Consulting – Specifying Engineer

New technology will almost always be met with a degree of uncertainty. Will the systems work as intended, will parts be available when something fails or needs to be replaced and will the facilities team know how to service it or do they have to rely on a specialist who may not be available when needed? Couple those concerns with a mission critical facility and it is easy to ...

A client initially requested that a new office building in a cooler climate (climate zone 4A) be conditioned using split systems, consistent with their approach on a previous project. However, after reviewing comparative 3D models and having the applicable code requirements explained, the client was persuaded that a packaged rooftop unit (RTU) solution would provide a more ef...

A drinking water treatment plant needed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) treatment for domestic water, so the plant hired an engineering team to design a building for the granular activated carbon vessels to treat the PFAS. The plumbing needs for this building include a bathroom with a shower, wall-hung flushometer water closet, wall-hung lavatory and a laboratory s...