2024. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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How to Design and Implement an Equitable Building Performance Standard: Lessons from the Building Performance Standards Technical Assistance Network
Engelman, B., Applegate, S., Mengual, A., Madison, K., Walter, T., Tong, H., Malik, J., Kace, J., Langlois-Romero, I. & Long, N., 2024. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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New U.S. Data Tools are Playing a Crucial Role in Decarbonizing Buildings at Speed, Scale, and Low Cost
Szum, C., Li, H., Mitchell, R., Applegate, S., Engelman, B., Long, N., Roussev, Y. & Noller, E., 2024. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Optimal Environmental and Economic Performance Trade-Offs for Fifth Generation District Heating and Cooling Network Topologies with Waste Heat Recovery: Article No. 118322
Murphy, M., Allen, A., Henze, G. & Long, N., 2024, In: Energy Conversion and Management. 309, 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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