Scott Horowitz joined NREL in 2007 and manages the Residential Buildings Research Group's tools and analysis area, which includes work on whole-building energy modeling, cost-based optimization, model accuracy/calibration, and technology assessments. He is the lead developer of BEopt™, a residential building energy optimization tool used to provide support for the Building America Program's teams and energy efficiency goals, and a contributing developer to numerous software tools, modeling workflows, and data transfer standards, including Home Energy Score, ResStock, Energy Rating Index (ERI), Home Performance XML (HPXML), and Weatherization Assistant. Horowitz also leads efforts to incorporate residential models and capabilities into DOE's EnergyPlus™ and OpenStudio® platforms.

Education

M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Rutgers University

Featured Work

Building Energy Modeling Enhancements to Identify Least-Cost Pathways to Net-Zero Carbon Homes: Preprint, 2022 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2022)

On the Need for a Unified and Collaboratively Developed Residential Building Simulation Platform: Preprint, 2018 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (2018)

Energy Efficiency Potential in the U.S. Single-Family Housing Stock, NREL Technical Report (2017)

EnergyPlus and SEEM Modeling Enhancements via Software-to-Software Comparison Using NREL's BEopt Test Suite, NREL Technical Report (2016)

2014 Building America House Simulation Protocols, NREL Technical Report (2014)

BEoptTM Software for Building Energy Optimization: Features and Capabilities, NREL Technical Report (2006)

BEopt: Software for Identifying Optimal Building America Designs on the Path to Zero Net Energy, 2005 Solar World Congress: Bringing Water to the World (2005)