Heidi Steward
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
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Biography
Since joining PNNL, Ms. Steward has been involved with the FEMP Utility Management website, Building America, regional building codes, energy efficient lighting, Load as a Resource (Ancillary Services and Demand side bids in the electricity industry), Solid State Lighting (SSL), energy efficient technology, and the GridWise Architecture Council Knowledge Database. She has created or updated websites and databases in MS Access and SQL. She has done technical research to populate a variety of databases. She has researched and analyzed data in energy economics in the electricity industry. She has also written articles and materials for publication in the building technology area. Her current projects involve SSL product testing, an SSL database, the GridWise database, and Building America documentation. In FY05-06, Ms. Steward attended special training sessions on Grid-tie Photovoltaic installation, LED Lighting, GIS and introductory LEED training.
Before joining the Lab, Heidi worked at Oracle, ADP and Tandem Computers. Her extensive background in high tech industry has included database work, software design, quality assurance, process improvement and technical training. She has worked with software, firmware and computer hardware.
Research Interests
- Database Design and Management
- Website Maintenance
- Internet Research
- Training Presentation Development
- Technical Training
Education and Credentials
- B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California at Berkeley
- Graduate Certificate, Applied Energy Economics and Policy, Portland State University
- Lighting Certified (LC) Professional
Selected Publications
2008
- Paget ML, JJ McCullough, and HE Steward. 2008. "Magical Mystery Devices or Not: How do LED Lamps and Luminaires Really Measure-Up?" In 2008 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, proceedings , p. Paper # 479. American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Washington DC.
2006
- Baechler MC, HE Steward, and DB Elliott. 2006. "Clues to Technical Intervention’s Role in New Home Market Transformation: A Measure of Penetration Rates Using Building America and ENERGY STAR Datasets ." In American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) 2006 Summer Study. ACEEE, Washington DC.
- Sandahl LJ, TL Gilbride, MR Ledbetter, HE Steward, and C Calwell. 2006. Compact Fluorescent Lighting in America: Lessons Learned on the Way to Market. PNNL-15730, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.