In this article, SSOE Group’s Alan Liddy, AIA, NCARB, PMP discusses the importance of asking the right quesitions when designing a laboratory environment. Liddy provides examples of the right quesitons to ask in order to extract additional information which could prevent a planning engineering from falling into traps.
TOLEDO, Ohio, April 2, 2012 – SSOE Group, an international EPCM firm, announces the acquisition of CRS Engineering & Design Consultants, a 50-person mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering firm with offices in Birmingham and Huntsville, Alabama. The acquisition will expand SSOE’s Southeastern U.S. presence, broaden CRS’s reach to international markets, and provide both firms’ clients access to enhanced services and resources.
CRS has been in business for over 36 years and is a multi-discipline engineering and design-consulting firm specializing in healthcare, government, higher education, and other institutional facilities. CRS offers services in electrical engineering, plumbing engineering, fire protection engineering, mechanical and HVAC engineering, lighting design, telecommunication design, and security system design.
SSOE Group’s Alan Liddy, AIA, NCARB, PMP is featured in the January 2012 issue of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing. In this article, Liddy discusses the importance of collaboration between architects and manufacturers when designing a new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in order to improve process flow.
SSOE Group’s Louise Schlatter, NCARB, LEED AP, and IET’s Tim Stansfield, PE, Ph.D, discuss how strategic master planning can yield capital investment decisions that optimize facilities and process. Continue reading →
Arnold Air Force Base, Tullahoma, Tennessee, June 10, 2011 – SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), an international engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) firm, announced today it is teaming with the US Air Force, US Army Corps of Engineers and Walbridge Construction to replace outdated equipment and decrease the environmental impact at the Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base.
Known as the Turbine Engine Dry Air Capability (TEDAC) program, the goal of the project is to replace the existing refrigeration systems to help reduce the facility’s dependency on trichloroethylene and R12 refrigerant, while improving reliability and maintainability. These hazardous substances will be replaced by more environmentally friendly fluids.
Need higher efficiency? Drop the piecemeal approach to managing energy and sustainability initiatives. An integrated energy master plan, including discrete, batch, and processing lines, helps industrial and manufacturing companies realize cost, efficiency, and operational benefits. SSOE’s Jerry Carter and Zach Platsis,both sustainability experts, are interviewed for this article. Continue reading →