RTM Engineering Consultants Thought Leadership
Doug Sandridge, PE, Principal at RTM Engineering Consultants, answers the questions about RTM’s refrigeration design services: What types of facilities is RTM working on? What are the main challenges and considerations for different projects? As consulting engineers, we design mechanical and electrical systems for diverse facilities. Refrigeration is a specific type of mechanical system that…
Brian Clark, Senior Project Manager at RTM Engineering Consultants, answers the questions: What do you predict for the future of the marijuana industry? How does RTM’s expertise set it apart from competitors? The marijuana market is growing within the United States. Recreational marijuana is now legal in eleven states and Washington, D.C., and medical marijuana…
Town of Littleton Cares (TLC) Meals on Wheels is a nonprofit organization that has provided nutritious meals, volunteer visits, and other services to seniors and home-bound adults in the south metro Denver area since 1968. Every month, TLC Meals on Wheels delivers more than 10,000 hot meals to hundreds of people across an area that…
Brian Clark, Senior Project Manager at RTM Engineering Consultants, answers the questions: What types of facilities is RTM designing in the emerging marijuana market? What are the main design challenges of each? In 2012, Colorado became the first U.S. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Now recreational marijuana is legal in eleven states…
We sat down with a group of engineers for a RTM Sustainability Forum to talk about sustainable and energy-efficient design. Here is a continuation of that sustainability forum – focusing on the benefits of LEED design and the projects our team is working on now. Brant Holeman, QCxP, LEED AP O+M – Project Engineer Marcin…
In this installment of our Ask an Engineering Expert series, April Halling, P.E., Project Manager at RTM Engineering Consultants, answers the question: How do you design for energy efficiency in schools? When designing K-12 education projects, it’s important to keep the different primary audiences in mind: the students, teachers, administrators, and facility staff. Each space…
In this installment of our Ask an Engineering Expert series, Sheetal Roy, P.E., Principal at RTM Engineering Consultants, answers the question: What do you need to consider when designing senior living facilities? When designing senior living facilities, the most important factors to take into account are: the comfort of the residents, the appearance of the…
Not every community has a large hospital, and not every community needs one. But micro-hospitals – small-scale, licensed healthcare facilities – are an emerging trend in some markets to provide care where there isn’t enough demand to operate major hospitals. Micro-hospitals are significantly smaller than community facilities, ranging from 15,000 to 50,000 square feet, but operate…
When approaching projects within the hospitality industry, engineering consultants must weigh the wants and needs of many different stakeholders – from corporate decision makers and hotel management personnel, to local authorities and the guests themselves. It’s a fine balance for engineering designers to maintain a hotel’s brand standards, meet code requirements, and keep guests happy…
In honor of Earth Day, we sat down with a group of engineers at RTM Engineering Consultants to answer a few questions about sustainable and energy-efficient design. Brant Holeman, QCxP, LEED AP O+M – Project Engineer Marcin Jakubowski – Principal Matt Zega, PE – Principal Dan Sebastian, PE, CxA, LEED AP BD+C – Project Engineer…