Ask an Engineering Expert: How do Changes in Recent LED Technologies and Specifications Impact the Design of Healthcare Facilities

In our first installment of Ask an Engineering Expert, Timothy Larson P.E., Principal, Officer at RTM Engineering Consultants, answers the question: how have the changes of LED technologies and specifications impacted the design of hospitals, health care facilities, and medical campuses? Larson explains that in today’s ultra-competitive healthcare marketplace, the advances in LED lighting have…

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Commissioning & Retro-Commissioning in Healthcare Facilities

Healthcare facilities are complex structures containing distinct and diverse spaces – each with its own set of challenges and requirements. A hospital, for example, typically contains offices, patient rooms, imaging facilities, laboratories, operating rooms, laundries, and cafeterias. Every area must be kept safe and hygienic, meeting rigorous standards that are both labor- and energy-intensive. Because…

RTM Engineering Consultants Announces New Office in Florida

Second location in Florida; seventh office nationwide   CHICAGO/TAMPA, Fla. – Jan. 26, 2018 – RTM Engineering Consultants, a trusted engineering consulting partner to some of the nation’s most respected architectural firms and Fortune 500 companies, is pleased to announce its newest location in the heart of downtown Tampa. The office, located at 401 E. Jackson St., is the…

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Meeting Ventilation Requirements in High-Rise Residential Buildings

RTM Engineering Consultants proactively designs efficient and innovative mechanical systems, and our engineers work diligently to satisfy both energy goals for building owners and comfort requirements for building occupants. Our mechanical team leverages a broad range of experiences in all aspects of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and energy efficiency. Proper ventilation is essential in residential…

Improving Patient Experience through Hospital Design and Planning

According to a report by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), patient experience is heavily influenced by three factors: a caring staff, patient-centered operations and a well-designed facility. Results from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey have helped to show that improved patient experience…

Improving School Pedestrian Safety and Uniting a Community: Civil Engineering Solutions

RTM Engineering Consultants’ civil engineering team specializes in site engineering designs for commercial, residential, industrial and municipal projects. With more than 30 years of experience, our civil team has the ability to design outside of the box to determine cost effective and reliable engineering solutions for clients. When RTM worked with an early learning center…

Achieving Energy & Cost Savings with RTM’s Sustainability Studio

At RTM Engineering Consultants, we offer comprehensive services to address the changing demands in an environment of growing energy costs. As a sustainable design leader, RTM works with building owners to provide a well-researched strategy with an emphasis on the economic value through detailed payback analysis. Many utility companies offer energy incentive programs aimed to…