by Charles Copeland, PE | Aug 10, 2012 | Article
We have worked on two large NYC energy conservation efforts. The first was managing NYC’s 1980’s Energy Conservation Capital program, the largest of its kind, and our more recent effort is to improve the energy performance of NYC’s existing office buildings (see my...
by Charles Copeland, PE | Jun 2, 2005 | Article
A central cooling plant on a college campus has several quantifiable advantages over decentralized equipment. These include improved efficiency, ability to cycle easily between alternate energy sources, reduced maintenance burden for staff, and long-term capital cost...
by Charles Copeland, PE | Sep 20, 1996 | Article
One of New York City’s most famous architectural landmarks is Grand Central Terminal. Built during the golden age of train station construction, the terminal officially opened in February 1913. It is the visible, above-ground part of a mostly underground...
by Charles Copeland, PE | Jun 2, 1994 | Article
There are many good reasons to replace aging chiller plants in the nineteen-nineties. Unfortunately, very few installations were straight-forward in execution because the designers of the original structures rarely considered the necessity of replacing these machines...
by Charles Copeland, PE | Jan 15, 1989 | Article
Many of our friends are surprised at the number of challenging projects we work on, so we decided to update you. For this newsletter, we are focusing on some of our landmark projects currently in design. As you may know, last year we completed the comprehensive...
