Rick Copeland, PE, LEED AP BD+C, CxA Back to Team
Education: B.S. Const Engineering and Mgt – NC State University
Registration: Professional Engineer – NC #36841
Experience: Rick Copeland, PE, CxA has been an Electrical Engineer and Commissioning Manager brings with him over 10 years of experience in both electrical engineering, construction management and building commissioning. He has done an excellent job understanding the needs of their customers and providing the highest quality engineering designs while still meeting client
budget and deadline constraints. Rick brings with him 10 years of experience of Engineering and Commissioning for city, county, state, federal and private arenas for numerous project types to include educational, office, retail, hospital, industrial and institutional projects. Rick is CxA certified by the AABC (Associated Air Balance Council). His LEED design, commissioning and coordination experience has made him one of the leaders in his field for both new construction and renovations. Sample projects include:
• EcoTech Institute – Aurora, CO. – LEED Gold – Solar/Wind Turbines: CCE designed the plumbing, mechanical, electrical, fire alarm and renewable energy systems and partnered with FPC to perform the commissioning for this 60,000 SF EcoTech University with an additional 40,000 SF of warehouse. The renewable energy system included the engineering for a total of 38 kWdc in photovoltaic (solar electric) that included two solar trees, canopy solar panels and a PV system along the front edge of the building. A nine wind turbine system was designed that generates 8 kWdc. FPC performed the commissioning for 100% of the building and the output of the renewable energy systems. Construction Cost $7.4 Million.
• Hyatt Summerfield Suites - Raleigh, NC- LEED: This project is a 120,000 SF hotel that was designed to attain LEED certification. CCE provided the plumbing, mechanical, electrical and fire alarm design. In addition to the design CCE provided the LEED documentation of
engineering credits and energy modeling. These services have been tailored to meet the requirements for LEED’s Enhanced Commissioning credit. FPC is performing the commissioning and has been on board with the project since the pre-design phase and has offered guidance and suggestions so far throughout the entire project. On site commissioning services will include system verification of the building management system, HVAC, lighting, and domestic hot water. Construction Cost $12.5 Million.
• Kilpatrick Stockton. – Raleigh, NC. - LEED Gold: The project is a 28,000 SF office building where CCE designed the plumbing, mechanical, electrical, fire alarm as well as provided the LEED documentation of engineering credits and has partnered with FPC to perform the building
commissioning. On site commissioning services included system verification of HVAC, lighting, and domestic hot water.
• 603 Carthage Street Shell and Fit Up – Sanford, NC. – LEED Gold with LEED Platinum Fit Up– Solar: CCE provided the plumbing,
mechanical, electrical, fire alarm and photovoltaic engineering with FPC performing the commissioning and LEED coordination for this 12,000 SF newly built office building. The core and shell were LEED Gold Certified by the USGBC and the Fit Up for the tenant is LEED Platinum. The
building utilizes solar power on site to offset a portion of the electrical consumption of the facility. Our on-site commissioning services included verification of the building management system, HVAC System, Lighting, Solar System and Domestic hot water. Engineering, Commissioning and LEED Coordination services were provided in a timely manner in order to keep the project on schedule. Construction Cost $2.4 Million.
• Burt’s Bees Warehouse and Distribution Facility – Morrisville, NC. – Energy Audit: Burt’s Bees Corporation was pursuing LEED certification for their Distribution and Warehouse facilities which consisted of a total of 360,000 SF of warehouse and 136,000 SF of distribution facilities and offices. FPC performed the Level 1 ASHRAE analysis (Energy Audit), Energy Star Comparison and Solar Pay Back Analysis as well as provided low cost, energy reduction recommendations to make the building more energy efficient and LEED Certified. A full survey, analysis
and report was completed for the building management system, HVAC System, Lighting and Power Systems, Solar Analysis and Pay Back was Performed, EPA Energy Star Comparison was run to compare the energy use to similar buildings around the country. Const Cost $28 Million.
• Williams Realty and Building Co. – Raleigh, NC. – Energy Audits: Provided Energy Analysis and Audits on numerous buildings owned and managed by the firm to reduce annual energy consumption by providing their older buildings with updated HVAC, lighting and thermal envelope components. In order to determine the economic feasibility of this project, FPC constructed an energy model of their existing building to simulate the current energy consumption and verified the accuracy against multiple years worth of utility bills. Then, by making improvements on the existing energy model, such as providing new energy efficient windows or updated lighting, it was possible to see the amount of energy savings achieved.
Registration: Professional Engineer – NC #36841
Experience: Rick Copeland, PE, CxA has been an Electrical Engineer and Commissioning Manager brings with him over 10 years of experience in both electrical engineering, construction management and building commissioning. He has done an excellent job understanding the needs of their customers and providing the highest quality engineering designs while still meeting client
budget and deadline constraints. Rick brings with him 10 years of experience of Engineering and Commissioning for city, county, state, federal and private arenas for numerous project types to include educational, office, retail, hospital, industrial and institutional projects. Rick is CxA certified by the AABC (Associated Air Balance Council). His LEED design, commissioning and coordination experience has made him one of the leaders in his field for both new construction and renovations. Sample projects include:
• EcoTech Institute – Aurora, CO. – LEED Gold – Solar/Wind Turbines: CCE designed the plumbing, mechanical, electrical, fire alarm and renewable energy systems and partnered with FPC to perform the commissioning for this 60,000 SF EcoTech University with an additional 40,000 SF of warehouse. The renewable energy system included the engineering for a total of 38 kWdc in photovoltaic (solar electric) that included two solar trees, canopy solar panels and a PV system along the front edge of the building. A nine wind turbine system was designed that generates 8 kWdc. FPC performed the commissioning for 100% of the building and the output of the renewable energy systems. Construction Cost $7.4 Million.
• Hyatt Summerfield Suites - Raleigh, NC- LEED: This project is a 120,000 SF hotel that was designed to attain LEED certification. CCE provided the plumbing, mechanical, electrical and fire alarm design. In addition to the design CCE provided the LEED documentation of
engineering credits and energy modeling. These services have been tailored to meet the requirements for LEED’s Enhanced Commissioning credit. FPC is performing the commissioning and has been on board with the project since the pre-design phase and has offered guidance and suggestions so far throughout the entire project. On site commissioning services will include system verification of the building management system, HVAC, lighting, and domestic hot water. Construction Cost $12.5 Million.
• Kilpatrick Stockton. – Raleigh, NC. - LEED Gold: The project is a 28,000 SF office building where CCE designed the plumbing, mechanical, electrical, fire alarm as well as provided the LEED documentation of engineering credits and has partnered with FPC to perform the building
commissioning. On site commissioning services included system verification of HVAC, lighting, and domestic hot water.
• 603 Carthage Street Shell and Fit Up – Sanford, NC. – LEED Gold with LEED Platinum Fit Up– Solar: CCE provided the plumbing,
mechanical, electrical, fire alarm and photovoltaic engineering with FPC performing the commissioning and LEED coordination for this 12,000 SF newly built office building. The core and shell were LEED Gold Certified by the USGBC and the Fit Up for the tenant is LEED Platinum. The
building utilizes solar power on site to offset a portion of the electrical consumption of the facility. Our on-site commissioning services included verification of the building management system, HVAC System, Lighting, Solar System and Domestic hot water. Engineering, Commissioning and LEED Coordination services were provided in a timely manner in order to keep the project on schedule. Construction Cost $2.4 Million.
• Burt’s Bees Warehouse and Distribution Facility – Morrisville, NC. – Energy Audit: Burt’s Bees Corporation was pursuing LEED certification for their Distribution and Warehouse facilities which consisted of a total of 360,000 SF of warehouse and 136,000 SF of distribution facilities and offices. FPC performed the Level 1 ASHRAE analysis (Energy Audit), Energy Star Comparison and Solar Pay Back Analysis as well as provided low cost, energy reduction recommendations to make the building more energy efficient and LEED Certified. A full survey, analysis
and report was completed for the building management system, HVAC System, Lighting and Power Systems, Solar Analysis and Pay Back was Performed, EPA Energy Star Comparison was run to compare the energy use to similar buildings around the country. Const Cost $28 Million.
• Williams Realty and Building Co. – Raleigh, NC. – Energy Audits: Provided Energy Analysis and Audits on numerous buildings owned and managed by the firm to reduce annual energy consumption by providing their older buildings with updated HVAC, lighting and thermal envelope components. In order to determine the economic feasibility of this project, FPC constructed an energy model of their existing building to simulate the current energy consumption and verified the accuracy against multiple years worth of utility bills. Then, by making improvements on the existing energy model, such as providing new energy efficient windows or updated lighting, it was possible to see the amount of energy savings achieved.