Thomas Burke
Thomas Burke is a Policy Researcher for the Energy Efficiency Standards Department at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Thomas's research focuses on developing new procedures and methods for efficiency testing and characterization of HVAC products. Thomas leads operations of the Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts Division’s HVAC testing facility which includes a psychrometric test chamber and a balanced ambient calorimeter chamber. In support of the U.S Department of Energy’s appliance standards program, Thomas leads the field metering data collection, storage, and analysis efforts for home appliances.
Thomas joined the Energy Efficiency Standards department in May of 2012.
Awards
Spot: Thomas Burke - July 24th 2019
Retrofitting the Balanced Ambient Calorimeter air conditioner test chamber, enabling it to be the only known low-temperature BAC in the U.S. capable of measuring the caloric difference between two isolated chambers.
Spot: Home Appliance Team - October 20th 2015
The Home Appliance Team worked quickly and efficiently to get the analytical results of six standards profiles to DOE in record time.