Vrushali Mendon
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Biography
Vrushali Mendon joined PNNL in 2010 as a research engineer in the Building Energy Codes Program. Her research at PNNL focuses on residential building energy and codes. She leads PNNL's residential code development team in conducting analyses in support of DOE's goal of improving energy efficiency in residential buildings through cost-effective technologies. She has worked on the development of a number of DOE code changes for the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), ASHRAE Standard 90.1 and Standard 90.2. She also led the technical analyses for the development of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Code. Vrushali specializes in large-scale building simulation analyses and has conducted such analyses for DOE, the U.S. Army, and the National Concrete Masonry Association Education and Research Foundation (NCMA-ERF). More recently, she is analyzing the energy and peak demand reduction potential of building energy code compliance and exploring the connection between buildings and the grid.
Research Interests
- Building Energy Codes and Standards Development
- Buildings and Grid Integration
- Large-Scale Building Energy Simulation and Data Analysis
- Energy and Economics
Education and Credentials
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Mumbai, India
- Member - ASHRAE
PNNL Publications
2023
- Xie Y., M.T. Tyler, J.C. Huckett, R. Bartlett, Y. Chen, V.R. Salcido, and V.V. Mendon, et al. 2023. "A Review of The Evaluation of Building Energy Code Compliance in the United States." Energies 16, no. 16:Art. No. 5874. PNNL-SA-185704. doi:10.3390/en16165874
2019
- Xie Y., V.V. Mendon, M.A. Halverson, R. Bartlett, J.E. Hathaway, Y. Chen, and M.I. Rosenberg, et al. 2019. "Assessing overall building energy performance of a large population of residential single-family homes using limited field data." Journal of Building Performance Simulation 12, no. 4:480-493. PNNL-SA-127035. doi:10.1080/19401493.2018.1477833
2018
- Xie Y., V.V. Mendon, M.A. Halverson, R. Bartlett, J.E. Hathaway, Y. Chen, and M.I. Rosenberg, et al. 2018. "Assessing Overall Building Energy Performance of a Large Population of Residential Single-Family Homes Using Limited Field Data." Journal of Building Performance Simulation 12, no. 4:480-493. PNNL-SA-131346. doi:10.1080/19401493.2018.1477833
2017
- Katipamula S., C.D. Corbin, J.N. Haack, H. Hao, W. Kim, D.J. Hostick, and B.A. Akyol, et al. 2017. Transactive Campus Energy Systems: Final Report (CRADA 356). PNNL-26866. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1398229.Transactive Campus Energy Systems: Final Report (CRADA 356)
- Li H., Y. Chen, J. Zhang, R.A. Athalye, V.V. Mendon, and Y. Xie. 2017. "A Systematic Classification for HVAC Systems and Components." In Proceedings of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Annual Conference, June 24-28, 2017, Long Beach, CA, LB-17-C014. Atlanta, Georgia:ASHRAE. PNNL-SA-122937.
- Mendon V.V., R. Hart, and M.G. VanGeem. 2017. "Evaluating the Thermal Performance of Mass Walls Compared to Wood-Framed and Steel-Framed Walls in Residential Buildings using EnergyPlus." In Proceedings of the 15th IBPSA Conference, Building Simulation 2017, August 7-9, 2017, San Francisco, CA, 2599-2608. Toronto:International Building Performance Simulation Association. PNNL-SA-123082.
2014
- Mendon V.V., and Z.T. Taylor. 2014. "Development of Residential Prototype Building Models and Analysis System for Large-Scale Energy Efficiency Studies Using EnergyPlus." In ASHRAE/IBPSA-USA Building Simulation Conference, September 10-12, 2014, Atlanta, Georgia, 457-464. Atlanta, Georgia:ASHRAE. PNNL-SA-101622.
- Taylor Z.T., and V.V. Mendon. 2014. "The Marriage of Residential Energy Codes and Rating Systems: Conflict Resolution or Just Conflict?." In ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings: The Next Generation: Reaching for High Energy Savings, August 17-22, 2014, Pacific Grove, California, 1-326 - 1-338. Washington Dc:American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. PNNL-SA-101346.