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Third Annual Jeffrey A. Johnson Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Building Energy Codes and Performance Winner Announced!
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is pleased to announce the third recipient of the Jeffrey A. Johnson Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Building Energy Codes and Performance. The award recognizes a leader or team in the United States for sustained service of the highest caliber in the pursuit of energy efficiency goals.
Bruce Nelson, Senior Engineer - Minnesota Department of Commerce, Office of Energy Security, was presented with the award on July 23, 2008 at Energy Codes 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Bruce has elevated energy codes in Minnesota to the point of being the most stringent in the nation. He was instrumental in developing into code the first air tightness standard in single family residential construction back in 1994. This standard is still the most stringent standard for air tightness in the nation.
Bruce has worked in all facets of moving energy codes forward. He has actively been involved in developing studies to show need, been involved in providing training to all the trades and inspectors involved with this industry.
Bruce has worked tirelessly to advance energy codes in the state for over 30 years. He was the prime motivator in moving MN in the direction of adding air tightness and protection from back drafting standards into the Minnesota Energy code. He has participated in national codes and standards committees, and is generally known as a leader in promoting energy conservation through better building codes.
Jeffrey A. Johnson Award
The Jeffrey A. Johnson Award was established in 2006 in honor of Jeff Johnson, a leader in Building Energy Codes and Performance, who died in a mountain biking accident on May 15, 2005. Jeff was an enthusiastic, motivated visionary who made significant impacts in the field of building energy codes and performance throughout his career at the California Energy Commission, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and as Executive Director of New Buildings Institute.
Representatives from the US DOE Building Energy Codes Program, the New Buildings Institute, the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP), the Seattle Department of Planning & Development and the building codes industry participated in establishing the criteria and selecting the award recipient.