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Fourth 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 fourth 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.
Eric Makela
Principal, Britt/Makela Group, Inc.
Eric Makela, Principal, Britt/Makela Group, Inc., was presented with the award on July 27, 2009 at Energy Codes 2009 in Portland, Oregon.
Eric has been a valuable contributor to energy code development and implementation for over 20 years. Eric has a national reputation for his expertise and collaborative work on residential and commercial building energy codes and is often consulted by industry on issues dealing with new construction practices. As a founding partner of the Britt/Makela Group, Eric uses his expertise to work with clients to develop a new understanding of sustainable design, above-code programs, local building practices, and code compliance issues.
What the Nominators and Award Committee had to say about Eric Makela:
- An innovator of education who practices to address diverse audiences and bring them together
- Incredible dedication over the last two years, conducting 40 half day sessions and 26 full day sessions for over 1200 participants
- Instrumental in Utah experiencing significant changes in the code adoption process
- The benefit to the nation from Eric's years of participation on code change committees cannot be overstated
- Unassuming in his passion, yet always expressing the potential for future improvement
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), and the Minnesota Department of Commerce participated in establishing the criteria and selecting the 2009 award recipient.