Modern buildings require a significant amount of energy to keep people comfortable, healthy, and productive. This energy consumption has great economic, environmental, and social costs. As we seek opportunities to mitigate the impact of energy consumption in our buildings, on-site renewable energy production offers tremendous potential.
Will Meister, PE serves as a Partner in the Houston office of DBR and joined the firm in 2001 after his graduation from Pennsylvania State University.
Designed by Ziegler Cooper, this 6-story, 272,000 sf office building for Pioneer Natural Resources, a large, independent oil and gas exploration and production company, is located in Midland, Texas.
As we have seen over the past several International Code updates, the International Energy Conservation Code has the most significant changes. As is now typical for IECC updates, there are numerous changes to make energy performance requirements more stringent, and some of these will have impacts on construction costs.
Ron Morgan joined DBR in 2012 and serves as the Director of Construction Administration.
Research Forest Lakeside is a one-of-a-kind, mixed-use development on 77 acres overlooking Lake Woodlands. The development consists of 1.8 million square feet of Class A office space and other amenities such as a bank, salon, and various eateries.
Today we are traveling to the home of the Dallas Mavericks, the Dallas Cowboys, and the DBR Dallas office. From education to multifamily, hospitality, commercial, and more – the growing project portfolio is a testament to success. Let’s take a look at a few area projects.
Ben Villafuerte serves as a Project Manager in DBR’s San Antonio office. He joined the firm in 2014 immediately after his graduation from Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
Designed by Huckabee, the new 125,393 sf elementary school for Fort Bend ISD, located on a 13-acre site in Richmond, Texas, supports small-group engagement and collaboration with the use of grade-level learning neighborhoods and a large 2-story learning commons.
Energy Use Intensity (EUI) is treated as an energy “score” and is often used as a goal to guide the design of a building. In fact, the first step in designing a Net Zero Energy building is generally setting a goal for the building’s energy consumption.