Expect a Difference - Salas O'Brien

The Future of Data Centers: Emerging Trends and the Future Outlook of Data Center Needs and Technology

COVID-19 has changed the American, and indeed, the world’s productive landscape. Physical conference rooms have given way to virtual meeting spaces. Families and friends have turned to virtual game nights, video chats, and streaming services for entertainment and socializing. Online commerce has become more important than ever, and students and teachers have depended on digital […]

Identifying and Resolving Condensation Issues in Low-Slope Membrane Roof Systems

Building condensation is probably the last concern on most facility managers’ minds. And with good reason: condensation goes largely unnoticed when roofs are constructed out of heat-absorptive and heat-retentive materials. Heat retained by the roof rapidly dries out any moisture, creating a cycle of accumulation and evaporation that keeps serious issues at bay. When the […]

KPW Structural Engineers Joins Salas O’Brien

Salas O’Brien is thrilled to announce that Oakland, CA-based KPW Structural Engineers has joined the company, significantly expanding our structural engineering services and advancing an ambitious plan to create the best engineering, facility planning, and commissioning firm in the world.

Creating Safe and Healthy Buildings through Good Design

We work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders to form teams with the right knowledge and experience to identify, develop, and implement effective, reasonable, and appropriate systems and processes that mitigate potential transmission, improve air quality, and enhance facility cleanliness, all of which can mitigate the risk of transmission.

Stanford White Joins Salas O’Brien

Salas O’Brien announced today that Raleigh-based engineering firm Stanford White has joined the company, creating a combined firm of 35 offices with more than 825 team members, 190 registered professionals and clients including the most significant companies, institutions and government agencies in the United States.

Salas O’Brien Opens Office in Boston to Help Region with Carbon Neutrality Goals

So far, 31 colleges and universities in Massachusetts have signed the Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitments Carbon Commitment, pledging to develop Climate Action Plans and evaluate their progress toward reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The state has also proposed legislation calling for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The bill includes ambitious targets for carbon reduction by […]

Salas O’Brien Hires Three Key Leaders

What connects a retired Navy commander, an HR leader, and a utility master planner focused on achieving carbon neutrality for college campuses? All three outstanding professionals recently joined Salas O’Brien in critical roles for the company’s continued growth. Here are brief profiles of each new leader. Diane Walton Blevins Diane came aboard as vice president of human resources. She’s […]

Salas O’Brien Director of Commissioning Training is ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer

Hank Jackson, our national director of commissioning training, has held the distinction of being an American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Distinguished Lecturer for more than 11 years with a list of seven topics he presents for the organization. Claiming the title of ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer is an honor shared by only […]

Announcing Key Executive Recognitions at Salas O’Brien

As we do each year, we are recognizing leaders who have distinguished themselves even further. We want to celebrate their growth, how they live our values, provide consistent leadership, lift up others around them and deliver exceptional results for our clients. Each team member below was nominated by one or more principals, and each was […]

Recruiting Q&A with Our Director of Recruiting

At Salas O’Brien, we want every job candidate to have an outstanding application experience with us. We believe preparation is key, so we asked our Director of Recruiting Gavin Chafin to explain how applicants can best prepare themselves for this process and what they should expect from it. Q: Gavin, where does your team normally […]

MEP Associates Joins Salas O’Brien

Salas O’Brien announced today that MEP Associates has joined the company, creating a combined firm of 31 offices with more than 775 employee-owners, 170 registered professionals and clients that are the most significant companies in the United States. MEP and its offices in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma expand Salas O’Brien’s offerings in the Midwest and […]

Fuel cells can save energy costs under right conditions

Producing energy can take a lot of, well, energy. A conventional internal combustion engine generator must first convert chemical energy to thermal energy via combustion, thermal energy to mechanical energy via a turbine, and finally mechanical energy to electricity through an alternator. Fuel cells save energy by cutting out the middle steps. Natural gas can […]

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