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Bing Liu is the director of the Buildings and Efficiency program at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) under the Department of Energy. She is responsible for PNNL’s multi-million-dollar building portfolios across technologies research and development, laboratory testing and field validation, market adoption, energy codes, and appliance standards.

She is a nationally recognized technical leader with 30 years of experience in building codes and standards and emerging technology R&D, demonstration, and deployment. She was featured as one of the “Top 20 Women” in the HVAC industry, awarded as an ASHRAE Fellow, and recognized by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) with a Champions of Energy Efficiency in Buildings Award in 2022.

• Energy Efficiency
• Building Large-Scale Simulation
• Technology Validation and Adoption
• Building Energy Performance
• Codes and Standards
• Mechanical Engineering
• Strategic Technology Initiatives

• MS in thermal energy, Tianjin University
• BS in civil engineering (major in HVAC), Tianjin University
• Professional Engineer
• LEED Accredited Professional
• Certified Energy Manager

• Board Member, New Buildings Institute, 2021 – 2023
• Executive Committee Member, ASHRAE Task Force for Building Decarbonization, 2021 – 2025
• Conference Chair, ASHRAE Annual Conference, 2020
• Executive Committee Member, ASHRAE Standing Standards Project Committee 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, 2002 – 2018
• Conference Chair, ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, 2018

• Champion of Energy Efficiency in Buildings Award, ACEEE, 2022
• ASHRAE Fellow, 2020
• Top 20 Women in the HVAC Industry, Engineered System Magazine, 2020
• National Leadership in Sustainability and Energy Efficiency Award, International Code Council, 2017
• Finalist, U.S. DOE-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Clean Energy Education and Empowerment Award, 2016
• Distinguished Service Award, ASHRAE, 2014
• Tri-Cities Engineer of Year, Washington Society of Professional Engineers, 2008
• Distinguished Lecturer, ASHRAE, 2007 – 2008

2023

• Liu, B., et al, 2023 Building Performance Standards Technical Resource Guide, ASHRAE. (lead author)
• Liu, B., et al, 2011. Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small to Medium Office Buildings, ASHRAE. (lead author)

2020

• B. Liu, Guest Editor-in-Chief, Energy Efficiency Journal, Volume 13, Issue 3, March 2020.
• B. Liu, M Rosenberg, S. Goel, D. Jonlin, N. Grigsby and H. Burpee. 2020. “A New Gold Mine? Achieving HVAC Energy Efficiency Through a System Metric”. In 2020 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Washington, D.C.
• Sun Y., W. Hao, Y. Chen, and B. Liu. 2020. "Data-Driven Occupant-Behavior Analytics for Residential Buildings." Energy 206. PNNL-SA-146324. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2020.118100
• M. Karpman, B. Liu, and M. Rosenberg. 2020. “All Hands On Deck: Raising the Bar on Whole Building Performance-Based Code Compliance and Above-Code Programs”. In 2020 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Washington, D.C.

2018

• Xie Y., V.V. Mendon, M.A. Halverson, R. Bartlett, J.E. Hathaway, Y. Chen, and M.I. Rosenberg, et al. 2018. "Assessing overall building energy performance of a large population of residential single-family homes using limited field data." Journal of Building Performance Simulation 12, no. 4:480-493. PNNL-SA-127035. doi:10.1080/19401493.2018.1477833
• Liu B., M.I. Rosenberg, and R.A. Athalye. 2018. "NATIONAL IMPACT OF ANSI/ASHRAE/IES STANDARD 90.1-2016." In 2018 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild, September 26-28, 2018, Chicago, IL, 45-52. Atlanta, Georgia: ASHRAE. PNNL-SA-132249.
• Liu B., R. Bartlett, D.B. Elliott, and R. Athalye. 2018. "Let the Good Times Roll - Energy Code Savings into the Future." In 2018 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 12-17, 2018, Pacific Grove, CA. Washington, District Of Columbia: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. PNNL-SA-132965.
• J. Butzbaugh, D. Winiarski, M. Halverson, A. Cooke, and B. Liu. 2018. “Understanding the U.S. Commercial Building Stock: Building Envelope and HVAC Systems Characteristics Using 2012 CBECS Data Analysis”. In 2018 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Washington, D.C.
• Xie Y., V.V. Mendon, M.A. Halverson, R. Bartlett, J.E. Hathaway, Y. Chen, and M.I. Rosenberg, et al. 2018. "Assessing Overall Building Energy Performance of a Large Population of Residential Single-Family Homes Using Limited Field Data." Journal of Building Performance Simulation 12, no. 4:480-493. PNNL-SA-131346. doi:10.1080/19401493.2018.1477833.

2017

• B. Liu, C. Eley, S. Gupta, P. Torcellini, J. Mchugh, C. Higgins, and J. Iplikci, et al. 2017. "A Conversation on Zero Net Energy Buildings." ASHRAE Journal 64(6):42-54. PNNL-SA-128289. 
• Goel S., M.I. Rosenberg, B. Liu, and C. Eley. 2017. "STREAMLINING CODE COMPLIANCE THROUGH A FIXED BASELINE APPROACH AND AUTOMATED BASELINE MODEL GENERATION." In Building Simulation 2017, August 7-9, 2017, San Francisco, California. Las Cruces, New Mexico: International Building Performance Simulation Association. PNNL-SA-122947.

2016

• Liu B., D. Erbe, R. Lord, L. Sciarra, E.E. Richman, M.I. Rosenberg, and R.A. Athalye, et al. 2016. "A Conversation on Standard 90.1-2016." ASHRAE Journal 58, no. 12:34-38. PNNL-SA-122757.

2015

• Liu B., and R.A. Athalye. 2015. "Through the Past Decade: How Advanced Energy Design Guides have influenced the Design Industry." ASHRAE Transactions 121, no. 2:Paper No. AT-15-C003. PNNL-SA-107752.

2012

• Athalye R.A., Y. Xie, B. Liu, and M.C. Baechler. 2012. "A Case Study: Using Integrated Approach to Design a Net-Zero Bank Branch." ASHRAE Transactions 118, no. 1:183-190. PNNL-SA-85026.
• Wang W., J. Zhang, D. Moser, G. Liu, R.A. Athalye, and B. Liu. 2012. "Energy and Cost Savings of Retro-Commissioning and Retrofit Measures for Large Office Buildings." In Fifth National Conference of IBPSA-USA (SimBuild 2012), August 1-3, 2012, Madison, Wisconsin. New York, New York: International Building Performance Simulation Association. PNNL-SA-88237.
• Xie Y., B. Liu, R.A. Athalye, M.C. Baechler, and G. Sullivan. 2012. "Measuring and Understanding the Energy Use Signatures of a Bank Building." In ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 12-17, 2012, Pacific Grove, California, 9-317 - 9-328. Washington DC: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. PNNL-SA-86106.

2011

• Wang W., J. Zhang, W. Jiang, and B. Liu. 2011. "Energy Performance Comparison of Heating and Air Conditioning Systems for Multi-Family Residential Buildings." HVAC & R Research 17, no. 3:309-322. PNNL-SA-72653.
• Zhang J., D.W. Schrock, A. Livchak, and B. Liu. 2011. "Energy Savings for Quick Service Restaurants." ASHRAE Journal 53, no. 3:36 - 41. PNNL-SA-78546.

2010

• Jiang W., K. Gowri, B.A. Thornton, and B. Liu. 2010. "Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Highway Lodging Buildings: Development of 50% Energy Savings Design Technology Packages." In 2010 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Washington, DC: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. PNNL-SA-71079.
• Placet M., S. Katipamula, B. Liu, J.A. Dirks, Y. Xie, G. Sullivan, and J. Walent, et al. 2010. "Energy End-Use Patterns in Full-Service Hotels: A Case Study." In 2010 ACEEE SUMMER STUDY ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS, 3-310 - 3-324. Washington, DC: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. PNNL-SA-72895.

2008

• Jiang W., B. Liu, J. Snell, and D. Helmes. 2008. "Calibration and Collaboration: Important Tools to Design High-Performance Affordable Buildings." In Scaling Up: Building Tomorrow's Solutions: Proceedings from the 2008 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, 3-169 - 3-180. Washington, DC: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. PNNL-SA-59688.