Michael Miranda Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

U.S. DOE’s Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit 2024 speaker for two sessions:Many Journeys, One Destination: Pathways Towards Electrification in Multifamily HousingDon't Silo Sustainability: Improving Internal Coordination on Energy and Emissions Goals

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Supporting our Real Estate Development and Asset Management teams in achieving NHT’s Better Climate Challenge pledged in 2023 to reduce our portfolio greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% over the next 10 yearsLed NHT’s data collection and clean-up to achieve in 2023, NHT’s Better Buildings Challenge goal of reducing our portfolio-wide energy usage by 20% over the previous 10 yearsSupported the application and now supporting design-phase management of two HUD Green & Resilient Retrofit Program awards totaling $14.8 millionLaunched the technical assistance and organized a few sessions for NHT’s 2023 Inflation Reduction Act Bootcamp (with generous support from the Wells Fargo Foundation) for small non-profit affordable housing providers across the United StatesEnterprise Community Partners’ webinar speaker for “Applying for HUD’s Green & Resilient Retrofit Program”National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) 2022 Annual Conference session speaker for “Preservation Strategies for Extended Affordability”

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Building Clean (www.BuildingClean.org) promotes the use of healthier and American-made building products• Author of www.BuildingHealthy.org an analysis of healthy building practices within more than twenty residential building certifications• Healthier and local building product consultation to non-profit affordable housing builders- Assisted a Habitat for Humanity chapter with modifying their typical home design to Zero Energy Ready- We found that home radon levels can go from low to dangerous within just 150 feet in newly built homes of the same construction: https://www.bgafoundation.org/news/home-radon-levels-go-from-low-to-dangerous-within-150-feet/• Author of a Zero Energy Ready Strategies resource: https://www.bgafoundation.org/news/zero-energy-ready-strategies/• Created various prototypical deep energy retrofit scenarios for a report on the US-wide job creation of deep energy retrofits: https://www.bgafoundation.org/news/release-buildingclean-org-report-finds-buy-american-policies-would-dramatically-boost-manufacturing-jobs-making-energy-efficient-products/

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Norwalk, Ct, Us

• Green building consulting from design phase through construction, for new and existing multi-family projects pursuing LEED for Homes, ENERGY STAR Certified Homes or Enterprise Green Communities certification• Tasks include design phase plan and specification reviews, energy modeling with upgrade packages, ACCA Manual J and S reviews and approvals, submittal review, construction phase trades training, pre-drywall inspections, “light” equipment commissioning and final inspections with blower door and duct leakage testing• Expanded the collection of air sealing guides, which include details for project sets and are then used as a construction phase resource

Vénissieux, Fr

Start-up developing an innovative heat pump technology for very efficient heating and hot water systems• Built relationships with international energy associations (IEA, EHPA, etc.), utilities (North America and Europe), energy efficiency incentive providers, industry groups and government officials (US DOE, UK DECC, etc.)• Managed our partnership with British Gas, the largest electric and gas utility in the UK• Presented and represented boostHEAT at numerous conferences and industry meetings• Created technical content and materials for industry presentations and events• Managed our participation and outreach at various conferences, trade-shows and events• Assisted with market research and analysis

Boston, Ma, Us

Solar PV System Designer• Determined the feasibility and designed 2,250 solar electric (PV) systems in Massachusetts and Connecticut, remotely from my home-office in Paris, FranceCommunity Programs Manager• Managed and created energy efficiency and renewable energy programs for Boston-area cities (Cambridge, Somerville, Lowell, etc.)• By recruiting partner organizations, developing a new incentive strategy and using community-based social marketing, I achieved a record rate of more than 600 residents per month signing-up for our programs• Presented and managed workshops on building science, energy efficiency and solar PV systems• Supervised a coordinator, an intern, part-time event staff and volunteersSolar Advisor• Helped launch the solar PV division• Negotiated the sale or power purchase agreement (PPA) of residential solar PV systems in MassachusettsField Manager - Home Energy Advisors• Supervised and evaluated 40 Home Energy Advisors• Reviewed work-scope, work-plan and contracts to ensure they met program requirementsHome Energy Advisor• Performed more than 300 MassSave home energy assessments, which included our VIP customers, a gas and electric utility VP, Mayor Menino of Boston and Governor Patrick of Massachusetts• Inspected the entire home with the aid of an infrared camera and blower-door, tested combustion systems, created an energy model, produced a report with whole-home recommendations and provided air-sealing and insulation contracts and incentives

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Program Associate for the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)• Provided technical advice, best practices, resources and training on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories, climate action planning, water/energy conservation, green building, renewable energy and various other issues to a network of sustainability and facility staff of 680 universities, which have pledged to become climate neutral• Managed the transfer of the ACUPCC Greenhouse Gas Inventory Reporting System data into our internal CRM database

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

• Administered the $25 million Green Affordable Housing Initiative (GAHI) that funded 2.5MW of solar PV systems and energy conservation measures for more than 3,000 new and existing affordable housing units (a few GAHI-funded projects are near Zero-Net-Energy buildings)• Organized semi-annual GAHI Partner meetings to share best practices and lessons learned• Approved the release of more than $6 million in Commonwealth Solar and Small Renewables Initiative rebates to wind and solar PV systems (2,000kW), after reviewing post-installation documents, structural evaluations and system inspections• Supported the Green Schools Initiative, which funded solar PV systems and green building measures at 20 new and existing public schools (a partnership with the Massachusetts School Building Authority)• Involved in the creation, administration, evaluation and modification of various policies and programs• Supported our ground-breaking Green Schools Post Occupancy Study was a comparative study of the energy use of 15 “green” and 15 “standard” schools, built during the same time period. The study also examined the differences between pre-construction energy models and actual energy use.• Evaluated consultant proposals and administered contracts for studies and evaluation• Led the Massachusetts Renewable Portfolio Standard Statement of Qualifications application and NEPOOL GIS reporting and minting of Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) from an aggregate of GAHI solar PV systems• Facilitated the design, managed, analyzed and quality-controlled the GAHI Database, which was used by partners to report data on building characteristics, energy conservation measures, solar PV systems and actual water and energy consumption• Wrote, reviewed and edited numerous case studies and technical documents• Organized webinars and seminars at various events and conferences