Wired or Wireless? Single-Mode vs Multi-Mode? Premise vs the Cloud?
Keeping up with technology can be a challenge, but determining which IT solutions to include in your technology upgrade or new build-out doesn't have to be. Loring’s Technology Services Group provides the advice, planning, and design capabilities needed to develop infrastructure and engineering solutions to meet your needs. Wired or Wireless? Premise vs the Cloud? Single-Mode or Multi-Mode Fiber? Let Loring help you separate facts from fads to provide you with the optimum technology to meet your current and future needs.
Loring’s Technology Services Group provides IT, Security and Audio-Visual services for private and public sector clients, including leading financial, academic and healthcare institutions. Our work can be found at facilities throughout the US, and in Canada, South America, Europe, and Asia. For more information on how Loring can assist you with the challenges you might be facing, contact David Stumer, Vice President Technology Services, at 646-674 6132 or dstumer@loringengineers.com.
Loring Wins Two ACEC NY Awards
Loring is proud to be the recipient of two ACEC NY Awards. We received a Platinum Award for the “Clean Energy Master Plan for SUNY Downstate” and a Silver Award for “Rockefeller University, Detlev W. Bronk Laboratory Fire Alarm/Sprinkler Infrastructure Upgrades” at Rockefeller University. Both awards were recognized at the Engineering Excellence Awards in New York City on Saturday, April 13, 2024.
Loring’s Chairman,
Michael DesRochers,
elected President of Design Professional Risk Control Group (DPRCG)
Loring’s Chairman, Michael DesRochers, was recently elected President of Design Professional Risk Control Group (DPRCG), an organization committed to Risk Management in the AEC Industry. Mike has served on DPRCG’s Board of Directors since 2020 and was most recently its past Vice President/Secretary.
Congratulations Mike!
2024 Commercial Observer Spring Healthcare Construction Forum
We are thrilled to shine a spotlight on Senior Vice President, Rahul Tikekar’s contribution as a panel member at last week’s Commercial Observer Spring Healthcare Construction Forum.
As a panelist, Rahul brought insightful perspectives, industry expertise, and a passion for innovation to the discussion. His contributions truly elevated the event and showcased Loring’s commitment to staying at the forefront of Unveiling Innovations in Healthcare Construction
Balancing Heritage and Modernization:
System Modernization Strategies for Heritage Structures
Historic properties offer physical means of engaging with the past. By safeguarding them, we continue to preserve and cherish each building’s history. Those entrusted with modernizing historic structures must employ appropriate strategies of improving them without compromising their historic fabric, all while following a set of guidelines established by The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. This blogpost highlights some of Loring’s lessons learned from the plethora of historic renovations and modernization projects we have completed that included National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) such as the United States Supreme Court, the Statue of Liberty, and Michigan State Capitol, among others.
Standards and Guidelines for Projects Involving Historic Properties
Four Treatment Types
The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (36 CFR Part 68) present guidelines for design professionals to apply to a historic property undergoing each treatment type. The standards define four project types — preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, and reconstruction — with varying degrees of treatment for each. Often times, modernization of systems is a key goal for projects, and the engineer entrusted with designing mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems must fully understand the type of treatment defining the project in order to apply appropriate solutions. A project may include a mix of treatment types; for example, a project may require preservation in one area and restoration of another area.
The Standards define the four project types thus:
Left: Allegories inside Dome, Michigan State Capitol
Right: Pre-modernization photo showing local humidifier to protect historic furnishings
Much of the system modernization strategies for the project fall under rehabilitation in “… making possible an efficient compatible use for a property through repair, alterations and additions”. Whether concealing new outdoor air ductwork in existing shafts or the new below-grade Central Utility Plant (CUP), these strategies focused on introducing modern solutions in a manner that preserves the historic and architectural significance of the Capitol.
In the words of the Michigan State Capitol Commission’s Executive Director, Rob Blackshaw, “Through traditional techniques, we work to preserve the ornate designs and historical architectural elements in the building – to keep it looking as fresh and beautiful as it did when we first opened the building in 1879".
Left: West Lawn being restored, Michigan State Capitol
Center & Right: Below-Grade Central Utility Plant, Michigan State Capitol
Modernization Strategies for Historic Properties
Regardless of project types, when a team undertakes the modernization of a historic property, it must ensure that the strategies used are suited to the task. Over decades of experience, we have learned the following considerations to hold true for all modernization projects:
1. A Deep Appreciation of the Property’s History
The team undertaking modernization is placed in a continuum of the evolving building story, with team members taking steps to understand the structure’s past so they can make the best advocates for systems to support the future. Considering that all projects typically involve site surveys and reviews of records, historic modernization projects must add an upfront layer of coordination with the Historic Preservation Architect. Understanding the building's preservation treatment zones is key to the success of a modernization project, and having early discussions about where and how modern solutions can be integrated into historic fabric will set the project up for success.
Preservation treatment zones, Michigan State Capitol
Engineers familiar with the building's story are better able to analyze and evaluate existing systems in relation to the building's historical significance. They can identify the distinct challenges and opportunities in design, materials, and construction methods, enabling a more historically sensitive approach to modernization.
A key component of developing an appreciation for the property’s history is doing a Listening Tour. A well-executed listening tour will involve a team that is connected to the building and has the expertise to understand the building story. “Listening to the building” would include reviewing records, meeting with engineers, general observations, and could include invasive and non-invasive testing, e.g., scoping of concealed pipes, environmental monitoring and trending of data, infra-red scanning, and cutting sections of pipes to ascertain conditions. However, the most important tool is an experienced eye that is able to piece together clues about what the building is saying. While working at the Michigan State Capitol, the team came across an abandoned steam coil in one of the shafts around the rotunda, which was original to the building. The presence of the steam coil gave clues about how ventilation air was made possible when the building was first opened to the public. Elijah Myers devised a natural ventilation strategy that sourced air from a porous envelope and induced its movement within the building via stack effect enhanced by warm air in shafts around the Routanda.
Left: Invasive & non-invasive methods
Right: Original steam coil from the Michigan State Capitol
2. An Experienced Engineering Team
Modernizing a historic structure is no easy task; it requires the engineering team to be both knowledgeable and creative. A well-experienced engineering team must have the proven ability to think outside the proverbial “box.” They need foundational knowledge that allows them to not only listen to what the building is telling them, but to also respond accordingly.
Loring team conducting a Listening Tour at the Michigan State Capitol
It is also important that the engineering team stays involved with the project during construction. There will always be unforeseen issues that come up, and the same team who came up with creative solutions during the design process will be best suited to address these unforeseen conditions.
Finally, a well-experienced engineering team must have the stamina for the iterative design process and agility to adapt to various drivers influencing the direction of design. The design process for historic properties typically includes Section 106 consultations, reviews by the state’s historic preservation office, or other third-party agencies that may be interested in items such as the location and configuration of outdoor air louvers or lightning protection systems.
3. Custom Solutions
The unique nature of historic buildings calls for a very creative lens to develop solutions that are best for the building’s future. There are no cookie-cutter solutions. Engineers must find ways to upgrade infrastructure while maintaining historical integrity. What works for one structure will not necessarily work for another.
Finding innovative ways to avoid unnecessary disruption to historic fabric is always a challenge. On a recent project, our team was tasked with the design of a lightning protection system. For a typical, non-historic project, the team might have channeled the walls and embedded the lightning conductor inside the building; however, for this project, the walls had historic significance that would be disrupted, so the team instead chose to design a system with conductors mounted externally and concealed behind exterior copper rain leaders. While this approach worked well for this project due to the spacing of existing rain leaders and their relation to lightning arresters, it might not have worked within the constraints of another structure.
Lighting conductor installed behind gutters on the exterior of the building
4. Sustainability
The idea that historic structures are somehow resistant to the integration of modern infrastructure has been disproven time and time again. In fact, historic structures are the ultimate form of a sustainable built environment. These structures have stood the test of time, demonstrating their inherent durability and longevity.
At the Michigan State Capitol, for example the HVAC system relies on a geothermal well field for heating and cooling the building that has proven to be energy efficient and reliable, offering the best life-cycle costs compared to other system options.
Installation of the geothermal wells was coupled with the restoration of the west grounds, which previously served as a surface parking lot, to what Elijah Myers had envisioned as a majestic west lawn that complements the east lawn of the Capitol.
Michigan State Capitol, Geothermal well field beneath the restored West Lawn
Left: Capitol West Grounds – Surface Parking Lot (Before Restoration)
Right: Restored West Lawn, Michigan State Capitol
5. Looking into the Future
A project to modernize a historic building is neither complete nor successful until the next renovation project is planned. Future-proofing of the design ensures the building is well-equipped to embrace the invariable change that the next renovation project will be dealing with.
Important considerations must be made for system decisions that are expandable in the future. While some project might include plans for the next 20 to 25 years (the projected lifespan of the equipment being installed, for example) when working on heritage projects, teams may find themselves planning for another renovation in 50 years. They may have to ask themselves:
Four Treatment Types
The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (36 CFR Part 68) present guidelines for design professionals to apply to a historic property undergoing each treatment type. The standards define four project types — preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, and reconstruction — with varying degrees of treatment for each. Often times, modernization of systems is a key goal for projects, and the engineer entrusted with designing mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems must fully understand the type of treatment defining the project in order to apply appropriate solutions. A project may include a mix of treatment types; for example, a project may require preservation in one area and restoration of another area.
The Standards define the four project types thus:
- Preservation – the act or process of applying measures necessary to sustain the existing form, integrity, and materials of an historic property.
- Rehabilitation – the act or process of making possible an efficient compatible use for a property through repair, alterations and additions while preserving those portions or features that convey its historical, cultural, or architectural values.
- Restoration – the act or process of accurately depicting the form, features, and character of a property as it appeared at a particular period of time by means of the removal of features from other periods in its history and reconstruction of missing features from the restoration period.
- Reconstruction – the act or process of depicting, by means of new construction, the form, features, and detailing of a non-surviving site, landscape, building, structure or object for the purpose of replicating its appearance at a specific period of time and in its historic location.
Left: Allegories inside Dome, Michigan State Capitol
Right: Pre-modernization photo showing local humidifier to protect historic furnishings
Much of the system modernization strategies for the project fall under rehabilitation in “… making possible an efficient compatible use for a property through repair, alterations and additions”. Whether concealing new outdoor air ductwork in existing shafts or the new below-grade Central Utility Plant (CUP), these strategies focused on introducing modern solutions in a manner that preserves the historic and architectural significance of the Capitol.
In the words of the Michigan State Capitol Commission’s Executive Director, Rob Blackshaw, “Through traditional techniques, we work to preserve the ornate designs and historical architectural elements in the building – to keep it looking as fresh and beautiful as it did when we first opened the building in 1879".
Left: West Lawn being restored, Michigan State Capitol
Center & Right: Below-Grade Central Utility Plant, Michigan State Capitol
Modernization Strategies for Historic Properties
Regardless of project types, when a team undertakes the modernization of a historic property, it must ensure that the strategies used are suited to the task. Over decades of experience, we have learned the following considerations to hold true for all modernization projects:
1. A Deep Appreciation of the Property’s History
The team undertaking modernization is placed in a continuum of the evolving building story, with team members taking steps to understand the structure’s past so they can make the best advocates for systems to support the future. Considering that all projects typically involve site surveys and reviews of records, historic modernization projects must add an upfront layer of coordination with the Historic Preservation Architect. Understanding the building's preservation treatment zones is key to the success of a modernization project, and having early discussions about where and how modern solutions can be integrated into historic fabric will set the project up for success.
Preservation treatment zones, Michigan State Capitol
Engineers familiar with the building's story are better able to analyze and evaluate existing systems in relation to the building's historical significance. They can identify the distinct challenges and opportunities in design, materials, and construction methods, enabling a more historically sensitive approach to modernization.
A key component of developing an appreciation for the property’s history is doing a Listening Tour. A well-executed listening tour will involve a team that is connected to the building and has the expertise to understand the building story. “Listening to the building” would include reviewing records, meeting with engineers, general observations, and could include invasive and non-invasive testing, e.g., scoping of concealed pipes, environmental monitoring and trending of data, infra-red scanning, and cutting sections of pipes to ascertain conditions. However, the most important tool is an experienced eye that is able to piece together clues about what the building is saying. While working at the Michigan State Capitol, the team came across an abandoned steam coil in one of the shafts around the rotunda, which was original to the building. The presence of the steam coil gave clues about how ventilation air was made possible when the building was first opened to the public. Elijah Myers devised a natural ventilation strategy that sourced air from a porous envelope and induced its movement within the building via stack effect enhanced by warm air in shafts around the Routanda.
Left: Invasive & non-invasive methods
Right: Original steam coil from the Michigan State Capitol
2. An Experienced Engineering Team
Modernizing a historic structure is no easy task; it requires the engineering team to be both knowledgeable and creative. A well-experienced engineering team must have the proven ability to think outside the proverbial “box.” They need foundational knowledge that allows them to not only listen to what the building is telling them, but to also respond accordingly.
Loring team conducting a Listening Tour at the Michigan State Capitol
It is also important that the engineering team stays involved with the project during construction. There will always be unforeseen issues that come up, and the same team who came up with creative solutions during the design process will be best suited to address these unforeseen conditions.
Finally, a well-experienced engineering team must have the stamina for the iterative design process and agility to adapt to various drivers influencing the direction of design. The design process for historic properties typically includes Section 106 consultations, reviews by the state’s historic preservation office, or other third-party agencies that may be interested in items such as the location and configuration of outdoor air louvers or lightning protection systems.
3. Custom Solutions
The unique nature of historic buildings calls for a very creative lens to develop solutions that are best for the building’s future. There are no cookie-cutter solutions. Engineers must find ways to upgrade infrastructure while maintaining historical integrity. What works for one structure will not necessarily work for another.
Finding innovative ways to avoid unnecessary disruption to historic fabric is always a challenge. On a recent project, our team was tasked with the design of a lightning protection system. For a typical, non-historic project, the team might have channeled the walls and embedded the lightning conductor inside the building; however, for this project, the walls had historic significance that would be disrupted, so the team instead chose to design a system with conductors mounted externally and concealed behind exterior copper rain leaders. While this approach worked well for this project due to the spacing of existing rain leaders and their relation to lightning arresters, it might not have worked within the constraints of another structure.
Lighting conductor installed behind gutters on the exterior of the building
4. Sustainability
The idea that historic structures are somehow resistant to the integration of modern infrastructure has been disproven time and time again. In fact, historic structures are the ultimate form of a sustainable built environment. These structures have stood the test of time, demonstrating their inherent durability and longevity.
At the Michigan State Capitol, for example the HVAC system relies on a geothermal well field for heating and cooling the building that has proven to be energy efficient and reliable, offering the best life-cycle costs compared to other system options.
Installation of the geothermal wells was coupled with the restoration of the west grounds, which previously served as a surface parking lot, to what Elijah Myers had envisioned as a majestic west lawn that complements the east lawn of the Capitol.
Michigan State Capitol, Geothermal well field beneath the restored West Lawn
Left: Capitol West Grounds – Surface Parking Lot (Before Restoration)
Right: Restored West Lawn, Michigan State Capitol
5. Looking into the Future
A project to modernize a historic building is neither complete nor successful until the next renovation project is planned. Future-proofing of the design ensures the building is well-equipped to embrace the invariable change that the next renovation project will be dealing with.
Important considerations must be made for system decisions that are expandable in the future. While some project might include plans for the next 20 to 25 years (the projected lifespan of the equipment being installed, for example) when working on heritage projects, teams may find themselves planning for another renovation in 50 years. They may have to ask themselves:
- Are we properly documenting our design intent, technical specifications, and operational procedures?
- Are we anticipating future changes and advancements in our fields?
- Will the materials we are using today need to be replaced frequently, potentially impacting the structure decades from now?
- Will our proposed designs be scalable and flexible enough for another team to build upon?
- Will our decisions make it easier or more difficult to maintain the building?
- Hallah Abodaff , PE, LEED AP
Engineers who work on historic buildings shoulder a huge responsibility. With the challenge of modernizing historic buildings without compromising their integrity, it is important that we consider how to achieve balance. We do this by learning as much as we can about the structure to develop a deep appreciation for it; assembling a passionate, experienced team; creating custom solutions; incorporating sustainable technology and materials; and anticipating the building’s future. Only then can we say that we have learned the past, anticipated the future, and executed what makes sense. Author Hallah Abodaff , PE, LEED AP is a Principal in the Washington, DC office. References Chartkoff, Kerry. Michigan State Capitol. National Historic Landmarks Nomination file, February 8, 1992. https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NHLS/Text/71000396.pdf HopkinsBurns Design Studio. Michigan State Capitol Preservation Treatment Zones. 17 February 2016. Michigan Legislature. Your State Capitol. Lansing, MI: Michigan Legislature, n.d. http://council.legislature.mi.gov/Content/Files/Tours/capinfo.pdf Michigan State Capitol Commission. The Michigan State Capitol: A National Historic Landmark. http://capitol.michigan.gov/. National Parks Service. “The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.” National Parks Service, July 27, 2023. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1739/secretary-standards-treatment-historic-properties.htm.Loring's 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance Report
LORING ANNOUNCES 2024 PROMOTIONS
We are pleased to announce...
Ivan Zgombic, PE, LEED AP has been promoted to Principal
Nicholas Barillaro, EIT and Ian Herron, PE have been elevated to Associate Vice Presidents
Nick is a Mechanical Engineer who oversees Loring’s Corporate Interiors projects, including renovations, expansions and fit-outs, throughout New York City.
Ian is the Lead Electrical Engineer in Loring’s Washington D.C. office, with a diverse portfolio of projects for academic and cultural facilities, embassies, and government buildings.
More Advancements Richard Iversen, RCDD has been promoted to Assistant Group Leader of Loring’s Technology Group in the firm’s Parsippany, NJ office. Orlando Barros-Mena, NICET and Vaibhav Grover, CEM, CBCP have been promoted to Senior Associate in Loring’s NYC office.
Recently named Associates are: Israel Molina, Souvik Paul, EIT, and Gregory Vlacic, CEM, NYC; Paul Hamilton, Durham, NC; and Amol Marathe, EIT, Princeton, NJ.
Please join us in congratulating these extraordinary professionals on their latest career achievements!
Ivan Zgombic, PE, LEED AP has been promoted to Principal
Ivan leads Loring’s Facilities Design Group, which specializes in the Science & Technology / Life Sciences market sector. With over 16 years of experience, he provides clients with fundamentally sound engineering designs, supporting research facilities for some of New York City’s largest higher-education institutions, including CUNY, Columbia University, and New York University, and metropolitan area institutions such as Stony Brook University and Ramapo College of New Jersey. Ivan's experience includes master plans, new-building construction, renovations, and infrastructure upgrades for facilities to support today’s research institutions with a practical approach to future expansion and growth.
“Ivan brings together his high-level technical engineering proficiency and strong interpersonal skills to meet the exacting needs of his clients,” says Steve Kenah, Loring Principal and Executive Committee Member. “It’s been a pleasure to support Ivan’s professional development over the years. We look forward to his continued success.”
Nicholas Barillaro, EIT and Ian Herron, PE have been elevated to Associate Vice Presidents
Nick is a Mechanical Engineer who oversees Loring’s Corporate Interiors projects, including renovations, expansions and fit-outs, throughout New York City.
Ian is the Lead Electrical Engineer in Loring’s Washington D.C. office, with a diverse portfolio of projects for academic and cultural facilities, embassies, and government buildings.
More Advancements Richard Iversen, RCDD has been promoted to Assistant Group Leader of Loring’s Technology Group in the firm’s Parsippany, NJ office. Orlando Barros-Mena, NICET and Vaibhav Grover, CEM, CBCP have been promoted to Senior Associate in Loring’s NYC office.
Recently named Associates are: Israel Molina, Souvik Paul, EIT, and Gregory Vlacic, CEM, NYC; Paul Hamilton, Durham, NC; and Amol Marathe, EIT, Princeton, NJ.
Please join us in congratulating these extraordinary professionals on their latest career achievements!
2023 Loring Recognition Awards
This award recognizes an individual’s outstanding contribution to their group/Loring over the last 12 months. The incumbent embodies what it means to be “Loring Proud.” They have contributed to the improvement of the workforce culture, improvement of a system or process, they are solution oriented, a problem solver, and helpful to staff and external parties with whom they interact.
This award recognizes an individual’s outstanding contribution to their group/Loring over the last 12 months.
Criteria
- Must be a full-time employee,
- Employed for at least one year
- Must have their PE.
Projects were evaluated and ranked for engineering excellence judging on:
- Technical merit
- Innovative solutions & technologies used
- Success/recognition- inside and outside of Loring
- Client satisfaction/Community Giveback
- Financial Performance
LORING CONSULTING ENGINEERS PROMOTES ONEIL GAYLE TO CEO
Loring Consulting Engineers, Inc. has promoted Oneil Gayle, PE, CEA, CEM, CBCP, LEED AP, to Chief Executive Officer. Michael DesRochers will retain the title of Chairman. Oneil, Michael, and Steve Kenah will continue in their roles as Loring’s Executive Committee, responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of the firm.
Jamaican-born, Oneil came to the U.S. on a track and field scholarship in 2000 to complete his study at the New York Institute of Technology, where he graduated cum laude with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Joining Loring as an intern in 2002, Oneil built an exceptional career on an accelerated trajectory, becoming Chief Operating Officer of the firm in 2016.
“Oneil’s elevation to CEO is part of Loring’s long-term transition planning, which began over a decade ago and recognizes his significant accomplishments and contributions to the firm,” says Michael DesRochers.
A broad thinker, for more than a decade Oneil championed Loring’s expansion into new market sectors and geographic areas. He created and headed up Loring’s Energy Services and Commissioning Group, initiated the Next Gen program to mentor high-potential young talent, and expanded the firm’s multistate and international presence. Loring currently operates with 200-plus engineers from nine offices along the eastern seaboard, in Canada, and in the Caribbean. Oneil recently directed the opening of an affiliated firm in Jamaica and established a scholarship for promising engineering students there.
“My goal as Loring’s CEO is to continue the legacy of our founder, Joe Loring, and his commitment to building the strongest relationships with our clients and providing the greatest opportunities for our employees. I want Loring always to be the place where young engineers and professionals come to build careers, tackling the current challenges of the built environment and engineering solutions for the future,” says Oneil.
“In addition to his technical and managerial expertise, Oneil excels at bringing people together. His generosity, accessibility and natural mentoring skills will propel Loring’s growth in the coming years,” says Steve Kenah.
Beyond his influence on the firm, Oneil’s commitment extends to the community at large. He currently sits on the Executive Committee for the New York State Chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC NY). Additionally, he served a six-year term as a Board Member of the Building Commissioning Association, North East Chapter and was a member of the 2016 NYC Energy Conservation Code Advisory Committee for Commercial Buildings for ACEC NY.
Loring’s Michigan State Capitol Project Honored with National ACEC Engineering Excellence Award
We are thrilled to announce that after earning an ACEC Metropolitan Washington Chapter Honor Award for Engineering Excellence, Loring’s Michigan State Capitol project was advanced to the ACEC national competition, where it received a prestigious ACEC Engineering Excellence National Recognition Award. This award recognizes engineering firms for work that showcases exceptional innovation, complexity, achievement, and value. Being listed among the recipients highlights Loring’s outstanding achievements in engineering and our unwavering commitment to excellence.
J. Michael Galway, Hallah Abodaff and Rick Servoss at the ACEC Awards Gala
The Michigan State Capitol, a magnificent National Historic Landmark renowned for its artistic value and rich historic fabric, recently underwent a complete mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) system upgrade. Our expertise in integrating modern MEP systems into historical buildings played a crucial role in our ability to revitalize and modernize the Capitol’s infrastructure while preserving its historical significance. The project also featured the creation of an unobtrusive new, below-grade central utility plant that harnesses carbon-free geothermal energy, ensuring year-round heating and cooling for the Capitol building and its 40,000-SF underground visitor’s center, known as Heritage Hall.
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The Michigan State Capitol, Lansing, MI
The ACEC Engineering Excellence National Recognition Award not only celebrates Loring’s technical prowess, but also acknowledges our contribution to energy efficiency, sustainability, and carbon reduction. The Michigan State Capitol project serves as an exemplary demonstration of the State’s commitment to incorporating innovative and eco-friendly technologies into their buildings. Similarly, Loring’s success in integrating modern systems while maintaining full occupancy within the Capitol during construction is a testament to our engineering expertise, as well as our capacity to seamlessly blend history, innovation, and sustainability.
For more information on the Michigan State Capitol project, contact Hallah Abodaff, PE, LEED AP and J. Michael Galway, PE, LEED AP BD+C, CPD.
J. Michael Galway, Hallah Abodaff and Rick Servoss at the ACEC Awards Gala
The Michigan State Capitol, a magnificent National Historic Landmark renowned for its artistic value and rich historic fabric, recently underwent a complete mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) system upgrade. Our expertise in integrating modern MEP systems into historical buildings played a crucial role in our ability to revitalize and modernize the Capitol’s infrastructure while preserving its historical significance. The project also featured the creation of an unobtrusive new, below-grade central utility plant that harnesses carbon-free geothermal energy, ensuring year-round heating and cooling for the Capitol building and its 40,000-SF underground visitor’s center, known as Heritage Hall.
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The Michigan State Capitol, Lansing, MI
The ACEC Engineering Excellence National Recognition Award not only celebrates Loring’s technical prowess, but also acknowledges our contribution to energy efficiency, sustainability, and carbon reduction. The Michigan State Capitol project serves as an exemplary demonstration of the State’s commitment to incorporating innovative and eco-friendly technologies into their buildings. Similarly, Loring’s success in integrating modern systems while maintaining full occupancy within the Capitol during construction is a testament to our engineering expertise, as well as our capacity to seamlessly blend history, innovation, and sustainability.
For more information on the Michigan State Capitol project, contact Hallah Abodaff, PE, LEED AP and J. Michael Galway, PE, LEED AP BD+C, CPD.
