Blog Archive(s)
7 WWTP Design Ideas That Operators Will Love
Posted by Eric Moore on Monday, July 26, 2021
Our Roundtable Series brings together our engineers and operators with our industry friends for candid discussions about the wastewater industry. Last month we delved into the struggles operators...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Wastewater
Ceiling Fans: Summertime Savior or Super-Spreader?
Posted by Stuart Heisey on Friday, May 21, 2021
With the warm temperatures arriving in the northeast, you may be thinking about turning on those ceiling or box fans, to bring some much-needed relief. But does that additional air movement and...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Mechanical | Health & Safety | COVID-19
Maximizing COVID Mitigation Projects on Campus
Posted by Stuart Heisey on Monday, April 26, 2021
Use data-driven strategies to tackle urgent challenges with long-term vision Are you trying to upgrade your spaces to get your students and instructors back to full-time in-person learning...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Mechanical | Budgeting & Funding | Facility Planning & Management | Engineering | Health & Safety | COVID-19
Pennsylvania Municipal Bid Base Amounts 2021
Posted by Bryon Killian on Monday, January 11, 2021
Each year the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announces new public project cost thresholds required for public bids. The thresholds for 2021 have increased again this year. In...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Municipal Engineering | Budgeting & Funding | Project Management | Regulations
COVID-19 & HVAC: How to Reduce Your Risks
Posted by Stuart Heisey on Thursday, August 13, 2020
Aerosol spread of COVID-19 has been confirmed by the CDC as a transmission source. There are things that can be done with HVAC systems to reduce risk in occupied spaces. Additionally, every one of...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Mechanical | Health & Safety | COVID-19
Building Humidity: Issues, Problems, & Causes
Posted by Stuart Heisey on Friday, July 31, 2020
Why is humidity suddenly such a common problem?Are you a building owner or facility manager that has experienced high levels of relative humidity in your buildings or high volumes of complaints about...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Mechanical | Building Humidity
How to Implement a GIS Program on the Modern Campus - Webinar On Demand
Posted by Katie O'Regan on Wednesday, July 1, 2020
My colleague, Leo Scott, Jr., AICP, and I hosted a webinar to discuss how GIS can help colleges and universities tackle the challenges presented by rapidly evolving campuses and pedagogy. We covered...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: GIS Mapping
Not Just Building Places; Building Leaders
Posted by Lenette Wells on Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Back in February, I earned a Foundations of Coaching Certificate at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH . Okay… I can hear the question...
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Categories: Entech, Engineering, & Beyond
Preventing Humidity Issues in Vacant Buildings
Posted by Stuart Heisey on Friday, April 3, 2020
During these unprecedented times, schools, offices, restaurants, hotels, and many other businesses and organizations are shut down. One of the biggest questions now faced by facilities staff: what to...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Mechanical | Engineering | COVID-19 | Building Humidity
COVID-19 Water and Wastewater Utility Best Practices Checklist
Posted by Rob Horvat on Friday, March 20, 2020
We have been reaching out to our water and wastewater clients, making sure their needs are met, and asking them what measures they are putting in place. The COVID-19 situation is new territory for...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Municipal Engineering | Environmental | Health & Safety | COVID-19