SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Taitem Engineering of Ithaca recently announced that its founder, Ian M. Shapiro, has accepted a faculty position at Syracuse University, where he will teach in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He will also be conducting research at the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE). Shapiro will […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Taitem Engineering of Ithaca recently announced that its founder, Ian M. Shapiro, has accepted a faculty position at Syracuse University, where he will teach in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
He will also be conducting research at the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE). Shapiro will also lead SyracuseCoE’s initiative to establish its new Building Assessment Center.
Shapiro will continue to serve on Taitem’s board of directors and be available as a resource to the company, the firm said in a news release.
Shapiro founded Taitem Engineering in 1989. He has led several applied-energy conservation research projects and worked on design and energy projects in New York and nearby states. He has led the development of several software applications which are used in the areas of HVAC, energy, and indoor air-quality fields, the release stated. That includes TREAT (Targeted Residential Energy Analysis Tools), which was awarded the 2005 national R&D100 Award.
He has developed and delivered workshops to owners, developers, designers, and contractors in the area of energy and HVAC to advance sustainability efforts in the industry. Shapiro has been a leader in the green-buildings movement and “a steadfast advocate for high-performance buildings,” Taitem contends.
“I’m super excited to be seeking to share knowledge with the next generation of engineers and to be working at the university’s Center of Excellence, which I’ve long admired. The university’s strength in interdisciplinary work, with the School of Architecture and others, is also of interest to me. I’m delighted to stay connected to Taitem, and hope I can serve as a useful resource as the firm moves into the future,” Shapiro said.
Before starting Taitem Engineering, he worked at Carrier Corporation in Syracuse for seven years. While at Carrier, he designed heat pumps and air-conditioning equipment and holds eight patents from this work. He received his ninth patent in 2008, for an innovative desiccant cooling system.
Shapiro is the co-author of the books “Green Building Illustrated,” 2nd Edition (Wiley, 2020) and “Energy Audits and Improvements for Commercial Buildings” (Wiley, 2016). He is also co-author of the “Ithaca Energy Code Supplement,” one of the most advanced energy codes in the nation. He also helped to develop New York State’s Integrated Physical Needs Assessment, which is required for all affordable multifamily projects undergoing rehabilitation, as well as other state and local technical-policy requirements.
Shapiro has been a visiting lecturer at Cornell University, Tompkins Cortland Community College, and Syracuse University. He holds an undergraduate degree from McGill University, and a master’s degree from Columbia University, both in mechanical engineering.
Taitem Engineering is a full-service consulting engineering firm whose clients include public and private entities, and its projects include buildings in many sectors, including education, multifamily, commercial, industrial, and health care. The company is located at 110 S. Albany St. in Ithaca.