I am just returning from the IDEA DistrictCooling2018 conference in Dubai where I was able to learn and participate in best practice discussions. What was certainly obvious at the conference is that no matter where district energy systems are located in the world, we share many common...
Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher, was quoted as saying that change is the only constant in life. How true is that? Well, maybe not completely true for everything, looking at the Major League Baseball division leaders as I write my column compared to the same time last year. That being said, our...
I’d like to thank the IDEA board and all of the members for electing me as IDEA’s chair and for demonstrating your confidence and trust in me to represent you and the district energy industry. I am honored and excited to get started in my new role. I take the responsibility of serving as chair...
I am sure you’ve noticed time does not wait for anyone; it just keeps ticking forward as we move through the seasons. From my perspective – as I am sure from yours – the demands on our time are continually stressed by the variety of changes and multitude of new things occurring around us....
Thi s is an exciting time to be in the energy industry. The pace of change is accelerating as new technologies arise to meet the challenges of a growing global population and mitigate the impacts of climate change. In the last decade alone, we’ve seen exponential increases in the deployment of...
As this is my first column as the new IDEA chair, I’d like to thank our members for putting their trust in me for this coming year. I would also like to extend my gratitude to Tim Griffin for his past year of service and “Sustaining Our Success.” And of course those of us who recently made it to...
The city of St. Paul and our conference host, District Energy St. Paul, rolled out the green carpet for IDEA at the association's 107th Annual Conference and Trade show, which wrapped up June 23. The event drew more than 800 delegates from 19 countries, 42 states, four provinces and 246 cities....
Eight years ago my wife and I had our dream home built. We had purchased the property three years before but waited until we had the right floor plan and finances to move forward. Knowing this was to be our dream home, and one we would likely be carried away from in a casket someday, we wanted...
This past fall, I had the privilege to join Rob Thornton in Copenhagen for the annual Danish district heating conference, a rare opportunity to interact with district energy professionals from Denmark. Our host, Birger Lauersen, manager of international affairs for the Danish District Heating...
We move into 2016 without an old friend. John Gray, a steady fixture within the IDEA community, passed away Nov. 10, 2015. John was important to this association, and IDEA was important to him. For nearly 50 years, John attended our conferences and events. Beyond his deep technical knowledge,...
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