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Case study: IPD at work in health care
Collaboration between engineers and contractors leads to waste elimination and cost savings. IMEG healthcare engineers Mike Zorich and Dave Pflipsen write about their IPD experience in this article published by Consulting-Specifying Engineer.
Enhancing integration of electric and HVAC design
Learn the factors to consider when working to maximize integration of electrical and HVAC system design to achieve economic and operational benefits in this article by IMEG Senior Electrical Engineering Specialist John McGonegle
Maximizing project delivery through BIM coordination and integration
By fully understanding BIM, identifying how it will be used on a project, and adding additional modeling tools to maximize its utility, design and construction teams can maximize project delivery. Learn more in this article by IMEG Senior Electrical Technical Specialist Richard Gilson.
It’s 10 p.m. Do you know what your building is doing?
Are your building’s lights or HVAC systems operating in ways they shouldn’t? These typical signs of a misbehaving building are costing you money. Find out how to keep tabs on your building’s performance in this article by IMEG Commissioning Team Leader Lincoln Pearce.
Chilled beam design provides energy-efficient historic building
Specifying a chilled beam system to cool a masonry building more than 100 years old — with operable windows in a humid climate — is a risky proposition. This HVAC case study by IMEG’s Lincoln Pearce demonstrates how such an approach can be successful if handled properly from design, operation, and occupant education standpoints.
Special delivery
A California healthcare complex takes structural engineering collaborative design and integrated project delivery to a new height.
How to build the best, most effective dynamo library
Michael Kilkelly, founder of the AEC blog ArchSmarter, interviews IMEG BIM Manager Sarah Garthaus and VDC specialist John Cook on the five key steps for implementing a useful Dynamo library on a large scale.
Efficient seismic retrofit of hospitals
Using advanced structural engineering technologies and materials for a seismic upgrade.
The science behind laboratory and research facility projects
IMEG Client Executive Mike Lawless provides design advice for the successful performance of labs and research facilities in this C-SE magazine roundtable
Uniquely Hospitable
From a Frank Lloyd Wright renovation to Disney’s newest resort, these IMEG-engineered hotels provide comfort and much more
Selecting pipe and piping materials
IMEG Director of Innovation Jeff Boldt and Senior Mechanical Engineering Specialist Keith Stone cover the many factors involved in selecting pipe and piping materials in this article published by C-SE magazine.
Alternative energy solutions for healthcare projects
Options and associated needs to consider during the programming phase
Engineering a renovation at a national monument
Museum restoration one of six IMEG projects at Gateway Arch National Park
Future-proofing a chilled-water system
IMEG Senior Mechanical Engineer Kevin Langan provides advice for designing chilled-water systems that will operate properly for years to come in this article published by C-SE magazine.
Specifying air handling units is a balancing act
IMEG Senior Mechanical Engineer Matt Chandler writes about navigating the criteria for AHU design in this article published by C-SE magazine
When and how to design parallel generators
When designing generator systems, electrical engineers must ensure that generators and the building electrical systems that they support are appropriate for the specific application. IMEG Senior Electrical Engineer Richard Vedvik provides guidance in this article published by C-SE.
A practical understanding of NFPA 110-2016
This article reviews the most recent version of NFPA 110: Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems, and offers tips for compliance.
Sharing the risk, sharing the reward
How a structural engineer played an active role in a groundbreaking IPD project with Lean and BIM components.
How smart is your building? Take this quiz
If your building’s annual energy use were to be published...
Professional Engineering Services in a Design-Build Delivery Model
In the not-so-distant future, when you visit a medical facility you will be seated at a carousel and start the process in front of a computer screen.
If energy reporting has you concerned, energy modeling may be what you need
If your building’s annual energy use were to be published on...
A new alternative to existing low floor-to-floor heights
With modern healthcare facilities requiring taller ceilings...
‘Political will’ is a leading factor in growth of photovoltaics
Community solar projects are among the latest PV trends
Designing the rebirth of LA’s historic Broadway Trade Center
A $150 million, 1.1 million-sf historic renovation is breathing new life into an iconic structure once called the “greatest building” in Los Angeles history.
Virtual reality: Improved display, imagery make it viable for building design industry
Virtual reality encompasses a large collection of technology...
2015 IBC requires ICC-500 storm shelters for K-12 projects, first-response centers
If your building’s annual energy use were to be published...
Making Sense of Big Data, the “Internet of Things” and Business Intelligence
At a recent healthcare project interview, we were asked about some of the megatrends that we see in healthcare technology.
BIM in the CLOUD
Cloud computing is a very broad term. At its most basic, it is a remote network of connected computing power that can manage data, provide services, and increase processing capabilities.
High-performance lab design provides sustainability, flexibility
A case study on the William H. Danforth Wing research laboratory
Satisfying NFPA 110 and NEC requirements
IMEG Senior Engineer Richard Vedvik writes about emergency power equipment code compliance in this article published by C-SE magazine.
Q&A with IMEG GIS Manager Mike Demmon
Global Information System service provides geospatial context of a project
How to get the most effective, cost-efficient security design
Often taken for granted, security should be considered early in design process
The case for structural fuse elements in masonry construction
“New Trends in Structural Engineering” provides novel approaches to problems in structural engineering. It is divided into five chapters, including “Finite Element Modeling of Masonry Infill Walls Equipped with Structural Fuse,” co-authored by IMEG Senior Structural Engineer Mohammad Aliaari, S.E., P.E., Ph.D.
New tools and materials for retrofit
Read about one of the earliest projects to use full nonlinear pushover analysis for seismic upgrade of a hospital structure under OSHPD jurisdiction.
9 ways IoT can improve your building today
For buildings in all markets, the potential benefits are virtually limitless
Achieving compliance with ASHRAE 90.1-2016
The key elements engineers should understand about the latest edition of this standard. (Article co-authored by Jeff Boldt, IMEG Director of Innovation and Quality, for C-SE magazine.)
WELL Building poised for significant impact on AEC industry
Occupant-focused standard, now beyond 100 million square feet in construction, expected to continue to gain traction
Historic façade lighting design
must satisfy divergent goals
Landmark criteria, visual interest, energy efficiency are among key drivers
Modern nurse call systems are capable of providing much more than nurse call
On the surface, a nurse call system seems like...
Flexibility and other trends gaining ground in laboratories
Designs improve collaboration, efficiency and cost-effectiveness
Building commissioning more critical than ever
Complex controls, stricter codes and standards bring Cx to the forefront
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