Rachel Singleton 

Rachel Singleton joined CSUN in May 2023 as the Energy, Sustainability and Innovation Engineer. She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. focused on Manufacturing and Material Science from CSU Sacramento and is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM). At CSUN, Rachel focuses on reducing campus energy consumption, advancing energy compliance, and implementing innovative energy-efficiency solutions. She helped implement HVAC optimization technology at Lilac Hall, resulting in energy savings of nearly 40%. Following that success, Rachel expanded the technology to CSUN’s Sustainability Center, helping the building return to net-zero energy performance after several years of falling short of that goal, and to Goodman Hall to improve building performance and help address student comfort concerns. Her work continues to focus on using data, technology, and engineering solutions to improve building performance and advance CSUN’s energy and sustainability goals.