Nick Fernandez
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
Nick.Fernandez@pnnl.gov
Biography
Nick Fernandez was born in Columbia, MD. He is a 2002 graduate of Wilde Lake High School and a 2006 graduate of The University of Maryland in College Park, MD. Nick received a masters in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland in 2008 at the Center for Environmental Energy Engineering. Nick’s master thesis studied the performance and oil retention characteristcs of a CO2 heat pump water heater. Nick began working for PNNL in 2009 in the building energy systems and technologies (BEST) group. He has worked on a variety of projects, including commercial building retuning, residential building energy codes, community-scale net-zero energy systems, and self-correcting controls for HVAC systems. Most of his work involves using EnergyPlus to model prototype or existing buildings to understand opportunities for energy savings.
Research Interests
- Building energy efficiency modeling and analysis
- Passive solar building energy systems
- Renewable energy deployment and integration
- Intersections between peak oil and economics
Education and Credentials
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, 2008
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, 2006
Selected Publications
2012
- Brown DR, TE Stout, JA Dirks, and N Fernandez. 2012. "The Prospects of Alternatives to Vapor Compression Technology for Space Cooling and Food Refrigeration Applications." Energy Engineering 109(6):7-20.
- Fernandez N, S Katipamula, W Wang, Y Huang, and G Liu. 2012. Energy Savings Modeling of Standard Commercial Building Re-tuning Measures: Large Office Buildings. PNNL-21569, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Fernandez N, K Gowri, RM Underhill, and JK Goddard. 2012. Impact of E4 Training and Field Auditing of GSA Heartland Region Facilities. PNNL-21444, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2011
- Brambley MR, N Fernandez, W Wang, KA Cort, H Cho, H Ngo, and JK Goddard. 2011. Final Project Report: Self-Correcting Controls for VAV System Faults Filter/Fan/Coil and VAV Box Sections. PNNL-20452, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2010
- Brown DR, JA Dirks, N Fernandez, and TE Stout. 2010. The Prospects of Alternatives to Vapor Compression Technology for Space Cooling and Food Refrigeration Applications. PNNL-19259, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Katipamula S, P Armstrong, W Wang, and N Fernandez. 2010. "Efficient Low-Lift cooling with Radiant Distribution, Thermal Storage and Variable-Speed Chiller Controls." In Proceedings of CLIMA 2010, 10th REHVA World Congress: Sustainable Energy Use In Buildings, May 9-12, 2010, Antalya, Turkey. Federation of European HVAC Associations, Brussels, Belgium.
- Katipamula S, P Armstrong, W Wang, N Fernandez, H Cho, W Goetzler, J Burgos, R Radhakrishnan, and C Ahlfeldt. 2010. Development of High-Efficiency Low-Lift Vapor Compression System - Final Report. PNNL-19227, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Katipamula S, PR Armstrong, W Wang, N Fernandez, H Cho, W Goetzler, J Burgos, R Radhakrishnan, and C Ahlfeldt. 2010. Cost-Effective Integration of Efficient Low-Lift Baseload Cooling Equipment: FY08 Final Report. PNNL-19114, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Fernandez N, MR Brambley, S Katipamula, H Cho, JK Goddard, and LH Dinh. 2010. Self-Correcting HVAC Controls Project Final Report. PNNL-19074, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Katipamula S, N Fernandez, MR Brambley, and TA Reddy. 2010. "Building Scale vs. Community Scale Net-Zero Energy Performance." In 2010 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, pp. 2-151 - 2-168. American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Washington, DC.
2009
- Fernandez N, MR Brambley, and S Katipamula. 2009. Self-Correcting HVAC Controls: Algorithms for Sensors and Dampers in Air-Handling Units. PNNL-19104, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Fernandez N, S Katipamula, MR Brambley, and TA Reddy. 2009. Economic Investigation of Community-Scale Versus Building Scale Net-Zero Energy. PNNL-19095, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.