Matt Pesce, Principal

• Licensed Professional Engineer

• Certified Energy Manager, Association of Energy Engineers

• Certified Measurement & Verification Professional, Association of Energy Engineers

• Certified Building Commissioning Professional, Association of Energy Engineers

• Certified Commissioning Authority with AABC Commissioning Group

• Member of ASHRAE including past membership on ASHRAE Guideline-14 committee for Measurement of Energy & Demand Saving and ASHRAE Standard 103 for AFUE Testing of Furnaces and Boilers, and past member of ASME Performance Test Code 12.5 for Single Phase Heat Exchangers

Mr. Pesce has a Master of Science in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Polytechnic & State University and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Maryland. He is a national member of US Green Building Council, a past chair of the Charlotte Chapter’s Marketing and Development Committee, and past member of the Green Schools committee.

Mr. Pesce has over 32 years of experience providing energy engineering, design, commissioning, savings verification, and financial analysis of energy efficiency, renewable energy systems, and sustainable buildings. Experienced in renovation projects, including electrification & carbon reduction strategies, and controls integration, design build, and expert in energy project development & financing projects, including energy performance contracting, power purchase agreements, utility commodity purchases, and utility rate and demand analysis. Experience also includes energy audits, benchmarking, cost estimating, project management, training, and energy & sustainability strategic planning. In addition, Mr. Pesce develops and delivers training including energy code training through Urban Green/NYSERDA for New York City and State.

In prior work, Mr. Pesce supported U.S. Department of Energy’s Rebuild America Program, providing technical assistance to k-12 schools, colleges & universities, multifamily housing, and local/state governments, supported demand response programs through various utilities, and completed building science research for mechanical and building envelope systems. Mr. Pesce also developed energy strategy for the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development’s Office of Public Housing in response to congress. In earlier work, Mr. Pesce completed power plant performance testing using ASME PTC procedures for gas turbine steam generators, cooling towers, and heat exchangers, and provided thermal-hydraulic analysis and modeling for nuclear fuel and control rod assembly designs.