Alexander Rees oversees the Residential HVAC and Water Heating program in the Building Technologies Office (BTO), including a wide range of projects spanning demonstration, field validation, and market transformation of the HVAC and water heating sector to increase energy efficiency, reduce emissions, and save money in all homes (especially through the increased adoption of heat pumps). These projects are done in concert with national labs, regional energy-efficiency offices, utilities, and many other stakeholders. Rees also works to better integrate the impact of embodied emissions into the decision-making processes of the building sector.
Before taking on this role, Rees was an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education fellow in BTO. He holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering with a focus in sustainability from the University of Michigan, where he did research with the Global CO2 Initiative on carbon utilization policy, both locally in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and internationally.