What is a microgrid? What are its benefits? Does it offer a good return on investment? Answers to these questions and more are discussed in an IMEG podcast featuring Mike Zorich, IMEG’s Vice President of Healthcare, and Eric Vandenbroucke, Senior Director of Healthcare. “A microgrid is a collection of power sources in addition to your
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New conference focuses on maintenance of tribal roads
A new conference will focus on the Bureau of Indian Affairs road maintenance program and ways to improve and advance tribal transportation infrastructure. The inaugural National Tribal Road Maintenance Symposium will be May 14-16, 2024, in Rapid City, South Dakota. Staff from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Division of Transportation and Regional Tribal Transportation
From biophilia to microgrids: What to expect in 2023 and beyond
Biophilic design, microgrids, and decarbonization—these are three of the trends, technologies, and strategies IMEG’s market and service leaders believe are poised to have a growing impact on the built environment. Read on to learn more about what owners, designers, and end users can expect to see more of in 2023 and beyond. 1. Industrialized construction.
Microgrid ‘island mode’ keeps healthcare facilities online when the power grid fails (Podcast included)
Engineering consultant Eric Vandenbroucke of IMEG explains how a microgrid technology strategy can enable healthcare facilities to remain operational indefinitely from, and independently of, the power grid.
IMEG’s 2023 Embodied Carbon Action Plan aims for greater carbon reductions in projects
IMEG’s Structural Sustainability Task Force is setting bigger goals for reducing embodied carbon in 2023.
SPC-4D: 7 reasons California hospital building owners should act now
IMEG explains why SPC-4D is the least onerous and cost-effective way for hospital building owners of acute care services facilities currently rated SPC-1 or SPC-2 to comply with California’s Hospital Seismic Retrofit Program.
Lead service line replacement: Who pays?
As communities work toward meeting water service line inventory mandates, they must decide who will pay for the costly replacement of lead pipes.
Designing data centers for a resilient and efficient future
By Ken Urbanek As keepers of mission critical information and mission critical operations, data centers must be resilient in the event of power or other infrastructure failures, so that clients have access to their information and operations at all times. While designs for data centers have some common concepts, each client will have their own
Successful gaming and entertainment design requires understanding of the business and speed to market
David Melroy is IMEG’s Vice President of Gaming and Entertainment, leading the firm’s client development and strategic direction in this ever-growing market sector. He shares his thoughts on the gaming and entertainment sectors in the following Q&A.
Environmental advantages are the leading benefits of mass timber construction
Third in a series based on the IMEG executive guide, “Mass Timber 101: A Guide to the Hottest Sustainable Building Material.” Read this blog by Heather Heidenreich.