Decarbonization with LEED Platinum
Last month, members of the BKM design team attended the Topping Out Ceremony for Georgetown University’s 55 H Street building. What sets this exciting project apart is its upcoming achievement of Leadership in Energy and…
Project Spotlight: Hillsmere Elementary School
It makes me feel old to think about how many K-12 projects I have worked on in my career here at BKM. The last time I checked it totaled over 45 schools (and counting). I…
NAIOP-MD Article: Is there a practical way to decarbonize?
BKM’s Casey Ross, Senior Associate/Senior Mechanical Engineer, contributed to an article about building decarbonization in the November/December 2020 edition of NAIOP-MD magazine. Click here to read.
Revealing The Myth Of Single Person Continuous Shift Coverage
Written by TiePoint-bkm’s David Boston, published via Mission Critical Magazine’s Newsletter Information technology and critical facilities department managers must constantly balance the key objectives of continuous availability and minimal cost in managing the critical assets of…
Energy Modeling: Using the Right Tool from the Toolbox
While energy modeling has many uses, it is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Energy modeling is an array of specialized tools in your engineering toolbox. If you needed to hang drywall, you would use a different…
LIGHTFAIR International 2017: Designing for Lighting Quality
Last month, Philadelphia hosted the largest annual international commercial and architectural lighting tradeshow and conference – LIGHTFAIR. Architects, engineers, lighting designers, contractors, and lighting manufacturers & distributors (basically anyone affected by a project’s lighting design)…
Connecting the Design and Construction Process
While a firm’s Construction Administrator plays many roles in project construction and completion, the most important role is protecting the client’s interest Every engineering and architectural consulting firm has its own philosophy regarding the construction…
Modernizing Record Drawings
These days if someone told you they were drafting their drawings by hand, you’d probably say, “Why aren’t you using CAD or Revit?” Well that is what’s still happening when it comes to how record drawings…
Is VRF right for your school?
Whether it’s a new school or a systemic renovation, variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems are being considered more and more by school systems across the industry. Five years ago, VRF was still a new and relatively…
Design Integration and the Vertical Farming Challenge
As a recent graduate from The Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Architectural Engineering, I was able to compete in a national student design competition focusing on design integration within the built environment. The…