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Read about the 2025 Consulting-Specifying Engineer MEP Giants and download full details at www.csemag.com/giants. Courtesy: Teeraphon, Stock.Adobe.com

An up-close look at 2025 MEP Giants hiring trends

Figure 1: An example of a supply fan array with backdraft dampers. Courtesy: Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.

AHU design from an owner and operator’s perspective

Abstracts requested for 2026 commissioning and energy program

Figure 2: Multiple rows of bipolar ionization bars, supported on the upstream face of a cooling coil, in a large capacity air handling unit. Courtesy: CDM Smith

Five disinfection strategies and technology options for AHUs

Table 1: A responsible, accountable, consulted and informed (RACI) matrix showing task ownership across engineering, integration and commissioning phases of a controls project. Clearly defined roles support smoother communication, reduce scope gaps and help ensure successful integration. Courtesy: Page

Building Automation and Controls

The secret to successful controls integration

Read about the 2025 Consulting-Specifying Engineer MEP Giants and download full details at www.csemag.com/giants. Courtesy: Teeraphon, Stock.Adobe.com

MEP design revenue eked up for this year’s 2025 MEP Giants

Figure 3: Global merger and acquisition activity in the architecture, engineering (AE) and environmental consulting industry surged to a record high in 2024. Courtesy: Morrissey Goodale

Deals by MEP Giants neared record high last year

Figure 7: Data center projects located in California include additional compliance processes. Courtesy: Bill Kosik, WSP

Energy Efficiency

When can municipalities use codes to make their own rules?

Figure 6: A data center has many types of spaces, including those directly supporting the information technology equipment. These spaces are defined in ANSI/TIA Standard 942A and NFPA 70: National Electrical Code, Article 645. Courtesy: Bill Kosik, WSP

Codes and Standards

How to coordinate IECC, ASHRAE 90.1 and ASHRAE 90.4 for data centers

Figure 4: Electrification is an integral part of decarbonization efforts. Robust electrical distribution equipment such as this low-voltage switchgear helps ensure that those systems are resilient. Courtesy: McGuire Engineers

Other Building Types

Decarbonization: How we got here and where we’re going