RTM Engineering Consultants announces its recent merger with Malone Finkle Eckhardt & Collins. MFEC is a full-service mechanical, electrical, and plumbing firm with office locations in Overland Park, Kansas and Springfield, Missouri. “We are thrilled to welcome MFEC to RTM Engineering Consultants,” said RTM CEO Tony Mirchandani. “This partnership allows us to further strengthen and…
In our first installment of Ask an Engineering Expert, Timothy Larson P.E., Principal, Officer at RTM Engineering Consultants, answers the question: how have the changes of LED technologies and specifications impacted the design of hospitals, health care facilities, and medical campuses? Larson explains that in today’s ultra-competitive healthcare marketplace, the advances in LED lighting have…
Healthcare facilities are complex structures containing distinct and diverse spaces – each with its own set of challenges and requirements. A hospital, for example, typically contains offices, patient rooms, imaging facilities, laboratories, operating rooms, laundries, and cafeterias. Every area must be kept safe and hygienic, meeting rigorous standards that are both labor- and energy-intensive. Because…
RTM Engineering Consultants recently teamed up with OKW Architects and W.E. O’Neil Construction for the 2016 Chicago Canstruction Design/Build Competition. The event, which benefits the Greater Chicago Food Depository, is an international competition that challenges teams of architects, contractors and engineers in the building industry to design and build structures completely out of canned food, following strict guidelines.…
RTM has teamed with The American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air–Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) to revitalize Orlando’s Women’s Residential & Counseling Center (WRCC). WRCC transforms the lives of homeless and battered women and children. The facility’s HVAC systems are failing and an upgraded air conditioning and water heating system is…
Today is Earth Day – a terrific reminder of the importance of sustainable designs and that green building is at the forefront of many conversations in the MEP industry. RTM strives to provide sustainable solutions from incorporating LEED principles to recommending what plants work best in an office cubicle space. In celebration of Earth Day,…
Milan Engineering, an Orlando-based consulting firm that provides comprehensive MEP/FP engineering services to the public and private sector, has recently merged with RTM, an engineering consulting partner to some of the nation’s most respected architectural firms and Fortune 500 companies. Milan will continue to provide high quality and responsive design services for clients in the…
Making the decision to buy “green” products can be a tough one. They cost more initially, but your energy bills will be lower overall. Still, that initial investment may prove to be a hurdle you simply can’t get over. The US government may be able to help. They offer a number of incentives to encourage…
RTM Merges with Engineering Concepts February 1, 2014 We are pleased to announce the recent merger of RTM with Engineering Concepts (ECI), based in Waukesha, WI. As part of RTM, existing ECI clients will continue working with their current project managers with whom they’ve developed long-term relationships. As a combined firm, we will continue to…
RTM Joins Forces with Geiger+Larson Engineering February 1, 2014 RTM is proud to announce our merger with Geiger+Larson Engineering, based in Milwaukee, WI., that allows both companies to expand our offerings and expertise. Going forward, Geiger+Larson will operate as part of RTM, so current clients will continue working with the same project managers as the…