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We help companies engage talent, enhance productivity, convey identity, and build sustainable value
Salas O’Brien works across multiple industries and a diversity of workstyles. From creating a new corporate headquarters, to developing commercial space for lease, to adapting an existing environment, our multidisciplinary experts can help you reach your goals.
With seamlessly integrated systems and technologies, we support spaces to energize and to focus, enhancing the aesthetic intent that reinforces a public-facing brand.
Corporate Projects
What we can offer
Salas O’Brien provides a wide variety of engineering and technical services to meet the demands of corporate facilities and workspaces.
Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection
We provide functional and sustainable design for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. We also design fire protection systems to protect people and property.
Structural
We provide innovative and cost-effective structural engineering solutions to architects, private owners and developers, public entities and contractors.
Architecture & interior design
Our team has decades of experience serving Fortune 100 clients from initial design strategy and planning through implementation and management with our expertise in corporate workplace, data centers, critical environments, retail, and telecommunication facilities.
Technology
Salas O’Brien’s technology design team provides design for data infrastructure, security systems, and audio-video technology.
Acoustics
Salas O’Brien’s acoustics design team provides design for room acoustics, sound isolation, noise/vibration control, and environmental noise mitigation.
Commissioning
Salas O’Brien’s commissioning/retro-commissioning team specializes in verifying that building systems and equipment perform at their optimum function, ensuring your facility operates efficiently and reliably.
Decarbonization & sustainability
Salas O’Brien works with clients to develop and implement strategies that result in higher performance, greater resilience, and produce tangible savings.
Building envelope consulting and testing
Salas O’Brien covers all aspects of building envelope consulting, from design collaboration for new construction to installation oversight during construction. On existing buildings, our expertise also includes in-depth forensic analysis to pinpoint envelope failures, then offering detailed repair and remediation guidance.
Our field-testing services use cutting-edge tools to assess air and water tightness, thermal efficiency, and structural soundness. We have an ISO 17025 accredited lab and are capable of conducting a variety of both lab and field testing procedures following FGIA/AAMA, ASTM and other industry standards. Our team also specializes in energy modeling to boost efficiency and hazardous material sampling for safety. Our comprehensive building envelope commissioning ensures optimal performance of your building’s envelope, enhancing the functionality of both new and existing structures.
Forensic consulting services
Salas O’Brien performs investigation and analysis of failures, damages, or defects in structures and materials. Our experts determine causation, whether due to natural events like storms, fires, and earthquakes, or human factors such as construction errors or design flaws. We assess the integrity of buildings and other structures, machinery, building systems, and infrastructure, providing detailed reports that are often used in insurance claims, legal disputes, and risk management. Our work helps clients understand the root causes and guides them in making informed decisions about repairs, replacements, and preventive measures.