David M. Hubka, DE,
LEED-AP, is the Sustainable Project Manager at Total Mechanical where he guides
every LEED project from conception to certification. He provides LEED-AP &
Green Associate exam prep training to industry professionals throughout the
country and is currently developing credentialing maintenance courses. His
day-to-day work load includes LEED consulting, energy modeling, life-cycle
analysis and cost segregation studies. He can be reached at dhubka@total-mechanical.com.
Challenges abound for plumbing engineers in the revised LEED guidelines (Version 3.0), which has changed the name of LEED for Existing Buildings to LEED-AP Operations + Maintenance.