Peggy Elkind, MBA, is vice president of business development for Intelligent Power and Air Solutions Inc. She works with clients to achieve sustainability goals and increase productiv- ity through holistic building solutions that achieve reduced energy consumption and improved air quality. In “Controlling Humidity Pays Off,” page 48, Elkind writes about how a Baltimore-based grocery store resolved its humidity issues to become more energy effi cient and profi table.
In part two of a series about a unique roof system at Goodfellow Air Force Base, San Angelo,
Texas, Robert Scichili co-reports about the metal roof’s solar-power and -thermal system. The article, “Harnessing the Sun’s Energy,” appears on page 34. Scichili is president of Robert Scichili Associates, Richardson, Texas, and a principal in RSK Avanti Partners LLC, a full-service consulting fi rm focused on strategic marketing, sales and technical development.
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 provided him a ringside seat to the metal roof system installed at Goodfellow Air Force Base, San Angelo, Tex- as. Kriner co-authors “Har- nessing the Sun’s Energy,” page 34, which discusses the metal roof’s solar-power and -thermal system.
Heather Clark, LEED AP, is principal of Boston- based Biome Studio where she facilitates teams of designers and developers to achieve energy and water savings far beyond standard green-building goals. Her background in building science and real-estate development enabled her to develop the vision and oversee the design team for Boston-based Castle Square Apartments’ deep energy retrofi t, about which she co-writes on page 38.
TOPHAT™ THE LEADER IN RETROFIT METAL ROOFING SOLUTIONS
Elton+Hampton Archi- tects, Roxbury, Mass., and the principal architect for the Hickory Consortium, a green-energy consulting
fi rm, Bruce Hampton, AIA, LEED AP, is a nation- ally recognized expert in the greening of low-cost housing. Hampton co- authors an article about one of his recent projects, Castle Square Apartments, Boston, on page 38. The project is one of the largest multifamily deep energy retrofi ts in the U.S.
Thomas Jester, AIA, LEED AP, is a project manager and associate at Quinn Evans Architects, Washington, D.C., and former chair of the Mont- gomery County Historic Preservation Commission, Md. Pulling from his 20 years of experience in the fi eld of historic preserva- tion, he writes on page 52 about sourcing historically accurate and preservation - board-acceptable building materials.
Tax professionals from Syosset, N.Y.-based Energy Tax Savers Inc. write about Energy Policy Act deductions for retrofi tting commercial and government buildings in “How EPAct Building Tax
Incentives Support Retrofi ts,” page 16. Charles
R. Goulding (left) is an attorney, certifi ed public accountant and president of Energy Tax Savers.
Charles G. Goulding (center) and Raymond Kumar, CPA, are senior tax analysts with the fi rm.