Matt Hicks, an electrical designer at Optima Engineering, is our resident Revit Expert. He participated in a Revit Panel in Columbia, SC on Tuesday, Feb. 16th in an effort to help architects and engineers better understand Revit in the engineering fields. read more
Optima Engineering would like to congratulate all of the team members involved with the Tanger Outlets at the Arches located in Deer Park, NY. This project has been certified as a “LEED SILVER” core and shell project by the USGBC. The outlet has16 buildings with a total of over 800,000 square feet of retail space. Optima Engineering provided all of the LEED engineering design for all 16 buildings (including energy modeling). Some special design considerations include High Voltage Primary Metering and Distribution of all power for the site. Also, we included special 50% light reduction fixtures for the entire mall site lighting package. Photos provided by Adams and Associates read more
We would like to welcome Natasha A. Herting. Natasha has joined Optima Engineering’s Renewable Energy Division as a Project Manager. Natasha will be responsible for all aspects of establishing and conducting energy audits, energy efficiency studies, and resource conservations studies. She will also develop technical strategies for quantifying energy savings and other resource reductions for facilities. Natasha graduated from NC State with a BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering. read more
CRE The Counselors Of Real Estate presented Keith G. Pehl with the “Creative Thinkers Award” for Optima’s Platinum LEED Office. The award was given to individuals who have demonstrated insightful real estate and economic development decision making that was significant in a real estate related project. read more
The Institute of Green Professionals has posted an article written by Keith Pehl. You can read it at the following link: http://www.consilienceblog.org/consilience-the-blog/2009/11/19/leed-silver-platinum-experiences-and-valuable-new-source.html read more
Mayor Pat McCrory toured Optima Engineering to congratulate Keith Pehl on obtaining Charlotte’s first Platinum LEED office. read more
Keith Pehl presented "How to Incorporate Solar Photovoltaics (PV) into your next Project" during the 2009 South Atlantic Region of the American Institute of Architects conference in Greenville, South Carolina. His session covered what PV is, how it works, and how much the systems cost. He explained what the term “Net Zero Building” means and how PV can help the design team to achieve such a high goal. His presentation also included many different options for incorporating PV into your next project. BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaics) is one of the latest industry buzzwords: be aware of it and the costs and pitfalls of such systems. The slide presentation has been attached for your review. Keith has presented similar presentations to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Facility Group, Charlotte AIA , and many architectural firms in the Charlotte area. He also has purchased and installed a PV system on the roof of Optima Engineering, so he knows firsthand not only the design issues, but the owner’s side of PV Systems as well. He has designed many PV systems, one of which is an elementary school which is a Net Zero building. Keith, an electrical engineer in Charlotte with 25 years of design experience, is a registered PE in over 30 states. He has designed electrical distribution systems for all types of facilities. He has long been passionate about renewable energy, having a solar thermal and geothermal system in his home. If you would like ..... read more
On October 19th, 2009 Optima Engineering is sponsoring a lunch and learn. The presentation topic “Eco-Remanufactured Furniture”. View Flyer read more
