Russell Ashcroft is Principal Engineer at Southland Engineering, a collaborative engineering partner offering a complete range of engineering services nationwide.

Challenges In Aging Health Care Infrastructure

Budget woes. Equipment that has outlived its effectiveness. Unorthodox original decisions and little space to maneuver. The layers are many, but as this project shows, the solutions are there.

Russell Ashcroft, P.E. Jim Begley Joshua Fait

March 10, 2017

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Changing laws, advanced technologies, and an aging population are just a few factors driving the cost consciousness of the healthcare industry today.

Another Tool in the Tool Box—How UA Members Are Training and Using 3D Solutions in Piping Projects

In the summer of 2014 the United Association (UA) started a new course to teach their membership the use of laser scanning equipment and related software to create highly accurate three-dimensional point clouds of existing buildings and mechanical systems for the use with BIM applications. Pat Ramirez and Erik Lambrecht were tasked to create the new course which lead to a partnership with FARO.

Ensuring Total Power Backup System Availability – Maintenance and Testing

While the basic concept and need of backup power systems has not changed, the increased likelihood of power outages has put greater reliance on backup power systems, making the their reliability more important than ever. When a utility outage occurs, the backup generator is expected to immediately start and support the load; however, even the best emergency backup power system, utilizing the highest-quality equipment, can be rendered useless if not properly maintained.

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