Steam heat is one of the oldest and most reliable heating systems in office buildings today. Other, newer technologies have come along that are more efficient. But removing old steam heating systems to replace them with more modern alternatives is cost prohibitive, so building owners who currently rely on steam heat have many incentives for… Read More

Rectangular ductwork has traditionally been used for HVAC renovation projects, especially for interior ductwork. Of late, round ductwork is being considered more as an option for external ductwork use, in the right conditions. Recently, when renovating multiple buildings as part of a single project, it became apparent that long runs of external ductwork should be… Read More

Congratulations to Yassine Sebbata on earning his Professional Engineer license in the Commonwealth of Virginia! A graduate of the Henri Poincare University in France and the Faculte des Science & Techniques Mohammadia in Morrocco, Yassine passed both the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) – Mechanical exams. “We join Yassine in… Read More

Summer Consultants was awarded a $10 million IDIQ contract by the General Services Administration (GSA) Region 3 to provide full engineering design services for the repair, alteration, renovation and modernization of federal facilities throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Projects may include site investigations, pre-design and existing conditions studies, programming, renovation design and commissioning projects. Summer Consultants… Read More

Many buildings today utilize rooftop equipment. Generally speaking, most rooftop HVAC air handling units and exhaust fans are installed with duct connections made below the roof. Every once in a while, we find that roof mounted duct is required to get the air where it needs to go. Designing rooftop duct is not as simple… Read More