Peter Rumsey

Bio

Peter Rumsey, PE is CEO and Founder of Point Energy Innovations. He is an international leader, innovator and entrepreneur in low energy buildings and industries. He pioneered such key building innovations as chilled beams, radiant cooling, data center economizers, zero energy buildings and affordable LEED Platinum buildings. Peter has held engineering and management positions at Sol*Arc Architects, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories, XENERGY Energy Consultants, the International Institute for Energy Conservation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Rumsey Engineers and Integral Group. He has a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. Peter is a Certified Energy Manager and a member of the ASHRAE Cleanrooms Committee. He is an ASHRAE Fellow and a senior fellow at the Rocky Mountain Institute. Peter’s numerous honors include the ASHRAE Award of Engineering Excellence (only given 4 times in 100 years) in 2014 for the Packard Foundation’s net zero energy headquarters and Renewable Energy Innovator of the Year from the Association of Energy Engineers. Peter teaches CEE226E Advanced Topics in Integrated, Energy-Efficient Building Design during Spring Quarter.

Academic Appointments

• Lecturer, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Affiliate, Precourt Institute for Energy

Professional Education

• BS, UC Berkeley, Mechanical Engineering