Meet the 2023 BuildingEnergy NYC Content Committee
The content of BuildingEnergy NYC is curated by a volunteer committee of NESEA Members, who collectively put in hundreds of hours throughout the year to ensure that conference sessions are genuinely useful to attendees. If you are interested in serving on a future committee, please contact Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Conference Manager, at bsachs-hamilton@nesea.org.
2023 Conference Chairs
2023 Conference Vice-Chairs
Danielle Donnelly is Assistant Vice President of Sustainability Programs and Manager of the Climate Friendly Homes Fund (CFHF) Program at the Community Preservation Corporation. In her current role, she oversees CPC's sustainability-related educational programming, has published a number of case studies and guides highlighting energy efficiency opportunities for buildings seeking private and public financing, and provides technical support to CPC customers and partners. In her role as Manager of the CFHF, she coordinates the internal and external resources needed to standup and administer $250MM dedicated to electrifying existing buildings. Before joining CPC’s Sustainability Team, Danielle was a Program Coordinator in charge of monitoring and compliance for CPC’s Sandy Build it Back and SPARC storm recovery programs. She comes to CPC from New York City Human Resources Administration where, as a Community Associate, she conducted outreach to LMI tenants and seniors to help them navigate HPD and Department of Finance resources for repairs, rental assistance, and tax credits. She graduated from the University of Connecticut 2014 with a B.A. in English and Political Science.
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Monisha Royan is an architect, sustainability specialist and entrepreneur focused on building energy performance and climate-responsive design. She has applied sustainable design solutions in new construction and building retrofits in India. She has also worked with an internationally diverse team in Germany and Cyprus and promoted the reuse of material through experimental parametric architecture. She founded WindSSim that educates students, trains faculty, and professionals using the Water Table apparatus to make actionable design decisions to improve natural ventilation in buildings. She has also presented her research on mixed-mode ventilation to reduce cooling and carbon emissions while improving indoor air quality in buildings at Inspire 2017 (Jaipur), PLEA 2018 (Hong Kong), IBPSA (Rome) conferences. She has published her research paper in Energy and Buildings 2020 Journal. Monisha is also interested in exploring computational building design, Life Cycle Assessment, Daylighting, and Energy Modeling. Monisha's goal is to work towards sustainability and help emerging professionals to achieve gender equality. |
2023 Content Committee
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Bright Power
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Magnusson Architecture and Planning (MAP)
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Transsolar
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Thomas Shortman Training 32BJ
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Energy Infrastructure Partners LLC
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EN-POWER GROUP
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Community Preservation Corporation (CPC)
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EN-POWER GROUP
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New York City Department of City Administrative Services (DCAS)
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Parity
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Northeastern University
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NYSERDA
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WinnCompanies
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NYSERDA
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Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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Bright Power
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The Oro Condominium
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International WELL Building Institute
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Dormitory Authority of The State of New York (DASNY)
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Con Edison