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We are delighted to share that the Illinois Tollway’s M-6 Vehicle Maintenance Facility near Hampshire, Illinois was certified by the United States Green Building Council as LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Gold! M-6, located on US 20 near Mile Marker 42, is the third site to be addressed in the system-wide Maintenance Facility program being planned, designed and engineered by Epstein for the Illinois Tollway.
Epstein is serving as the design architect and structural engineer for the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Transformer Building, which is part of the center's larger effort to expand. The Transformer Building will provide the essential electrical infrastructure to power the six city blocks that comprise the Javits’ campus on the west side of Manhattan. Read more from our Paul Sanderson, AIA, about the continued progress:
We are pleased to share that our design for O’Hare’s Emergency & Standby System Replacement Generators 1-6 has received a Green Airplane Certification from the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA), which comes out of the CDA’s forward-thinking Sustainable Airport Manual. Epstein is providing engineering and architectural design services required to replace and design the new power system. We are extremely proud of the solutions our team was able to develop for O’Hare, and are honored to be recognized by the CDA!
As Tom Scheckelhoff, our Senior Vice President and Senior Project Manager, prepares to retire, he spent this afternoon with our staff to share the ins and outs of his 52-year career in architecture with us. Since joining our firm in November of 1997, Tom has been an invaluable member of our family and has been one of main reasons our projects for his clients have been such dramatic success for Epstein. Please join us in wishing Tom the very best in his next life adventure!
We're thrilled to learn that 150 North Riverside earned the 2019 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers, recognizing the project that best illustrates superior civil engineering skills and represents a significant contribution to civil engineering progress and society! Epstein provided civil engineering services for the commercial high-rise building, which presented unique challenges due to unusual site constraints and required our engineers to get creative. Congratulations to the whole team, especially engineer of record, Magnusson Klemencic Associates, and design architect, Goettsch Partners!
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois (ACEC-IL) recently recognized Epstein’s engineering efforts on the Seaboard Triumph Foods plant in Sioux City, Iowa. We are delighted to share that the ACEC-IL also honored our work with a Judge’s Choice Award in the Industrial and Manufacturing Processes category, which is given to the highest rated project in each of the 12 different engineering excellence categories!
We are excited to share that the AC Nomad Hotel by Marriott, which is projected to be the world's tallest modular hotel, has received funding to move forward. "After seeing the strengths of the project and project team, AVANA Capital agreed to provide 842 Enterprises with a $65 million construction loan." Epstein is pleased to be the Associate Architect for this project, providing technical expertise and documentation of the design.
Next week is the Food Processing Suppliers Association's (FPSA) Annual Conference. Our Darrin McCormies, Director of Industrial Engineering, is attending and will also be a speaker at the MISA panel. Among other topics, Darrin will be discussing the use of automation and robotics in the meat industry. Be sure to stop in for his presentation if you're there!
Our Vice President and Project Manager, Laura Rebbe, took on the American Lung Association's signature fundraiser, Fight for Air Climb! Two residential towers, 90 floors, Top Fundraiser award... You go, Laura!
We are thrilled to announce the creation of a new #DesignBuild group within Epstein. This group will feature our construction team, industrial project managers and key technical design and engineering staff. Leading this new group is Randy Tharp, R.A., and Jason Chandler, AIA, LEED AP, who have been named as the Directors. Together, they have nearly 50 years of experience in the design and construction of complex industrial plants, facilities and distribution centers all around the world.
