Katherine Fleming
Researcher V-Software Engineering
Katherine.Fleming@nrel.gov
303-275-4331
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4862-0650
Katherine joined NREL in 2009. She works on various aspects of software, database, and web application development in the Building Technologies and Science Center. Her projects include URBANopt™, Building Component Library, SEED, and BuildingSync.
Prior to joining NREL, Katherine pursued a Ph.D. with a focus on robotics and worked as a web developer and web accessibility consultant for several organizations.
Research Interests
Building energy analysis software architecture and design
Building benchmarking data management
Urban energy analysis
Building data exchange standardization
Web application development
Education
Ph.D., M.S. Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
B.S. Computer Engineering, University of Evansville
Featured Work
BuildingSync: A schema for commercial building energy audit data exchange, Developments in the Built Environment (2021)
Integrated models for electrical distribution network planning and district-scale building energy use, 2021 IEEE Madrid PowerTech (2021)
Integration of Open-Source URBANopt and Dragonfly Energy Modeling Capabilities into Practitioner Workflows for District-Scale Planning and Design, Energies (2021)
An open source analysis framework for large-scale building energy modeling, Journal of Building Performance Simulation (2020)
URBANopt: An Open-Source Software Development Kit for Community and Urban District Energy Modeling, ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA SimBuild 2020 Building Performance Analysis Conference (2020)
Share