Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer articles: September 6-12, 2024

Top CSE articles this week covered topics including the MEP Giants winners, fire protection standpipes and battery energy storage systems

By Anna Steingruber September 13, 2024

Table 1: Top 10 firms are listed by MEP design revenue; these 10 firms earned $8.8 billion out of $14.64 billion earned by all 100 MEP Giants. Jacobs topped the list yet again — as it has since 2013 — with $2.5 billion in MEP design revenue, a slight increase from last year. Courtesy: Consulting-Specifying Engineer

Top Consulting-Specifying Engineer articles this week covered topics including the MEP Giants winners, fire protection standpipes and battery energy storage systems.

1. The 2024 MEP Giants get a big paycheck this year

The 2024 MEP Giants firms increased revenue substantially

2. Deciphering the codes for fire protection standpipes

There are considerations for the standpipes’ locations, sizes, pressure and flow that all must be addressed before a commercial building can be occupied

3. Is a battery energy storage system right for your project?

When and where to consider BESS for energy storage in an electrical distribution system

4. Know whether it’s time to replace a control system

Is your control system an asset or a liability? Learn successful planning and implementation for large-scale control system replacement

5. Networking for technical professionals in five simple steps

Networking is an integral part of career development. Engineers and technical professionals should take these steps to develop their network

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Anna Steingruber

Author Bio: Associate editor, WTWH Media and Technology

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