Rick Hunter, LEED AP, is founder and CEO of St. Louis-based Microgrid Solar, which provides scalable effi ciency and renewable-energy consulting and contracting services. Hunter co-authors this issue’s “Guidance” article, page 16, which outlines the three levels of ASHRAE energy audits for commercial buildings.
Marc Lopata, PE, LEED AP, is president and principal engineer of St. Louis-based Microgrid Solar, which provides Energy Star benchmarking and ASHRAE audits for buildings nationwide. Lopata relies on his more than 20 years’ experience in engineer- ing and construction to co-author this issue’s “Guidance” article, page 16, about the three levels of ASHRAE energy audits.
J. Paul Hansen, FAIA, NCARB, is principal of Hansen Architects PC, Sa- vannah, Ga., a role in which he directs all architectural services and manages all phases of project development. Hansen, who has practiced architec- ture in Savannah for more than 40 years, recalls his fi rm’s contribution to the Marshall House hotel in Savannah’s downtown historic district in “Historic,” page 52.
As regional manager of Energy Finance Analytics LLC’s Chicago offi ce, Frank R. Pipal uses his numerous Malta, N.Y.-based Building Perfor- mance Institute designations to audit buildings to determine their energy effi ciency. In “Energy,” page 48, Pipal writes about air infi ltration in com- mercial buildings and how simple it is to test for it.
In “Component,” page 30, Robert Scichili highlights the contributions of insulation to a U.S. Department of Defense’s retrofi t metal roof, which integrates fi ve technologies. Scichili is president of Robert Scichili Associ- ates, 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.
Scott Kriner, LEED AP O+M, is presi- dent 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 provided him a ringside seat to the retrofi t metal roof system installed at Goodfellow Air Force Base, San Angelo, Texas, about which he writes in “Component,” page 30.
Elyse Cooper has been writing about the design and construction industry for seven years, authoring articles for various nationally circulated trade publications. Her “Residential” article on page 44 about Village Place Apartments, Longmont, Colo., demonstrates how thoughtful systems upgrades can main- tain affordable housing communities.