Xia Fang
Data Center Mechanical Engineer
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolXia Fang is a licensed Building Energy Engineer and data center mechanical engineer with 13 years of experience optimizing complex HVAC and energy systems for high-performance facilities. Currently at Google, Xia combines practical mechanical design and commissioning expertise with building energy modeling and efficiency strategies developed across roles at NORESCO, McKinstry, NREL and other engineering firms. He holds PE, CEM and LEED credentials and a specialized background in ground-source heat pumps and hygrothermal analysis, enabling measurable reductions in energy use and peak demand. An active contributor to the NREL/OpenStudio project, Xia has improved back-end simulation components that support whole-building energy modeling—bridging field practice and open-source tool development. Known for translating rigorous modeling into pragmatic retrofits and commissioning plans, he brings technical depth and a systems-level view to data center thermal challenges. Based in the United States, he pairs an MS in Energy and Environment with hands-on implementation experience across commercial, residential and mission-critical buildings.
13 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS) Energy and Environment, Master of Science (MS) Energy and Environment at Colorado State UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.) Thermal Energy Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Thermal Energy Engineering at University of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyWuxi No. 1 middle school
English, manderin
Github Skills (4)
cprogramming-language10
c-language10
energyplus10
gt9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (2)
NREL/OpenStudio
May 2013 - Sep 2013
OpenStudio is a cross-platform collection of software tools to support whole building energy modeling using EnergyPlus and advanced daylight analysis using Radiance.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:17 commits in 4 months
Contributions summary:Xia's contributions primarily involve developing and modifying back-end components related to the OpenStudio project. Their work centers on implementing and refining the ZoneHVACLowTempRadiantConstFlow functionality and related components, as demonstrated by the numerous .cpp and .hpp file modifications. They appear to have worked on integrating and testing these components, including adding GTest files, and updating associated EnergyPlus translation files. The user also made improvements to the icon library.
renewable-energyhpc-applicationssoftware-toolsenergy-modelingcross-platform
openstudiocoalition/OpenStudioApplication
May 2013 - Jul 2013
The OpenStudio Application is a fully featured graphical interface to OpenStudio models including envelope, loads, schedules, and HVAC.
Contributions:9 commits in 1 month
hvacgraphical-interfaceschedulesopenstudio-modelsopenstudio-sdk
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