Paul Mathew

Paul Mathew

Head: Whole Building Systems Department
Energy/Environmental Policy Staff Scientist/Engineer
(510) 486-5116
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Bio

Paul Mathew is a Staff Scientist and Department Head of Whole Building Systems at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), where he conducts applied research and market transformation activities on energy use in buildings. His current work is focused on integrated building systems, energy epidemiology, benchmarking tools, and energy-related risk analysis for building valuation and resilience. Prior to joining LBNL, he worked at Enron Energy Services and the Center for Building Performance at Carnegie Mellon University. He has authored over 150 technical papers, articles and reports. He received a U.S. presidential award for federal energy efficiency. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, and a Ph.D. in Building Performance and Diagnostics from Carnegie Mellon University. 

Education

Architecture, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University
Architecture, M.S., Carnegie Mellon University
Architecture, B. Arch, Mangalore University

Awards

Spot: Rich Brown, Howdy Goudey, Paul Mathew, Iain Walker and Teresa Williams -  September 11th 2017

Participation as a Lab Mentor for the first-ever Berkeley Lab Energy Design Challenge.

Journal and Editorial Board Memberships

Energies, Special Issue Guest Editor

Publications

2022

Systems Packages for Washington State Building Performance Standard Incentive Program: Phase 1 Analysis

Authors: Regnier, Cynthia; Paul A. Mathew; Leo Rainer, and Christopher CaraDonna.
04/2022

2021

Commercial buildings energy data framework for India: an exploratory study

Authors: Iyer, Maithili; Satish Kumar; Paul A. Mathew; Sangeeta Mathew; Hannah Stratton, and Mohini Singh.
08/2021

Commercial buildings energy data framework for India: an exploratory study

Authors: Iyer, Maithili; Satish Kumar; Paul A. Mathew; Sangeeta Mathew; Hannah Stratton, and Mohini Singh.
08/2021

Assessing the Energy Resilience of Office Buildings: Development and Testing of a Simplified Metric for Real Estate Stakeholders

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Lino Sanchez; Sang Hoon Lee, and Travis Walter.
07/2021

Should commercial mortgage lenders care about energy efficiency? Lessons from a pilot study

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Paulo Issler, and Nancy Wallace.
03/2021

GHG policy impacts for Seattle’s buildings: targets, timing, and scope

Authors: Walter, Travis, and Paul A. Mathew.
02/2021

2020

Best Practices Guide: Benchmarking Energy Efficiency in Laboratories

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Alison Farmer, and Jacob Werner.
11/2020

Energy Efficiency Package for Tenant Fit-Out:Laboratory Testing and Validation of Energy Savingsand Indoor Environmental Quality

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Cynthia Regnier; Jordan Shackelford, and Travis Walter.
10/2020

Blind to Blinds: Opening Our Eyes to Savings from New Automated Shading Systems

Authors: Carbonnier, Kevin; Cathy Higgins; Katie Wilson; Michael Mutmansky; John Rossi, and Paul A. Mathew.
08/2020

Making Data-Driven Policy Decisions for the Nation’s First Building Energy Performance Standards

Authors: Bergfeld, Katie; Paul A. Mathew; Marshall Duer-Balkind; James Perakis; Pegah Noori khah; Travis Walter, and Andrew Held.
08/2020

Leading in Los Angeles: Demonstrating scalable emerging energy efficient technologies for integrated façade, lighting, and plug loads INTER System FLEXLAB Test Report

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Cynthia Regnier; Jordan Shackelford, and Travis Walter.

The Pricing Risk of Energy Use Intensity for Office and Multifamily Mortgages

Authors: Issler, Paulo; Paul A. Mathew, and Nancy Wallace.

Package deals for deep savings: Scaling deep retrofits in commercial buildings with integrated systems packages

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Philip Coleman; Cynthia Regnier; Jordan Shackelford; Duane Kubischta; Sarah Zaleski, and Blake Dressel.

Chapter 2: Global Opportunities and Challenges in Energy and Environmental Issues in the Buildings Sector

Authors: Piette, Mary Ann; Richard C. Diamond; Stephen E. Selkowitz; Stephane de la Rue du Can; Tianzhen Hong; Kaiyu Sun; Paul A. Mathew; Iain S. Walker; Alan K. Meier; Erik Page; Jessica Granderson; Nan Zhou, and Peter Alstone.

Developing and Evaluating a Metric for Office Building Energy Resilience During a Power Outage

Authors: Sanchez, Lino; Paul A. Mathew; Sang Hoon Lee, and Travis Walter.

Laboratory Validation of Integrated Lighting Systems Retrofit Performance and Energy Savings

Authors: Shackelford, Jordan; Paul A. Mathew; Cynthia Regnier, and Travis Walter.

System Retrofits in Efficiency Programs: Track Record and Outlook

Authors: Regnier, Cynthia; Paul A. Mathew; Alastair Robinson, and Jordan Shackelford.

Systems Retrofit Trends in Commercial Buildings: Opening Up Opportunities for Deeper Savings

Authors: Regnier, Cynthia; Paul A. Mathew; Alastair Robinson; Jordan Shackelford, and Travis Walter.

2019

Energy Information Systems: From the Basement to the Boardroom

Authors: Singh, Reshma; Paul A. Mathew; Jessica Granderson, and Yash Shukla.
08/2019

R&D and Implementation Outcomes From The U.S.-India Bilateral Center For Building Energy Research And Development Program

Authors: Singh, Reshma; Mary Ann Piette; Ashok J. Gadgil; Rajan Rawal; Narendra Bansal; Vishal Garg; Jyotirmay Mathur; Philip Haves; Paul A. Mathew; Christian Kohler; Mahabir Bhandari; Gail Brager; Vivian Loftness; Narendran Nadarajah; Ronnen M. Levinson; Richard E. Brown; Andre Desjarlais; Milind Rane; Sanyogita Manu; Yash Shukla, and Mona Doctor-Pingel.
08/2019

Energy Efficiency and the Real Estate Lifecycle: Stakeholder Perspectives

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Philip Coleman; Janie Page; Cynthia Regnier; Jordan Shackelford; Greg Hopkins; Matt Jungclaus, and Victor Olgyay.
07/2019

Is the BPD Nationally Representative? A Comparison of the Building Performance Database to the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey

Authors: Walter, Travis, and Paul A. Mathew.
04/2019

2018

Do energy costs really affect commercial mortgage default risk? New results and implications for energy efficiency investments

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Nancy Wallace; Paulo Issler; Baptiste Ravache; Philip Coleman, and Cindy Zhu.
08/2018

Raising the Rent Premium: Moving Green Building Research Beyond Certifications and Rent

Authors: Zhu, Cindy; Andrew White; Paul A. Mathew; Jeff Deason, and Philip Coleman.
08/2018

Beyond Widgets: Validated Systems Energy Savings and Utility Custom Incentive Program Systems Trends

Authors: Regnier, Cynthia; Paul A. Mathew; Alastair Robinson; Peter Schwartz; Jordan Shackelford, and Travis Walter.
08/2018

Packaged Scalable Energy Information Systems for Hotels

Authors: Singh, Reshma; Paul A. Mathew; Jessica Granderson; Yash Shukla; Amiya Ranjan Behera, and Michael Pitt.
05/2018

Using Data for Policy: A Manual for C40 Cities

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Robin Mitchell, and Travis Walter.
03/2018

ComEd – LBNL ‘Beyond Widgets’ Project Automated Shading Integrated with Lighting and HVAC Controls System Program Manual

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Cynthia Regnier; Travis Walter, and Jordan Shackelford.

Energy Cost Savings of Systems-Based Building Retrofits: A Study of Three Integrated Lighting Systems in Comparison with Component Based Retrofits

Authors: Regnier, Cynthia; Paul A. Mathew; Alastair Robinson; Peter Schwartz; Jordan Shackelford, and Travis Walter.

2017

Establishing a commercial building energy data framework for India: Approaches, use cases, and institutions

Authors: Iyer, Maithili; Satish Kumar; Sangeeta Mathew; Hannah Stratton; Paul A. Mathew, and Mohini Singh.
11/2017

California Publicly‐Owned Utilities (POUs) – LBNL ‘Beyond Widgets’  Project  Task‐ambient lighting and occupancy‐based plug load control  System Program Manual 

Authors: Robinson, Alastair; Paul A. Mathew; Cynthia Regnier; Peter Schwartz; Jordan Shackelford, and Travis Walter.
09/2017

Impact of Energy Use and Price Variations on Default Risk in Commercial Mortgages: Case Studies

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Kaiyu Sun; Baptiste Ravache; Paulo Issler, and Nancy Wallace.
09/2017

Impact of Energy Factors on Default Risk in Commercial Mortgages

Authors: Wallace, Nancy; Paulo Issler; Paul A. Mathew, and Kaiyu Sun.
09/2017

Characterizing the Laboratory Market

Authors: Shehabi, Arman; Mohan Ganeshalingam; Laurèn DeMates; Paul A. Mathew, and Dale A. Sartor.
03/2017

Xcel Energy – LBNL ‘Beyond Widgets’ Project Workstation Specific Lighting with Daylight Dimming Controls System Program Manual

Authors: Regnier, Cynthia; Paul A. Mathew; Alastair Robinson; Jordan Shackelford; Peter Schwartz, and Travis Walter.

2016

Establishing a Commercial Buildings Energy Data Framework for India: A Comprehensive Look at Data Collection Approaches, Use Cases and Institutions

Authors: Iyer, Maithili; Satish Kumar; Sangeeta Mathew; Hannah Stratton; Paul A. Mathew, and Mohini Singh.
10/2016

Unlocking Energy Efficiency in Small Commercial Buildings through Mechanical Contractors

Authors: Granderson, Jessica; Erin L. Hult; Samuel Fernandes; Paul A. Mathew, and Robin Mitchell.
07/2016

Big Data Analytics in the Building Industry

Authors: Berger, Michael A.; Paul A. Mathew, and Travis Walter.
07/2016

Review of Building Data Frameworks Across Countries: Lessons for India

Authors: Iyer, Maithili; Hannah Stratton; Sangeeta Mathew; Satish Kumar; Paul A. Mathew, and Mohini Singh.
05/2016

India Commercial Buildings Data Framework: A Summary of Potential Use Cases

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Sangeeta Mathew; Satish Kumar; Mohini Singh; Hannah Stratton, and Maithili Iyer.
05/2016

Beyond Widgets – Systems Incentive Programs for Utilities

Authors: Regnier, Cynthia; Paul A. Mathew; Alastair Robinson; Peter Schwartz, and Travis Walter.

Commercial mortgages: An underutilized channel for scaling energy efficiency investments?

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Nancy Wallace; Elena Alschuler, and Leonard Kolstad.

Caring for the Energy Health of Healthcare Facilities U.S.– India Joint Center for Building Energy Research and Development (CBERD)

Authors: Singh, Reshma; Paul A. Mathew; Jessica Granderson; Rohini Srivastava, and Yash Shukla.

Energy Factors in Commercial Mortgages: Gaps and Opportunities

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Philip Coleman; Nancy Wallace; Paulo Issler; Lenny Kolstad, and Robert Sahadi.

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

Big-data for building energy performance: Lessons from assembling a very large national database of building energy use

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Laurel N. Dunn; Michael D. Sohn; Andrea C. Mercado; Claudine Custudio, and Travis Walter.
02/2015

2014

Big-Data for Building Energy Performance: Lessons from Assembling a Very Large National Database of Building Energy Use

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Laurel N. Dunn; Michael D. Sohn; Andrea C. Mercado; Claudine Y. Custodio, and Travis Walter.
11/2014

Data Preparation Process for the Buildings Performance Database

Authors: Custodio, Claudine Y.; Travis Walter; Laurel N. Dunn; Andrea C. Mercado; Richard E. Brown, and Paul A. Mathew.
06/2014

Building Energy Benchmarking in India: An Action Plan for Advancing the State-of-the-Art

Authors: Sarraf, Saket; Shilpi Anand; Yash Shukla; Paul A. Mathew, and Reshma Singh.

Getting Real with Energy Data: Using the Buildings Performance Database to Support Data-Driven Analyses and Decision-Making

Authors: Brown, Richard E.; Travis Walter; Laurel N. Dunn; Claudine Y. Custodio, and Paul A. Mathew.

2013

Guidelines for Datacenter Energy Information System

Authors: Singh, Reshma; Roozbeh Mahdavi; Paul A. Mathew; Jessica Granderson, and Yash Shukla.
12/2013

Improving Energy Efficiency through Commissioning: Getting Started with Commissioning, Monitoring, and Maintaining Performance

Authors: Parrish, Kristen; Jessica Granderson; Andrea C. Mercado, and Paul A. Mathew.
10/2013

2012

Uncertainties in energy consumption introduced by building operations and weather for a medium-size office building

Authors: Wang, Liping; Paul A. Mathew, and Xiufeng Pang.
10/2012

Uncertainties in energy consumption introduced by building operations and weather for a medium-size office building

Authors: Wang, Liping; Paul A. Mathew, and Xiufeng Pang.
10/2012

Standard Energy Efficiency Data (SEED) Platform: A Tool for Jurisdictions to Track and Transact Energy Data

Authors: Taylor, Cody; Paul A. Mathew; George Hernandez, and Andrea C. Mercado.

Monitoring-Based Commissioning: Benchmarking Analysis of 24 University Buildings in California

Authors: Mills, Evan, and Paul A. Mathew.

Web Services that Foster Innovation in Buildings Energy Analysis Tools

Authors: Mills, Evan, and Paul A. Mathew.

EnergyIQ: Action-oriented Benchmarking

Authors: Mills, Evan, and Paul A. Mathew.

Ready to Retrofit: The Process of Project Team Selection, Building Benchmarking, and Financing Commercial Building Energy Retrofit Projects

Authors: Sanders, Mark D.; Kristen Parrish, and Paul A. Mathew.

2011

Energy Information Handbook: Applications for Energy-Efficient Building Operations

Authors: Granderson, Jessica; Mary Ann Piette; Ben Rosenblum; R. Lily Hu; Daniel Harris; Paul A. Mathew; Phillip N. Price; Geoffrey C. Bell; Srinivas Katipamula, and Michael Brambley.
12/2011

2010

Cleanroom Energy Efficiency: Metrics and Benchmarking

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; William F. Tschudi; Dale A. Sartor, and James Beasley.
10/2010

2009

Hospital Energy Benchmarking Guidance

Authors: Singer, Brett C.; Paul A. Mathew; Steve E. Greenberg; William F. Tschudi; Dale A. Sartor; Susan Strom, and Walter Vernon.
09/2009

How Does Your Data Center Measure Up? Energy Efficiency Metrics and Benchmarks for Data Center Infrastructure Systems

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Steve E. Greenberg; Srirupa Ganguly; Dale A. Sartor, and William F. Tschudi.

Towards a Very Low Energy Building Stock: Modeling the U.S. Commercial Building Sector to Support Policy and Innovation Planning

Authors: Coffey, Brian E.; Sam Borgeson; Stephen E. Selkowitz; Joshua S. Apte; Paul A. Mathew, and Philip Haves.

Monitoring Based Commissioning: Benchmarking Analysis of 24 UC/CSU/IOU Projects

Authors: Mills, Evan, and Paul A. Mathew.

Towards a Very Low Energy Building Stock: Modeling the US Commercial Building Stock to Support Policy and Innovation Planning

Authors: Coffey, Brian E.; Sam Borgeson; Stephen E. Selkowitz; Joshua S. Apte; Paul A. Mathew, and Philip Haves.

Self-benchmarking Guide for Cleanrooms: Metrics, Benchmarks, Actions

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Dale A. Sartor, and William F. Tschudi.

Self-benchmarking Guide for Data Centers: Metrics, Benchmarks, Actions

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Srirupa Ganguly; Steve E. Greenberg, and Dale A. Sartor.

Self-benchmarking Guide for Laboratory Buildings: Metrics, Benchmarks, Actions

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Steve E. Greenberg, and Dale A. Sartor.

Summary of Information and Resources Related to Energy Use in Healthcare Facilities - Version 1

Authors: Singer, Brett C.; Jennifer L. Coughlin, and Paul A. Mathew.

2008

Scale Matters: An Action Plan for Realizing Sector-Wide "Zero-Energy" Performance Goals in Commercial Buildings

Authors: Selkowitz, Stephen E.; Jessica Granderson; Philip Haves; Paul A. Mathew, and Jeffrey P. Harris.
08/2008

Comparisons of HVAC Simulations between EnergyPlus and DOE-2.2 for data centers

Authors: Hong, Tianzhen; Dale A. Sartor; Paul A. Mathew, and Mehry Yazdanian.
01/2009

An Estimate of Energy Use in Laboratories, Cleanrooms, and Data Centers in New York

Authors: Mathew, Paul A..
01/2007

Action-Oriented Benchmarking: Concepts and Tools

Authors: Mills, Evan; Paul A. Mathew; Mary Ann Piette; Norman Bourassa, and Martha Brook.

Metrics and Benchmarks for Energy Efficiency in Laboratories

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Steve E. Greenberg; Dale A. Sartor, and Peter Rumsey.

Action-Oriented Benchmarking: Using the CEUS Database to Benchmarking Commercial Buildings in California

Authors: Mathew, Paul A.; Evan Mills; Norman Bourassa, and Martha Brook.

2007

System Static Pressure Optimization

Authors: Amon, Dan; Tom Smith, and Paul A. Mathew.
09/2007

2006

Efficient Electrical Lighting for Laboratories

Authors: Kozminski, Kenneth; Stuart Lewis, and Paul A. Mathew.

LEED for Labs: Review and Outlook

Authors: Mathew, Paul A., and Kath Williams.

Review of EPA Energy Efficiency Targets: A Case Study Analysis of Five EPA Buildings

Authors: Mathew, Paul A., and Tim Kehrli.

2005

Minimizing Reheat Energy Use in Laboratories

Authors: Frenze, David; Steve E. Greenberg; Paul A. Mathew; Michael Morehead; Dale A. Sartor, and William Starr Jr.

Right-Sizing Laboratory Equipment Loads

Authors: Frenze, David; Steve E. Greenberg; Paul A. Mathew; Dale A. Sartor, and William Starr Jr.