Building Surveys & Studies
As buildings age, they develop cracks and problems. It is a natural process, and one to be expected for any building. As a space is used, wear and tear will eventually leave its toll. Building surveys and studies are intended to assist building owners in assessing...
How we are moving ahead (Part 2)
Kuegler Associates provides services to diverse clientele and industries, and we must maintain operations to support those customers throughout the economy shutdown. We’ve adopted a fully remote working environment by setting up video conferencing on a weekly...
More Customer Focus—How to get Rid of IT Headaches
As engineers, we always handled our IT in house. We utilized VPN’s and NAS storage for over 25 years and we always maintained our own systems. We ran our own mail servers for a time and for the last 15 years we have managed our own email. We faced some issues with...
Energy Conservation and Management Reports
Massachusetts takes energy conservation and management very seriously, which is why communities such as Boston are passing legislation to encourage the construction of green buildings and other measures designed to curb carbon emissions. For example, Boston’s Building...
Protect your commercial building investment with a lightning protection system
When you perform a risk assessment for your commercial, industrial, or municipal property, lightning may not immediately come to mind, but lightning strikes can cause significant damage to buildings and the equipment and systems inside them. In fact, over 40 million...
Commercial and Industrial Electrical Design
The fundamental objective of any building design – residential, commercial, and industrial -- is to provide a safe, comfortable, energy-efficient, and attractive environment for living, working, and enjoyment. The electrical system design and installation in any of...
Plumbing Design for Today’s Complex Buildings
Today’s highly complex commercial and industrial facilities are engineering marvels. Smart technology, energy-efficiency initiatives, and regulatory compliance requirements all provide challenges to system designers and engineers. Plumbing systems are no longer simple...
Fire Protection Design
Commercial fire protection systems involve a lot more than just sprinklers. A properly designed fire suppression system is a sophisticated, multi-layered environment tailored to a specific structure, taking into account the building’s size, purpose, occupancy, and...
Mechanical Design: The First Step in the Engineering Process
Some people will use the terms “mechanical design” and “mechanical engineering” interchangeably, but doing so shortchanges the art of mechanical design. Mechanical engineering is the science of turning concepts into something real, such as generators, elevators, and...
Heat Pumps: The Alternative to Natural Gas
Natural gas has been in the news a lot recently, and much of the coverage has been less than positive. The widespread failure of the natural gas system here in New England’s Merrimack Valley due to over-pressurization led to explosions and fires in multiple homes in...
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