Boise Heights Update 11-4-14

IMG_20141104_135718712 Boise Heights Apartments are making progress.  This is the framing as of 11/4/14.

These apartments will be such a beautiful place to live.

Look at the fall colors and Table Rock in the background!

Boise Heights Back In The News

20140717_130351_Android-001Idaho Business Review came out with another detailed article on the Boise Heights project ( now called La Pointe Apartments) we’ve been working on.  This is going to be a great addition for Boise, reviving a neighborhood that has been untouched for decades!  You can read the article here.

 

 

Giving Back

IMG_20131119_164208_551We were thrilled to partner again with City Light Women and Children’s Shelter – After School Program and send really unique and meaningful cards.  We were overwhelmed with their enthusiasm to participate, and the uniqueness of each card.  Kids from the ages of 3 -16 participated and seemed to enjoy letting their creativity take over.  Cookies, warm mittens, new coloring supplies, and prizes made the event fun for the kids.  Click here to read more…

 

 

Boise Heights Project makes IBR Headlines!

As Fulcher Engineering nears our one year anniversary in business, the headlines of the IBR (Idaho Business Review) couldn’t be sweeter.   We are proud to be named in this article titled “Student Housing Project Planned West of BSU”  and privileged to be on the team for the Boise Heights Apartment Complex project.

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IBR Article July 18th, 2013:  idahobusinessreview Boise Heights

 

2012 Giving Back

DSC03170For our Christmas cards, we decided partner with City Light Women and Children’s Shelter – After School Program and send really unique and meaningful cards this year.  We donated all the supplies for the kids to help design our Christmas cards.  We were overwhelmed with their enthusiasm to participate, and the uniqueness of each card.  Kids from the ages of 6 -16 participated and seemed to enjoy letting their creativity take over.  Although all the kids “won” in this situation by our donation we selected the following cards as winners of our coloring contest, and they were allowed to choose a prize from the gift room.  For each reproduction of the cards, we donated $1 directly to the City Light Women and Children’s shelter to benefit this after school program.

Deep Water Cooling

Linked below is an article written by ASHRAE that discusses the major energy savings associated with deep water cooling.  This article looks at Cornell University where they were able to reduce their cooling energy use by 86%.  They utilized an inland lake, however similar technology is being developed for Honolulu with similar savings anticipated.  In addition to huge energy savings, the system life of mechanical equipment nearly triples, and on-going maintenance is reduced.

The system at Cornell University has been in operation for over 12 years, providing 16,000 tons of cooling, approximating to about 6,400,000 square feet of conditioned space.  The development in Honolulu is anticipated to be 25,000 tons.   What an awesome use of our natural resources in times of rising electricity costs!

Cornell University Deep Water Cooling

Honolulu Deep Water Cooling

Honolulu Brochure Link

 

 

 

 

Energy Efficiency Standards

I was recently reading through my weekly ASHRAE HVAC&R Industry eNewsletter and came across an article titled “Efficiency Standards Save Consumers, Businesses more than $1.1 Trillion.” This is a popular topic and one that I strongly believe in. The article talks about efficiency in equipment we use every day and some of the associated savings. According to the article, it is estimated that a typical household can save $10k from 2010 to 2025 by switching over to new, higher efficiency appliances. This dollar savings would be multiplied if you applied it to a larger facility.

The article describes residential appliances, but equipment efficiency also applies (probably more so) to mechanical equipment in large facilities. In order to achieve energy savings in a large facility with a complicated design process, the engineer needs to keep up to date on new building technologies such as building automation computer controls, heat recovery, heating, cooling, and air distribution methods. The engineering team needs to take the extra time to incorporate some of these innovative ideas into the project. I believe that energy efficiency is more important than renewable energy because after all, the cheapest energy is the energy you never need to produce. Click the link below to see the original article.

 

Tyson McFall, EIT

 

www.aceee.org/press/2012/03/efficiency-standards-save-consumers-