FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 4, 2018
Contact: Darrel Berry, Marketing Communications Manager
Hanson Professional Services Inc.
(217) 747-9291
dberry@hanson-inc.com
Hanson’s Boyd earns ASHRAE certification
MAITLAND, Fla. — Nate Boyd, P.E., BEAP, CPMP, LEED AP®, a mechanical and energy engineer at Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s Orlando regional office, has earned the Building Energy Assessment Professional certification from ASHRAE. This certification is issued to individuals who provide building system and site condition assessments, energy audits and recommendations for energy efficiency.
Boyd joined Hanson in 2015 and aids clients in the development of energy conservation master planning and performs energy auditing and commissioning services. He has provided services for projects including energy roadmaps for Florida Hospital Orlando and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, an energy management system for the city of Orlando and the measurement and verification of central cooling plant upgrades for East Carolina University.
He received an associate degree in engineering from Valencia Community College and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He is a licensed professional engineer in Florida, a Commissioning Process Management Professional (CPMP) and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design AP (accredited professional).
He is a member of ASHRAE’s Building Energy Quotient Committee and its subcommittee for marketing to governmental organizations; corresponding member and chair of the handbook subcommittee for Technical Committee 7.6: Building Energy Performance and of the Commercial Building Energy Audits subcommittee; and vice chair of the Impact of ASHRAE Standards and Technology on Energy Savings/Performance multidisciplinary task group. He also is the Region XII vice chair of ASHRAE’s Grassroots Government Advocacy Committee and a member of its Active Outreach subcommittee and serves on the Central Florida Chapter’s board of governors. He is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and is a founding board member of the Central Florida Energy Efficiency Alliance, for which he is the professional society sector chair. In 2015, he received ASHRAE’s inaugural Young Engineer in ASHRAE Award of Individual Excellence and in 2016, he was named a recipient of Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine’s 2016 40 Under 40 award.
Hanson is a national, employee-owned consulting firm providing engineering, planning and allied services. The Orlando regional office is located at 720 N. Maitland Ave., Suite 102, Maitland, FL 32751. The office may be reached by phone at (407) 622-2050.
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