Nancy Carlisle, AIA

Nancy Carlisle is a member of the Energy Management and Federal Markets Group in the Strategic Energy Analysis and Applications Center.

Group Manager
On staff since November 1990
Phone number: 303-384-7509
E-mail: nancy_carlisle@nrel.gov

Areas of expertise

• Sustainable design and energy efficiency
• Renewable communities
• High performance laboratories
• Renewable energy technology transfer to federal agencies
• Assisting federal agencies implement renewable energy projects
• Implementation of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards

Primary research interests

• Integrated project design
• Developing best practice guides, case studies, teaching a course on energy efficiency in lab buildings, and supporting pilot projects; i.e. Labs for the 21st Century
• Applying sustainable and energy efficient techniques, and implementing renewable energy technologies on NREL's campus
• Deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies

Education and background training

• M. Arch., University of Colorado
• M.S. in Urban Planning, University of Arizona
• B.S. in Economics/Environmental studies, Colorado State University

Prior work experience

• Client representative and LEED manager as a member of the Integrated Project team overseeing the design of the Research Support Facility for NREL
• Agreement leader for the FEMP Renewable Energy Program task (multi-year planning, coordinating various tasks that involve renewable technology transfer to Federal agencies)
• Senior Project leader for FEMP; primarily supporting the Labs21 program
• Staff Analyst in the Buildings research program for 15 years. Projects involved collecting and documenting performance of various energy efficiency and solar measures in residential and commercial buildings

Other affiliations

• Member, Kennecott Land development sustainability board
• Accredited Professional, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), USGBC

Selected publications

Carlisle, N., Elling, J., Penney, T. (2008). Renewable Energy Community: Key Elements. 35 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-540-42774.

Carlisle, N. (2008). Molecular Foundry, Berkeley, California. Laboratories for the 21st Century: Case Studies (Brochure). 8 pp.; NREL Report No. BR-710-40196; DOE/GO-102007-2338.

Wirdzek, P.; Lintner, W.; Mathew, P.; Carlisle, N. (2004). Energy Efficiency Programs for Niche Markets: The Labs21 Program as an Exemplar. Breaking Out of the Box: Proceedings of the 2004 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, 22-27 August 2004, Pacific Grove, California. Washington, DC: ACEEE American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy pp. 4/320-4/331; NREL Report No. CP-710-37188.

Carlisle, N. (2004). National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) General Development Vision—2003: A 25-Year Framework for Developing NREL's Campus at South Table Mountain and the National Wind Technology Center (Revised). 52 pp.; NREL Report No. MP-100-33696.

Carlisle, N.; Glickman, J.; Brown, M.; Foster, M.; Bennett, A. K.; Sandler, K. (2004). Transforming the Market for Sustainable Design: Effective Public Policies and Strategies; Preprint. 15 pp.; NREL Report No. CP-710-36263.

Full list of Nancy Carlisle publications (NREL)

Personal interests/hobbies

• Designed and lives in passive solar home, road biking, botanical illustrator, gardening