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July 2, 2008: Joshua Talbert earns a PE license Joshua is a Mechanical Engineer in the commissioning team of Hallam-ICS. He specializes in sustainable building systems design, with emphasis on LEED. In his four years with Hallam-ICS, Joshua has worked for such clients as University of Vermont, National Life, Champlain College, and Okemo Mountain Resort.
May 30, 2008: First one in Vermont - an ASHRAE Healthcare Facility Design Professional William A. Fyfe, PE became the first in Vermont and one of 132 country-wide to be recognized as an ASHRAE Healthcare Facility Design Professional (HFDP). ASHRAE has developed the HFDP certification program in close collaboration with the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association. Candidates who earn the HFDP certification have demonstrated a well-rounded understanding and knowledge of medical terminology and facility operations as they affect HVAC&R design in healthcare facilities.
April 15, 2008: Hallam-ICS employees attain Qualified Commissioning Process Provider (QCxP) certification Chris Gade and Mirza Korajkic passed the University of Wisconsin’s Commissioning Process Provider exam. Chris and Mirza attended UW’s mandatory 40 hours of commissioning training. Upon completion of this training they both successfully passed the qualifying exam and became QCxP's.
March 31, 2008: Hallam-ICS Announces New York Office Hallam-ICS announces the opening of our New York office, located in Salem, New York and the hiring of our New York Regional Manager, Tim Schaffernoth. Tim was previously the President of Rist-Frost Associates, P.C., which was a thirty-person consulting engineering firm that served industrial clients through the Northeast.
February 14, 2008: IDEA (International District Energy Association) Campus Energy Conference Boston, MA Information sharing for Central Utilities Plants for large campus settings (Universities, Hospitals, Municipal buildings, etc.) was the purpose of this conference. Energy usage, and innovative approaches to minimizing carbon footprint were major topic areas. Ray Racine (Senior Controls Engineer) in conjunction with the Central Heating Plant staff of the University of Vermont presented a paper on recent upgrades to five existing boilers in the CHP. The controls upgrade moved the boilers from panel mounted pneumatic controllers up to a modern electronic platform. The selected platform was the Emerson DeltaV offering. Other modifications to the plant included the installation of VFDs on the Forced Draft Fans, and the installation of two steam-driven chillers to provide central cooling. The paper outlined the mechanical, electrical & controls work associated with the project and covered the major lessons learned in this ambitious upgrade.
January 31, 2008: Chris Gade joins Hallam-ICS Commissioning Team Hallam-ICS is pleased to announce the re-hiring of Chris Gade. Chris comes to Hallam-ICS from New Paradigm Automation, where he was a Senior Vice President and one of the original founders of the custom automation provider for manufacturing clients. Chris has extensive experience in the design, installation, programming and commissioning of automation systems in a variety of industries. Chris will be joining the commissioning and validation team at Hallam-ICS.
November 6, 2007: Hallam-ICS Selected for LEED Cx & Design Review Hallam-ICS has been selected as the LEED Commissioning consultant for a new $100 million laboratory and office expansion. Hallam-ICS will participate in engineering peer review of the building systems, as well as developing and executing the commissioning plan for the facility. Hallam-ICS was selected because of their experience in sustainable design and commissioning.
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