Eric Makela Email & Phone Number

Boise, Idaho Area

Eric is the team lead for the Codes and Standards team at Cadmus Group. Eric’s experience in building energy efficiency spans over 30 years and includes work in several different states, India and Abu Dhabi, and 3 U.S. Territories. As an energy educator Eric has worked closely with the building, design, enforcement and manufacturing industry to increase their knowledge of building energy codes, energy efficiency and building science for both residential and commercial buildings. This includes developing and managing training programs tailored around the target audience, providing traditional stand-up classroom style training and in-field “onsite” sessions and assisting states and the U.S. Department of Energy in developing and deploying statewide or nationwide training efforts. As a technical resource, Eric has provided technical support, including research and analysis in several states to increase compliance rates with building energy codes, and has managed studies, and assisted the U.S. DOE in determining compliance rates with energy codes. He has also provided leadership to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building Energy Codes Program Residential Development team. As a collaborator, Eric has coordinated with several national, regional and state organizations to advance energy efficiency through the creation of national collaboratives, development of policy and strengthening building energy efficiency codes. In code development, Eric has collaborated nationally and regionally to gain consensus on proposals to advance efficiency in the codes and has also represented the U.S. DOE and regional groups in the code development process in addition to serving on the ICC IECC Code Development Committee for four cycles. For his work in energy efficiency Eris was a recipient of the 2009 Jeffrey A. Johnson Award and was the 2008 Canyon County Habitat for Humanity Volunteer of the Year.

Boise, Idaho Area

• Energy Code Implementation – Coordinates with members of the building, design and enforcement industry, state and federal government agencies, and regional groups on adoption and implementation of building energy efficiency codes and standards. Oversees the development and deployment of statewide training programs. Eric has provided training on the energy related topics in over 22 states. Co-manages building energy code baseline studies. • Code Development (Domestic) – Served on the ICC IECC Code Development Committee for 4 terms including the development of the 2009 IECC. Collaborated with New Buildings Institute, American Institute of Architects and U.S. DOE on the development of proposal that resulted in a 30% increase in energy efficiency for commercial buildings in the 2012 IECC. Work with industry groups to develop code change proposals to strengthen the requirements in the IECC and IRC for residential and commercial buildings.• Code Development (International) – Worked with the International Code Council and the Abu Dhabi Department of Municipal Affairs to development an energy code for residential and commercial buildings based on the 2012 IECC. • Technical Assistance – Provide technical assistance to members of the building, design and enforcement industry on energy issues related to the IECC, IBC and IRC. Through the BrittMakela.com website, answer questions from a national audience with a focus on increasing energy code implementation through an increased understanding of the code.• Product Manufacturer Support – Provides support to energy efficiency product manufacturers and industry groups on energy code compliance issues including coordinating with ICC Evaluation Services on product testing requirements and working through state regulations.

Richland, Wa

As a senior member of the United States Department of Energy’s Building Energy Codes Program (BECP), managed several key initiatives in assisting DOE in meeting their energy code development, adoption and compliance goal totaling over $2 million annually. • Managed coordination and development efforts for DOE in the development of successful commercial code change proposals for the 2012 that achieved 30% energy savings over the 2006 IECC. • Managed the residential team in the development of a national consensus cost effectiveness analysis protocol including the development of a residential cost database. • Lead the adoption team in assisting DOE to meet their goal of 70% of the states and territories adopting the 2009 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2007.• Collaborated with the Regional Energy Efficiency Organizations, Building Codes Assistance Project and U.S. DOE to form a national wide collaborative focused on working together to target states and territories to achieve DOE’s adoption and compliance goals. • Managed the coordination effort with national organizations to deploy BECP developed products, tools and programs to assist stakeholders in adoption and compliance of energy codes and standards. • Collaborated with BECP staff in the development of a protocol to document 90% compliance for energy code compliance that included implementing pilot programs in 5 regions of the U.S. to test the protocol.• Consulted with and delivered training on the Tropical Energy Code in Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.• Assisted with the development of an energy code for American Samoa including meeting with American Samoa government officials to discuss the goals the energy code and how it could be implemented. • Traveled to India to participate in discussions and deliver presentations on implementing ASHRAE 90.1 for commercial buildings for the state of Rajasthan.

M.A. Educational Administration And Policy, Education

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