Leo Rainer

Before joining DEG in 1991, Leo Rainer spent four years with Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory as a research associate in the building energy analysis group and four years with Enercomp, where he developed updates to the MICROPAS residential building simulation. Leo acts as the DEG resident computer analysis and programming expert and specializes in computer simulation, building monitoring, appliance standards, and analysis of emerging technologies in residential and commercial buildings. Projects he is currently working on include:

  • 2008 California Title 20 Appliance Standards Revisions
  • 2008 California Title 20 Building Standards Revisions
  • Energy Efficient Ethernet
  • Building America Borrego Springs Monitoring
  • HWSIM

Education


Leo earned his B.S.M.E. from the University of California at Davis in 1981 and has been involved in the analysis of building energy efficiency ever since.

Publications

  • Emerging Energy-Saving Technologies and Practices for the Buildings Sector as of 2004, ACEEE A042, 2004
  • Nadel, S., L. Rainer, M. Shepard, M. Suozzo, and J. Thorne. 1998. Emerging Energy-Saving Technologies and Practices for the Buildings Sector. ACEEE Report Number A985. Washington, D.C.: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
  • Emerging Technologies to Improve Energy Efficiency in the Residential and Commercial Sectors, ACEEE A931, 1993
  • Non-Compressor Cooling Alternatives for Reducing Residential Peak Load, 2000 summer study.
  • Minimizing Investments by Investing in Minimums: Energy Savings Through Appliance Standards, 2002 summer study
  • Emerging Technologies and Practices, Finding the Next Generation, 2004 summer study.
  • Designing Building Systems to Save Energy and Improve Indoor Environments: A Practical Demonstration, 2004 summer study
  • Rainer, L., J.T. Amann, C. Hershberg, A. Meier, and B. Nordman (2004),"What’s On the T.V.:Trends in U.S. Set-Top Box Energy Use, Design, and Regulation". Proc. of the ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy: Washington, D.C.
  • Meier, A., L. Rainer, and S. Greenberg. 1992. "The Miscellaneous Electrical Energy Use in Homes." Energy - The International Journal 17(5):509-518.
  • Information Technologies in Buildings, 2004 summer study
  • Monitored Ground Source Heat Pump Performance in Northern California, 1998 summer study
  • You Won&rsquote;t Find These Leaks with a Blower Door: The Latest in "Leaking Electricity" in Homes, 1996 summer study
  • Emerging Miscellaneous Uses of Electricity in Homes, 1992 Summer study
  • Measured Impact of Neighborhood Tree Cover on Microclimate, 1992 summer study
  • A New Approach to Estimate Commercial Sector End-Use Load Shapes and Energy Use Intensities, 1994 summer study

Contact Information


530-753-1100, ext. 27