Back in the mid-1970s I worked at an engineering-architectural firm that introduced me to the idea of writing and having this work published. It was not something that I had ever given a thought to prior to working at this company. In fact, it is probably not something many people in this business think about or set as a professional goal.
At the time, the firm offered a small amount of money as a financial incentive that really didn't entice me to rush to a typewriter (no laptop computer back then). Still, the thought had been planted in my brain that engineers could and should get their work published. With this idea in mind, and working on an interesting and challenging hvac design at the time, I came up with this clever title for a project case study: "Energy Conservation Through Value Engineering."