Energy Efficiency
Understand the difference between NEPA and CEQA
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) are focused on the environmental impact of construction projects, but they have different emphases.
2020 40 Under 40: Neil Bulger, PE, LEED AP BD+C, 35
Principal, Cofounder, Red Car Analytics Inc., Santa Rosa, Calif. BS Mechanical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University
2020 40 Under 40: Marie Curatolo, CEM, 30
Project Manager, ESD, Chicago; MS Sustainable Business Leadership, Lund University, Sweden
2020 40 Under 40: Alexej Goehring, PE, 39
Associate, America’s Skills Leader, Arup, San Francisco; MS Engineering, Warwick University, U.K.
2020 40 Under 40: Shona O’Dea, LEED AP, WELL AP, 31
High Performance Design Leader - Senior Associate, DLR Group, Chicago; BS Building Services Engineering, MS Sustainability, Innovation and Technology, Dublin Institute of Technology; MS Technology, Purdue University
2020 40 Under 40: Michael Radio, PE, CEM, BEMP, LEED AP BD+C, 36
Associate Principal, Ballinger, Philadelphia; BS Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University
2020 40 Under 40: Marzia Sedino, PE, LEED AP BD+C, 38
High-Performance Team Leader, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago; Master’s, Environmental Engineering, University of Pavia, Italy
2020 40 Under 40: Johnathan Woodside, PE, LEED AP O+M, CxA, CEM, GGP, GBE, 37
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Gresham Smith, Nashville; BS Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee State University; MBA, Tennessee Technological University
Demystifying zero net energy design
A zero net energy (ZNE) building is typically highly energy efficient and produces as much renewable energy as it consumes on an annualized basis and is a powerful framework for new and existing buildings.
Provincial Health Services Authority: BC Women’s and Children’s Hospital, The Teck Acute Care Centre (TACC)
Two significant aspects of the BC Women’s and Children’s Hospital, The Teck Acute Care Centre (TACC) project were the incorporation of sustainable design strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and operating costs, and resilience design strategies to mitigate the consequences of mass casualty events.