Charles C. Copeland, P.E., LEED®
AP, President/CEO
Education:
MME,
City College of New York
BSME, Missouri University of Science and Technology
License:
Professional
Engineer: New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Ohio, Pennsylvania
Affiliations:
ASHRAE
Fellow, Member AEE, ASME, Pi Tau Sigma, BOMA
Experience: Mr.
Copeland has been associated with the firm since 1970. He has spent his entire
career in the design of mechanical and electrical systems for commercial,
residential, industrial, academic and transportation facilities. His expertise
includes both new construction and renovation projects, with the latter often
involving historic landmarks. His design for heating/cooling distribution for
the renovation of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church won a 2005 ASHRAE Region
1 Technology Award. Mr. Copeland is a LEED®
AP and a recognized authority on energy conservation and sustainable
design. He has also led numerous
studies and retrofit design projects. He was named 2006 Energy Engineer of the
Year by the Association of Energy Engineers.
Career
Highlights
2007 With Con Edison,
developed a steam demand strategy for office buildings to reduce peak winter
demand. Patent pending with
two others for high-rise office building control system design to store thermal
energy in hydronic system.
2006 Engineered first site specific MEA for a NYC
microturbine installation at 1350 Avenue of the Americas, used to develop NYC
standard on microturbines.
2006 Recipient of the AEE Energy Engineer of the
Year award.
2005 Recipient of ASHRAE Region 1
Technology Award for underfloor air conditioning system using existing pew foot
rests in sanctuary at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, thereby preserving the
building's historic interior architecture.
2004 Designed first New York City
office building with complete underfloor air system for new Scholastic
Headquarters at 557 Broadway.
1999 Oversaw rehabilitation of the Old US Customs
House in lower Manhattan and designed MEP systems for the installation of the
National Museum of the American Indian in this historic structure. Completed latest project in
2007.
1991 Named ASHRAE Fellow for
contributions to energy conservation.
1988 Managed engineering for the
New York City Energy Conservation Capital Program, the largest municipal energy
conservation program of its kind in the U.S., involving 20 consultants and
approximately 500 buildings.
1988 Awarded Grand Central
Terminal Rehabilitation contract, beginning 15 year engineering program to
upgrade the mechanical/electrical systems in Grand Central
Terminal.
1985 Engineered New York Vietnam
Veterans Memorial at 55 Water Street using numerical thermal network analysis to
calculate internal temperature.
1983 Designed first
series/parallel chilled water system for NYU Medical Center which won the
1983 Owens Corning Energy Award and 1989 ASHRAE
3rd Place Energy Award.
Prepared energy conservation studies using DOE-2 energy models for most
of the NYUMC buildings.
1982 Presented paper to ASHRAE
conference promoting use of computer modeling to analyze building energy
strategies and real time building simulations.
1977 Engineered fast track
mechanical/electrical design work for Citibank's B77 computerized teller program
at over 200 bank branches throughout New York City.
1976 Prepared major energy study for Veterans
Administration System for Manhattan Hospital establishing format which became
standard for VA hospitals. Firm
then prepared studies for six other VA hospitals throughout the country.
1975 Designed one of New York City's first
multi-family residential solar collector domestic hot water systems at 519 East
11th Street.
1970 Joined two-year old
predecessor to current firm after several years at a large engineering firm,
working on office buildings, retail, college campuses, and other
projects.
