Ellen Franconi is a Senior Energy Analyst at Architectural Energy Corporation. She has a M.S. and Ph.D. in Building Systems Engineering from the University of Colorado. She provides consulting services in several areas, including: building simulation modeling, measurement and verification, and utility program design. In addition to her consulting experience, she has conducted building energy-efficiency research at two Department of Energy Laboratories – the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She is a LEED A.P., a member of ASHRAE, a member of the USGBC Leadership and Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Energy & Atmosphere Technical Advisory Group, and a long-time contributor to the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP).