What are the best options for school districts, cities and other public agencies to finance solar projects? Let’s have a look. POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (PPAS) A 20 to 25-year arrangement with a solar developer, where the developer sells the generated electricity back to the site owner. Read more about the[...]
By Jason Newhuis, PE, BSCx, CEM, LEED AP, Sr. Project Manager, and Jerry Bauers, P.E., Vice President, NV5 Data centers, commercial office buildings and, especially healthcare facilities, all have one thing in common—mission critical operational space that would suffer from a lengthy shut down or poor operation of HVAC or[...]
A MarketsandMarkets report1 predicted the global smart building market will grow from $5.73 billion in 2016 to $24.73 billion by 2021, increasing at a compounded annual growth rate of 34% over this period. Today’s technology advances—from energy management and lighting control to sensors that measure structural damage and stress after[...]
By Ellen Messer Wright, CHP Some of the most complex and technically challenging projects in the highly-regulated nuclear industry are those that require both industrial hygiene and radiation protection controls. Every task must be managed with considerable care and planning to prevent the potential for human or environmental harm. While[...]
PPA financing for solar is increasingly common. Here’s what you should know before you decide to move forward. What is a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)? Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) financing of solar projects was created in the late 1990’s, and has become increasingly popular with commercial utility customers as an[...]
By Nathan Geffre, PE When it comes to the upgrade, retrofit or expansion of critical building systems, the biggest challenge is often combining the old with the new. It doesn’t matter whether you’re dealing with systems in an industrial setting, or on a large, multi-faceted campus, or in a single[...]
By Alan Fellman, PhD, CHP While a large majority of radioactive material licensing requirements are driven by the federal government’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the disposal of naturally occurring radionuclides is not. Unlike radioactive materials used to fuel nuclear reactors, or those made in reactors or accelerators, Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material[...]
Natural and manmade disasters caused $92 billion in damage around the world in 2015.1 In that year, there were 198 natural catastrophes—the highest ever recorded in one year—with 155 manmade events. If a disaster occurs near you, are you ready? Do you have an emergency response and management plan in[...]
By John Bills, Chief Operating Officer, Building Program Management, NV5 Global, Inc. Program management is much more than developing and managing a budget and schedule. It’s not about barking orders or documenting potential delays or issues. Your program manager is not, or at least shouldn’t be, viewed as a hired[...]
By: Benjamin Jelin PhD, MPH, Sr. Industrial Hygienist Note: Implementation of this regulation may be affected by guidance to agencies in the “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review” memorandum (January 20, 2017). Compliance Date Approaching! What is Crystalline Silica? Crystalline silica (SiO2) is a naturally occurring compound commonly found in soil, sand,[...]
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NV5 Geospatial releases a new predictive modeling platform for vegetation management that uses existing lidar and historical data to identify the relative level of asset risk from trees by quantifying the potential for causing asset damage.
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Our internal innovation and development team constantly analyzes new technology and develops solutions to meet our client’s challenges. Our Technically Speaking series is one way we share our technical findings with the professional community.
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