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Two Iowa City Community School District projects received Alliant Energy’s 2016 Energy Efficient Design Award ICCSD Penn Elementary Addition & Renovation was the first to receive this great award. Penn’s design achieved a 55% kBTU savings compared to the program baseline. Second up was ICCSD New South Elementary School, also known as Alexander Elementary. Alexander’s design […]

Position: HVAC BIM Technician position involved with the design of building HVAC systems. Description: Transforms initial rough system design using Revit building modeling software into working documents. Reviews engineering drawing and designs to ensure adherence to established specifications and standards. Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job. Works under immediate […]

Position: Electrical BIM Technician position involved with the design of building electrical systems. Description: Transforms initial rough system design using Revit building modeling software into working documents. Reviews engineering drawing and designs to ensure adherence to established specifications and standards. Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job. Works under immediate […]

Cedar Rapids Public Library Wins First Place Environmental Award Cedar Rapids Public Library was awarded first place in the commercial/civic category of the 2015 best development awards. These awards are presented by a non-profit called 1,000 Friends of Iowa that focuses on responsible land use. The awards are intended to recognize projects that connect development and quality of […]

A Photo of University of Iowa Art Building Replacement Selected As Favorite Among UI Photographers Photographers in the UI Office of Strategic Communication have selected their top 15 favorite photos of 2015, and the Art Building Replacement project was among them! “Campus construction was in full swing in 2015, with many flood-recovery projects starting to […]

American Enterprise Group (AEG) Project Wins National AIA Award The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has chosen the American Enterprise Group (AEG) National Headquarters Renovation Project to receive the 2016 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture.  This is the profession’s highest recognition of works that represent excellence in architecture. The project was among 11 projects selected […]

Mary Louise Petersen Residence Hall, University of Iowa’s newest residence hall, has been featured as an Outstanding Design in the November issue of American School and University Magazine. This is the first new residence hall for the University of Iowa since 1968 and was a great project for us. Check out the article to see some […]

The American Enterprise Group Des Moines Headquarters Renovation Project received an AIA Central States Award for Design Excellence along with an AIA Kansas City Honor Award for Design Excellence. The jury for the awards program included a number of nationally and internationally recognized architects. Congratulations to the entire team on this project! The jury also produced […]

HVAC BIM Technician Karasel Harris participated in Pink Thinks at Northeast Iowa Community College Pink Thinks is an event that introduces girls to non-traditional STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) careers that are in demand locally and are projected to steadily grow. This event had women leaders in the STEM industries use hands-on activities to teach 7th […]

LD+A Magazine has a great article about the Cedar Rapids Public Library. The article focuses on the rise of the library after the devastation of the flood of 2008. Being a company in Cedar Rapids and having a lot of our families live in Cedar Rapids, this project became a much more personal one and […]

Jared Ramthun Leads Tour of University of Iowa Voxman Music Building On September 2nd, Jared Ramthun lead a tour of the University of Iowa Voxman Music Building construction site for the Iowa Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).  Both Dwight Schumm and Jared spoke about the major energy-efficient strategies used throughout the building […]

Three of Design Engineers’ projects have recently earned Alliant Energy’s “Excellence in Energy Efficient Design Awards.” The West Burlington New Public Works Facility achieved a savings of 51% kBTU based on the program baseline. This ranks fourth in this years kBTU percent savings. The Kirkwood Community College Linn Hall Renovation achieved a savings of 59% […]

Jared Ramthun Spoke At Cedar Rapids Library For Sustainability Event On May 21, Jared Ramthun was ask to speak to a group of local architects as part of a sustainability event at the Cedar Rapids Public Library.  The event included eight stations with small groups rotating between stations throughout the morning.  Each station highlighted a […]

Ryan Bunnell And Joe Chappell Elected Cedar Valley ASHRAE Officers Ryan was elected as Vice President and Joe was elected as Treasurer. Congrats to both! The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), founded in 1894, is a building technology society with more than 53,000 members worldwide. The Society and its members focus on […]

Laurie Chapman Attended The BPA National Leadership Conference In Anaheim, California Laurie has returned to us! At the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference, Laurie placed 4th out of 99 in Project Management Concepts Open Events and her Administrative Support Team placed 4th out of 12. Congratulations Laurie! Laurie was also involved in a pie-in-the-face […]

CR Public Works and Kirkwood Linn Hall Received A 2015 IES Merit Award Both projects received a Merit Award from the Illuminating Engineering Society. Congratulations to both team members! Click here to see the list of all 2015 IES Merit Award recipients.

Position: Electrical Engineering position involved with the investigation, design, and construction of building power, lighting, fire alarm, and communications systems. Qualifications: Bachelors of Science, Electrical Engineering Engineer-in-Training Certificate Strong communication and interpersonal skills Aptitude with computer applications Energetic and self-motivated with a strong work ethic AutoCAD and Revit MEP software and construction industry experience (helpful […]

Brad DeSerano, Tim Lentz, and Joe Chappell are DE’s Newest PE’s! After many long nights of studying, their time sacrifices have paid off. DE is proud of all of you!

Andy Diederich became DE’s second Certified Lighting Designer. Andy’s designation adds more value to the services provided by DE and a higher quality to our designs. There is only a small group of LC’s in Iowa and we’re proud now have two. Congratulations Andy!

This new 80,000 square foot home for the University Of Dubuque Performing Arts Program. The project includes a 1,000-seat proscenium theatre with orchestra pit, 150-seat black box theatre, scene shop, costume shop, dressing rooms, rehearsal rooms, classrooms, practice rooms, offices, student commons and cafe.