Sidney Hartz
Building Energy Research Engineer
Sidney Hartz
Building Energy Research Engineer
Biography
Before her time at PNNL, Sidney worked with a corporate green building consulting firm for over 4 years, with a focus on multifamily new construction energy modeling for code compliance and voluntary above-code programs.
Since joining PNNL, Sidney has worked on a variety of projects, ranging from HVAC and envelope market transformation efforts, supporting the Building America Solution Center, data management and analysis, and supporting DoD energy resilience efforts, including but not limited to PNNL's CAPTURE tool and Installation Energy and Water Plans for the Army Reserve. She is proficient in developing Excel tools with VBA, as well as data analysis and management in R.
Research Interests
- Energy Codes
- Human Factors
- Energy Modeling
- Existing Buildings
Disciplines and Skills
- Building Energy Modeling
- Building Science
- Data Analysis
- Energy Audits
- Engineering Data Management
- Green Building
- R
- Scientific Communications
- Technical Writing
- Visual Basic for Applications
Education
B.S., Mechanical & Energy Eng - University of North Texas