Charles C. Copeland is an American infrastructure engineer who has helped preserve and maintain several well-known New York City buildings and has developed innovative energy-conservation initiatives. Among the more iconic buildings are the Empire State Building,[1] Grand Central Terminal,[2] and the Alexander Hamilton Customs House.[3] The energy-conserving innovations include an early (1974) solar energy rooftop installation in Manhattan[4] and a 2015 patent for a control sequence to reduce peak utility steam demand in Manhattan buildings.[5] He is president and CEO of Goldman Copeland Consulting Engineers,[6] which also works with many of the nation's largest commercial property owners.