Lixi Liu

Lixi Liu is a Researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)'s Building Technologies and Science Center, focusing on building energy model development, simulation, and data analysis. At NREL, she contributes to equitable national/city-level electrification and energy efficiency roadmap development, as well as key software tools like dsgrid.

• Education:
  • PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Natural Resources & Environment, University of Michigan
  • MS in Mechanical Engineering and Environment & Sustainability, University of Michigan
  • BS in Mechanical Engineering, Kettering University

Liu's research spans building electrification, circular economy approaches for lighting waste, and grid impact analysis. Her work integrates life cycle cost optimization, emissions modeling, and socioeconomic equity in energy transitions.

Recent publications highlight her expertise in Residential Building Stock Analysis (100%), Building Envelope (36%), and Retrofit Strategies (35%). She collaborates with institutions like Arizona State University and the Department of Energy on building decarbonization and policy modeling.

Liu's contributions include NREL technical reports on Alaska's Rural Building Stock (2025), Highly Resolved Reference Projections (2025), and ResStock v3.3.0 Documentation (2025). Her peer-reviewed work in Energy and Buildings (2024) and Applied Energy (2025) demonstrates her leadership in equitable electrification studies.