No matter how well-crafted an air conditioning system is or whether it’s cooling one bedroom in a ranch home or 500 offices in a 15-story skyscraper, it’s completely worthless if a maintenance person can’t service it. According to Herbert Chu, architects and engineers design heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems based on what the books […]
Case Studies In House Construction Executive
Heather Bock – Denver Public Schools
Est. reading time: 4 mins
While Colorado may be known for its snowy peaks, the state also experiences days of sweltering heat. At Denver Public Schools, classes are cancelled when indoor temperatures exceed a stuffy 85 degrees. During the second week of the 2022-23 school year, students were released early three days because of heat. The issue isn’t just the […]
Hector Flores – Mount Sinai South Nassau
Est. reading time: 4 mins
To say there’s a growing need for critical healthcare on Long Island seems an understatement. The COVID-19 pandemic has made that abundantly clear. Ten years ago, so did Superstorm Sandy. Mount Sinai South Nassau treats on average 65,000 emergency patients annually although the Oceanside, New York, hospital is only designed to accommodate 35,000. ER personnel […]
Harry Peck – Wawa
Est. reading time: 5 mins
While Harry Peck is charged with maintaining Wawa convenience stores, he and the people under his wing undertook another project this past summer. The Police Athletic League facility in Southwest Philadelphia showing wear and tear, Peck and his team partnered with Wawa’s operations department and vendors in upgrading the place with fresh paint, new restrooms […]
Hugo Ojeda – NVIDIA
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Magicians may be able pull rabbits out of hats, but Hugo Ojeda has a more impressive trick. For two decades, he’s been turning drawings into buildings. “I’ve always enjoyed the construction and facilities operations of high-tech companies,” says Ojeda, who started his career at IBM. “Each time I pass a building I helped create, I’m […]
