By Cole Kincart This summer, I had the privilege of interning at Cyclone Energy Group through their “Emerging Engineer” program. The program mirrors the onboarding process for new hires and provides a few weeks of specialized training (depending on the department) and offers opportunities to meet various team members, giving me a comprehensive understanding of […]
Written by Mary Anderson In light of Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, as part of Engineers Week, I’d like to write about my day to day relationship with engineering and how I got here, hopefully providing insight to the vast industry of Engineering and the not-so-cookie cutter ways of approaching it. In 2020, I […]
Written By Sumayyah Theron In January 2024 ASHRAE held its winter conference in Chicago. I co-chaired the conference and was the Sustainability Chair for the conference. With the support of the local ASHRAE chapter, I seized the opportunity to launch a sustainability project that not only represents ASHRAE’s commitment to sustainability but also aims to […]
We want to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who contributed to making our 2023 a success; we’re looking forward to continued connections, collaborations and growth in 2024. In closing out the year, we’d like to highlight the achievements of the Cyclone team and our clients. Between our simulation, sustainability and commissioning […]
Among the presentations at the 2023 Innovation Rodeo, hosted by Cyclone Energy Group, was a captivating overview of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it is emerging within the Architecture and Engineering (A&E) community and CRE professionals. Mark Blankenship, Director of Risk Management for Willis Towers Watson Architecture and Engineering, described opportunities AI presents to the […]
Image from Mitchell and Hugeback Architects, Inc. mha.us.com/projects/proctor-gamble/ October 11, 2023 Procter & Gamble recently opened a new 1.3 million square foot fulfillment center in Morris, Illinois. On Monday October, 9, the Green Building Certification Inc. (GBCI) recognized the design and construction of the facility with LEED for Warehouse & Distribution Silver level certification. LEED […]
Published by Sumayyah Theron Over the past century, indoor air quality (IAQ) standards have largely overlooked explicit requirements for managing airborne infection risks, except for those tailored to healthcare facilities and laboratories. In 1895, the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (ASHVE), later becoming ASHRAE, introduced ventilation recommendations to curb disease transmission. These recommendations […]
Published by Ian O’Connor 10 South LaSalle is a 502 ft tall skyscraper in the LaSalle Street financial district of Chicago, Illinois. It was completed in 1989 and, at 37 floors, it is tied with One Superior Place for the 87th tallest building in the city. Located at the southwest corner of Madison and LaSalle […]
The Net Zero Challenge Net zero energy has been a goal of high performance building designers for more than a decade. A net zero energy building generates as much energy using renewable technologies as it consumes on an annual basis. A report from the New Buildings Institute in 2020 documented approximately 700 verified or emerging […]
Every year the local school district my daughter goes to holds a STEAM night. STEAM is the acronym marking the incorporation of arts into the traditional STEM program. Due to the pandemic, this year was the first in-person STEAM event since 2020 and was being held at McLure Middle School in Western Springs. Working in […]