Education
- BA in Economics from Yale University
- MS in Building Science from University of California, Berkeley
- MArch from University of California, Berkeley
Expertise
- ASHRAE-certified Building Energy Modeling Professional
- Thermal comfort, energy analysis, and calibrated simulation
- Sensor network deployment and field performance assessment
- Data visualization for building performance insights
Publications
- Brown N et al. (2014). Calibration of an EnergyPlus Simulation of a Phase Change Material Product Using Experimental Test Cell Data. In Proceedings of ASHRAE/IBPSA-USA Building Simulation Conference, SimBuild Conference, 6, 268–275, Atlanta, USA Link
- Brown N et al. (2014). EnergyPlus as a forensic tool: Thermal reconstruction of a crime scene using calibrated simulation. SIMULATION, 90(8), 1007–1018. Link
- Brown N et al. (2021). Using simulation, visualization and monitoring to address barriers to high-performance building strategies. In Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021: 17th Conference of IBPSA, 17, 3350–3357, Bruges, Belgium. Link
