Amy Barr is a Project Manager at the Heschong Mahone Group, Inc. with a background in environmental studies, real estate development, and energy efficiency. She is involved in the marketing and implementation of utility-sponsored multifamily incentive programs, including educational efforts and training associated with the programs, and organization of the California Multifamily New Homes (CMFNH) Program for Pacific Gas & Electric. Her program implementation duties for CMFNH include coordinating the reporting, budget, and client meetings.

Ms. Barr is also managing the Compliance Research portion of the Codes & Standards Program Market Assessment Study for Southern California Edison and assisting in the completion of a multifamily design guide, case studies, design brief, and training materials for Pacific Gas & Electric. Additionally, she manages the day-to-day operations of the Governor’s Benchmarking initiative under Executive Order S-20-04, which involves coordination between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, all California energy utilities, and over 30 State departments.

Prior to HMG, Ms. Barr was an Emerging Venture Analyst at the Energy Efficiency Center. While there, she worked on developing models that increase energy efficiency in buildings and conducted market research for many of the California Lighting Technology Center’s Lighting California’s Future projects.

Ms. Barr was also in charge of the UC Davis West Village Energy Efficiency Project, which was instrumental in integrating energy efficiency into the 224-acre development. She compiled a comprehensive report for the University and its developer partners, providing business plans that detailed how they could best integrate energy efficiency into their mixed-use, student, and faculty housing project while still maintaining its affordability.

Ms. Barr received her MBA from UC Davis with a concentration in Strategic Development and her BS in Environmental Studies from Emory University in Atlanta, GA.