The fourth episode in our series on sustainability strategies of the future examines thermal energy storage. To illustrate, consider hospitals and industrial facilities that use heat pumps to create the large amount of heating hot water needed for their buildings. This type of heat pump can’t operate when temperatures dip below 15 degrees, however, and
In the third episode of our series on sustainability strategies of the future, IMEG’s Adam McMillen discusses cold climate electrification. Essentially, this is a means to providing heat in cold climates without burning carbon-emitting fossil fuels. In areas with cold winters, McMillen explains, we currently use natural gas-burning furnaces or boilers for heat. Electricity, however,
In the second episode of our series on sustainability strategies of the future, IMEG’s Adam McMillen discusses embodied carbon in chillers, boilers, and other MEP equipment. “Naturally, engineers put a lot of equipment into buildings,” he says. “That equipment contains a lot of steel and comes from all over the world, so it obviously has
In the first of a series on sustainability strategies of the future, IMEG Director of Sustainability Adam McMillen discusses embodied carbon.
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
Gary Bireta, Project Executive in IMEG’s Detroit office and firm leader in R&D facilities, discusses the trends and outlook for the future of electric vehicle production and R&D.
Most of us have fully integrated technology into our lifestyles with smartphones, smartwatches, tablets, and AI home devices like Amazon’s Echo and Google Home. Unfortunately, such technology isn’t often adapted to the patient and caregiver experience.
The 2021 National ACEC Engineering Excellence Grand Conceptor Award – which honors the year’s most outstanding engineering achievement in the U.S. – was presented to IMEG Corp. for its design of the Denver Water Operations Complex Redevelopment. This episode examines the project’s extensive water and energy efficiency goals and challenges from the perspective of Ken Urbanek,
Creating rest area pollinator habitats is an innovative way to establish and increase habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinator species.
The IMEG webinar, “Using Prefabrication and Modularization to Reduce Schedule, Increase Quality,” is now available to watch on demand in the resources section of the IMEG website. Benefits in time, cost, and standardization are explored in the previously recorded session, presented by IMEG Client Executive Eric Vandenbroucke and Senior Electrical Engineer Andy Shaw. The designers also share their project
