About Scott Greenbaum

EXPERIENCE:
My professional career encompasses over twenty five years of experience in improving the energy productivity of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings. My expertise includes heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), co-generation (CHP), central plant design, energy productivity project pre-development, concept design, detail design, installation, and operations.

1. As a Consulting Engineer and Energy Services Provider, I have managed the pre-project development, concept design, detail design, specification writing, equipment selection, construction management, start-up, and efficient operations of complete HVAC systems, including large central plants, and facility utility distribution systems. I have negotiated a number of utility purchasing agreements for natural gas, oil, steam, chilled water and electricity.

   a. Central Chiller Plants

   1. 750 to 4,000 ton electric centrifugal plants for hospitals and military bases
      
   2. 2,000,000 gallon chilled water storage system for a military base
      
   3. 1,500 ton gas fired chiller/heater plant for a retirement community

b. Heating Plants

1. 1,000 BHP landfill gas plant for a military base

c. Whole Building Energy Productivity

1. 300,000 Sq.Ft. office building in NYC project included 1,000 ton chiller plant, modular high efficiency natural gas heating boilers, recommissioning of EMS system, variable speed drives, heat recovery, premium efficiency electric motors

d. 150,000 Sq.Ft. historic rehabilitation of
    manufacturing space into office space

e. Micro-gen

1. 150 kW natural gas engine driven micro-gen for an apartment building

 

2. As Corporate Energy Manager, I have managed design and construction of new facilities, managed utility bill databases, implemented energy productivity programs, applied for utility rebates, negotiated utility purchase agreements, etc.

a. 16,000 dwelling units in over 60 locations, four central plants, two assisted living facilities, three nursing homes, corporate office building (30,000 Sq.Ft.), food service for 6,000 dwelling units

3. As a Construction Manager, my experience includes all phases from contractor selection, contract documentation, shop drawing review, requests for information, final punch out, and commissioning of installations.
   
   
4. As a Renewable Project Developer, I have performed pre-development economic and project practicality studies. I have researched incentive financing options.
   
   
   1. a. Pre-development study of a 125 kW hydroelectric plant for a municipal water treatment plant.
      
      
   2. b. Developing a 1 to 2 kW solar photovoltaic project for a small commercial site on a town main street. Making application to the Massachusetts Technological Collaborative for incentive financing.
      

EDUCATION:

United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N. Y.
1977 - BS Marine Engineering - Honors

New York University, New York, N. Y.
1980 - MS Energy Technologies

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:

Licensed Professional Engineer - Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Kentucky,

Certified Energy Manager - Association of Energy Engineers 1984

Green Buildings Engineer - AEE 2005

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS:

Regional Energy Manager of the Year 1993 - AEE Mid-Atlantic