Jordan & Skala is dedicated to finding the most technically proficient candidates to help the firm grow, and we are proud to offer opportunities to recent ITT Tech Institute graduates at our locations throughout the nation. Principal Andrew H. Smith, PE, CEM, LEED AP was invited to speak as a featured employer in a recent ITT Tech video testimonial:
Sure, “rolling up one’s sleeves” is part of life in the building industry, but getting muddy? A good cause hosted by the USGBC Charlotte Chapter was motivation enough for a dozen future business leaders to don waders and get dirty on the banks of Little Sugar Creek in North Carolina. On June 19, 2013, the Charlotte, NC chapter of the USGBC organized their E-Pros, a.k.a. Emerging Professionals, to their bi-annual clean-up of Little Sugar Creek, an urban waterway that is..
For students and teachers, the closing of the school building for summer break signals it’s time to be poolside; for the building industry however, it is a signal to get busy! This summer Jordan & Skala is helping the Cobb County Georgia School System make significant MEP system designs, including mechanical, electrical and fire protection enhancements to Tapp Middle School in Powder Springs, GA. In early Fall of 2012, Jordan & Skala began design of a completely new MEP system..
Congratulations to the design and construction team of Metzger Construction Company and Harry Gendel Architects for the latest Crane Worldwide in which received the ENR Texas & Louisiana Award of 2012 Best Industrial/Manufacturing Project Award. Crane Worldwide’s new 306,546 SF Houston facility was not only recognized from more than 200 competition entries, the project is the feature photo in the article announcing award recipients! In less than one year, the project team designed and built Crane Worldwide’s new LEED-pending, 306,548..
Founded in 2008, during the epicenter of the economic crisis, the Houston MEP firm, Jordan & Skala, has defied industry trends. In five short, and within the building industry, tumultuous years, Jordan & Skala Houston has expanded from two employees to nearly twenty. On February 15th the Jordan & Skala team said goodbye to their old 2,800 square foot space and hello to their new 7,000 square feet of office space in an Energy Star building. When asked what has..
Jordan & Skala Engineers is proud to provide MEP design services that comply with the USGBC LEED Gold Standards to Georgia Tech Student Housing. In the Fall of 2012, Georgia Tech opened the newly renovated Fitten, Montag and Freeman Residence Halls to incoming freshmen. The traditional nine-foot-ceiling, two-person room dorms are just a few of the twenty mid-to late 20th Century steel framed brick and block dormitory buildings on campus that needed updating. Jordan & Skala provided mechanical and electrical..
Developers of multi-family projects who are looking for a sustainable program that is both energy saving and cost-efficient, should consider developing projects utilizing the ICC-700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS). The program, which is the only residential green building rating system approved by ANSI as an American National Standard, is a holistic approach to sustainability. Jordan & Skala is proud to have an NGBS Green Verifier on the team! In comparison to the USGBC LEED program, the NGBS standard, as..
Every year, ENR’s regional publications recognize the best-of-the-best young construction professionals, who are giving back to both their industry and communities. With the help of an esteemed judging panel, who considered each entrant based on their career experience, industry leadership, community service along with a variety of other factors, ENR Texas & Louisiana is proud to announce our region’s 2013 ENR Top 20 Under 40 winners. More than 80 entries came in to this year’s Texas & Louisiana contest,..
Jordan & Skala Engineers, Inc. is proud to announce its new partnership with a full-service minority-owned MEP firm, GS Engineers, LLC. As a HUB certified firm in the State of Texas, GS Engineers focuses on higher education, K-12, state/governmental projects and sustainable / LEED projects. GS Engineers is led by Kendy Guillaume, LEED AP who also launched Jordan & Skala’s Houston office in 2008; and Andrew Smith, PE, CEM, LEED BD+C, who launched Jordan & Skala’s Dallas office in 2002…
Jordan and Skala’s Charlotte branch started 2013 off in a big way – with a new office to better serve their clients and allow for expansion. Located near Billy Graham Parkway and Interstate I-77, the new MEP office building is closer to Jordan & Skala’s clients and more central for the firm’s employees. After twelve years in the University area, the Charlotte office is pleased to offer clients and employees a shorter drive with the new in-town location. The new..
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