In this installment of our Ask an Engineering Expert series, Sheetal Roy, P.E., Principal at RTM Engineering Consultants, answers the question: What do you need to consider when designing senior living facilities? When designing senior living facilities, the most important factors to take into account are: the comfort of the residents, the appearance of the…
RTM Engineering Consultants, a trusted engineering consulting partner to some of the most respected architectural firms and Fortune 500 companies in the country, is pleased to announce its recent acquisition of Concord West, an engineering firm specializing in design, construction, and management services based near Denver, Colorado. “We are happy to welcome the Concord West team…
RTM Engineering Consultants, a trusted engineering consulting partner to some of the most respected architectural firms and Fortune 500 companies in the country, is pleased to announce its recent acquisition of asys, a mechanical engineering firm based in Orange County, California. “We have great respect for the team at asys, and we are excited to welcome…
Not every community has a large hospital, and not every community needs one. But micro-hospitals – small-scale, licensed healthcare facilities – are an emerging trend in some markets to provide care where there isn’t enough demand to operate major hospitals. Micro-hospitals are significantly smaller than community facilities, ranging from 15,000 to 50,000 square feet, but operate…
When approaching projects within the hospitality industry, engineering consultants must weigh the wants and needs of many different stakeholders – from corporate decision makers and hotel management personnel, to local authorities and the guests themselves. It’s a fine balance for engineering designers to maintain a hotel’s brand standards, meet code requirements, and keep guests happy…
In honor of Earth Day, we sat down with a group of engineers at RTM Engineering Consultants to answer a few questions about sustainable and energy-efficient design. Brant Holeman, QCxP, LEED AP O+M – Project Engineer Marcin Jakubowski – Principal Matt Zega, PE – Principal Dan Sebastian, PE, CxA, LEED AP BD+C – Project Engineer…
In this installment of our Ask an Engineering Expert series, April L. Halling, P.E., Project Engineer at RTM Engineering Consultants, answers the question: What trends do you see in designing K-12 schools? RTM has worked on a wide variety of education projects, ranging from elementary schools to universities. K-12 schools, both public and private, have…
RTM Engineering Consultants, a trusted engineering consulting partner to some of the nation’s most respected architectural firms and Fortune 500 companies, welcomes David Piluski, PE, as a Principal for the firm. Piluski will be located in the Schaumburg office. Piluski brings over 30 years of expertise in mechanical engineering and project team leadership for building…
Civil engineering is a discipline with a long history, dating back to the design, construction, and maintenance of the world’s earliest infrastructure projects. But it still continues to evolve and modernize with emerging trends and technologies. RTM Engineering Consultants’ civil engineering department has more than 30 years of experience in developing site engineering designs for…
In RTM Engineering Consultants’ civil engineering department, sustainability measures are incorporated into practically every project. Cities like Chicago have high sustainable development standards, and RTM has decades of experience researching, designing, and implementing projects to meet these requirements. But RTM’s expertise goes beyond fulfilling guidelines; the team also excels at determining the ideal green building…