Peter Rumsey

Peter Rumsey is the West Coast Director of Integral Group and the Managing Director of the Oakland, California, office of Integral Group. Integral Group – Oakland has recently been awarded its ninth LEED Platinum certification, and has designed and is currently designing Net Zero Energy and Living Building Challenge projects. Peter has worked in engineering and energy consulting since the mid 1980s, and is widely recognized as global player in energy efficiency and a leader in sustainable building design. Peter's passion for energy efficient and sustainable design issues has led him to publish widely on HVAC energy efficiency. He is the author of a column on GreenerComputing.com, and has contributed to many other publications. He is a Senior Fellow of Rocky Mountain Institute, a recipient of the 2005 AIA Allied Professions Honor Award and the 2002 Energy Engineer of the Year Award from the Bay Area chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers. Peter has held engineering and management positions at Sol*Arc Architects, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories, XENERGY Energy Consultants, the International Institute for Energy Conservation, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Mr. Rumsey has a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, and is a Certified Energy Manager and a member of the ASHRAE Cleanrooms Committee. He teaches CEE226E Advanced Topics in Integrated, Energy-Efficient Building Design during Spring Quarter