Primary Engineering is Moving

Posted in General on May 19th, 2008

On Friday May 23, 2008 we will be moving our Fort Wayne office to a new location at:

2828 Lake Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46805 

Our phone numbers will also be updated to 260-424-0444 and fax of 260-424-1444.

Epact 2005 Qualified Certifier

Posted in General, Staff, Accolades on May 9th, 2008

Bob Altman, an electrical engineer located in our Carmel office, has been listed as a EPACT 2005 Lighting Certifier by the National Lighting Bureau. The 2005 EPACT legislation provides businesses with tax credits for buying hybrid vehicles, for building energy- efficient buildings, and for improving the energy efficiency of commercial buildings. These improvements can include lighting systems, HVAC systems, and building envelope improvements. Find out more here: http://www.doe.gov/taxbreaks.htm

Saving Energy - St. Vincent House

Posted in General on January 31st, 2008

Primary Engineering and Viridian Architectural Design teamed up to perform a free energy audit for a Fort Wayne charitable organization, Vincent House, that provides transitional housing for homeless families.  Their facilities are housed within several buildings that date back to the 1930’s and in need of many repairs.  A complete facility walk-through was provided and list of energy saving measures provided to help the charity to reduce their operating expenses.  The services provided by this group are in great demand and this free service will assist them in better serving the needs of the public.

LEED Workshop Study Series

Posted in General on January 31st, 2008

Mike Lubbehusen, a mechanical engineer at Primary Engineering, has been selected to be a presenter in the Fort Wayne LEED Study Series that is being offered at the Allen County Library during February and March of 2008. This study series is a joint effort by the Fort Wayne ASHRAE Chapter and Northeast Indiana Green Build.

Courier Printing goes for LEED

Posted in Projects on January 12th, 2008

Primary Engineering has been engaged as part of the design team that will lead a proposed printing facility to achieve LEED certification.  This project is planned to be 800,000 sf when completed and will utilize many innovative technologies and products to meet the challenge to be green.

South Bend Airport

Posted in Projects on October 5th, 2007

The regional airport located in South Bend, Indiana will be expanding it’s facility with a new terminal that will triple it’s gate capacity and allow for larger jets to service this community. The expansion will utilize several Green technologies to reduce energy usage such as daylight harvesting with lighting controls, geothermal heating and cooling systems that will also provide snow melting of pedestrian walks using geothermal water to water units.

Foreign Countries

Posted in Projects on August 20th, 2007

Primary Engineering has recently completed design work for several data centers that are located in Perth, Australia and Niscemi, Italy.

Mike Lubbehusen - President of Fort Wayne ASHRAE Chapter

Posted in Staff on July 1st, 2007

The Fort Wayne chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has elected Michael Lubbehusen, PE as their President for the 2007-2008 year. He has previously acted as Secretary and Vice President. During his tenure as Vice President, the chapter was named the “Best Chapter in the World” by achieving the highest ever recorded point total for the Presidential Award Of Excellence with over 32,000 chapter points.

Fort Wayne Medical Education

Posted in Projects on January 15th, 2007

A new medical office for the Fort Wayne Medical Resident program is planned and Primary Engineering will be the design engineering firm for this project.   The new facility will be located in downtown Fort Wayne adjacent to St. Joseph Hospital.

Kosciusco 21st Century Foundation

Posted in Projects on January 10th, 2007

Primary Engineering has been engaged to provide engineering services in conjunction with a new facility for the K21 foundation of Kosciusco County in Warsaw Indiana.