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Structural engineering for life science research labs is complex. This article highlights the issues research facilities face in creating resilience, and how smart structural design can deliver solutions.

Structural engineering for life science research labs is complex. This article highlights the issues research facilities face in creating resilience, and how smart structural design can deliver solutions.

Dufoe Consulting Engineers has joined the company, creating a stronger combined team of mechanical engineers and sustainability designers. This expands Salas O’Brien’s presence to 60 North American offices with over 1,700 team members and 380 registered professionals.

A SCIF room is a secure communications facility used by government agencies and corporations. Learn about the acoustic and technology design for these rooms.

Every member of our talented team contributes meaningfully to our organization’s success. We pride ourselves on exemplifying our Ownership Values to deliver high-quality solutions to our clients, build and maintain strong relationships, and provide effective leadership to shape the next generation of our firm’s leaders. Even more importantly, we are committed to providing team members […]

Retro-commissioning provides Telecom and Data Center clients with a valuable strategy for dealing with the challenges of rapidly changing technology and building modifications.

K2 has joined the company, uniting two leading firms in the technology and acoustics space. This expands Salas O’Brien’s presence to 60 North American offices with over 1,700 team members and 380 registered professionals.

Salas O'Brien is making a major impact by helping universities increase their energy efficiency and reduce utility costs with dramatic results.

Research lab facilities on university campuses have unique engineering challenges. This article dives into the issues and solutions.

New leadership role provides critical technical strength and strategy to support the firm’s substantial growth. Salas O’Brien has hired seasoned information technology leader Dan Vogt in the newly established role of Chief Information Officer. As the newest member of the firm’s senior leadership team, Vogt will support the firm’s continued growth through strategic technical advancement and […]

Maine-based Allied Engineering has joined the company. This expands Salas O’Brien’s presence in New England and creates a combined firm of more than 55 offices with over 1,650 team members and 370 registered professionals.

Over the 2022 Labor Day weekend, members of Salas O’Brien’s Southern California team participated in the annual Canstruction® Orange County event, crafting a sculpture out of donated canned foods to benefit the Orange County Food Bank.  This is one of the many community events the Salas O’Brien team participates in annually, with philanthropy and community […]

Roofs and walls of cold-storage buildings need to provide good thermal resistance and robust resistance to water vapor transmission. Insulated metal panels (IMP) do just that. As manufactured, IMP are perfect vapor barriers. The joints between IMP and flashings to adjacent insulated roofs? Not so much. They often rely on near-perfect application of literally miles […]

We continue to rank among the most successful companies in the country, reflecting our strategy of meaningful, consistent growth We’re excited to announce that Salas O’Brien has once again been recognized among the most successful companies in our industry and country, ranking #13 on Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s 2022 MEP Giants and appearing on the Inc. 5000 […]

California-based DPB Engineers has joined the company. This further strengthens our services to the healthcare sector and creates a combined firm of more than 55 offices with over 1,550 team members and 370 registered professionals.