Tristan Schwartzman, a Principal and the Director of Energy Services at Goldman Copeland, has been named International Energy Engineer of the Year for 2024 by the Association of Energy Engineers. In announcing the award, the AEE stated that “Tristan Schwartzman is a leading designer and champion of energy-efficiency innovations in Greater New York City, where he is setting a global pace and creating models of innovation for the world. Under Tristan’s direction, Goldman Copeland’s Energy Services Department has completed energy audits and retro-commissioning projects for over 70 million square feet of commercial and institutional properties in the tri-state area. Through these projects, Tristan has optimized energy systems for many of the metropolitan region’s largest commercial and institutional property owners.”

Tristan and his team have generated significant energy savings from these audits for Vornado and SL Green, the two biggest landlords in New York City. They have conducted extensive audit and retro-commissioning work for Morgan Stanley, Hines, and other major landlords. Tristan has partnered with the public sector (NYSERDA and the City of New York) and the private sector (PSE&G and New Jersey Natural Gas) to implement programs to reduce energy consumption in New York and New Jersey. With NYSERDA, he helped pilot a statewide energy-saving initiative. In New Jersey, he and his team have conducted energy audits and/or engineered energy-efficiency improvements for many of the state’s leading healthcare systems and institutions of higher education.

If you are interested in talking with an energy engineer at Goldman Copeland, please contact Sarah Ingber at singber@goldmancopeland.com.