Reminiscing: 15 Years of Mechanical/Electrical Infrastructure Design at Grand Central Terminal

by Charles Copeland, PE | Mar 3, 2013 | Article

Grand Central Terminal Anniversary 1913-2013 Competing for the Project Engineering the infrastructure upgrades to one of the most famous landmarks in the United States was a challenging and rewarding professional journey for me. In late 1988, Peter Stangl, the first...

Improving Energy Performance of NYC’s Existing Office Buildings

by Charles Copeland, PE | Aug 15, 2012 | Article

New York City’s compressed urban footprint and extensive mass transit system make it more sustainable than most American cities. Its greenhouse gas emission level, at 6.5 metric tons per person, is lower than that of 16 of the largest U.S. cities and well below the...

Minimizing Excess Outside Air

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...

New York Times infographic: Manhattan’s Steam Network

by Goldman Copeland | Jul 20, 2007 | Article

  Originally appeared in The New York Times, July 20, 2007

Improving Campus Economics and Aesthetics with a Central Chilled Water Plant

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...

A Grand Ol’ Time

by Goldman Copeland | Nov 3, 1997 | Article

Having served millions of people in its more than 80 years of operation, New York City’s Grand Central Terminal is now in the midst of a $150 million renovation, which includes providing cool air to the plaiforms for the first time. Read the full article...