This episode of the IMEG podcast—part of a series of conversations with IMEG’s market leaders—features Kelly Altes, the firm’s industrial market leader. Kelly discusses the firm’s industrial teams’ areas of expertise— agriculture, aerospace, automotive, food and beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical, and general manufacturing—as well as challenges facing industrial clients. These include the pace of project delivery,
Category: Industrial
Add cash flow to your industrial building’s roof
By Brian Leavitt The roof area of larger warehouses, distribution centers, and industrial facilities has limited value beyond the physical protection of the contents. The traditional costs and revenues associated with industrial space are already set by market forces. Creative strategies can leverage more cashflow from the same square footage and provide a business advantage.
Substantial decarbonization of industry is possible, but needs to start now
By Kelly Altes In an interview for a recent ACEEE blog post, Elizabeth Dutrow of the EPA’s ENERGY STAR Industrial Partnership states that U.S. manufacturing industry carbon emissions could be reduced by as much as 86 percent by 2050. Achieving this, she added, would require significant action in energy efficiency, material efficiency, technology upgrades, and the creation of
Protect cannabis grow facilities from catastrophic power failure
Legal cannabis is quickly becoming one of the most lucrative crops in many states around the country. Here’s how growers and facilities can prepare for unexpected power outages.
Does my industrial facility need a DHA?
NFPA 652-19 has a flow chart, frequently used by industry professionals like those at IMEG, that can determine if your industrial or processing facility needs to conduct a DHA and guidelines on how to properly document it.
Indoor ag challenges and opportunities highlighted in new report
Forbes recently released their Indoor AgTech Landscape for 2021, highlighting more than 1,300 companies that make up the indoor ag sector. Here we highlight what to watch.
Industrial Market Q&A: Building relationships is key
IMEG Industrial Market Leader Kelly Altes talks about the challenges facing the industrial sector and other related topics in a Q&A.
Long-term plans, standards, and industrial facility docs minimize risk of capital improvement
Industrial and manufacturing building owners with good long-term facility plans, standards implementation, and existing facility documentation can minimize the risk associated with capital improvements.
Energy efficiency is crucial to the expanding cannabis industry
Medical marijuana grow facilities are high on energy consumption, making them prime candidates for energy efficiency programs and more stringent regulations.
As cannabis legalization expands, plant-based design will be key for new grow facilities
Basing engineering design on the needs of the plants that grow in cannabis manufacturing facilities can save operations costs and increase profitability for owners.