Consulting-Specifying Engineer

Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s parent company, WTWH Media, today announced it has rebranded as Arrowfly. The new name and identity reflect the company’s transformation from a specialized trade publisher into an omnichannel B2B media, events, and marketing company where hard-to-reach professional decision-makers gather for trusted journalism, industry intelligence, and high-impact experiences that move their markets forward.

The 757,750-square-foot Airstream production facility was designed to support large-scale manufacturing operations with flexible production space, integrated material handling systems and high-bay infrastructure optimized for operational efficiency and long-term adaptability. Courtesy: Bella Photographics/IMEG Predictive maintenance, AI analytics and real-time operational data are helping industrial facilities reduce downtime, optimize energy use and improve process reliability.

Figure 1: Project Eagle, a 650,000-square-foot sorting facility for a large online retailer. Courtesy: Jordan & Skala Engineers Inc. Understand how electrification and decarbonization goals are reshaping industrial facility design. Learn how automation, AI and digital tools are influencing manufacturing infrastructure and operations. Identify strategies engineers use to improve flexibility, resilience and scalability in industrial projects.

Suspension Brooklyn Bridge across Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. New York, USA. Courtesy: BRIAN_KINNEY – stock.adobe.com In December 2024, National Grid submitted a proposal for the KeySpan Energy Delivery New York (KEDNY) thermal energy network to the New York Public Service Commission as part of the Utility Thermal Energy Network and Jobs Act (UTENJA). UTENJA aims to support thermal energy networks and promote new jobs in the decarbonization sector for residents.

Figure 3: An energy recovery ventilator unit installed at an administration building in Massachusetts. The ventilator exchanges heat between outdoor air and ventilation from occupied spaces. It operates in air economizer mode when the outdoor air temperature is below 60°F and modulates the outside air damper and return air damper to maintain the mixed air temperature set point.

Figure 1: A 13.2 kV vacuum circuit breaker switchgear with automatic throwover operation. Courtesy: SmithGroup Understand how the Detroit Institute of Arts upgraded its electrical infrastructure from an obsolete 4.8 kV service to a modern 13.2 kV utility system. Learn about the design challenges involved in replacing aging transformer vault equipment, routing new medium-voltage cabling and selecting code-compliant transformer solutions for a historic building.

Figure 1: This illustrates a representative operating room air handling unit configuration, including outdoor air and return air dampers, mixing components, filtration stages, preheat, cooling, humidification and supply and return fan systems. Courtesy: WSP Understand how operating room temperature and humidity requirements influence AHU operating states, economizer viability and discharge air temperature selection.

Homeowners of a high-rise building wanted to install chargers throughout their underground garage and wanted to do so without changing the risk profile of their building. The homeowners association (HOA) of an existing high-rise condominium building would like to install Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) chargers for half of the parking spaces in their underground parking garage. They are concerned that if they provide a high density of chargers, they will increase the risk to their building.

Figure 1: The University of Michigan Edward and Rosalie Ginsberg Building is an impactful community hub and a model of sustainability on campus. Courtesy: SmithGroup Decarbonization can be a powerful way to approach risk management. Strategies that support decarbonization can be separated into three fundamental pillars: reducing the energy used, managing energy sources and considering materials. As these approaches support decarbonization goals, they also support risk management goals.

Figure 1: Rooftop view from DC Water Headquarters, which uses an innovative wastewater thermal recovery system to decrease total energy use. Courtesy: SmithGroup Understand the key decarbonization concepts and terminology used throughout the industry. Know the common risks facing HVAC systems and how decarbonization strategies can help mitigate them. Consider a holistic decarbonization framework when designing systems for both sustainability and low risk.