Jennifer Haugh – Rappaport

Organization

Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program

Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year

2013

My Rappaport fellowship gave me an opportunity to gain experience with one of the state's most successful programs: energy- efficiency in state-owned buildings. I am honored to have been selected for this program.

"I was thinking my career plans were destined for the renewable energy market, which is showier, but I learned so much about energy efficiency that I now work for such a firm that helps the education market in that respect. My background at the DOER was extremely valuable in this regard."

Graduate School
Harvard Graduate School of Design

Undergraduate School
University of Minnesota

Mentor
Carol Burns, Taylor Burns Architects and Rappaport Institute Advisory Board Member

Agency
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

Supervisor
Eric Friedman, Director, Leading by Example Program

Description of Fellowship
Reporting to the program established by Governor Deval Patrick’s Executive Order 484 “Leading by Example: Clean Energy and Efficient Buildings,” the fellowship involved providing program support and analysis for energy-efficiency installations and measures in state-owned facilities. Projects included developing research and recommendations on the IRS Section 179D tax deduction for energy-efficient buildings, performing a data analysis on the energy use intensity (EUI) of 28 state-owned LEED-certified buildings, and conducting qualitative research and reporting on the results of Massachusetts’ $55 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 State Energy Program.