Posts From April, 2019

HEA's Earth Day Plogging Contest: Iris Greges

As part of HEA’s Earth Day Plogging Event – a.k.a. HEA Trash Pickup 5k – Communications Specialist, Iris Greges (and her husband Justin), went for a walk in her neighborhood, Waipio, HI during which they picked up a total of 16 pounds of trash over a 5k route.

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HEA's Earth Day Plogging Contest: Dan Forino

As part of HEA’s Earth Day Plogging Event – a.k.a. HEA Trash Pickup 5k – our NY Regional Director, Dan Forino, went for a run in Quogue, NY during which he picked up a total of 8 pounds 2 ounces of trash from this south shore community – helping to keep its waterways a little cleaner!

                                                                     

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Employee Spotlight: Selin Yolladi

Meet Selin Yolladi! She is HEA's recruiter and was recently selected as an Employee of the Month! Here's a quick Q/A with her: Who would you like to swap places with for a day? Chrissy Teigen, lots of good pluses to her life. What did... Read More
 

Project Spotlight: Thaddeus Stevens Technology Manufacturing Center

Horizon Engineering Associates, LLP (HEA) was contracted by the Pennsylvania Department of General Services to provide construction stage commissioning services for the Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Manufacturing center project. HEA’s scope of work included pipe/duct testing and commissioning of the following systems: ventilation, cooling, heating hot water, and plumbing, building automation, electrical, fire alarm and fire protection.

Client: Pennsylvania Department of General Services  

Location: Lancaster, PA

SF: 44,000 sf

Q/A with Kyle Shepherd, Field Engineer II

When first contracted for this project, what did the client express as the main goal / most pressing need for our services to accomplish?

I was brought on to this job to help the Baltimore office from NYC in the middle of the construction phase of this project. When I arrived, the most pressing need from our client, PADGS, was to have the new facility fully commissioned and ready to go as soon as possible. Our main goal was to ensure this new educational center’s MEP systems were operating properly, and as energy-efficient as possible.

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