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Christopher F. Halpin, PE, CEM, CEP, LEED™ AP

President

Expertise

• Energy Saving Performance Contracting Consulting
• Sustainable Design/LEED Consulting
• Strategic Energy Master Planning
• Energy Procurement and Management

Chris Halpin is the President of Celtic Energy, Inc. an independent energy consulting firm specializing in energy efficiency policy, program management, energy engineering, energy efficiency, and sustainable/green building design. Celtic Energy assists clients in reducing energy costs locally, nationally, and internationally. Mr. Halpin also teaches classes to design and construction professionals regarding Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Design, Homeland Security Design and Construction, and Design-Build Construction across the country. He has also provided energy efficiency training to utility account executives, operating engineers, and others.

Chris has been active in the energy efficiency industry for 20 years. He has worked for several nationally known ESCOs and consulting firms in various roles including engineering, management, and sales. His past and present clients include utilities, universities, hospitals, public school systems, state and federal government agencies, and several Fortune 500 manufacturing, insurance, and financial services companies. Some of his recent clients include: NCR Corporation; as an outsourced Global Energy Manager since 2000, he has saved this multinational company over $2 million globally; US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Labs- Quality Assurance services as a Project Facilitator for Federal ESPCs (Energy Savings Performance Contracts) on a national basis; He is making military construction efforts more energy efficient and sustainably-designed, such as the Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, NV. He has an On-Call contract with the State of CT -DPW to provide energy engineering services; The City of Derby, CT awarded him a contract to provide QA services on an ESPC program for schools, municipal buildings, and wastewater plant; Northeast Utilities- Quality Assurance services for several of their energy efficiency programs.

Professional Associations

Chris is a registered Professional Engineer in Connecticut, New York, and Florida. He is in the process of gaining his Nevada license as well. He is also a Certified Energy Procurement Professional by the Association of Energy Engineers. He is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional by the US Green Building Council. He is a member of the Northeast Energy Efficiency Council, Chair of the Legislative Outreach Committee for the NEEC-CT Chapter, and serves on the Renewable Energy and Efficiency Business Association (REEBA) Board of Director. Celtic Energy is an Energy Star Partner in the USEPA's Energy Star Buildings Program.

References available upon request