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Jennifer Amann

Senior Fellow, Buildings Program

Jennifer Amann is a senior fellow in ACEEE’s buildings program. In this role, she develops and supports strategic directions for the organization’s efforts to improve efficiency in homes and commercial buildings. Since joining ACEEE in 1997, she has written and presented extensively on buildings and equipment efficiency technologies, policies, and programs. Her current work focuses on maximizing energy savings from key buildings policies including building codes, performance standards, and appliance standards; scaling up deep retrofits and building decarbonization; improving efficiency in indoor agriculture; and analyzing new opportunities for energy efficiency in the buildings sector. She also leads content development for ACEEE’s consumer-focused website, Smarter House. Jennifer serves on the Board of Directors of the Attachments Energy Rating Council and the Resource Innovation Institute. Jennifer earned a Master of Environmental Studies from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from Trinity University.

Expertise:

  • Residential energy efficiency and decarbonization
  • Appliances and lighting
  • Consumer education and behavior

Authored by Jennifer Amann

Opportunity Knocks: Capturing Pollution Reductions and Consumer Savings From Updated Appliance Efficiency Standards
  • Research Report
  • Energy Efficiency Policy
  • Homes and Buildings
  • Opportunity Knocks: Capturing Pollution Reductions and Consumer Savings From Updated Appliance Efficiency Standards

    Outlines potential upgrades to existing appliance and equipment efficiency standards. It also provides national and state-by-state estimates of energy savings, utility bill savings, and emissions r…

    Mar 1, 2000

    Build It Right: Cleaner Energy for Better Buildings
  • Research Report
  • Homes and Buildings
  • Build It Right: Cleaner Energy for Better Buildings

    Examines current building industry practices and describes the barriers to greater use of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies in new homes and commercial buildings. Presents a range…

    Jan 1, 2000

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