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BETH BRUMMITT, President, CEM, CEA, LEED Accredited Professional

Beth Brummitt is the principal of Brummitt Energy Associates, and as a Certified Energy Analyst, Certified Energy Manager, and USGBC-LEED Accredited Professional since 2002, she brings twenty years of experience in energy efficiency and building modeling. In addition, Brummitt has devoted many years to speaking, training, and writing articles for a variety of groups on energy efficiency, the Title 24 energy code, and green buildings.

Brummitt Energy Associates, Inc. will help you achieve comfortable, highly energy efficient, cost-effective projects by integrating efficient and environmentally sound daylighting, electric lighting, and mechanical systems measures into the design phase of your next project. Consulting from early design through construction documentation, the firm specializes in energy and daylight modeling, increasing financial incentives, and documentation for Title 24, LEED™ and CHPS. BEA has assisted more than three dozen teams in their pursuit and achievement of LEED buildings, from Certified through Platinum.

Brummitt has served as Chair of several organizations, including the California Association of Building Energy Consultants (CABEC), the San Diego Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), was the founding Chair of the San Diego Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and is a graduate of LEAD San Diego.

CHARLES CHRISTENSON , Energy Engineer, CEA, LEED Accredited Professional

Project Role: Project Management, Energy Modeling and Analysis

Charles Christenson, Energy Engineer, holds a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, where he received awards for academic excellence; most recently he was awarded recognition in continuing education in HVAC design from UCSD Extension Program, Department of Engineering. Charles has been an Energy Consultant with Brummitt Energy Associates since 2004 where he has worked mainly on improving the energy efficiency on projects of all occupancy types, including offices, retail spaces, schools, high-rise and low-rise multi-family, custom homes, and subdivisions. His energy consulting work includes dozens of high performance projects that are pursing LEED certification levels as high as Platinum.

Charles produces LEED and Title 24 analysis and calculations for both residential and nonresidential buildings. For high energy-efficiency projects, Charles has helped clients receive hundreds of thousands of dollars through energy incentives programs such as Savings By Design (non-residential), and Energy Star (residential).

Charles conducts energy analysis and life-cycle cost analysis to provide clients with high energy-efficiency recommendations including: improved building glazing and envelope construction, higher efficiency HVAC systems, and high-efficiency lighting systems that utilize natural daylighting and use of lighting controls. Charles is a specialist in the use of Performance Method modeling and analysis, which integrates architectural, lighting, and mechanical systems.

With a background in onsite energy assessments of commercial and residential properties, he has provided detailed analysis of HVAC configuration and equipment efficiency; lighting and office equipment, building construction characteristics; and occupancy and use schedules. Charles has co-authored published articles in nationally recognized engineering journals based on work performed in studies sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Energy (DOE), Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), and Army Research Office (ARO).

MICHELLE BOYNTON, Specialist, LC, LEED AP

Project Role: Systems Analyst - Lighting, Daylighting, and Photovoltaics

Michelle has a unique skill set that is particularly suitable to high performance building projects: advanced lighting technologies, daylight integration, and photovoltaic systems. Her 15 years experience in the lighting industry has resulted in the ability to outline project specific recommendations that result in lighting performance that is 15%-50% better than Title 24 code. She specializes in the use of lighting simulation software to evaluate daylight performance and to identify energy saving opportunities. Michelle’s ability to model “all things solar” has evolved into a strong interest in photovoltaic systems. She has over 4 years experience in commercial scale, grid-tied PV projects, totaling over 390 kW of PV installed in San Diego.

Significant projects include: Pacific Gateway, BP Offices, San Diego Foundation, Bressi Ranch, Intuit Headquarters, 45 Eureka, L.A. Mission College, Pasadena City Hall, San DIego State University Skills Center, Qualcomm Building W.

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