Atlanta / Charlotte / Dallas / Denver / Houston / Washington, D.C.
© Copyright 2024 – Jordan & Skala Engineers
*FITWEL & Design is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). Participation by The Center for Active Design and/or any other organization does not imply endorsement by HHS. Outside the United States, the FITWEL service marks are owned by the Center for Active Design, Inc.
Canstruction Competition Participated by Jordan & Skala Engineers for Atlanta Food Banks
Jordan & Skala and Wakefield Beasley & Associates worked together to ‘canstruct’ a giant toilet to “flush out hunger.” In only three hours, 2,306 cans of Vienna Sausages were carefully stacked together to create the giant toilet. In total, 3,238 cans were collected, which will all be distributed to food banks throughout the city of Atlanta. Other firms that participated in the CANstruction competition were HKS, Cooper Carry, Niles Bolton, Macgregor Associates and Pond & Company.
Midtown High-Rise Residential Building SkyHouse Opens in Atlanta
Located at 1084 West Peachtree Street, in the center of trendy Midtown and a short distance from the hipster Old Forth Ward District in Atlanta, the new, 23-story Midtown high-rise residential building offers 320 units, luxury amenities, a parking deck and retail space on the ground floor. The project, which began construction in January 2012, is expected to open to tenants January 2013-just in time to usher in the New Year. Designed to comply with Energy Star’s new Multi-Family High-Rise..
EarthCraft Multifamily Program Awarded Project of the Year 2012 to Oliver House
The EarthCraft Multifamily program awards “Project of the Year 2012” to the 82,419-SF four-story Decatur Housing Authority building which includes seventy-two (72) one-bedroom and eight (8) two-bedroom units and features a 50 kWh photovoltaic (PV) solar power generation system, geo-thermal heating and cooling systems, geo-thermal water heating, high efficiency lighting, water-saving plumbing fixtures, rainwater harvesting, thermally-efficient windows, enhanced interior insulation, enhanced natural ventilation, Energy Star appliances in all units, and makes maximum use of natural day lighting. The inclusion of..
SMPS Dallas Chapter Newsletter Features Jordan & Skala Engineers Dallas Office
Check out the November issue of the SMPS Dallas Chapter Quarterly Newsletter to read about Jordan & Skala’s new Dallas office. The newsletter can be found here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8VIoZyRR0MebEwyWFlPb3BfZnM/edit?pli=1
LEED Platinum Project Sponsored by JSE at the Texas Society of Architects Convention
Jose Montoya, a member of Jordan & Skala’s Energy Service Division, presented a LEED Platinum project to record crowds at the 74th Annual Texas Society of Architects Annual Convention and Design Expo in Dallas recently. As the project LEED Certification manager for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police Headquarters conversion project, Jose explained, how an early 20th century trolley repair shop listed on the National Register was transformed into a three story, LEED Platinum project. Jordan & Skala sponsored the..
National Green Building Standard Verifier at Jordan & Skala Engineers
Aaron McEwin, P.E., LEED AP is the Director of Energy Services for Jordan & Skala and recently passed the National Green Building Standard Verifier exam. As a verifier, Aaron is able to discuss inspection and documentation needs with clients and is ultimately responsible for verifying that projects meet the criteria for green building certification.