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Matthew Tyler

Matthew Tyler

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Biography

Matt Tyler is a registered professional engineer (PE) in Oregon. He began working in the building energy field in 1998 in the R&D division of the California Energy Commission. He worked at HMG (Heschong Mahone Group), serving as project manager on a variety of research projects, usually related to Title 24 development and compliance. Matt also worked as a research engineer at PECI for eight years, where he supported Title 24 development and compliance, retro-commissioning, and building energy simulation and analysis. He has conducted over 50 in-building audits of commercial buildings and trained and managed teams that collected and analyzed construction characteristics for hundreds of facilities.

Research Interests

  • Building energy codes and standards
  • Building energy simulation and analysis
  • HVAC fault detection and diagnostics (FDD)
  • Water heating

Education and Credentials

  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Davis
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
  • Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Oregon

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • Member - ASHRAE

PNNL Publications

2023

2021

2020

  • Cheslak K., M.I. Rosenberg, R. Hart, M.T. Tyler, and J. Williams. 2020. "Commercial Energy Code Compliance - Just the Facts, Ma'am." In 2020 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 17-21, 2020, Virtual, 4-29 - 4-44. Washington Dc:American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. PNNL-SA-152255.
  • Hart R., M. Myer, M.A. Halverson, Y. Chen, M.I. Rosenberg, Y. Xie, and M.T. Tyler, et al. 2020. National Cost-effectiveness of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2016. PNNL-28206. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. National Cost-effectiveness of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2016

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