Buildings Committee

The NASEO Buildings Committee convenes the State Energy Offices and NASEO Affiliate members for discussions and best practice exchange on energy use in commercial, residential, and public buildings. Key committee priorities include energy efficiency, resilience, public-private financing, Energy Service Performance Contracting, and voluntary Home Energy Labeling.

Staff Contacts

Rodney Sobin

Senior Fellow

Rodney Sobin leads NASEO's work on demand flexibility and building-grid integration as well as industrial energy; supports a range of building energy management and energy-environmental integration activities; has led reports on critical minerals, hydrogen, and carbon management; and works on such issues as technological innovation and distributed energy resources. Prior to NASEO, he was Director of Research and Regulatory Affairs at the Alliance to Save Energy; worked at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality; and did environmental technology work at Concurrent Technologies Corporation, the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, and the World Resources Institute. He has a Bachelor of Science in biology and society from Cornell University and two master’s degrees, a Master of Arts in technology and human affairs and Master of Science in biological sciences from Washington University in St. Louis.

Liepa Braciulyte

Senior Program Manager

Liepa Braciulyte supports NASEO's work in building energy codes, building performance standards, workforce development, and related building energy efficiency and resilience topics. Liepa coordinates with state and federal representatives to support the priorities of State and Territory Energy Offices via research and policy analysis. Prior to NASEO, Liepa worked on the Codes & Policy team at New Buildings Institute, where she developed building and energy model code language on extreme heat mitigation and created resources on energy efficiency, embodied carbon, and decarbonization for code officials, building designers, and consumers. Liepa has a Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Environmental Policy and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington.

Jasmine Xie

Senior Program Manager

Jasmine Xie supports NASEO’s buildings program, where she works on policy and program development for states on topics including public school facilities, residential energy labeling, grid-interactive efficient buildings, advanced building construction, and resilience. Prior to NASEO, she worked at ICF, where she supported EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program for Commercial Buildings, and the City of Cambridge on administering their annual Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance. She has a Bachelor of Arts in economics and environmental studies from Swarthmore College.

Maddie Koewler

Program Director

Maddie Koewler supports NASEO's buildings program work by collaborating with State and Territory Energy Offices on residential energy issues, such as home energy labeling, energy efficient manufactured housing, and energy efficiency program design. Prior to NASEO, Ms. Koewler worked at the U.S. Department of Energy's Building Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy implementing residential energy efficiency programs. Ms. Koewler has a Bachelor of Arts in political science and economics from Kent State University.

Leadership Team

Co-Chair, Michigan
Julie Staveland, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
Co-Chair, New York
Susanne DesRoches, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Georgia
Kristofor Anderson, Georgia Environmental Finance Authority
District of Columbia
Katie Bergfield, District Department of Energy & Environment
Colorado
Adam Berry, Colorado Energy Office
Oregon
Blake Shelide, Oregon Department of Energy