Bruce Nordman

Bruce Nordman

Bruce conducts research at the intersection of Internet technology and electricity systems.

Contact Information

Phone: 510-501-7943

Curriculum Vitae

nordmancvsep2017.pdf

Education

B.A. Architecture 1984; M.A. Energy & Resources 1990; University of California, Berkeley

Publications

2024

Assessing Customer Experience and Business Models around Price-to-Device Communication and Smart Control Pathways in CalFlexHub

Authors: Liu, Jingjing; Mary Ann Piette; Bruce Nordman; Peter Grant; Sarah Josephine Smith; Richard E Brown; Joe Bourg; Felipe Godinez; Matt Fung, and Mark S Martinez.
08/2024

Energy Reporting: Device Demonstration, Communication Protocols, and Codes and Standards

Authors: Nordman, Bruce; Margarita Kloss; Bijit Kundu; Nate Dewart; Anand Prakash; Laura Wong; Alanna Torres; Rachel Levine; Marco Pritoni; Jordan Shackelford; Heidi Werner; Rahul Athalye; Aditya Khandekar; Callie Clark; Chris Uraine, and Rebecca Aviles.

Survey and gap prioritization of U.S. electric vehicle charge management deployments

Authors: Black, Douglas R; Nadia Panossian; Jingjing Liu; Bruce Nordman; John Farrell; Cabell Hodge; Andrew Meintz; Muhammad Abdullah; Mithat John Kisacikoglu; Jesse Bennett; Rongxin Yin; Shreya Agarwal, and Thomas W Kirchstetter.

2023

Energy Services Interface: Requirements Document

Authors: Brown, Richard E; Aditya Khandekar; Jingjing Liu; Bruce Nordman; Jaime Kolln; Steve Widergren; David Narang; Ted Bohn, and Yaosuo Xue.
09/2023

Demonstrating Load-Shaping Capabilities of Cost Minimizing Heat Pump Water Heater Controls with Varying Price Profiles

Authors: Stübs, Marius; Peter Grant, and Bruce Nordman.
06/2023

Stabilizing the Grid and Reducing Utility Bills Through Price-Responsive Controls for Heat Pump Water Heaters

Authors: Grant, Peter; Marius Stübs; Bruce Nordman, and Christoph Gehbauer.
06/2023

2022

Accelerating Decarbonization with the California Load Flexibility Research and Deployment Hub

Authors: Piette, Mary Ann; Jingjing Liu; Bruce Nordman; Sarah Josephine Smith; Richard E Brown; Marco Pritoni, and Brian F Gerke.
09/2022

Communication Requirements for Price-Based Grid Coordination

Authors: Nordman, Bruce; Marco Pritoni; Mary Ann Piette, and Anand Prakash.
08/2022

Adoption Pathways for DC Power Distribution in Buildings

Authors: Vossos, Vagelis; Daniel L Gerber; Melanie Gaillet-Tournier; Bruce Nordman; Richard E Brown; Willy Bernal Heredia; Omkar Ghatpande; Avijit Saha; Gabe Arnold, and Stephen M Frank.
01/2022

2020

Direct-DC Power in Buildings: Identifying the Best Applications Today for Tomorrow’s Building Sector

Authors: Vossos, Vagelis; Melanie Gaillet-Tournier; Daniel L Gerber; Bruce Nordman; Richard E Brown; Willy Bernal; Omkar Ghatpande; Avijit Saha; Michael Deru, and Stephen Frank.
08/2020

Harvesting the low-hanging fruit of high energy savings -- Virtual Occupancy using Wi-Fi Data

Authors: Clark, Callie; Anand Prakash; Marco Pritoni; Margarita Kloss; Pranav Gupta; Bruce Nordman, and Mary Ann Piette.
08/2020

Developing Flexible, Networked Lighting Control Systems That Reliably Save Energy in California Buildings

Authors: Brown, Richard E; Peter Schwartz; Bruce Nordman; Jordan Shackelford; Aditya Khandekar; Neal Jackson; Anand Prakash; Srijit Ghosh, and Erik Page.
01/2020

2019

Direct Current as an Integrating and Enabling Platform for Zero-Net Energy Buildings

Authors: Vossos, Vagelis; Karl Johnson; Margarita Kloss; Ruby Heard; Daniel L Gerber; Bruce Nordman; Eric Mannarino; Mukesh Khuttar, and Richard E Brown.
04/2019

The Plug-and-Play Electricity Era: Interoperability to Integrate Anything, Anywhere, Anytime

Authors: Widergren, Steve; Ron Melton; Aditya Khandekar; Bruce Nordman, and Mark Knight.
01/2019

2018

A simulation-based efficiency comparison of AC and DC power distribution networks in commercial buildings

Authors: Gerber, Daniel L; Vagelis Vossos; Wei Feng; Chris Marnay; Bruce Nordman, and Richard E Brown.
01/2018

2017

Electricity Technology Needs for Energy Access

Authors: Nordman, Bruce, and Aditya Khandekar.
10/2017

A Simulation of Local Power Distribution Control Strategies

Authors: Nordman, Bruce; Aditya Khandekar; Michael Spears, and Mattia Pezzola.
08/2017

A simulation-based efficiency comparison of AC and DC power distribution networks in commercial buildings

Authors: Gerber, Daniel L; Vagelis Vossos; Wei Feng; Aditya Khandekar; Chris Marnay, and Bruce Nordman.
06/2017

Accessing Wi-Fi Data for Occupancy Sensing

Authors: Pritoni, Marco; Mary Ann Piette, and Bruce Nordman.
03/2017

2016

Energy Aware Devices: Study of Policy Opportunities

Authors: Nordman, Bruce, and Alan K Meier.
10/2016

2015

Automated Measurement and Verification and Innovative Occupancy Detection Technologies

Authors: Price, Phillip N; Bruce Nordman; Mary Ann Piette; Richard E Brown; Janie Page; Steven Lanzisera, and Jessica Granderson.
09/2015

Green, Clean, & Mean: Pushing the Energy Envelope in Tech Industry Buildings

Authors: Mills, Evan; Jessica Granderson; Wanyu R Chan; Richard C Diamond; Philip Haves; Bruce Nordman; Paul A Mathew; Mary Ann Piette; Gerald Robinson, and Stephen E Selkowitz.
05/2015

2013

Energy Efficient Digital Networks

Authors: Nordman, Bruce; Steven Lanzisera, and Richard E Brown.
01/2013

2012

Think Globally, Distribute Power Locally: The Promise of Nanogrids

Authors: Nordman, Bruce; Ken Christensen, and Alan K Meier.
09/2012

2011

Future Roles of Milli-, Micro-, and Nano- Grids

Authors: Marnay, Chris; Bruce Nordman, and Judy Lai.
09/2011

Estimating the Energy Use and Efficiency Potential of U.S. Data Centers

Authors: Masanet, Eric R; Richard E Brown; Arman Shehabi; Jonathan G Koomey, and Bruce Nordman.
08/2011

Estimating the Energy Use and Efficiency Potential of U.S. Data Centers

Authors: Masanet, Eric R; Richard E Brown; Arman Shehabi; Jonathan G Koomey, and Bruce Nordman.
08/2011

2010

Defining a standard metric for electricity savings

Authors: Koomey, Jonathan G; Hashem Akbari; Carl Blumstein; Marilyn A Brown; Richard E Brown; Chris Calwell; Sheryl Carter; Ralph Cavanagh; Audrey Chang; David Claridge; Paul P Craig; Richard C Diamond; Joseph H Eto; William Fulkerson; Ashok J Gadgil; Howard S Geller; José Goldemberg; Charles A Goldman; David B Goldstein; Steve E Greenberg; David Hafemeister; Jeffrey P Harris; Hal Harvey; Eric Heitz; Eric Hirst; Holmes Hummel; Daniel M Kammen; Henry Kelly; John A Laitner; Mark D Levine; Amory Lovins; Gil Masters; James E McMahon; Alan K Meier; Michael Messenger; John Millhone; Evan Mills; Steven M Nadel; Bruce Nordman; Lynn K Price; Joseph J Romm; Marc Ross; Michael Rufo; Jayant A Sathaye; Leon J Schipper; Stephen H Schneider; James L Sweeney; Malcolm Verdict; Diana Vorsatz; Devra Wang; Carl Weinberg; Richard Wilk; John Wilson, and Ernst Worrell.
03/2010

2008

Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency: Public Law 109-431

Authors: Brown, Richard E; Eric R Masanet; Bruce Nordman; William F Tschudi; Arman Shehabi; John Stanley; Jonathan G Koomey; Dale A Sartor, and Peter T Chan.
06/2008

Networks in Buildings: Which Path Forward?

Authors: Nordman, Bruce.

Networks in Buildings: Which Path Forward?

Authors: Nordman, Bruce.

2007

Green the Capitol Initiative, Final Report

Authors: Beard, Daniel P; Grant Scherling; Perry Plumart; Barbara A Atkinson; Peter J Biermayer; Richard E Brown; Richard C Diamond; Camilla Dunham; Ryan M Firestone; Steve E Greenberg; Don Medley; Anthony Ma; Alan K Meier; Evan Mills; Bruce Nordman; Christopher T Payne; Mary Ann Piette; Francis M Rubinstein; Stephen E Selkowitz; Craig P Wray; Peng Xu; Mike Azarcon; Jim Calendar; Tom Costello; Eric Goodman; Greg Green; Charles Iliff; Brian Klein; Mike Laser; William Miller; Dan Murphy; Theon Parker; Dave Pilkins; Chris Potter; Louis Scalfari; Toby Virts; John Williams; Rick Wilmoth, and Beverly Wood.
06/2007

2004

Field Power Measurements of Imaging Equipment

Authors: McWhinney, Marla C; Gregory K Homan; Richard E Brown; Judy A Roberson; Bruce Nordman, and John F Busch.
05/2004

Energy Efficient Data Centers

Authors: Tschudi, William F; Tengfang T Xu; Dale A Sartor; Jonathan G Koomey; Bruce Nordman, and Osman Sezgen.

2002

Energy Use and Power Levels in New Monitors and Personal Computers

Authors: Roberson, Judy A; Gregory K Homan; Akshay Mahajan; Bruce Nordman; Carrie A Webber; Richard E Brown; Marla C McWhinney, and Jonathan G Koomey.
07/2002

Enery Use and Power Management in New Personal Computers and Monitors

Authors: Roberson, Judy A; Gregory K Homan; Akshay Mahajan; Bruce Nordman; Carrie A Webber; Richard E Brown; Marla C McWhinney, and Jonathan G Koomey.
07/2002

Electricity Used by Office Equipment and Network Equipment in the U.S.

Authors: Kawamoto, Kaoru; Jonathan G Koomey; Bruce Nordman; Richard E Brown; Mary Ann Piette; Michael K Ting, and Alan K Meier.
03/2002

2001

Field Surveys of Office Equipment Operating Patterns

Authors: Webber, Carrie A; Judy A Roberson; Richard E Brown; Christopher T Payne; Bruce Nordman, and Jonathan G Koomey.
09/2001

Electricity Used by Office Equipment and Network Equipment in the U.S.: Detailed Report and Appendices

Authors: Kawamoto, Kaoru; Jonathan G Koomey; Michael K Ting; Bruce Nordman; Richard E Brown; Mary Ann Piette, and Alan K Meier.
02/2001

Demand-Responsive and Efficient Building Systems as a Resource for Electricity Reliability

Authors: Piette, Mary Ann; Joseph H Eto; Iain S Walker; Stephen E Selkowitz; Craig P Wray; Bruce Nordman; Alan K Meier; Philip Haves; Richard C Diamond; Jeffrey P Harris; Mithra M Moezzi; Christopher T Payne, and Jonathan G Koomey.

2000

Electricity Used by Office Equipment and Network Equipment in the U.S.

Authors: Kawamoto, Kaoru; Jonathan G Koomey; Bruce Nordman; Richard E Brown; Mary Ann Piette, and Alan K Meier.
08/2000

1999

Initial comments on 'The Internet Begins with Coal'

Authors: Koomey, Jonathan G; Kaoru Kawamoto; Bruce Nordman; Mary Ann Piette, and Richard E Brown.
12/1999

1998

It’s Midnight … Is Your Copier On?: Energy Star Copier Performance

Authors: Nordman, Bruce; Mary Ann Piette; Brian Pon, and Kristopher L Kinney.
02/1998

1997

User Guide to Power Management for PCs and Monitors

Authors: Nordman, Bruce; Mary Ann Piette; Kristopher L Kinney, and Carrie A Webber.
01/1997

1995

Commissioning of Energy-Efficiency Measures: Costs and Benefits for 16 Buildings

Authors: Piette, Mary Ann; Bruce Nordman, and Steve E Greenberg.
04/1995

Findings from a Low-Energy, New Commercial-Buildings Research and Demonstration Project

Authors: Piette, Mary Ann; Bruce Nordman; Odon D Buen, and Richard C Diamond.

1994

Final Report on the Energy Edge Impact Evaluation of 28 New, Low-Energy Commercial Buildings

Authors: Piette, Mary Ann; Richard C Diamond; Bruce Nordman; Odon D Buen; Jeffrey P Harris; Kristin E Heinemeier, and Kathryn B Janda.
08/1994

Over the Edge: Performance of Energy-Efficiency Measures in New Commercial Buildings from Energy Edge

Authors: Piette, Mary Ann; Bruce Nordman; Odon D Buen, and Richard C Diamond.
08/1994

Over the Energy Edge: Results from a Seven Year New Commercial Buildings Research and Demonstration Project

Authors: Piette, Mary Ann; Bruce Nordman; Odon de Buen; Richard C Diamond, and Bruce Cody.
08/1994

1993

Predicted versus Monitored Performance of Energy-Efficiency Measures in New Commerical Buildings from Energy Edge

Authors: Piette, Mary Ann; Bruce Nordman; Odon deBuen, and Richard C Diamond.
08/1993

Uses of Monitored Data to Evaluate the Energy Edge Demonstration Program of New, Energy-Efficient Commercial Buildings

Authors: Piette, Mary Ann; Bruce Nordman; Odon D Buen; Richard C Diamond, and Jeffrey P Harris.
06/1993

The Need for Improved Commissioning of Energy Efficiency Measures in Commercial Buildings from Energy Edge

Authors: Piette, Mary Ann; Richard C Diamond; Odon D Buen, and Bruce Nordman.
04/1993

Predicted versus Monitored Performance of Energy-Efficiency Measures in New Commerical Buildings from Energy Edge

Authors: Piette, Mary Ann; Bruce Nordman; Odon D Buen, and Richard C Diamond.

1992

Energy Use and Energy Savings: Measured Results from the Energy Edge Demonstration Project

Authors: Diamond, Richard C; Mary Ann Piette; Odon D Buen; Bruce Nordman; Jeffrey P Harris, and Bruce Cody.
08/1992

Energy Edge Impact Evaluation: Middle Overview

Authors: Diamond, Richard C; Mary Ann Piette; Odon D Buen; Bruce Nordman, and Jeffrey P Harris.
03/1992

1991

The Potential for Electricity Efficiency Improvements in the U.S. Residential Sector

Authors: Koomey, Jonathan G; Celina S Atkinson; Alan K Meier; James E McMahon; Stan Boghosian; Barbara A Atkinson; Isaac Turiel; Mark D Levine; Bruce Nordman, and Peter T Chan.
07/1991

Evaluating Savings from Design Predictions through Measured Performance in New, Energy-Efficient Commercial Buildings

Authors: Piette, Mary Ann; Jeffrey P Harris; Richard C Diamond; Bruce Nordman; Odon D Buen, and Bruce Cody.

1990

Energy Edge Impact Evaluation, Findings and Recommendations from the Phase One Evaluation

Authors: Harris, Jeffrey P; Richard C Diamond; Odon D Buen; A Hatcher; Bruce Nordman, and Mary Ann Piette.
05/1990

Energy Edge Impact Evaluation: Early Overview

Authors: Diamond, Richard C; Jeffrey P Harris; Mary Ann Piette; Odon D Buen, and Bruce Nordman.

1989

Integrated Estimation of Commercial Sector End‑Use Load Shapes and Energy Use Intensities, Final Report

Authors: Akbari, Hashem; Joseph H Eto; Isaac Turiel; Kristin E Heinemeier; Benoit Lebot; Bruce Nordman, and Leo I Rainer.
01/1989