by Goldman Copeland | Aug 15, 2019 | Article
When 73,000 residents of Manhattan’s West Side were left without power on the night of July 13, both the mayor and the governor, who rarely agree on anything, were quick to blast Con Edison, making it clear it wasn’t the only utility the city could do business with....
by Charles Copeland, PE | Aug 14, 2019 | Article
Retrofitting older multi-stage steam turbines with state-of-the-art controls, single-stage compressors and other technologies can improve the performance of existing steam turbines, often at a fraction of new chiller installation costs. As home to the largest...
by Goldman Copeland | May 21, 2019 | Article, GoCo in the news
Charles Copeland and Dan Colombini comment on the challenge of fire protection and life safety in historic New York City buildings on the New York Real Estate Journal: The devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris raises questions of how best to ensure the...
by Daniel Colombini, PE | Mar 18, 2019 | Article
Technological advances in building construction materials and methods are becoming an increasing challenge to traditional fire protection practices. Fortunately, building codes typically provide a mechanism for considering nontraditional design. This mechanism offers...
by Goldman Copeland | Feb 25, 2019 | Article, GoCo in the news
“I was always a little grim about our use of energy — fossil fuels,” Copeland said. So the homesteaders did something unique for the 1970s. They installed 30 Sunworks solar collectors and a large windmill on the rooftop of 519 East 11th Street, which provided more...
by Daniel Colombini, PE | Jan 31, 2019 | Article
The path to a future of quality innovation is found through respect for the past. Professional design disciplines constantly balance the desire for innovation with the reliability of established practices. We sometimes lean towards innovative solutions, and other...