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, Grand Central Terminal, and the Alexander Hamilton Customs House. The energy-conserving innovations include an early (1974) solar energy rooftop installation in Manhattan and a 2015 patent for a control sequence to reduce peak utility steam demand in Manhattan buildings. He is president and CEO of Goldman Copeland Consulting Engineers, which also works with many of the nation's largest commercial property owners.