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

Read the best articles from the past week. A circadian approach to lighting design, designing a smart building, 2019 MEP Giants, ways to improve engineer retention and energy efficiency in schools.

By Brian Gross September 13, 2019

Consulting-Specifying Engineer‘s top 5 most read articles online for Sept.6-12 covered the circadian approach to lighting design, designing a smart building, 2019 MEP Giants, ways to improve engineer retention and energy efficiency in schools. Were you out last week? Catch up with a link to each article below.

1. Light and wellness: A circadian approach to lighting designA growing body of research shows that lighting has a significant impact on people’s well-being

2. How to get started designing a smart building – What is a smart building, and how can engineers design integrated building systems?

3. 2019 MEP Giants announcedThe 2019 Consulting-Specifying Engineer MEP Giants have been announced

4. Three ways to improve engineer retentionCompanies looking to protect their top engineering talent from rivals should look to improve training, benefits and wages to make employees happier and more productive.

5. Ask an Engineering Expert: How do you design for energy efficiency in schools?In this installment of our Ask an Engineering Expert series, April Halling, P.E., Project Manager at RTM Engineering Consultants, answers the question: How do you design for energy efficiency in schools?