PRESS RELEASE – For immediate release
Date: 8/25/14
Contact: Linda M. Shumaker, P.E. President
Shumaker Consulting Engineering & Land Surveying, D.P.C.
(607) 798-8081
SHUMAKER CONSULTING ENGINEERING & LAND SURVEYING, D.P.C.
PROVIDES ENGINEERING FOR MULTIPLE LEED-CERTIFIED BUILDING PROJECTS
Local engineering firm, Shumaker Consulting Engineering & Land Surveying, D.P.C. (SCE), with offices located in Binghamton, NY; Utica, NY; Albany, NY; and Montrose, PA provided engineering services to multiple building projects that recently received accreditation under the US Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.
SCE provided site civil engineering and stormwater design for the new Natural Science Building at the Broome Community College, which was recently awarded the LEED – Silver rating by the USGBC. Under the design management of HOLT Architects, SCE provided all site engineering for the project. SCE’s tasks included increased parking using porous pavements, innovative stormwater green infrastructure which included stormwater planters, and infiltration measures to minimize any offsite stormwater impacts from the project.
SCE engineers also provided the site civil engineering and stormwater management design for a new dormitory at SUNY Cortland, subsequently named “Dragon Hall”. This 5-story dormitory project was awarded LEED – Platinum status, which is the highest attainable level of sustainability. The project was completed under the design management of Stantec, and is the first dormitory in New York State to receive such a high rating.
“These are high-performance, energy efficient, and sustainable designs which focus on minimizing environmental impacts to offsite areas” said Curtis Nichols of Shumaker Consulting Engineering & Land Surveying, D.P.C. and Project Manager for both projects. “This is an exciting and challenging time for high-end structure design because there is always the trade-off between construction costs and the rate of return on efficient and sustainable construction practices”.
