David Norvell
David Norvell, PE, LEED AP, C.E.M., is the energy manager at the University of Central Florida, as well as the director of the department of Sustainability & Energy Management. His energy services team is comprised of professionals in engineering, project management, building commissioning, marketing, building automation and chiller water production.
The team manages more than 6 million square feet of building space at the sixth-largest university in the nation. Under Norvell's leadership, UCF has seen substantial gains in energy efficiency and reductions in costs across campus, making the university one of the green leaders in Florida.
Norvell is currently vice president of the Central Florida Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE). He developed the Open Energy Information System, an open-source, Web-based automated utility metering and reporting system. He also assembled one of the nation’s first in-house building commissioning teams for a university.
Norvell received his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from UCF in 1993. He is a registered professional engineer with the State of Florida. He has more than 20 years of experience in building automation and industrial controls design and implementation.
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