Paul Torcellini

Paul Torcellini is a Principal Engineer with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). He has just completed an assignment at the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, D.C., working in the Building Technology Office. Prior to this assignment, he was the Group Manager for Commercial Buildings Research at NREL.

Torcellini was part of the owner team that procured NREL's 360,000-square-foot net-zero office building in Golden, Colo. This project is changing the commercial office building landscape by using 50 percent less energy than if it were built to current commercial code, while being built at a competitive cost for new construction. This project was honored by ASHRAE earlier this year with a first-place 2013 ASHRAE Technology Award.

Torcellini is a recognized expert in methods and technologies to achieve substantial whole building energy savings in both new construction and major renovations. He has been at NREL for nearly 20 years; is a registered Professional Engineer and holds a PhD from Purdue University.

Paul Torcellini's Posts

2014 Vision 2020
Energy Efficiency + Building Science

by Paul Torcellini

Moving building technology to the era of zero-energy buildings.
Legally Speaking
Performance-Based Contracts Put Money Behind the Promise of Green Design

by Jenny Jones

To ensure energy-efficient buildings live up to their namesake, building owners and the government may begin expressing their expectations in legal documents.
Legally Speaking
Performance-Based Contracts Put Money Behind the Promise of Green Design

by Jenny Jones

To ensure energy-efficient buildings live up to their namesake, building owners and the government may begin expressing their expectations in legal documents.
Vision 2020
Get in Early and Tap Into Emotions

by Katie Weeks

Hanley Wood Sustainability Council members Philip Henderson and Paul Torcellini discuss how to change the conversation around energy efficiency and cost effectiveness.
Vision 2020
Seven Key Green Building Trends

by Katie Weeks

The Hanley Wood Sustainability Council offers up seven business opportunities and needs in high-performance design and building.