Publications

In this 21st century world of business, BuildingSmartSoftware, Inc. offers a varied menu of published information for the building design, construction, operation, and maintenance industries for training, mentoring, goal-setting, and time management.  Publications include:

Managing People in the HVAC/R Industry a Business News Publication

Process, Project, Profit - A Practitioner's Guide to the Building Industry, that can be purchased chapter by chapter!

Engineered Systems Magazine Back 2 Basics Webinar Series at www.esmagazine.com

Engineered Systems Magazine PODCAST Series at www.esmagazine.com where Howard McKew's podcasts explore several categories of engineering topics, from responsible documents and single-source solutions to training and mentoring.

Engineered Systems Magazine Blog - Sustainable & Attainable -   Howard Mckew’ discussion of energy and environmental topics and provides you with some FREE download electronic documents for your use

Engineered Systems Magazine - For monthly Back to Basics multiple choice test and Tomorrow’s Engineer Columns along with Amanda McKew’s HVACR Designer Tips and Application Scorecard

Upcoming Speaking Events

2008

  • December 17,  2008, 2 pm, Back2Basics Webinar Series, Vol. 5

 

Looking back, Howard McKew, PE, CPE has spoken at:

2003

  • International Green Building Council Annual Conference with topic, "Commissioning of Facility Management-That Extra LEED Credit"

2004

  • Conference for Catholic Charities Facility Management Annual Convention with the topic, "Building Commissioning & Retro-Commissioning"
  • American Institute of Architects National Conference with the topic, "Building Commissioning and Commissioning of Facility Management"
  • American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Annual Meeting with the topic, "A Project Can Be CMMS Ready In the Design Phase"
  • New England Healthcare Engineering Society Fall Conference with the topic, "Commissioning of Facility Management"

2005

  • American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Annual Meeting with the topic, "Retrofit of an Existing Central Chilled Water Plant Using Waterside Economizer "
  • Design Build Institute of America Healthcare Project Delivery Conference with the topic, "Commissioning In Healthcare"
  • Design Build Institute of America Healthcare Project Delivery Conference with the topic, "Case Study - How Lawrence General Hospital Addressed Chilled Water Capacity Challenges"
  • October 4th in Atlantic City, NJ at the ERAPPA Annual Conference with the topic, "Starting a Sustainable Maintenance Management Plan in the Design Phase"

2006

  • January 22nd in Chicago, IL at the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Winter Meeting with the topic, "Trouble-Shooting & Retrofit of Chilled Water Systems"
  • June 25th in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada at the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Annual Meeting with the topic, "System Selection for Centralized Heating and Cooing Systems."
  • October 13th in Sturbridge, MA. "Need to Know: Owners' Commissioning & TAB Seminar"  www.esmagazine.com/commissioning

2007

  • March 2007, Howard McKew will be presenting "Maximizing Building Performance Thru Building Retro-Commissioning" at the New England Facilities Conference, at the Boston World Trade Center, Boston, MA
  • July 18, 2007, Baltimore, Maryland "Need to Know: Owner's Commissioning & TAB Seminar". A 1-Day seminar with a "take home" RFP for 3rd Party Commissioning Services & a RFP for 3rd Party TAB Services. Check out www.esmagazine.com/commissioning
  • October 4, 2007, "Back 2 Basics Webinar - Tips Revisited".

2008

  • June 11, 2008, 2 pm, Back2Basics Webinar Series, Vol. 3
  • June 22, 2008, ASHRAE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah. Seminar 10 (Basic) Track: Building a Better 2008 Handbook: The First Five Chapters Revised and Updated 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Sponsor: 9.1 Large Building Air-Conditioning Systems Chair: Howard J. McKew, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE
  • September 17, 2008, 2 pm, Back2Basics Webinar Series, Vol. 4
  • September 28-October 1, 2008, ERAPPA Annual Conference, Baltimore Maryland:  Session - O&M and System Training Requirements-It's Not Working: Howard McKew, P.E., CPE
  • October 7, 2008, NEHES Annual Conference, New Haven, Connecticut, October 7th to October
    10th, 2008, Session - Establishing an Integrated Design Team Process: Howard McKew, P.E., CPE
  • 10/28/2008, Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Integrated Project Design Team Approach, SRAPPA 2008
  • 10/28/2008, Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM O&M and System Training Requirements-It's Not Working, SRAPPA 2008
     

 

 

 

 

 

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