Stephen M. Block is a partner in the Houston of- fi ce of Thompson & Knight, where he represents clients in real estate and related transactions. He is actively involved in Keeping PACE in Texas, a non-profi t busi- ness association organized to promote Texas legisla- tion for Property Assessed Clean Energy loans to be used throughout the state. Block co-authors an article about PACE’s benefi ts in “Guidance,” page 16.
James C. Morriss III is Thompson & Knight’s Austin, Texas, offi ce leader and the fi rm-wide environmental law prac- tice leader. He is actively involved in Keeping PACE in Texas, a non-profi t business association organized to promote legislation that facilitates Property Assessed Clean Energy loans throughout Texas. Morriss co-authors an article about PACE’s benefi ts in “Guidance,” page 16.
Nathan M. Gillette, AIA, LEED AP, CEM, is the vice president and director of Energy Finance Analytics LLC, Grand Rapids, Mich., and an editorial advisor on retrofi t magazine. He works with clients to successfully imple- ment and manage energy effi ciency, sustainability and climate-change projects. In “Business,” page 20, Gillette defends economic-develop- ment incentives being linked to LEED, which was criticized in a recent USA Today article (usat.ly/Vo3PtL).
In “A Strong Platform,”
page 32, Robert Scichili reports about the U.S. Department of Defense’s test of a retrofi t metal roof, which integrates fi ve technologies. Scichili is president of Robert Scichili Associates, Richardson, Texas, and principal partner in RSK Avanti Partners LLC, a full-service consulting fi rm focused on working with product manufacturers, designers, specifi ers and contractors.
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Scott Kriner, LEED AP O+M, is president of Macungie, Pa.-based Green Metal Consulting Inc. and a principal in RSK Avanti Partners LLC. He is serving the Glenview, Ill.- based Metal Construction Association as technical director, a role that pro- vided him a ringside seat to the retrofi t metal roof system being installed at Goodfellow Air Force Base, San Angelo, Texas, about which he writes in “Component,” page 32.
Russell Thompson is director of utilities and engineering for Facilities Management at Duke University, Durham, N.C. In “Component,” page 38, he gives us an inside look into the university’s conversion of a coal- powered steam plant to natural gas. The retrofi t is part of the university’s efforts toward becoming climate neutral by 2024, the year of its centennial.
Bryan Steiner is a senior construction engineer of Building Services with Charlotte, N.C.-based Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), the 18th largest school district in the U.S. He is CMS’ energy team leader and has reduced the district’s utility budget from in excess of $27 million to $23 million. Steiner writes in “Energy,” page 47, about how CMS has utilized ENERGY STAR to meet and exceed its energy- effi ciency goals.