In pharmaceutical manufacturing, a control logic error found during commissioning can delay startup by weeks. The same error caught in a digital twin during design costs hours to fix. That's the gap these tools are designed to close. Salas O'Brien's John Glenski, Todd Plymale, Cyle Graber, and Julie Hoffherr share how digital twins are changing decision-making in pharma, from capital planning through commissioning and into day-to-day operations. Read the full article: salasobrien.com/news/pharma-… #EngineeredForImpact

Karoline Derse started here as an intern. Her approach to everything that came next: challenge accepted. Today she's a managing principal who leads a growing team and large-scale client projects spanning the nation. She's still energized by helping her team deliver their best work every day. In this video, she talks about what growth looks like when you choose your own path, and why that matters. Join our team: salasobrien.com/careers/ #EngineeredForImpact

A modern hospital already generates an enormous amount of data. The harder question is whether its systems actually talk to each other. When clinical systems, building infrastructure, and patient-facing tech share information in real time, a facility stops reacting and starts responding. Salas O'Brien healthcare experts, Duane Waite and King Cheung lay out what that looks like: 🔹 Why a five-to-six-year build can open already behind the technology curve, and how to design around that. 🔹 The "what if" capability borrowed from aviation that hospitals are only now adopting. 🔹 How real-time energy data quietly turns into an operational strategy. Read the article: salasobrien.com/news/intelli… #EngineeredForImpact

One of the data center industry’s biggest challenges is delivering modern performance needs while reducing environmental impact. At the 3rd Annual Data Center Design, Construction & Engineering Forum, Salas O’Brien’s Nathan Kamphuis, PhD, will share practical strategies for helping operators improve efficiency, manage grid challenges, and support long-term performance. An environmentalist at heart, Nathan was drawn to the data center industry by the opportunity to help one of the world’s fastest-growing sectors become more sustainable while continuing to meet rising demand. Read more: salasobrien.com/news/nathan-… #EngineeredForImpact #DataCenters

Denver Central Library has been reimagined as a community hub to better support the way people use the library today. Salas O’Brien provided acoustic and technology design services for the project, including AV, security, and data systems. Our work supported the renovation of the central lobby, a dedicated teen area, and new community and meeting rooms within one of Denver’s most important civic buildings. The project required thoughtful integration of new systems within decades of existing infrastructure, with design considerations that included: 🔹 Acoustic strategies for a busy, multi-use public environment. 🔹 Sound isolation and sound absorption to support comfort across renovated spaces. 🔹 Security planning at entry points and throughout the building. 🔹 Interior technology systems designed to support flexible community use. The result is a renewed central library designed to serve Denver residents for years to come. salasobrien.com/projects/den… #EngineeredForImpact

Catch this interview with Nick Turner, David Mackedanz, and John Murphy as they share why Salas O'Brien offers stainless steel fabrication to our manufacturing clients. salasobrien.wistia.com/s/l8f… #EngineeredForImpact

Today, we remember the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service. Their courage reminds us to lead with responsibility, serve others, and never take the freedoms we hold for granted. #EngineeredForImpact #MemorialDay #HonorAndRemember

Across 62 privatized utility systems, our team supports AFCEC in managing some of the most complex ownership transitions in federal infrastructure. Electrical. Natural gas. Water. Wastewater. All transferred to private ownership under Title 10 authority, and all requiring careful portfolio management on the other side of conveyance. Here's what this work involves: 🔹 Providing planning, conveyance, and post-conveyance management. 🔹 Supporting Air Force, Army, and Navy stakeholders through the Utilities Privatization Post Award Workshop. 🔹 Helping installations navigate alternative funding strategies and long-term performance goals. 🔹 Partnering with IMAQ to deliver resilient energy solutions at scale. See the full project profile: salasobrien.com/projects/uti… #EngineeredForImpact

A summer job and the right mentor can change everything. For Brenda Ross, it sparked a career designing some of the most complex buildings in North America. Today, as a principal, she leads large-scale data center projects for some of the biggest names in web services. In this video, Brenda shares what first drew her to STEM, what goes into complex critical builds, and how Salas O’Brien’s entrepreneurial culture gives team members the space to grow and put their ideas forward. See yourself with us? Join our team: salasobrien.com/careers/ #EngineeredForImpact

The FAR process works for most federal procurement. But when requirements are undefined, funding is unclear, or speed matters, there are other tools available. Harry Kleiser, Hillary Bassett, Debra Edwards, and John Broughton break down how non-FAR approaches are helping federal clients move stalled facility programs forward. #EngineeredForImpact

Fred Miller, alongside colleagues Creighton Couch and Patrick Sweeney wrote for Data Centre Review on how higher-temperature liquid cooling is reshaping data center economics from the ground up. Read to find out: 🔹 How NVIDIA's Rubin platform, designed to run on 45°C warm-water supply loops, is changing what operators can ask of their cooling infrastructure. 🔹 What multi-tier thermal architectures look like in practice for campuses supporting mixed rack populations above 200 kW per rack. 🔹 Why warmer primary loops can reduce required chiller tonnage and lower the electrical infrastructure dedicated to cooling. 🔹 The case for thermal strategy as a financial lever, not just a mechanical one. 🔹 How scalable thermal design enables density growth without proportional increases in mechanical plant size. Read the full article: datacentrereview.com/2026/04… #EngineeredForImpact

A spec life science building can have clean finishes, generous ceiling heights, and a leasing brochure that lands every pharma prospect in the region, but it can also need 18 months of infrastructure work before a cGMP operator can run a single batch. Salas O'Brien experts, Josh Morton and Dominic Pion break down the MEP decisions that separate life science buildings from pharma-ready ones. The article unpacks: 🔹 How a standard spec package (domestic water, plant steam, basic compressed air) leaves a compliance tail most developers never underwrite. 🔹 Why process drainage is the most consistent offender, and the slab-cutting math that follows when floor drains get added after the pour. 🔹 What Grade A through Grade D classifications actually require of HVAC zoning, air handling, and pressure cascades. 🔹 The flow geometry decision that shifts the compliance burden from the facility to the tenant, and how to avoid it. 🔹 Why distribution systems for purified water and clean steam should be sized for full eventual load from day one, even when production capacity gets phased. Read the full piece: salasobrien.com/news/pharma-… #EngineeredForImpact

The Cotton Bowl has hosted the Dallas Cowboys, the SMU Mustangs, and the annual Red River Rivalry since 1930. Updating a National Historic Landmark for 21st-century performance, without touching what makes it iconic, is a different kind of engineering challenge. For the 2024 and 2025 renovation phases, Salas O'Brien provided technology, acoustics, and safety and security design for the Cotton Bowl Stadium rehabilitation at Fair Park in Dallas, partnering with Overland Partners on the $140 million project. We provided a full AV, telecom, and security overhaul of the West side inside a 277-acre historic park with an active event calendar, designing systems for a new press box, new suites, and a new club, with complete makeovers of all three concourses while preserving the landmark's National Historic designation. Read the full project profile: salasobrien.com/projects/cot… #EngineeredForImpact

Lifelong creative. Competitive equestrian. Alexia Reilly, director of marketing for technology and acoustics, has always found a way to carve her own path—and she brings that same curiosity to how she leads, learns, and experiments with what's next. Watch below to hear about her journey into marketing, why intention shapes everything she does, and the magic of a team scattered across every time zone that somehow still feels like one office. Join our team: salasobrien.com/careers/ #EngineeredForImpact

The work that shapes communities, industries, and infrastructure doesn't build itself. It takes experienced professionals who know how to deliver when it matters. Salas O'Brien delivers across some of the most complex and meaningful projects in engineering and consulting—and we're looking for professionals who want meaningful involvement in that work. Not just execution. Explore open roles: salasobrien.com/careers/ #EngineeredForImpact

The award-winning Davis Center at Williams College is net zero operational carbon and net zero embodied carbon. It earned Living Building Challenge 3.1 petal certification. Our team helped make that happen through fossil-fuel-free systems, an enhanced building envelope, and Red List-free materials. A few things that make this project stand out: 🔹 Designed to meet both current and future user needs, not just today's code requirements 🔹 Building science and sustainability goals aligned from the start 🔹 A cross-disciplinary team spanning HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, civil, envelope, technology, and BIM This is what advanced sustainability practice looks like in higher education. Photos: Alberto Vecerka/Esto #EngineeredForImpact

Over the past year, we’ve traveled across North America and filmed over 70 videos featuring Salas O’Brien team members. Passionate, experienced, and occasionally caught mid-laugh or mid-take. Watch below for a few fun moments that didn’t make the final cut—a reminder that great work is built on authenticity and connection as much as technical expertise. VIDEO: salasobrien.wistia.com/media… Interested in being part of the story? Explore careers at Salas O’Brien: salasobrien.com/careers/ #EngineeredForImpact

Building the right partnership starts long before any deal is signed. Corporate development leader Nathan Rust joined the M&A Science Podcast to unpack Salas O’Brien’s partnership-driven merger strategy and why it consistently attracts like-minded firms. The discussion dives into: 🔹 Why cultural fit matters more than deal size 🔹 How a partnership-first approach drives every merger 🔹 The power of team member referrals in shaping lasting relationships These partnerships do more than expand services. They strengthen teams, enhance expertise, and create long-term value for clients. Learn more and listen to the full conversation: salasobrien.com/news/built-o… #EngineeredForImpact

Modernization of one of the fastest-growing airports in the US. Salas O’Brien is providing comprehensive mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection design engineering services to Asheville Regional Airport to support its major terminal modernization and expansion designed by Gresham Smith. The project will transform the airport from a 115,000 SF, seven-gate facility into a nearly 275,000 SF, twelve-gate terminal, featuring expanded concessions, ticketing, and security screening. salasobrien.com/projects/ter… #EngineeredForImpact

We’re excited to welcome Axiom to Salas O’Brien, expanding our structural expertise with an innovative, forward-thinking approach to project delivery. Axiom’s strength in structural design, integrated steel delivery, and lean delivery models enhances our ability to engage earlier in the project life cycle, delivering smarter solutions, more predictable schedules, and greater cost certainty. Together, we’re advancing our integrated, multidisciplinary approach to better serve healthcare, education, industrial, government, volumetric modular, and commercial clients nationwide. salasobrien.com/news/axiom #EngineeredForImpact