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David Kaneda

Principal and Thought Leader, IDeAs Consulting Inc


David Kaneda is a seasoned professional with over 40 years of experience designing electrical systems. His current focus includes areas such as cost effectively electrifying existing buildings, designing buildings to support the grid, minimizing carbon emissions caused by buildings, developing innovative applications for PV/battery microgrids, design of resilient buildings, deploying all-electric kitchens, developing innovative EV charging and V2B concepts, integrating daylight and electric lighting systems, deploying smart electrical panels and using building scale hydrogen electrolysis and hydrogen fuel cells for standby power. David is a GSA - Peer Professional, a Fellow in the AIA, a LEED Fellow, a Senior Fellow at the New Buildings Institute, and serves on AIA California's Climate Action Committee. He has designed over 50 - net zero energy buildings, including the IDeAs Z Squared office; the first Net Zero Energy commercial office in the United States in 2005.