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Mr. Spencer recently joined Summit Blue Consulting as an Analyst. He is currently completing revisions to his thesis on residential energy modeling capabilities of DOE2 and EnergyPlus, in support of a Master s Degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to joining Summit Blue, Mr. Spencer researched energy and building technology issues first as an analyst at TIAX LLC and later as an intern at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Since joining Summit Blue, Mr. Spencer has built energy models using eQUEST software to analyze the impact of a variety of energy efficient building improvements in support of a utility energy efficiency program being developed by Honeywell. Immediately prior to joining Summit Blue, Mr. Spencer interned at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), where he did research on residential energy optimization in support of the Building America program while attending the University of Colorado at Boulder s Building Systems Program. While at NREL, he developed an add-on to enable existing building energy optimization software to use EnergyPlus as a simulation engine. In addition, Mr. Spencer served as the thermal systems design lead for the 2007 University of Colorado Solar Decathlon effort, during which he developed an innovative heat pump thermal storage system for energy efficiency and load shifting. Prior to attending the University of Colorado at Boulder, Mr. Spencer worked as an analyst for TIAX LLC in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While working for TIAX, Mr. Spencer performed technology assessment on a range of energy- and buildings-related topics, including micro combined heat and power, hydrogen infrastructure, and disentangled utilities in residential construction. In addition, Mr. Spencer was involved in the design and development of a rooftop direct outdoor air system and a CO2 scroll expander. Mr. Spencer attended Princeton University, where he received a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a Certificate of Environmental Studies. His senior independent work analyzed the use of the Kalina thermodynamic cycle in conjunction with tracking low concentration ratio solar collectors for combined heat, power, and cooling. | 