 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Areva T&D
Taylor Devices, Inc.
|
 |
 |
 |
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Degenkolb Engineers
Dynamic Isolation
Systems, Inc.
Facility Risk
Consultants
FM Global
Hydro Quebec Transénergie
ISAT Seismic Bracing
Johnson Controls, Inc.
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Terra Firm Earthquake Preparedness,
Inc.
Trane
Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
|
 |
 |
 |
Digitexx Data Systems, Inc.
Earthquake Protection Systems, Inc.
Globalnex, Inc.
Kinetics Noise
Control
NGC Testing
Rutherford
& Chekene
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP.
Thornton-Tomasetti Group
Vibro-Acoustics
WorkSafe Technologies

Download
MCEER Partner Profiles Insert (PDF 2.12 mb)
|
|
 |
Premier
Partners

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
2500 Columbia Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603
USA
Tel: 717-396-4195
Fax: 717-396-5486
Armstrong World Industries, Inc., headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
is a global leader in the design, innovation, manufacture, and marketing
of interior finishing solutions. We are best known around the world for
our floor coverings and their related installation products as well as
our acoustical ceilings and accompanying grid systems.
With our recent acquisitions of Triangle Pacific, manufacturer of Bruce
Hardwood Flooring, and DLW Aktiengesellschaft, two international flooring
companies, and GEMA Holdings AG, a leading manufacturer and installer
of metal ceilings, our annual revenues now exceed $3.4 billion. We operate
out of 59 locations in 14 countries with a workforce of 16,500.
Over our 140-year history, Armstrong has exemplified the values of respect,
ethics, integrity and reliability. These values are the principles from
which we operate in business and with one another. We're proud of our
ongoing commitment to provide top quality products to our customers.

Degenkolb Engineers
225 Bush Street, Suite 1000
San Francisco, CA 94104-4207
USA
Tel: 415-392-6952
Fax: 415-981-3157
Over the past six decades, Degenkolb Engineers has
been involved with thousands of buildings worldwide in all aspects of
structural and earthquake engineering. The firm has been an active
member and supporter of the Structural Engineers Association and the
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute for several decades. Among
others, current services include: New Design, Design-Build, Blast-resistant
Design, Seismic Evaluation and Analysis, Seismic Strengthening, Seismic
Hazard Reduction Programs, Non-Structural Anchorage/Bracing,
Seismic Risk Assessment and PMLs, ST-RISK™ Software for Earthquake
Risk Analysis of Structures.

Dynamic Isolation Systems, Inc.
3470 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite A200
Lafayette, CA 94549
USA
Tel: 925-283-1166
Fax: 925-283-4307
Dynamic Isolation Systems, Inc. (DIS) designs and manufactures products
for base isolation and energy dissipation. Our primary goal is to provide
structural protection, insuring complete operability of the structure
during and following a design level earthquake.
DIS has an appreciation for the design problems and challenges facing
the project engineer. With 19 years of experience designing and manufacturing
elastomeric bearings, lead rubber bearings, teflon sliders, wall dampers
and other energy dissipation devices, DIS is well positioned to meet
the needs of the project engineer.

Facility Risk Consultants, Inc.
43575 Mission Blvd. #301
Fremont, CA 94539-6342
USA
Tel: 510-676-1554
Fax: 510-490-2011
Facility Risk Consultants, Inc. offers engineering and risk management
consulting services, involving seismic analyses and design, regulatory
issues and compliance, performance-based facility criteria development,
building seismic retrofit design, seismic strengthening of equipment
and process tools, soil-structure interaction analyses, structural & financial
risk consulting, physical security and forensic engineering. Company
engineers have more than 25 years of industry experience providing services
on large-scale seismic related projects for commercial nuclear utilities,
Department of Energy facilities, and semiconductor manufacturing companies
around the world. Facility Risk Consultants has offices in Fremont, California
and Huntsville, Alabama.

FM Global Research
1151 Boston-Providence Turnpike
Norwood, MA 02062-9102
USA
Tel: 781-255-4931
Fax: 781-255-4024
FM Global is an insurance organization with a unique risk management focus. Its customers look to the company to help them maintain continuity in their business operations, develop cost-effective insurance and risk financing solutions - and to minimize the overall financial impact if a loss does occur.
FM Global clients rely on its world-renown scientific research and testing capabilities to help them better understand their property hazards and, ultimately, discover better ways to reduce exposure to these risks. Organized through FM Global Research, a specialized group of scientists, engineers and technicians, FM Global’s ground-breaking research often sets new standards that advance loss prevention practices and help develop new property loss prevention products.

Hydro-Quebec TransÉnergie
800 de Maisoneuve Est, 19th Floor
Montreal, Quebec H2L 4M8
Canada
Tel: 514-840-3000 x3659
Fax: 514-840-5261
Hydro-Quebec TransÉnergie is a leader in the design, operation
and maintenance of power transmission systems. Recognized internationally
for the reliability of its transmission capabilities, Hydro-Quebec TransÉnergie
delivers quality power that supplies several million North American customers
located primarily in Quebec and, via its interconnections, in Ontario,
the Atlantic provinces, and a number of American states.

ISAT Seismic
Bracing & Engineering
6600 Artesia Boulevard
Buena Park, CA 90620
USA
Tel: 714-994-6353
Fax: 714-523-0845
ISAT Seismic Bracing (International Seismic Application Technology)
is a worldwide supplier of seismic bracing systems for nonstructural
components and suspended utilities including plumbing, mechanical piping
and equipment, HVAC ducts, cable trays, conduit racks and others. The
company also publishes a 500-page reference manual, The
ISAT Seismic Design, Installation and Inspection Manual 3rd Edition,
which serves as the backbone of the company's services and solutions.
ISAT also provides consulting services for installations in new construction,
retrofit and California's SB-1953 hospital upgrades. Its comprehensive
system is approved by California's Office of Statewide Health Planning
and Development (OSHPD). In addition, ISAT’s systems are compliant
with the latest IBC requirements.

Johnson Controls, Inc.
631 South Richland Avenue
PO Box 1592-191A
York, PA 17405
USA
Tel: 717-771-7410
Fax: 717-771-7297
YORK International is the largest independent supplier of heating, ventilation,
air-conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems and solutions
in the United States, and a leading competitor globally. Founded in 1874
in York, PA, where the company still maintains its corporate headquarters,
YORK is a Fortune 500 company with approximately half of its annual revenue
coming from outside North America. YORK designs, manufactures, sells,
and services heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems for residential
and commercial markets; gas-compression equipment for industrial processing;
industrial and commercial refrigeration equipment; and compressors for
residential and commercial air-conditioning, as well as refrigeration
applications.

KPFF Consulting Engineers
1601 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1600
Seattle, WA 98101
USA
Tel: 206-622-5822
Fax: 206-622-8130
KPFF provides structural and civil engineering services,
both as consultant and prime designer, principally serving the construction
industry. Maintaining a leadership role within their industry, KPFF is
committed to the highest standards while fostering technical innovation
and creativity to produce a consistent, thorough product. The company
has experienced an outstanding record of continued growth by providing
quality design and service to their clients. Founded in Seattle in 1960,
KPFF has operating divisions in Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon;
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Irvine and San Diego, California; Phoenix,
Arizona; and McLean, Virginia.

Terra Firm Earthquake Preparedness, Inc.
#301 – 260 Raymur Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6A 3K8
Canada
Tel: 604-254-3311
Fax: 604-254-3321
Terra Firm specializes in the seismic risk mitigation of operational
and functional components (OFCs) of new and existing buildings. All the
necessary services required to assure the earthquake resilience of the
nonstructural elements of a building is available from within Terra Firm.
Management services include: business continuity planning, seismic risk
assessments, project management, mitigation training programs and seismic
purchasing policy development. Seismic engineering supplies an automated
OFC mitigation engineering system drawing on a large library of existing
plans, stock shop drawings and a complete documentation format. The Seismic
Shop offers an array of versatile products designed for the realities
of the worksite. Our installers have deep experience in the difficult
and diverse environments found in boiler rooms, IT facilities and high
level labs. With all seismic disciplines under one roof, our design roundtable
can produce the highest performance systems at the lowest cost with the
least disruption to the customers’ operations.

Trane
3600 Pammel Creek Road
LaCrosse, WI 54601
USA
Tel: 608-787-2397
Fax: 608-787-2963
Trane is a leading global provider of indoor comfort systems and comprehensive
facility solutions. Its offerings include energy efficient heating, ventilating
and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, top-notch service and parts support,
sophisticated building controls and financial solutions. Each Trane system
or solution is designed to meet the specific needs of their residential,
commercial, institutional, industrial, and process application customers.
Trane is a business of American Standard Companies, a Fortune 500 company
and a leader in the air conditioning, plumbing, and vehicle braking systems
markets. A true global company, Trane has offices, service operations,
joint ventures and manufacturing facilities around the world. All are
networked to provide uniform local support capabilities such as engineering
expertise, application assistance, service, parts and financial solutions.
In addition, Trane offices provide the benefits that come with a working
knowledge of local business practices, building codes, languages and currencies.

Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
375 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014
USA
Tel: 212-367-3080
Fax: 212-367-3003
For nearly half a century, Weidlinger Associates has stood
for innovation in structural and civil engineering and applied mechanics.
The firm serves architects, developers, contractors, high-tech manufacturers,
and public agency heads who are under increasing pressure to build and
restore facilities or bring products to market quickly at least cost.
Innovative engineering to help clients achieve elegance with economy
remains the fixed aim of the firm's business.

Premier Partners enjoy a variety
of benefits, such as: Participation in MCEERs "Practitioner
in Residence Fellowships" at MCEER facilities, A Half-page profile
insert on your company in the MCEER Bulletin...See the benefits
page for a full list of Premier Partners' benefits.
To become an MCEER Strategic Partner,
first print out, complete, and mail the Strategic
Partnership Network Application Form. (.pdf,
77 kb)
If you have further questions about MCEER's Strategic
Partners Network, contact
, APR
Business Development & Strategic Partnerships
MCEER
University at Buffalo
133A Ketter Hall
Buffalo, New York 14260
Tel: 716-645-5151
Fax: 716-645-3399
|