Jennifer Scheib
Assistant Teaching Professor
Building Systems Engineering
jennifer.scheib@colorado.edu
303-492-7603

Office: ECCE 242

Education

  • BS in Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder (2004)
  • MS in Civil (Building Systems) Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder (2004)

Honors and Distinctions       

  • 2021 First place in the Solar Decathlon Build Challenge (served as faculty lead)
  • 2021 Architectural Engineering Student Appreciation Award (awarded by graduating students)
  • 2020 Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Teaching Award
  • 2019 Architectural Engineering Student Appreciation Award (awarded by graduating students)
  • 2015 Outstanding New Partnership Award, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • 2014 President’s Award for Excellence in Campus Development, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • 2004 Outstanding Graduate for Research, College of Engineering and Applied Science

Affiliations: 

  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Joint Appointment
  • Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, Member 

Interests: 

  • Daylighting, electric lighting and controls modeling
  • Zero energy building implementation
  • Building occupant wellbeing evaluation

 

In the news

Bob Davis teaching the capstone class.
CU Boulder’s lighting certificate illuminates career paths for professionals

Nov. 15, 2023

Offered by the architectural engineering lighting faculty and designed for working professionals, the Architectural Lighting Certificate is offered to non-degree students to help build competence, contribute more fully to their companies and further advance their careers.

Students stand by a zero-energy home they are building.
Architectural engineering receives DOE Zero Energy Design Designation

Oct. 4, 2022

The new DOE designation, awarded to 17 educational programs nationwide, honors post-secondary academic programs that require students to apply the best practices of zero energy design in their projects.

Energy consumption and temperature profiles graphs.
Does turning the air conditioning off when you're not home actually save energy?

Aug. 22, 2022

Hot summer days can mean high electricity bills. People want to stay comfortable without wasting energy and money. Maybe your household has fought over the best strategy for cooling your space. Which is more efficient: running the air conditioning all summer long without break, or turning it off during the...