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Michael Myer joined Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in 2007 and has worked to improve commercial buildings in the United States and beyond. Myer’s work intersects laboratory investigations of technologies, field evaluations of new technologies, human factors, market transformation, energy codes, and appliance standards. 

Myer’s work includes supporting the Department of Energy's Appliance Standards program which includes various rulemakings, such as requests for information, determinations, notice of proposed rulemaking, and final rules for a variety of technologies. Such technologies include high-intensity discharge lamps, metal halide fixtures, exit signs, fluorescent lamp ballasts, commercial spray valves, pool pumps, and automatic commercial ice makers. 

Since 2017, Myer has supported the Department of Energy's Building Energy Codes Program by supporting American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Standard 90.1. His code work primarily relates to lighting and power-based technologies. 

In 2023, Myer was named team leader for the Energy Technology Deployment Group's Market Transformation 2 team, which works to improve residential and commercial buildings. 

Myer also has conducted field evaluations all over the United States for a variety of technologies, including lighting, grid-interactive efficient buildings, envelope, and building systems. 

• Energy-efficient advanced lighting 
• Light-emitting diode lighting 
• Lighting control 
• Sensors 
• Solid-state lighting 
• Lighting (solid-state lighting, conventional lighting, daylighting, etc.) 
• Policy related to lighting (e.g., rulemaking, energy codes) 

• MS in lighting, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 
• BA in theater, Arizona State University 

Member, Illuminating Engineering Society Board of Trustees, 2021 – 2024

Top four publications below. For a complete and up-to-date list, please view Michael Myer’s OrcID account.  

2023 

• Abboushi B. K., and M. Myer. 2023. “Automatic Receptacle Controls - Evaluating the clarity of receptacle markings.” PNNL-34308. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.   

2021 

• Tyler M.T., R. Hart, Y. Xie, M.I. Rosenberg, M. Myer, M.A. Halverson, and C.A. Antonopoulos, et al. 2021. “National Cost-Effectiveness of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1–2019.” Jul. 01, 2021. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. DOI: 10.2172/1823471 

2020 

• Sandahl, Linda J., Gilbride, Theresa L., Myer, Michael, Dressel, Blake, 2020. "The Role of Competitions in Speeding Energy-Efficient Technology Development and Adoption." Conference: 2020 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 17-21, 2020, Virtual 

2012 

• Kinzey, Bruce R, Myer, Michael, Royer, Michael P, et al. 2012. "Use of Occupancy Sensors in LED Parking Lot and Garage Applications: Early Experiences." Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office. https://doi.org/10.2172/1057365