Articles & Papers : Reading material of interest
Here are articles, technical papers by our experts, SSR news and other useful published information.
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Firm says being first is key to adding new service
Nashville Business Journal, April 6, 2012
Smith Seckman Reid Wins City of Memphis Engineer's Award for Excellence
SSR News Release, March 2012
Smith Seckman Reid Promotes Rolando Alvarez in Tampa Office
SSR News Release, February 2012
Two Join Transportation Group at Smith Seckman Reid
SSR News Release, February 2012
Smooth Start: Ensuring emergency power system performance
by David Stymiest, PE, CHFM, FASHE, for Health Facilities Management, February 2012
Smith Seckman Reid Opens New Office in North San Antonio
San Antonio Business Journal, February 21, 2012
Smith Seckman Reid opens San Antonio office
SSR News Release, February 2012
Mass Notification System Requires More Flexibility Than Fire Alarm
Building Operating Management, February 2012
Ensuring Emergency Power System Performance
Health Facilities Management, February 2012
Four from Smith Seckman Reid to speak at ASHE PDC Summit
Clay Seckman, Pat Banse, Ron Holdaway and Rusty Ross all to present at this year's annual event. SSR and SSRCx also to exhibit (booth 1100-SSR, booth 735-SSRCx).
In Case of Fire
Nashville Medical News, February 2012
Mission Trail Baptist Hospital is First LEED Gold Acute-Care Hospital in Texas, First LEED Certified Hospital in San Antonio
SSR Press Release, February 2012
Myth-busting Views on LEED and Green
Nashville Business Journal, January 27, 2012
Fortune 500 Environments
Green Building & Design Magazine, January 2012
Smith Seckman Reid Opens Washington D.C.-Area Office
SSR Press Release, January 2012
SSR Project Manager Winston Huff Appointed to International Green Construction Code Committee
SSR Press Release, January 2012
Jaret Gaither Joins SSR Transportation Team in Knoxville Office
SSR Press Release, January 2012
San Antonio's Newest Hospital Also the Greenest
KENS 5-TV, December 14, 2011
Helping Buildings Operate at their Peak
The Nashville Ledger, December 23, 2011
Building Their Own Green Space
Westchase District, December 2011
Case Study: $20 million road project managed online: Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. and the Appia software
Info Tech, December 2011
Primex Wireless Enters Agreement with Smith Seckman Reid
TMCnet.com, December 13, 2011
Perspectives on 2011
Environmental Design + Construction, December 2011
Best Firm: SSR Inc. - Integrity In All They Do
The Zweig Letter, November 7, 2011
David Van Tassell Joins SSRCx Houston As Business Development Manager
SSR Press Release, November 2011
Taking Control
Health Facilities Management, October 2011
Going for Gold
Sustainable Facility, October 2011
Engineers Open Chicago Office
Nashville Post, November 9, 2011
Smith Seckman Reid Opens Chicago Office
Nashville Business Journal, November 9, 2011
Smith Seckman Reid Opens Chicago Office
SSR Press Release, November 2011
Integrating Wastewater Reuse Systems into Municipal Watershed Management Strategy
A presentation for the Water Reuse Foundation - Dallas, Texas, 2008
Co-Author: James H. Butler, P.E.
2011 Best Multi-Discipline A/E Services Firms to Work For
CE News, October 2011
SSR Named 2011 Best Multi-Discipline A/E Services Firm to Work For Based on Commitment to Positive Work Environment
SSR Press Release, October 2011
Hospital to Have $1 Billion Impact
Desoto Times Tribune, October 20, 2011
Economic & Design Considerations for Membrane Filtration at a Lime Softening Plant
Journal AWWA, December 2007
Carbon - The Broad-Spectrum Treatment Method
Water Technology, October 2009
From Splashy to Subtle
Commercial Property Executive, October 2011
A Clean Bill of Health
Buildings Magazine, October 2011
Methodist Selects OB Hospital Build Team
Memphis Daily News, September 9, 2011
Methodist to Begin Building Olive Branch Hospital Oct. 19
Memphis Business Journal, September 7, 2011
Healthcare Heroes : Debbie Gregory
Nashville Business Journal, August 2011
SSR's Mike Bernard Named Chair of Local American Water Works Association
SSR Press Release, September 2011
Justin Davis Joins SSR as Senior Project Manager and Electrical Engineer
SSR Press Release, September 2011
The Gradual Conversion to Class A Office Complexes into LEED Silver and LEED Gold
USGBC FMLink, August 2011
Suit Dismissal Shines Light on Green-Building Challenge
The Tennessean, August 28, 2011
Smart Hospital Engineering
Consulting-Specifying Engineer, August 24, 2011
SSR Completes Work on Three Collegiate Stadiums in Texas and Florida
SSR Press Release, August 2011
New "Green" Standards for Medical Facilities Create Opportunities
Nashville Business Journal, August 19, 2011
SSR to Host Cr-6 and Water Quality Seminar for American Water Works Association Section
SSR Press Release, August 2011
Honorees Announced for 2011 Nashville's 30 Under 30
Press Release, July 2011
City to Participate in TV Show
Crossville Chronicle, July 16, 2011
Plenum Requirements for Egress Corridors in Health Care Environments
Engineered Systems, July 2011
SSRCx: LEEDing the Team to Gold
NSC Times, July 2011
Panel to Discuss Property Acquisition
Crossville Chronicle, July 12, 2011
Information Technology Accountability Plays Role in Patient Safety
Medical Construction and Design, July 2011 (Pgs. 24-25)
Amy Lopez Joins SSR as Vice President and Team Leader
SSR Press Release, July 2011
Understanding Laboratory Ventilation Codes
Consulting-Specifying Engineer, June 29, 2011
SSR to design Audubon-certified road
CE News, May 2011
SSRCx Corporate Headquarters is LEED Gold Certified
SSRCx Press Release, June 2011
Understanding What an Energy Model Can and Can't Do is Critical to its Success
FacilitiesNet, June 2011
Realistic Expectations Needed to Get Most Out of Energy Modeling
FacilitiesNet, June 2011
Franklin's Hillsboro, Mack Hatcher projects get small steps forward
The Tennessean, May 12, 2011
Mobile Healthcare Technology Summit Brings Industry Leaders Together in Houston
Houston Examiner, May 6, 2011
People in Business
The Commercial Appeal, April 29, 2011
Smith Seckman Reid to Host Mobile Healthcare Technology Summit in Houston
Business Wire, May 2, 2011
Patients and Doctors are Jumping on the Mobile App Bandwagon, Changing Health Care As We Know It
Hospitals & Health Networks, April 2011
SSR Ranked on ENR's List of Top 500 Design Firms
Engineering News Record, April 2011
Engineers Without Borders Opening
Memphis Business Journal, April 8-14, 2011
Doug Carder Joins SSR to Direct Data Center/Mission Critical Market
SSR Press Release, April 2011
SSR Wins People's Choice Award in Engineering Is Art Competition
SSR Press Release, April 2011
SSR and City of Germantown Start Historic Road Construction Project
SSR Press Release, April 2011
SSR Receives City of Memphis, Engineer's Award
SSR Press Release, March 2011
SSR's Alan Otts Named Featured Engineer By Memphis-Area Joint Engineers Council
SSR Press Release, March 2011
Winston Huff Receives Award from American Society of Plumbing Engineers
SSR Press Release, February 2011
Benefits of a Whole-Building Design Approach
HPAC Engineering, February 2011
Does Your Water System Engage in Social Networking
Plumbing Systems and Design, January-February 2011
Kujawinski Joins SSR as Manager of Business Development
SSR Press Release, February 2011
Ready for Tomorrow: Six Critical Areas of Emergency Power Management
Health Facilities Management, January 2011
Jackman Joins SSR As Senior Communications Consultant
SSR Press Release, January 2011
The Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design Launches
SSR Press Release, January 2011
Demand Response: How to Operate Off the Grid
Maintenance Solutions, December 2010
Best of 2010: Auburn Arena
South Central Construction, December 2010
Mechanical Engineering: What Are We In For?
Consulting-Specifying Engineer, December 2010
Existing Buildings: The Biggest Opportunity to Reduce Energy Consumption
USGBC In the News, November 2010
Rockingham Memorial Hospital Awarded LEED-Gold
SSRCx Press Release, November 2010
SSR Ellers' Engineers Receive Tennessee Transportation and Civil Engineer Awards
SSR Press Release, October 2010
Smith Seckman Reid Named 2010 Best Multidiscipline A/E Services Firm to Work For Based on Commitment to Positive Work Environment
SSR Press Release, October 2010
SSRCx’s Steve W. Harrell Becomes Certified Energy Manager
SSRCx Press Release, October 2010
Heather Langford of SSRCx to Address Forestry Groups at State and National Conferences
SSRCx Press Release, October 2010
SSRCx to Help Reduce Energy Consumption at National Nuclear Security Administration’s Kansas City Research and Manufacturing Campus
SSRCx Press Release, October 2010
Water Treatment Plant Sets State Standard for Use of Filtration, Disinfection Technologies
Severn Trent Services, October 2010
Green Heroes
NashvillePost, September 2010
Creating a Healthy Work Environment
Sustainable Facility, September 2010
SSRCx's Jacob Halcomb Developing Global Sustainability Metric For United Nations Environment Programme
SSRCx Press Release, August 2010
Hernando panel a step toward Tree City USA status
The Commercial Appeal, August 2010
Economic and Design Considerations for Membrane Filtration a Lime Softening Plant
Author: Michael Bernard and Sam Harrison
Health Care Energy Management Benchmarking
By David Stymiest, Originally presented in July 2010 at the ASHE annual conference
Health Care Energy Management Benchmarking
By David Stymiest, originally presented in July 2010 at the ASHE annual conference
Maximizing Available Resources
Stormwater Solutions, May/June 2010
Transitioning from Construction to Operation
Author: David L. Stymiest
Health Facilities Management, May 2010
(to obtain a copy of this article click here)
Fine-Tuning Fixture Specification
Maintenance Solutions, May 2010
House new clinics in old buildings
The Tennessean, April 2010
Critical Decisions on Critical Power
Maintenance Solutions, April 2010
Server Startup
Health Facilities Management, March 2010
Green Building: Where Are We Going and How Will We Get There
IMRE Build IQ, January, 2010
University of Georgia's Tate Student Center Receives LEED-NC
SSRCx Press Release, November, 2009
The team approach to healthcare projects
CSE Magazine, November, 2009
US Airways Headquarters Awarded LEED EB O&M Gold Certification
SSRCx Press Release, November, 2009
Continuous Commissioning® of a LEED-EB Gold Certified Office Building
ICEBO, November, 2009
Building Green Today For a More Cost-Effective Tomorrow
Masonry Design, Fall 2009
What About Day 2? Transitioning from Construction to Operations
White Paper by David Stymiest, PE, CHFM, FASHE. Originally presented at ASHE's 46th annual conference, August 2009.
Busting the Myth that Green Costs More
HPAC Engineering, October 2009
Greening the Healthcare Industry
Environmental Design + Construction, August 2008
Taking care of business: How hospital electrical shutdowns can facilitate emergency management
By David Stymiest, originally presented at the 2008 ASHE annual conference
Planning for Power Failures
By David Stymiest, originally presented at the 2007 ASHE annual conference
Smoke Control In Health Care Facilities - Part 2
Engineered Systems, November 2006
Powering Down: An orderly process for switching off hospital electrical equipment
By David Stymiest, PE, CHFM, FASHE
Managing Hospital Emergency Power Programmes
By David Stymiest, Business Briefing: Hospital Engineering & Facilities Management, 2004
Managing the Impact and Costs of Emergency Power Testing on Hospital Operations
Co-authored by David Stymiest, originally presented at the 1998 ASHE annual conference