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STAFF PROFILE
Abhijeet Pande
Associate Director - Building
Science Research and Standards
Mr. Pande is an Associate Director at
the Heschong Mahone Group, Inc. His work includes energy analysis of
nonresidential and multi-family buildings; codes and standards
enhancements; field studies for lighting, daylighting research and
program evaluations; and distance learning projects.
Mr. Pande currently leads the
residential Codes and Standards
Enhancement (CASE) efforts sponsored by
Pacific Gas and Electric company to update
the California Title 24 energy efficiency
standards in 2011.
Mr. Pande
previously led technical analysis on various successful code change proposals for the
2008 and 2005 CA Title 24 code update process, including: evaluating the
effects of Time Dependent Valuation; sidelighting requirements and
control credits; bi-level lighting control credits; domestic hot water
energy calculation methodology changes for multi-family buildings.
Mr. Pande is leading a team of
researchers on behalf of SCE to research technologies and strategies
that assist residential buildings to provide occupant thermal comfort
while significantly reducing or eliminating the need for traditional
HVAC. The goal of this research project is to establish the feasibility
of Very Low Energy Comfort Systems (VLEC ) strategies for various
California climate zones, research impacts of VLEC strategies on human
thermal comfort, impacts of microclimate modification on VLEC systems
and establish a strategy for eventual adoption in Title 24.
Mr. Pande currently manages on
behalf of PG&E a “More Than a Million” program for
a large financial institution that
aims to coordinate energy efficiency calculations, rebates and savings
for all facilities owned and occupied by
this customer in PG&E territory. Mr. Pande also
manages another “More Than a Million” program for
a large property management group to improve energy performance of buildings managed by this
property management group in Northern California.
Mr. Pande currently manages the PIER
Daylighting Plus program that includes several connected daylighting
related projects that aim to promote daylighting in office, retail and
other commercial buildings. Mr. Pande previously managed a project
within the PIER Lighting Research Program (LRP1) that tracked the codes
and standards connections for various energy efficient lighting products
developed through the program. Mr. Pande led the onsite-surveys
for a PIER project studying the beneficial effects of daylighting on
employee productivity in office buildings, and student test scores in
schools. He led onsite surveys for a study for SCE assessing the
effectiveness of photocontrols in toplit nonresidential buildings, and a
similar study assessing the effectiveness of photocontrols in sidelit
buildings in California, Oregon and Washington states.
Mr. Pande coordinated a study for
PG&E assessing the statewide multi-family high-rise construction trends
providing both energy analysis and project management support. He
managed the analysis for a project evaluating the difference in Title 24
and the ASHRAE 90.1 energy codes as they relate to multi-family
buildings, and a project that analyzed the capabilities of four energy
simulation tools for multi-family energy analysis. Mr. Pande managed the
design and implementation of FEMP Lights and EDR Lights, both web-based
training courses on lighting efficiency. He managed the development of
training materials for the Energy Design Resources website.
Prior to HMG, Mr. Pande
assisted in the on-site data collection, post-occupancy evaluation,
integrated environmental control systems development, and thermal
comfort analysis for a ASHRAE funded research project on Hydronic
Radiant Cooling/Heating Systems, while a graduate student at Arizona
State University. Mr. Pande was responsible for design development,
office management and client relations, while with Nitin Kute
Architects.
Mr. Pande is a member
of the IESNA, and previously served on the board of the Mother Lode
chapter of IESNA. Mr. Pande is a member of
ASHRAE.
Mr. Pande received his Bachelor of Architecture degree
from the University of Pune, India. He received a Master of Science in
Building Design degree from the Arizona State University, where he
presented a research thesis titled “Optimizing a Radiant Cooling System
for a High-Mass Residence in Arizona using iblast.”
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