Publications and Seminars

Publications – James L. Newman

Using the Internet to Find Green Opportunities

    Construction Association of Michigan (CAM), December, 2009

Seeing Green?  You’re Not Alone   

    Technology Century Magazine, Engineering Society of Detroit, July, 2008

Current Critical Issues in Environmental Law – Green Buildings and Sustainable Development (Book)

    Lexis Nexis, June, 2008

“Green” Buildings and Sustainability

   2007 Metro Detroit Year End Market Report, Friedman Real Estate Group, Inc., January, 2008

First Building in Michigan Certified under LEED-EB (Existing Building) – and It’s GOLD!

   Visions Magazine, BOMA Detroit, May, 2007

Indoor Air Quality, Health, Energy Conservation and Legal Liability

    Journal of Energy Engineering, 1991

HVAC Systems: Computerized Control

    Building Operating Management, March, 1979

Computer Control for Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning Comes of Age

    The Detroit Engineer, Engineering Society of Detroit, July, 1978

Air-to-Air Energy Recovery Grows Up

    The Detroit Engineer, Engineering Society of Detroit, 1975

Seminars  - Partial List

LEED® and ASHRAE Energy Standard 90.1 – Similarities of Goals & Procedures

Avoid a “Sick Building” – Effective Operating & Maintenance Techniques to Optimize Efficiency

Indoor Air Quality, Health and Energy Conservation - and the Legal Liability Associated with Them

Introduction to the U.S. Green Building Council and the LEED® Green Building Rating System

How to Pass the LEED Exams (10 hours)

LEED and ASHRAE Energy Standard 90.1 – Similarities of Goals and Procedures

No and Low Cost Operational Adjustments to Improve Energy Performance & Comfort

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) – Commercial Building Tax Deductions

Introduction to ASHRAE/ANSI/IESNA Energy Standard 90.1 (8 hours)

Facilities Best Practices: How to Save Energy, Improve IAQ and Reduce Tenant Complaints – and How to Get the Money to Do It

Transforming an Older Facility into a High-Performance Building

How to Save Energy with Commissioning, Re-Commissioning and Retro-Commissioning

LEED and Energy Star – Differences and Similarities

LEED-EB: O & M – How to Do It without Breaking the Bank

HVAC and Integrated Design – How to Surpass ASHRAE Standard 90.1 without Breaking the Bank

Types of Fans, Fan Laws, Systems and System Effect on Fan Performance (8 hours)

The New ASHRAE Building Energy Quotient – What’s It All About?

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