Blog Archive(s)
Financing Campus Central Utility Energy Projects: Your Goose That Lays Golden Eggs
Posted by Bryan Haag on Thursday, February 4, 2016
It isn’t any secret to facility managers that campus central utility projects can offer quick paybacks and sizeable annual savings for your campus, through energy reductions. Furthermore, those...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Energy Planning & Management | Environmental | Mechanical | Engineering
Pennsylvania’s New Methane Emission Regulations
Posted by Tanner Sattler on Tuesday, January 26, 2016
On January 19, 2016, Governor Tom Wolf, with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), announced new initiatives for the oil and gas industry to reduce methane emissions and...
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Categories: Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Environmental | Pipelines | Compressor & Metering Stations | Natural Gas | Engineering
Pennsylvania Bid Base Amounts Hold Steady for 2016
Posted by Bryon Killian on Friday, January 22, 2016
Each year the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announces new public project cost thresholds required for public bids. The thresholds for this year have not increased from 2015 levels....
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Architectural | Potable Water | Wastewater | Municipal Engineering | Engineering
Preserving History & Nature; Building Character
Posted by Lenette Wells on Monday, January 18, 2016
Our historic buildings and natural places hold both intrinsic and economic value. They are the heart, and soul of our communities, that give them their distinguishing characteristics. As we...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Architectural | Space Utilization | Facility Planning & Management | Engineering
DRBC Annual Effluent Reporting Due by 1/31/16
Posted by Bryon Killian on Tuesday, January 5, 2016
The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) requires that all docket and permit holders who discharge effluent within the Delaware River Basin, monitor discharge levels and file annual reports to the...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Wastewater | Environmental
Revised Total Coliform Rule Basics
Posted by Bryon Killian on Monday, November 30, 2015
Public water suppliers across the nation have until April 1, 2016 to comply with the EPA’s Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR), but what exactly is changing? Total coliforms will now be used as...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water
Lowering Wastewater Energy Use & Costs
Posted by Bryon Killian on Thursday, September 10, 2015
It is estimated that 10-20% of water and wastewater energy consumption can be reduced with conservation and operational changes. With energy costs representing a majority of annual operating...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Wastewater | Energy Planning & Management | Engineering
Engaging in Advocacy
Posted by Scott Compton on Thursday, July 30, 2015
As licensed professionals, architects and engineers are governed by federal, state and local laws. Those laws are constantly changing in ways that affect our practice. In every legislative...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus | Industrial & Manufacturing | Municipal Infrastructure | Oil & Gas Infrastructure
Tagged: Architectural | Engineering
Water and Sewer Tapping Fees
Posted by Bryon Killian on Tuesday, June 30, 2015
As of June 2015, it has been 10 years since the effective date of Act 57. Act 57 required all water and sewer tapping fees across Pennsylvania to be recalculated in accordance with new requirements...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Budgeting & Funding
Financing Options for Energy Projects
Posted by Bryan Haag on Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Whether you are looking to replace lighting, install new boilers, install a combined heat and power (CHP) central boiler, you’re going to need to pay for it somehow. The good news is that today...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Energy Planning & Management | Budgeting & Funding