Unless you’re part of a small sub-set of the population, you’ve probably never heard of medium-voltage design. Yet this component of electrical distribution plays a significant part in making sure that large buildings and campuses operate smoothly.
Read MoreTopics: Electrical, Engineering, White Paper
Digital Realty is the world's largest full-scale data center provider. Situating a data center in Atlanta was a no-brainer: it’s home to the southeast's largest concentration of telecommunications companies and sits atop most of the fiber connecting New York and Florida. And believe it or not, a 1950s building originally designed to serve as a printing press and bomb shelter was the perfect match. Salas O'Brien embraced the unique challenges this project presented, tailoring designs and finding ways to balance project cost, maintenance, and performance.
Read MoreTopics: Critical Facilities, Engineering, Atlanta, Technology, Data Centers, Critical Environments
As students head back to school across the country, in many cases they're heading back to facilities that Salas O'Brien played some role in over the summer. We love serving our communities in this way!
As one sample of our work, below is a video update on the massive technology upgrades that Salas O'Brien completed for the Aldine Independent School District near Houston.
Read MoreTopics: Engineering, K12, Houston, Technology
Landry’s, the conglomerate behind such iconic properties as Rainforest Café, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., and Claim Jumper, took no gamble when building a new addition to their Golden Nugget Casino & Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana. They knew they could rely on Salas O’Brien to deliver the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering needed for resort operations, the spa, and the 14 floors of the Rush Tower.
Read MoreTopics: Engineering, Louisiana
Salas O'Brien is thrilled to announce that the firm has jumped to #26 on Consulting-Specifying Engineer's 2017 MEP Giants list. The move from #29 in 2016 and #56 in 2015 was fueled by a year-over-year increase in MEP design revenue of almost $9 million.
Read MoreTopics: Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Engineering
As Bermuda’s second largest employer and its only hospital, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) provides state of the art healthcare facilities for the 65,000 residents of the island nation as well as its many annual visitors. Its isolated location in the Atlantic Ocean demands self-sufficiency: KEMH provides a remarkably comprehensive range of services, and its facilities must grow to meet any increase in demand.
Read MoreTopics: Commissioning, Engineering, Technology
Improving the efficiency of large institutional buildings has been a core part of Salas O'Brien's work and history since its founding in 1975. While others worked for the good of the environment in a variety of ways, we knew that we could have a dramatic impact through the quiet, behind-the-scenes work of making buildings operate more efficiently and reliably.
Read MoreTopics: Commissioning, Engineering, Technology, Clean Energy
Engineering News-Record (ENR) just released its rankings of the top design firms in Texas and Louisiana—and it will surprise no one familiar with Salas O'Brien that the firm was ranked #7 in MEP Engineering and #10 in Education for the region.
Read MoreTopics: Texas, Engineering, Louisiana, ENR
When you think of Louisiana, you might not think of a place where the heat and humidity would make zero-energy living a remote possibility. But that didn't stop Salas O'Brien's team from dreaming big and making it happen for our client.
Read MoreTopics: Engineering, Technology, Clean Energy
In November 2015, Aldine Independent School District voters approved a $798 million bond proposal for renovation and new construction projects. Nearly $99 million of that was for upgrading technology in existing schools with the goal of fostering better education and safety.
Read MoreTopics: Engineering, K12, Houston, Technology
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