Alexandra Sullivan is a program engineer with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the ENERGY STAR Program for commercial buildings. She oversees the development and maintenance of the national energy performance rating system, which expresses the performance of commercial buildings on a scale of 1-to-100.
The rating system is housed within EPA's Portfolio Manager, an online tool that allows users to enter and track energy and water consumption in commercial buildings. Portfolio Manager and the national energy performance rating system are widely used to evaluate the performance of a diverse group of commercial buildings including offices, schools, supermarkets, hospitals, and hotels.
Alexandra holds a BS in chemical engineering from Brown University and professional experience in soil and groundwater remediation systems. She began work at the EPA in 2005, after completing an MPA in environmental policy at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. At ENERGY STAR, she coordinates statistical analyses and evaluates measures of energy performance in order to update and expand the technical capabilities of Portfolio Manager.
