Skye Gruen
Director – New Construction & Sustainability
Bright Power

Skye is the leader of our New Construction & On-site Generation teams. She has deep experience with all aspects of green and energy efficient new construction and rehab projects, having overseen or personally served as a consultant on 50+ new construction projects, and 180+ energy retrofits. Her expertise includes energy modeling, construction oversight, LEED and ENERGY STAR consulting, energy auditing, and integrated design. She meets regularly with design teams to help architects, engineers, and developers work to build better buildings, focusing on energy and water efficiency, occupancy comfort, resiliency, and operations and maintenance. While at Bright Power, Skye has co-published two papers under grants from NYSERDA and NYCEDC on the under-performance of solar thermal domestic hot water systems an cogeneration systems. She has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Yale University, and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington, and is a LEED Green Rater, HERS Rater, and Certified Passive House Consultant.