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2026 Editorial Calendar
January/February 2026 Issue
AD CLOSE: December 8, 2025
MATERIALS DUE: December 22, 2025
FEATURES
- Refrigerants and VRFs in HVAC systems
- Smart buildings
- Motors, VFDs and VSDs
- Backup, standby and emergency power in mission critical facilities
MEP ROUNDTABLE
- Office buildings
- January: Fire & life safety
March/April 2026 Issue
AD CLOSE: January 27, 2026
MATERIALS DUE: February 9, 2026
FEATURES
- ASHRAE Standard 90.1
- Fire alarms and signaling
- Lighting controls
- Artificial intelligence in design
MEP ROUNDTABLE
- K-12 schools
- March: Electrical, power and lighting
May/June Issue
AD CLOSE: March 31, 2026
MATERIALS DUE: April 14, 2026
FEATURES
- CSE 40 Under 40
- Chillers and cooling towers
- EV charging stations
- Fire sprinklers and pumps
MEP ROUNDTABLE
- Data centers
- May: Audience feedback
July/August 2026 Issue
AD CLOSE: May 26, 2026
MATERIALS DUE: June 9, 2026
FEATURES
- Air handling systems
- ASHRAE Standard 62.1
- Decarbonization in HVAC design
- Backup power
MEP ROUNDTABLE
- Industrial and manufacturing buildings
- July: Automation and controls
September/October 2026 Issue
AD CLOSE: July 28, 2026
MATERIALS DUE: August 11, 2026
FEATURES
- CSE MEP Giants
- Plumbing, piping and pumps
- Rooftop units
- Heat pumps/air-to-water heat exchange
MEP ROUNDTABLE
- Colleges and universities
- September: HVAC and mechanical
- October: Salary Survey
November/December 2026 Issue
AD CLOSE: September 29, 2026
MATERIALS DUE: October 13, 2026
FEATURES
- CSE Commissioning Giants
- HVAC system design
- NFPA 70: National Electrical Code
- Particle smoke detection
MEP ROUNDTABLE
- Hospitals, health care facilities and medical campuses
Print Rates and Specs
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MEDIA
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- Resolution: 300 dpi
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PROOF
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- 1 image (3×3, 300 dpi, preferably jpg, eps, tiff, or pdf)
- 100-125 words of copy (May include title)
- Contact info (Company Name, website and address and phone # if preferred)
Leadership in Specifying
Recognizing our leaders in consulting-specifying engineering.
The Leadership in Specifying program for January 2026, brought to you by
Consulting-Specifying Engineer, recognizes outstanding companies that demonstrate
innovation and excellence in the specifying engineering field. This program highlights
leaders who excel in product specification and design for building systems and facilities,
providing a comprehensive, integrated package to showcase leadership in the industry.
Nomination examples include engineering leadership for a person or inventor, engineering
leadership by a specific department or overall company accomplishment.
Members of the engineering community will be required to register in order to cast votes for nominees. Participation rates are based on earned frequency and ongoing marketing programs with Consulting-Specifying Engineer.
CATEGORIES
- Lighting Controls
- Electrical Systems
- HVAC
- Fire & Life Safety Systems
- Building Automation & Controls
- Plumbing
DIGITAL PROFILE MATERIALS CHECKLIST
- Company Contact Info: mailing address & website URL
- Company Overview:
- Headline (50 characters / 5-7 words)
- Boilerplate (750 characters / 125 words)
- Why you are a leader: 250 Words (1500 characters)
- Company Logo*: 370 pixels wide and height is flexible
- 3 Featured Images*: 320 pixels wide x 380 pixels high
- Social Media links (optional): Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter)
- Featured Video (optional): must be YouTube URL
- Up to 2 Promotional Assets (optional) each includes:
- Headline – 80 characters
- Description – 300 characters
- PDF file – 50MB max file size
- Image* – 300 pixels wide; height is flexible