Matthew Larson
Senior Building Energy Analyst at Interface Engineering, Inc.
Denver, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolMatthew Larson is a Senior Building Energy Analyst and licensed Professional Engineer based in Denver with 10+ years designing and optimizing high-performance buildings and campus energy plans. He combines deep hands-on energy modeling expertise—including advanced 3D modeling, system simulation, and large-portfolio parametric analysis in Python—with leadership experience as a technical lead and project manager. A former EnergyPlus developer and contributor, he has integrated and debugged core simulation code for one of the field’s most widely used open-source tools, and he provides global training and support for modeling platforms. His work spans life-cycle cost analysis, net-zero design, code compliance, and LEED/BD+C consulting for government, military, and commercial clients. Matthew’s background in Engineering Science and cross-disciplinary skills in C++, Ruby, and VBA enable him to bridge software development and applied building physics to deliver practical, cost-effective sustainability outcomes. He is particularly adept at turning complex simulation data into actionable strategies for resilient, low-energy buildings.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Engineering Science Aerospace, Engineering Science Aerospace at Colorado State University
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Github contributions (5)
NREL/EnergyPlus
Mar 2016 - Sep 2021
EnergyPlus™ is a whole building energy simulation program that engineers, architects, and researchers use to model both energy consumption and water use in buildings.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:18 reviews, 550 commits, 44 PRs in 5 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Matthew's contributions focused on merging branch changes to the development branch. The commits show a focus on integrating multiple codebases for the EnergyPlus project. The merge operations indicate a role in consolidating and integrating code changes related to various areas of the project.
renewable-energypower-systemsenergy-consumptionenergy-simulationsimulation
matthew-larson/EnergyPlus
Dec 2018 - Nov 2024
EnergyPlus™ is a whole building energy simulation program that engineers, architects, and researchers use to model both energy consumption and water use in buildings.
Contributions:55 pushes, 14 branches in 6 years
modelicarenewable-energyenergy-consumptionenergy-simulationsimulation
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