by Ron Kight | Mar 16, 2021 | Electrical, Industry News, Owners
Fire Ratings: Do You Need One? By Ron Kight | March 16, 2021 | A/E Indusry News, Architects/Owners, Electrical Introduction This blog will attempt to answer the age-old question “Does this electrical room need to be fire rated?”. Well, we are here to clear the air...
by Paul Kenney | Jan 20, 2021 | Industry News, Owners
Introduction What is LEED certification and why do we as engineers pursue it? As seen in Figure 1, LEED-certified buildings are constructed to be energy efficient, sustainable designs with lower operating costs and waste. The LEED system provides you with a framework...
by Paul Kenney | Sep 23, 2019 | Industry News
Have lights turned on automatically when you walk into a room? Does the air conditioner in the conference room turn on when a certain number of people enter the room? In today’s world, spaces with motion and temperature “smart sensors” are common and...
by Megan Veringa | Jun 5, 2017 | Industry News
In 1906 a group of Chicago businessmen commissioned architect and urban designer Daniel Burnham to bring order and beauty to their fast-growing, filthy, and congested Midwest city. Burnham, the visionary behind the city’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, proposed a...
by Megan Veringa | Mar 20, 2017 | Industry News
It seems that every commercial, office or ranch property is marketed with a beautiful video collected by flying a drone. Changes to Federal Aviation Administration flight rules, increased affordability and simpler data processing make drones more affordable than ever....
by Megan Veringa | Feb 2, 2017 | Industry News
There’s a known rule-breaker among materials, and a new discovery by an international team of scientists adds more evidence to back up the metal’s nonconformist reputation. According to a new study led by scientists at the Department of Energy’s...
