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Myron Katz, Co-Founder and Principal
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Myron.Katz@BuildingScienceInnovators.com

Myron Katz is a Co-Founder and Principal of Building Science Innovators (BSI). Myron holds a host of certifications in the field of building energy design. He specializes in analysis of building science problems in both micro and macro settings.  The MICRO problems are those the building has interacting with nature, and the comfort and safety it provides for its occupants as well as the durability of the building against those challenges. The MACRO problem posed by a building includes its environmental and economic footprints.  For example, buildings without batteries effectively dump their demands onto the electricity grid at times that are most often most expensive.  Myron has published a number of papers and reports on a wide range of building science topics both in the MICRO AND MACRO senses just explained. This led Myron to present a series BSI-funded talks at RESNET’s 2016 national conference to raise awareness of the short-comings associated with narrowly focusing upon energy efficiency.  One of RESNET's past presidents pointed out that BSI’s talks were not get 1% of the attention they deserved.
 

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Norman Witriol, Co-Founder and Principal
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Norman.Witriol@BuildingScienceInnovators.com

Norman Witriol is a principal and co-founder of Building Science Innovators in New Orleans, Louisiana. As both a PhD physicist and a Certified WUFI technician, he specializes in the deep modelling of heat and moisture flows of building science.  Norman’s research experience particularly running DOE funded projects puts him in special class of researcher technician that can be invaluable to BSI’s clients.  Norman’s very impressive list of publications and real-world patents demonstrate his hands-on and theoretical approach to BSI’s work.
 

​BSI Associate Staff

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Paul Washington, Associate
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Paul.Washington@BuildingScienceInnovators.com

Paul Washington is an associate of Building Science Innovators.  Paul is a versatile, innovative geologist with experience in many areas of geology including groundwater systems, especially vadose zone, sear-surface, and fractured rock systems.  He is a Ph.D. geologist engaged in college teaching and consulting, and is licensed as a Professional Geologist in North Carolina.   Paul is currently teaching mineralogy, petrology, and natural resource geology at Marietta College, but he has previously taught in various other institutions, including University of Louisiana at Monroe where he taught groundwater hydrogeology at the undergraduate and graduate levels.  He has also worked in the environmental consulting industry and as a government regulator of environmental issues.  Paul works on various energy and building issues including geothermal, slab heat transfer, hydraulic fracturing, and post-flood drying of internal spaces in brick walls.

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  • Home
  • Innovations
    • PV with ESD - Grant Proposal to DOE 2014
    • Customer Lowered Electricity Price
    • Integrated Resource Planning Cannot Be Calculated
    • A Vented Roof with an Unvented Attic
    • Membranes Improve Insulation Efficiency
    • Building Retrofits
    • Closed Crawlspaces in Historic Homes
    • Moisture & Mold
    • Moisture Problems can interfere with Energy Efficiency
    • Buildings Without Diapers
    • Primary Energy Conservation
    • Standard of Sustainability for Homes
  • Utility Regulation
    • System Resilience and Storm Hardening UD-21-03 >
      • ProRate Energy's Direct Testimony
      • Local Letter Writing
    • Draft TOU Docket Enabling Resolution - 2020
    • CLEP is Proposed as Opt-in for all ENO's Customers - 2019
    • Bright Minds Challenge
    • BSI-Opines on Net Energy Metering - 2016
    • Gaslighting of Gaslighting - 2018
    • LA House of Representatives Resolution on CLEP - 2017
    • CLEP Battery Pilot - 2016
    • CLEP Community Solar Pilot - 2016
    • Pure CLEP Pilot - 2016
  • Customer Lowered Electricity Price
    • Fighting Climate Change Mitzvah Project
    • CLEP's Definition Simplified
    • ProRate
    • CLEP Lowers Greenhouse Gas Emissions While Financially Benefiting All Ratepayers
    • RFI-DOE-FOA-0002291-Connected-Communities
    • GSSC Talk
    • Align by Design
    • Community Solar
    • Utility Regulation
    • Community-Scale Energy >
      • Tiny Energy Bills
      • Public Policy
      • Solar or Batteries?
    • Electric Utilities
    • Commercial Customers
    • Appliance Manufacturers
    • Architects
  • About BSI
    • Clients' Projects
    • Services >
      • Norman Witriol
    • History
    • Paul Washington
    • Our Firm
    • Our Staff >
      • Myron Katz
    • Our Work
    • Publications >
      • Preservation Resource Center - Talk on 25Feb21
      • Interventions
      • Grants
      • Competitions
      • Journal Articles
      • Presentations
      • Awards
  • Contact