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Rachel Romero has been a collaborative engineering leader at NLR since 2010, advancing energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Rachel has a proven track record in mentoring, business development, and stakeholder engagement, always focused on delivering client-centered, high-impact outcomes. Previously, Romero was the competition manager for the Solar Decathlon Design Challenge and supported Federal Energy Management Program projects through technical and project leadership, including developing technical solutions, leading training development, and working with partners on high-performance buildings. Romero is an active member of the ASHRAE—a professional society of heating, refrigerating, and air-conditioning engineers—through participation and leadership in standing and technical committees.
Research Interests
Advancing the high-performance buildings industry
Increasing knowledge in building science through workforce development and competitions
Industry partnerships and technical assistance to advance and accelerate integration of energy efficiency and distributed energy generation
Professional Experience
Researcher IV, Residential Buildings, NLR (2022–2025)
Researcher III, Energy Programs, NLR (2017–2022)
Researcher II, Energy Programs, NLR (2014–2017)
Researcher I, Commercial Buildings, NLR (2010–2014)
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering, Hope College
License, Professional Engineer, State of Colorado
Master, Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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B-Biz: Building Business Network
Romero, R. & Kramer, A., 2024, 21 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation
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Decarbonization Dilemmas: Deliberating Difficult Decisions in Laboratory Design
Romero, R., Mangler, J. & DiMont, S., 2024, 41 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation
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Equitable and Affordable Solutions to Electrification (EAS-E) Home Electrification Prize
Romero, R., 2024, 24 p. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).Research output: NLR › Management
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Exploring Grid-Interactive Efficient Building Strategies for Laboratories Through Energy Modeling
Turner, S., Allen, A., Van Geet, O. & Romero, R., 2024, 88 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Laboratory Efficiency Strategies and the Smart Labs Program
Romero, R., 2024, 28 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation
Activities
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American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) (External organization)
Allen, A. (Member), Zuo, W. (Chair), Antretter, F. (Member), Romero, R. (Member), Hayter, S. (Member), Hayter, S. (Member), Hayter, S. (Fellow), Hirschey, J. (Member), Gamil, A. (Member), Kocher, J. (Member) & Ermel, C. (Member)
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International Institute for Sustainable Labs (External organization)
Romero, R. (Member)
2022 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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International Institute of Sustainable Labs (External organization)
Romero, R. (Member)
0001Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Awards and Honors
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NREL Chairman’s Award
Hodge, B.-M. (Recipient), Rivera, J. (Recipient) & Romero, R. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Honorary award