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Fort Wayne’s 7-story Pearl features a sustainable, energy-sipping temperate parking garage, event hall, and more Planning for The Pearl, a new luxury apartment and mixed-use retail building along Main Street in Fort Wayne, started a few years ago. In initial planning meetings between Surack Enterprises, which owns and operates the building, and R.E. Dimond and … Read more

9 questions to ask your engineering consultant We get asked a handful of typical questions anytime we start to work on a project. Over the last 25 years, we’ve been asked a handful of deeper questions that have proven helpful for both our clients and our engineers. These deeper questions have resulted in a smoother … Read more

Things to know about commercial electric vehicle charging station installs: Indiana companies and building owners have options in charging networks and credits In Indiana, EV charging stations can receive credits from the Indiana Department of Transportation, as well as a federal tax credit for qualifying projects. These credits work well for a variety of industries, … Read more

Colleges and universities in Indiana and throughout the Midwest largely skipped the early-2000s fad of building elaborate student amenities like rock climbing walls and lazy rivers. Instead, schools like Indiana State University and Rose Hulman Institute of Technology remained focused on student academics and athletics by creating efficient and effective facilities. Buildings alone can’t address … Read more

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Dan Ulrich, P.E. is the only WELL AP accredited professional engineer in Indiana. What is the WELL AP accredited, and how does it apply to professional engineering? The International WELL Building Institute is a New York-based organization that has created an internationally recognized standard for healthier, safer buildings. The Institute’s criteria combine public safety with … Read more

As a project begins, building owners and clients—whether an architectural firm, facilities management group, or some other stakeholder—meet engineers, general contractors, other architects and designers, and dozens of other professionals like electricians and plumbers. Consulting engineering firms like R.E. Dimond and Associates also assign a construction administrator. We assign a construction administrator to nearly every … Read more

A network consulting engineer goes beyond a typical IT operations role and is responsible for planning, and designing a building’s technical networks. Those networks can include voice networks—like PA systems or telephones. Or they can consist of Internet-based networks for data, such as Voice over IP (VoIP), sensors, servers, audiovisual systems, computers, and smart devices … Read more

“The one thing I love about R.E. Dimond and Associates is they work really well with the customer. I take care of the maintenance side of things and they come to me to ask questions like, ‘What do you think would work best?’ They take everybody’s input into what they’re designing and it’s a better … Read more

We love to find innovative solutions through the responsible design of high-performing and sustainable building systems. At its core, that means the architects, engineers, and construction teams we work with design buildings that reduce resource usage, maintain comfort and safety, and meet a client’s needs and budget. “Responsible building design” is often linked to “green … Read more

Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) engineers consulting on a project have an outside ROI through energy efficiency, resource savings, reduced change orders, and optimized processes for building projects. Plus, MEP consultants minimize construction costs by helping teams tackle tough challenges with the right expertise and bring projects to an early completion date. Lower energy consumption … Read more

New construction or renovation projects hit delays and snags like any major project. But many issues that cause delays can be avoided. Breakdowns in communication are one of many human errors that can be engineered out of projects. R.E. Dimond and Associates has learned how clear communication methods pull projects back in line when they … Read more

Do you know any other engineering firm that dedicates 336 square feet of wall space to archive drawings from 1977 with some great murals on the wall.? R.E. Dimond and Associates has been engineering projects for over 45 years. The first stamped drawings were for Indiana Bell and have remained neatly stored in what we … Read more

In 2020, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Foundation released a study detailing the factors driving Indiana’s energy changes. One driver influencing energy rates is an emerging technology known as a DER (distributed energy resource.) These systems and partnerships present innovative solutions to balance costs and demands. In this case study, you will learn about a … Read more

Mike East, Vice President of Mechanical Engineering along with Erin Jennings, Interior Designer at krM Architecture gave a presentation during the Preserving Historic Places Conference with Indiana Landmarks. The presentation took us behind the curtain of Historic Eagles Theatre in Wabash, IN. View the presentation HERE. Preserving and restoring Wabash’s Eagles Theatre for the next … Read more