Procter & Gamble New Greater Chicago Fulfillment Center Earns LEED Silver Certification
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 […]
ASHRAE Standard 241 – Control of Infectious Aerosols
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 […]
Cyclone Case Study: 10 South LaSalle
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 Future of Decarbonization
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 […]
Mentoring Future Engineers
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 […]
Girl Day 2023: What Does Being A Female Engineer Look Like?
Introduction As a part of Cyclone’s effort to celebrate Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, I’ve put together this blog for an audience who is curious about engineering, being a woman in a male dominated field, and what creativity looks like in my job. Because there are some untrue and unhelpful notions about who […]
2022 Year In Review
Greetings in the New Year! As we look forward to the exciting opportunities ahead of us, we’d like to share some highlights and achievements of the Cyclone team and our clients from 2022. April 19th marked the 10th anniversary of Cyclone Energy Group. Founder and CEO Benjamin Skelton had a clear vision for Cyclone from […]
Nine Things You Need To Know About The New Energy Code
Jurisdictions throughout the United States are updating to the International Energy Conservation Code 2021. Here are nine major impacts you should be aware of. For more information on how the Energy Code updates will impact your next development, email us at workwithus@cyclone.energy Download this flyer