Company

About PSD

At Performance Systems Development (PSD), we translate building science expertise into innovative energy efficiency programs, engineering services, training & powerful software tools. We recognize the importance buildings play in reducing overall energy consumption. They use over 40% of the energy consumed in the US, and most people spend 90% or more of their time in them. Helping to achieve peak performance across America’s building stock is our core mission, and it requires focused expertise to accomplish this on a grand scale. We have a deep understanding of how buildings work. We’ve been practicing a holistic approach to this challenge for over 15 years. Whether you’re looking to run an energy efficiency program, benchmark a portfolio of buildings, or provide better energy efficiency assessments, we offer the tools,  services, & training to help you achieve success.

How We’re Different

We Speak Building — we translate building science into actionable information for energy service professionals, building performance contractors, commercial property owners, and program implementers through our software products & professional services.  We have clients that use our software and/or leverage our services across all 50 states.  We are committed to transforming the nation’s energy markets to achieve environmental sustainability and economic prosperity.

• Comprehensive solutions: Our portfolio of energy efficiency tools, programs design, engineering services, and training create a unique synergy to meet the challenges faced by residential and commercial energy efficiency programs and commercial building owners nationwide. This breadth and depth is invaluable in offering creative and effective energy efficiency solutions tailored to your needs.
• Staff experience and expertise:   We have experienced staff with a wide range of skill sets, which include:  program management; software development; energy & building engineering, energy auditing, and construction. We draw on the depth and diversity of this knowledgebase every day to meet the needs of our clients.
• Thought leadership and market transformation:  We take pride in the fact that our senior executives play active roles in defining and developing data transfer standards and drafting new legislation to help drive the energy efficiency industry forward.

History

Greg Thomas

Background and Leadership

To know Performance Systems Development, you should know more about our Founder, Gregory Thomas. A visionary in the energy efficiency field for over 30 years, Greg’s commitment to energy efficiency and building performance is as tireless as his energy is contagious across the company. As the past chair of Efficiency First, and recent board member of RESNET, he is deeply involved at the very top levels of government regulation, industry standards, technology partners, and program management. He founded the New York Building Performance Contractors Association and is a past president of ACI (Affordable Comfort Inc.). BPI (Building Performance Institute) has acknowledged Greg’s contributions with a lifetime achievement award. Greg has also served advisory roles for NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) as well as the U.S. Department of Energy, and is a past program director for the USGBC (US Green Building Council). Greg’s passion, commitment, drive, and creativity are shared across the company and part of our induction process. We strive to drive market transformation through sensible and effective energy efficiency standards, inventive applications of technology, peer building performance comparisons, and quality training accreditation. The intended results of our efforts are to ensure that our built environment is operating at peak performance, providing energy efficient, safe, comfortable, and healthy living and working environments. We’d love to have you join us in the effort.

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