Company News from RWB
RWB is an MEP consulting engineering firm based in Dallas, Texas. On this page, you’ll find the latest updates on company news, ranging from special events or corporate announcements.
The firm has been in operation for over thirty years and employs more than 50 designers, engineers, and support staff. Learn more about our leadership and firm history.
RWB consulting engineers specialize in K-12 schools, higher education projects, aviation facilities, municipal structures, and office buildings.
RWB is proud to welcome our interns this Summer as part of our firm internship program.
During their time here at RWB, they will gain hands-on experience with MEP Engineering Design. They will help with the design process and documentation of current projects by working in AutoCAD and Revit and visiting project jobsites.
Dylan Bell
School: Texas A&M University
Year in School: Junior
Major: Architectural Engineering
What inspired you to go after your major?
There was a class I took in my first semester at A&M that studied some incredible buildings from history that passed the initial layer of basic facts. Instead of just memorizing who build what and when, the class covered what made the buildings so spectacular and important to the people they supported in their respective times. It made me realize that buildings were more than spectacles, they had an important value and meaning to them that most people tend to overlook. I’ve always wanted to end up in a scenario where I can do something meaningful, whether it means making more efficient buildings or making buildings for people that need them, I concluded that this type of major would let me do the things I wanted to do while always keeping me interested in the material. So, all in all, it was a combination of the importance of the material both short and long term, and the challenge that it presents that promises to always force me to adapt and overcome challenges.
Any outside hobbies you wish to share?
I’m extremely involved on campus at A&M. I participate in multiple student organizations, including a men’s org, a sophomore leadership org, the rugby club, and TAMU Fish Camp, a freshmen orientation camp that’s one of A&M’s largest and most important traditions. In addition to all those, I love working out, hanging out with my friends, family, and dog, playing video games, and playing other sports like basketball and beach volleyball.
Bryce Inmon
School: Texas A&M University
Year in School: Junior
Major: Architectural Engineering
What inspired you to go after your major?
I was inspired to pursue this major because I grew up on the outskirts of DFW and driving into the city I would always marvel at the beautiful skyscrapers. It inspired me to work on buildings in some way or form. My hobbies include playing guitar and bouldering (indoor rock climbing).
RWB is proud to welcome two new interns this Spring as part of our firm internship program.
During their time here at RWB, they will gain hands-on experience with MEP Engineering Design. They will help with the design process and documentation of current projects by working in AutoCAD and Revit and visiting project jobsites.
Amanda Swart
School: University of North Texas
Year in School: Senior
Major: Mechanical and Energy Engineering
What inspired you to go after your major?
Initially, I graduated with a major in Wildlife Conservation and Science. After briefly working in the field, I wanted more of a challenge (and a career change!) and went back to school for Mechanical Engineering. I found that I really enjoyed tackling problems and solving them. Working towards an engineering degree also made it easier to tackle my own personal projects.
Any outside hobbies you wish to share?
Gardening, aquarium keeping, koi pond keeping, reading, and woodworking
Joe Garcia
Joe GarciaSchool: University of Texas at Arlington
Year in School: Junior
Major: Electrical Engineering
What inspired you to go after your major?
From a young age, my passion for electricity has been a driving force in my life. The way it flows, sparks, and powers the world around me has always fascinated me, and I knew that pursuing a career in this field was my calling. My family have been a major factor in my pursue of college. Their unwavering love and support have given me the courage and determination to pursue higher education and achieve my goals.
Any outside hobbies you wish to share?
Fishing, playing sports, cooking, hiking and camping
RWB team joined Cadence McShane Construction, Perkins & Will, and Richardson ISD for the groundbreaking of our newest project, Lake Highlands Middle School on Tuesday, September 6, 2022.
The middle school will be located next to Lake Highlands Junior High at 10301 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, and is the first school construction for the district since 2014. The new Lake Highlands Middle School will feature a 249,000-square-foot, 3-story middle school that includes an ICC-500 rated community tornado shelter. The project is a replacement for the existing Lake Highlands Junior High School that was originally built in the 1960s.
The facility will utilize a 4-pipe chilled and heating water system for the majority of the 3-story portion of the school and Roof-Top AC units for the majority of the athletic and other specialty areas. The facility will have a STEM lab centrally located on the first level of the facility which will include a mechanical room with full height windows to allow students to see the mechanical system serving the first floor of the facility and thus allow instructors to discuss these systems in their curriculum.
The project is a multi-year phased project that was made possible by the ability to design and build the facility in a largely unused portion of the field next to the school, which allows the new facility to be built while keeping the existing facility in use until the new facility is complete. The school is expected to open in August 2024 and will house up to 1,500 students in grades 6-8.
The Architect of Record is Perkins & Will and the General Contractor is Cadence McShane.
RWB is proud to welcome six new interns this summer as part of our 2022 firm internship program.
During their time here at RWB, they will gain hands-on experience with MEP Engineering Design. They will help with the design process and documentation of current projects by working in AutoCAD and Revit and visiting project jobsites.
Allyson Lux
School: University of Alabama
Year in School: Graduated with BSME May 2022, now pursuing an MBA (May 2023)
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Allyson chose mechanical engineering because she had always enjoyed math and wanted a field that gave me many career options. Also, there are few women in mechanical engineering (about 10% total) and she wanted to change that. Hobbies include tennis, hiking, staying busy, and going to Alabama athletics games (football, basketball, baseball).
Braden Santer
Braden SanterSchool: University of Texas at Dallas
Year in School: Senior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Braden chose to pursue engineering because it combined his passions for science, technology, and design. He is looking forward to gaining practical engineering experience and connecting with the engineers at RWB. Braden’s hobbies include gaming as well as modifying and racing cars.
Jacob Tschetter
Jacob TschetterSchool: Texas A&M University
Year in School: Junior
Major: Architectural Engineering – MEP track
Jacob has always enjoyed learning about buildings and solving problems. He is excited to be learning from the associates while here at RWB.
Jacob is involved in Scouts, enjoys playing music and is a member of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band.
Nicolas Lawrence
Nicolas LawrenceSchool: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Year in School: Incoming Freshman
Major: Chemical Engineering
Nicolas was inspired to pursue chemical engineering by his high school Environmental Science teacher, who helped him realize how important chemical sciences are to modern society. He find myself fascinated by the complex web of chemical interactions between human industries, the environment, and our very bodies. Through chemistry, everything is united as one crazy complicated system.
Nicolas says, “Working at RWB has helped me realize that it is one hundred percent within my power to interact with this system, something that the engineers I work with get to do every day through their own expertise with MEP.”
Nicole Svetlov
Nicole SvetlovSchool: University of Texas, Austin
Year in School: Junior
Major: Architectural Engineering
Nicole is an incoming transfer student, and a part of the class of 2024, at the University of Texas at Austin where she will be studying Architectural Engineering.
Going into university, Nicole aspired to become a Civil Engineer. That changed after she found out about ArchE. Working in two research labs, doing research on thermal comfort, and energy efficiency made her realize that a career in MEP would give her more intellectual fulfillment. Placing in 1st place at the Utilities Challenge Competition at her school, cemented this feeling for her.
Additionally, Nicole believes that a healthy work-life balance is necessary to be successful and happy. Therefore, she highly values the time that she can spend reading, home decorating, and shopping.
Peter Pham
Peter PhamSchool: University of Missouri, Kansas City
Year in School: Senior
Major: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Inspired by his family, financial stability, construction design, electrical design and loves solving problems.
Hobbies include reading, chess, gym, fishing, and shopping.
RWB Consulting Engineers has once again been recognized by the Dallas Chapter of ASHRAE and ASHRAE Region VIII for excellence in building design.
In early January, the Dallas Chapter of ASHRAE awarded RWB Consulting Engineers the Building Technology Award. A few months later in April 2022, the projects clinched the regional competition.
Our design of Vanguard High School earned the Building Technology Award in New Construction – Educational Facilities, and our work on the Frisco Athletic Center earned the Building Technology Award in Existing Buildings – Institutional Facilities.
The ASHRAE Technology Awards recognizes prestigious buildings with innovative HVAC designs. Criteria for the award include:
- Energy Efficiency
- Indoor Air Quality
- Innovation
- Operation & Maintenance
- Cost-Effectiveness
- Environmental Impact
The IIDA Texas Oklahoma Chapter Design Excellence Awards recognize the highest quality and achievement in interior design, and honor the creativity and innovation of the best of Texas and Oklahoma designers. The Collin College Wylie Campus was named the winner of the Design Excellence Award for Education Research (Design). We’re thrilled to see our colleagues at Page recognized for their hard work on this innovative design with this honor. RWB Consulting Engineers served as the MEP Engineering consultant on this higher education project.
This design project included three separate occupied buildings and a standalone central utility plant across 350,000 square feet. The project was designed and coordinated in Revit MEP. Keep reading about our MEP design on the Collin College Wylie Campus.
We treat every higher education project with the same level of accuracy, detail, and attention required to win awards. If you would like to speak with one of our principals about your next campus project, please contact us.
RWB is thrilled to welcome four new interns this summer as part of our firm internship program.
During their time here at RWB, they will gain hands-on experience with MEP Engineering Design. They will help with the design process and documentation of current projects by working in AutoCAD and Revit and visiting project jobsites.
Anna Claire Saffell
Anna Claire SaffellSchool: Auburn University
Year in School: Senior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Anna began researching the role that engineering plays in the built world after taking an AP Art class with an Architecture concentration. She decided to purse mechanical engineering for the combination of visceral and behavioral design. This summer, Anna looks forward to gaining mentorship and hands-on experience, while expanding her skills in AutoCAD and Revit. She hopes to pursue a career in either MEP, Structural, Architectural engineering, or product design.
At school, Anna is involved in Tau Beta Pi Honor Society, Chi Omega Sorority and Onward Campus Ministries.
Piper Roman
Piper RomanSchool: Texas A&M University
Year in School: Junior
Major: Architectural Engineering
Aside from her love of math and physics, Piper was inspired by her grandfather to pursue an engineering degree, as he was an engineer himself. She learned about RWB when attending a presentation on campus given by RWB Principal, Ken Fulk. Piper hopes to gain experience by collaborating and working with computer-aided design.
In her free time, Piper enjoys drawing and playing piano.
Weston Taylor
Weston TaylorSchool: Oklahoma State University
Year in School: Senior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Weston chose an engineering pathway based on his love for science, math and problem solving. He says, “put those together and you get engineering”. He is excited to gain valuable experience and apply it to the work he will complete at RWB this summer. Weston’s career path includes earning an EIT, working his way up to P.E. and Project Management.
Weston’s hobbies including watching new shows and hanging out with friends. He also enjoys boxing, biking, hiking and rock climbing.
Tyler Ferrari
Tyler FerrariSchool: University of Texas at Austin
Year in School: Junior
Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tyler admires creators and inventors which inspired his decision to pursue engineering as a career. During an Independent Study course, Tyler was mentored by RWB Principal, Mike Adcock who encouraged him to apply to RWB’s internship program. Tyler looks forward to gaining knowledge and experience within the professional world of engineering as well as creating bonds with coworkers during his time here at RWB.
Next semester, Tyler will be a Teaching Assistant for one of his Electrical Engineering classes. He is also an officer within his Fraternity, Phi Kappa Tau.
In early January, the Dallas Chapter of ASHRAE recognized RWB Consulting Engineers for notable HVAC design of two projects: Richardson’s Lake Highlands Freshman Center, now called Building H, and Arlington ISD’s Agricultural Science Center. Both projects earned the chapter’s Technology Award in the Existing Building and New Construction – Educational Facilities category.
The ASHRAE Technology Awards recognizes prestigious buildings with innovative HVAC designs. Criteria for the award include:
- Energy Efficiency
- Indoor Air Quality
- Innovation
- Operation & Maintenance
- Cost-Effectiveness
- Environmental Impact
RWB is proud to achieve two new Technology Awards for educational projects. RWB previously won the 2020 ASHRAE Technology Award at the Regional level for Denton ISD’s Ray Braswell High School for New Construction – Educational Facility.
The Winning Projects: Details
Lake Highlands Freshman Center
The Lake Highlands Freshman Center (Building H) now provides a comfortable learning environment for students who attend class in the building. Built-in 1997, the building served as a freshman-only campus for Richardson ISD students in the area. With the original equipment nearing failure, the building required a major HVAC upgrade. When voters approved the 2016 bond for improvements, RWB examined and addressed multiple performance issues by re-zoning the building from an east/west to a north/south configuration. Updated equipment was installed and scheduled accordingly for space utilization.
Some of the performance issues include:
- Lack of diversity in zones
- Lack of heating, or inadequately sized heating in the building, especially at the perimeter
- Poor air distribution and complicated air delivery design in the gymnasium
- VAV Air Terminal Units that were completely inaccessible for maintenance
- Complicated air distribution systems with poor energy performance using VAV Terminal Units on constant volume Roof-Top AC Equipment
Based on the evaluations of load calculations, RWB improved performance while downsizing the MEP equipment in this building.
Arlington ISD Agricultural Science Center
Arlington ISD’s new 28,000 SF expansion of the district’s Agricultural Science Center is uniquely designed as an indoor/outdoor facility. As part of the expansion, classrooms, administration areas, animal pens, open-air barns, and a metal shop were added.
The building opened in 2019 to students and faculty offering the opportunity to experience hands-on learning as it relates to agricultural education.
The Arlington ISD Agricultural Science Center is a net-zero energy building, producing more energy than it consumes, which is tracked by the Energy Management System (EMS) tied to all the mechanical components.
Some energy-efficient items that were included in the design are:
- A photovoltaic (PV) array
- Wind turbine
- Rainwater storage collection tanks
The PV array and wind turbine help with energy production while the rainwater storage collection tanks help with irrigation and other internal barn uses.
ASHRAE Dallas Technology Award
In December each year, The Dallas Chapter of ASHRAE accepts nominations for their Technology Award competition. The program recognizes multiple MEP engineering firms in different categories ranging from Commercial to Institutional and Residential facility types.
As the winner of the Chapter award, both projects will move to the Regional competition for a chance to compete at the Societal competition.
Nathan Hart, P.E. leads the mechanical team on the Lake Highlands High School Freshman Center HVAC Upgrades Project.
Joseph Proctor, P.E. leads the team on the Net-Zero energy design of the Arlington ISD Agricultural Science Center.
RWB provides leadership to several industry groups; one such group is the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Today, we are sharing two exciting announcements about the involvement of our team members:
Ken Fulk
Ken has been elected to ASHRAE’s Board of Directors. He will serve in the Director At Large role from 2020-2023. ASHRAE’s Board of Directors oversees all of ASHRAE’s policies and procedures. The Board of Directors is the deciding group for all of ASHRAE activities, including topics of membership, technology, standards, publishing, finances, associate groups, and more. Ken is no stranger to the Board, as he served previously from 2008-2011 as the Director and Regional Chair representing Region VIII. Ken has a long legacy of leadership in ASHRAE. He has served on a wide variety of committees, such as Society Rules, Nominating, Government Affairs, Finance, Planning, Building Energy Quotient, and Handbook. He is also a past President of the Dallas Chapter.
Nathan Hart
Congratulations to RWB Principal Nathan Hart who has been recognized with the ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award. In his 20+ years as a member, Nathan has given his time to serve the Society and its members. He most recently served as Chair of the Society’s Chapter Technology Transfer Committee, and he is a past President of the Dallas Chapter. We are proud of Nathan’s accomplishments and we are thrilled to see him recognized for his decades of service to this important industry group. Congratulations, Nathan!
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