January 31, 2012 - Sebesta Blomberg Announces New Commissioning Director
Sebesta Blomberg, an engineering consulting firm, has announced that Nevena Parsons, PE, PMP, LEED AP, CxA, has joined the company as Commissioning Director.
January 18, 2012 - Sebesta Blomberg Announces New Healthcare Market Sector Leader
Sebesta Blomberg, an engineering consulting firm, has announced that Charles D. Knight, AIA, NCARB, CID, LEED AP has joined its team as the healthcare market sector leader for the company.
December 19, 2011 - Sebesta Blomberg Announces New Principal
Sebesta Blomberg, an engineering consulting firm, has announced that Alan LaFon has joined its team as Principal in the Dallas and Oklahoma City offices.
December 12, 2011 - Sebesta Blomberg Announces Director of Chicago Operations
Sebesta Blomberg, an engineering consulting firm, has announced that Christopher Philbrick has joined its team as the Director of Chicago Operations.
December 1, 2011 - SMECO Aquires Electric System at St. Mary's College of Maryland
SMECO and the college hired Sebesta Blomberg, a consulting engineering firm, to inventory the facilities at the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus and assess the quality of the equipment, its remaining life, and its value.
November 30, 2011 - Sebesta Blomberg Supports Energy Star Project Tour
Sebesta Blomberg's Mike Temme, mechanical engineer, volunteered to participate in a Minnesota State University, Mankato student tour of Butler Square in Minneapolis. The student group is working on an Energy Star certification project with a local high school and a building on campus at the University. The Butler Square tour will provide students with a real-life example of an Energy Star certification project. Sebesta Blomberg performed retrocommissioning services on Butler Square, which became the first century-old, multi-tenant commercial building in the nation to achieve LEED-EB O&M certification and Energy Star rating.
November 30, 2011 - Award-Winning CHP Schemes in the US
Cogeneration & On-Site Power Production
Which are the best new CHP schemes operating in the US? The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) operates a CHP Partnership which seeks to reduce the environmental impact of power generation by promoting the use of CHP and names it ENGERY STAR CHP award Winners each year.
October 26, 2011 - How To Be a Better CxA
Consulting Specifying Engineer
Top 12 tips that commissioning agents (CxA) need to know to do their jobs better.
Article by: Robert Linder, PE, NEBB BSC CP, LEED AP, Sebesta Blomberg
October 25, 2011 - Sebesta Blomberg Announces Director of Wisconsin Operations
Sebesta Blomberg announced the addition of Stacye Ayuthia as Director of Wisconsin Operations, located in Madison, Wisconsin.
September 12, 2011 - Sebesta Blomberg Announces New Office in Wisconsin
Sebesta Blomberg is pleased to announce the opening of its newest office in River Falls, Wisconsin.
August 24, 2011 - Consulting-Specifying Engineer Announces the 2011 MEP Giants Winners
Consulting-Specifying Engineer announced the 2011 winners from its MEP Giants Program. The MEP Giants Program lists the top mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and fire protection engineering firms in the United States. Sebesta Blomberg ranked #29 on the CSE 2011 Giants list.
August 19, 2011 - Although Misunderstood, BIM Makes Inroads
The Zweig Letter, Issue 922
Technology restructuring the relationship between design and construction.
August 15, 2011 - Structuring For Success
Consulting-Specifying Engineer
The 2011 MEP Giants discuss current challenges and how the industry is preparing for what 2012 will bring.
August 3, 2011 - Facebook: 85 Degrees in the ‘Cold’ Aisle
Facebook says the Oregon location for its new data center is perfect for using outside air to cool its servers, a key element of its efforts to make its infrastructure more energy efficient. But Facebook’s next huge data center will be built in North Carolina, where the climate is considerably warmer.
August 1, 2011 - Polycom Builds on Strategic Relationship With Microsoft, Announces First Room Telepresence Solution Custom-Built for Full Integration With Microsoft Lync
New Polycom(R) CX7000 solution makes it easier for groups to learn, retain, engage more productively and efficiently.
July 27, 2011 - Sebesta Blomberg Project Receives Top Project Award
The Akerman Hall Hanger at the University of Minnesota was named a Finance & Commerce Top Project of 2010. New construction projects were selected based on their degree of difficulty, creativity in design, innovative construction techniques, and cooperation among contractors and management.
July 20, 2011 - Sebesta Blomberg Becomes an Approved NSTAR Supplier
Sebesta Blomberg was recently selected by NSTAR as a qualified supplier for the Technical Assistance Services RFPs. NSTAR is the largest Massachusetts-based, investor-owned electric and gas utility, with revenues of approximately $3 billion and assets totaling approximately $8 billion.
July 18, 2011 - University of Minnesota Project Receives Preservation Award
The Akerman Hall Hanger at the University of Minnesota was awarded the 2011 Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Award by Preserve Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission and the Minneapolis chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
July 15, 2011 - Sebesta Blomberg Announces New Principal
Sebesta Blomberg is pleased to announce the recent hire of Henry Gohlke, PE, CEM as Principal. He will be based out of Sebesta Blomberg's Houston office.
June 27, 2011 - Sebesta Blomberg Announces New CFO
The Sebesta Blomberg Board of Directors announced today the promotion of Todd Gilles from Controller to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Sebesta Blomberg.
June 9, 2011 - Commissioning Mission Critical Standby Power Systems
Consulting-Specifying Engineer, By Wayne Beierman, BSEE
Commissioning ensures that all components of the mission critical power system function according to design specifications and the owners' expectations.
June 7, 2011 - Preservation Projects Win Awards in Minneapolis/St. Paul
Preservation and architecture groups in Minneapolis and St. Paul announced the winners of their annual awards this week.
May 18, 2011 - Streamlining Your Emissions Inventory Updates
APPA Facilities Manager, By John Stokes, LEED AP
Of the 677 school presidents that have signed on to the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), approximately 200 of them are presidents of community colleges. Regardless of the enormus savings needed to meet a neutrality goal, many schools continue to struggle with the basic act of creating and maintaining an accurate emissions inventory.
May 18, 2011 - Sebesta Blomberg Featured in HVAC Engineer Video
Source: iSEEK and the MN Labor Market Information Office
You might be surprised to know that heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) engineers help the environment every day.
May 12, 2011 - Historic Building Complex Awarded LEED Gold Certification
The John Mill building complex, owned by Alternatives Unilimited, Inc., was recently certified LEED Gold from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The building, which is listed on the Massachusetts Historic Regiter, is located on the Mumford River near the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Cooridor in Whitinsville.
April 27, 2011 - Downtown Des Moines Buildings Selected For Ecocore Grant Program
EcoCore, a Downtown Community Alliance program, in partnership with the City of Des Moines, announced the buildings selected to participate in the Project 101: Office Building Sustainability Grant Program. The list includes: AmerUS Life building at 611 Fifth Avenue, Bank of America building at 317 Sixth Avenue, Hub Tower at 699 Walnut Street, Midland Building at 206 Sixth Avenue and 420 Watson Powell Jr. Parkway. Sebesta Blomberg, a Roseville, Minn.-based engineering and design firm with an office in Cedar Rapids, will conduct the sustainability audits on the five downtown properties selected for Project 101.
April 26, 2011 - Sebesta Blomberg Ranked #310 on ENR Top 500 Design Firms List
The Top 500 Design Firms list, published annually in April, ranks the 500 largest U.S.-based designs firms, both publicly and privately held, based on design-specific revenue.
April 20, 2011 - Capella Tower Awarded LEED Gold Certification
The Capella Tower in downtown Minneapolis was recently certified LEED® Gold from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). It is the largest multi-tenant office building to achieve LEED Gold certification in Minnesota.
March 31, 2011 - Sebesta Blomberg Awarded City of Des Moines Energy Project
The city of Des Moines has selected Sebesta Blomberg to provide energy usage analysis and plan services for the City. This project is in conjunction with an initiative set by the City to ensure they are a Sustainable Green Community – one of 12 City goals for the next five years.
March 10, 2011 - Sebesta Blomberg Helps Pentagon Renovation Achieve LEED Silver
The Pentagon Renovation Program has achieved LEED® Silver certification for the renovation work performed on Wedge 4, a portion of the Pentagon more than 1 million square feet in size.
March 9, 2011 - In Energy Use, Looking for the Big Payback
“Measure and verification are very critical,” says Pete Dahl, lead sustainability specialist with Roseville-based Sebesta Blomberg. “How do we know it really paid off?”
March 9, 2011 - Sebesta Blomberg Announces New Board Member
Sebesta Blomberg is pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Harrison, PE, LEED AP as Director to the Board of Directors. In this role, Dave will utilize his industry experience to participate in multiple areas of the Board, as well as serve on several subcommittees.
March 2, 2011 - Sebesta Blomberg Teams Up to Expand Converse World Headquarters
Working collaboratively with JC&A, the team transformed 42,000 gsf of the Converse World Headquarters buliding's interior by creating a work-friendly environment that is reflective of the Converse brand. Highlights include a new mezzanine that expanded the useable space and a new library area which included a skylight that provides natural lighting to the interior of the building. Extensive interior glazing walls were installed in a grid pattern with a patchwork of different types of glass panels to provide the feel of a well-seasoned warehouse. The build-out also includes a Mock Retail area and cutting-edge conferencing center.
January 31, 2011 - Sebesta Blomberg Announces 100% Employee Ownership
On January 1, 2011, Sebesta Blomberg transformed from a majority-owned Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) to a 100% employee-owned company.
January 26, 2011 - Standing Out, The Methodist Outpatient Center
The Methodist Outpatient Center makes its presence felt on prominent Texas Campus. Healthcare Facilities Management Magazine
January 24, 2011 - Port of Entry in Warroad Wins National Awards
The GSA presented five national awards to the border corssing this week, which opended last May after nearly two years of construction. The Port of Entry also received a 2011 Institute of Honor Award for architecture from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). The engineering project team included Sebesta Blomberg, Jacobs Engineering Group, Key Engineering and Meyer Borgman Johnson.
