Insights

Salas O’Brien Principal Mike Walters will present our renewable energy projects at Princeton University and Western Wisconsin Baldwin Hospital on the US Department of Energy’s Better Building webinar series on June 14. “Going All-Electric in Large-Scale Systems” will explore leveraging large-scale heat pump systems—including geothermal—to decarbonize central plants supporting commercial buildings and campuses. The discussion […]

Texas-based Armstrong-Douglass Structural Engineers has joined the company, further strengthening Salas O’Brien’s structural engineering services and creating a combined firm of more than 50 offices with over 1,525 team members and 360 registered professionals.

To help you learn more about the possibilities offered by engineering careers, Salas O'Brien is hosting its first Career Exploration Program.

Salas O'Brien has worked with multiple campuses across New England and throughout North America to help them lead the way toward a more sustainable future through energy planning, geothermal, and district energy systems.

Florida-based Nelson Engineering has joined Salas O'Brien, strengthening Salas O'Brien's expertise in highly successful projects for federal clients.

We’ve added industry veteran Steve Shepherd to our team to establish our presence in Salt Lake City, Utah, and expand that market.

Principal Ken Noack gave Klein Collins environmental science students a backstage tour of the inner workings of the central plant, boiler, and electrical rooms we designed for Klein Collins High School.

We’re excited to announce that Louisiana-based Craig Hebert (CH) Engineering has joined the company, further strengthening Salas O’Brien’s engineering expertise and creating a combined firm of more than 50 offices, over 1,400 team members, and 360 registered professionals. The CH team’s capabilities and portfolio complement Salas O’Brien’s existing work in the commercial, educational, and healthcare […]

In 2021, we experienced record growth in employee ownership, geographic presence, capabilities, expertise, and capacity.

IGRL Consultants has united with Salas O'Brien, creating a combined firm of more than 1,400 team members and 360 registered professionals. IGRL's expertise in food & beverage manufacturing enhances our ability to serve this important market.

Each one of our team members takes employee ownership to heart, and we pride ourselves on exemplifying our Ownership Values to achieve results for our clients, build and maintain strong relationships, and provide effective leadership to shape the next generation of our firm’s leaders. Each year we recognize team members who set themselves apart through […]

Designing a Highly Customized Hybrid Geo-Exchange/Heating Hot Water System to Support Princeton’s Goal for Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2046 Princeton University is well on its way to becoming a sustainability leader among universities and large institutions throughout the world. It set out to reach net-zero carbon emissions by its 300th anniversary in 2046, and we […]

Salas O’Brien announced today that Idibri has joined the company, further strengthening Salas O’Brien’s technology expertise, adding new capabilities in acoustics and theatre consulting, and creating an integrated firm of 52 offices, more than 1,350 team members, and 330 registered professionals.

Salas O’Brien is pleased to announce the addition of Brian Beatty, Jeremy Beatty, and Mike Vonk to the firm’s leadership team for geothermal engineering. The team comes to Salas O’Brien from Beatty Geothermal Consulting, and they bring more than 20 years of experience in geothermal design for higher education and commercial clients. “Geothermal engineering and […]

You would be forgiven for thinking that the University of Connecticut’s Gant Science Complex is a brand-new STEM building. For those in the know, however, the building, which has housed UConn’s science programs since the early 1970s, has undergone a remarkable transformation. What was a tired brick-clad workhorse will soon be a vibrant center for […]