Tristan Schwartzman, a Principal and Director of Energy Services at Goldman Copeland, the New York City-based consulting engineering firm, has been honored by the Association of Energy Engineers as its “International Energy Engineer of the Year.” 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.” Tristan received the recognition at the International Awards Banquet, held in conjunction with the AEE World Energy Conference & Expo, in Nashville, TN, on September 25.

Under Tristan’s direction, Goldman Copeland’s Energy Services Department has completed energy audits and retro-commissioning projects for over 50 million square feet of commercial and institutional properties in the tri-state area, over 10 million square feet of hospitals, and over 10 million square feet of universities.

Through these projects, Tristan and his team have optimized energy systems for many of the metropolitan region’s largest commercial and institutional property owners, generating both energy and financial savings for 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.

At a time of vital importance for energy efficiency in New York City, the region, and the nation, Tristan was central to Goldman Copeland’s creation of the first online Geothermal Ground Source Screening Tool in the nation. Created in 2018 for the City of New York, the New York City tool enables users to simply assess the feasibility of geothermal heating and cooling for every lot in the city: nearly 900,000 lots in all five boroughs.

The tool represents a landmark development for energy efficiency in the Greater New York City area and the nation. Its far-reaching potential offers the opportunity to expand use of geothermal ground source energy in meeting clean energy needs worldwide.

About Goldman Copeland

Goldman Copeland, the New York City-based consulting engineering firm, is active within the broader tri-state real estate community addressing the engineering needs of commercial office buildings, healthcare facilities, universities, cultural institutions, religious and civic institutions, and government facilities. The firm has completed energy audits and retro-commissioning projects for more than 70 million square feet of commercial and institutional properties. Among the world-renowned properties for which it has provided engineering services are Grand Central Terminal, the Empire State Building, Carnegie Hall, Rockefeller Center, and Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.

Feature Image Courtesy of: AEE