Alan MEIER is a senior scientist in the Energy Analysis Department at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He is also a faculty researcher and associate director of curriculum at the Energy Efficiency Center of the University of California, Davis. Additionally, Dr. Meier is editor of the journal Energy and Buildings and executive editor (and founder) of Home Energy. Prior to that he served as a senior energy analyst at the International Energy Agency in Paris. Dr. Meier has published several books and articles in the field of sustainable and renewable energy and holds a Ph.D. in energy and resources and a B.A. in chemistry and economics from the University of California, Berkeley.