Taitem is providing technical assistance at Tailor Square, an adaptive reuse project in Rochester developed by Home Leasing, a fellow B-Corp. At last week’s New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH) annual upstate conference, we heard how the project team navigated regulatory and financing obstacles to turn the historic Hickey Freeman suit factory into a mixed-use, mixed-income community. The finished project will be tailored to seniors, including 134 affordable apartments. We also learned that President Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration suit was made at the historic Hickey Freeman plant! #madeinamerica More facts about this #adaptivereuse project: – The project was awarded $1.6 million in Clean Energy Initiative funds from New York State Homes & Community Renewal – The residential portion of the project is all electric and will include a geothermal heat pump system and rooftop solar. – RG&E touts it as one of the largest projects in its Clean Heat Program SWBR LaBella Associates
Taitem Engineering
Design
Ithaca, NY 772 followers
Sustainability. Energy. Design. Engineering excellence since 1989.
About us
Founded in 1989, Taitem Engineering, PC, undertakes consulting services in the areas of mechanical, electrical, plumbing and structural design, commissioning, energy modeling, sustainability consulting, energy studies, and energy research. Taitem’s mission is embodied in its name, “technology as if the Earth mattered.” Taitem’s clients include public and private entities and its projects include buildings in all sectors as well as program- and agency-level support. Taitem’s staff includes licensed professional engineers, LEED-accredited professionals, BPI-certified energy auditors, certified energy managers, and certified Passive House consultants. In 2013, Taitem was certified as a B-Corporation, meeting rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. Its main office is a “recycled” nineteenth-century building in downtown Ithaca, which is LEED Platinum certified and on track to becoming net-zero.
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http://www.taitem.com
External link for Taitem Engineering
- Industry
- Design
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Ithaca, NY
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1989
- Specialties
- Energy Efficiency, MEP, Energy Auditing, Green Building Design, Aeroseal, Energy Modeling, Commissioning, LEED, Energy Analysis, Engineering, HVAC, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, net zero design, passive house design, carbon reduction, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, structural engineering, plumbing engineering, energy programs, and NYSERDA
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110 South Albany Street
Ithaca, NY 14850, US
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10 Verizon Ln
Lansing, New York 14882, US
Employees at Taitem Engineering
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What you look like after riding 100-miles around Cayuga Lake vs. what you feel like! Taitem is supporting the Southern Tier AIDS Program as an event sponsor and by having a team ride and raise money in the AIDS Ride for Life on September 7. STAP is a non-profit whose mission is to meet the needs of our communities by serving those affected by chronic illness, and to improve public health through disease prevention, care coordination, and advocacy. The money we raise goes towards essential funding for STAP programs and services. Please help Taitem meet their donation goal and support this amazing non-profit! Copy/Paste the link to donate! https://lnkd.in/edFPDm8Q #AIDSRideforLife #southerntieraidsprogram #TaitemRidesforLife
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Happy to share this announcement from NYSERDA for NEW funding to help decarbonize NYC's affordable housing! Available to owners and developers through the Resilient and Equitable Decarbonization Initiative for Existing Buildings (REDi: EB) program, this funding covers the incremental costs of electrification and energy efficiency upgrades to NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) buildings. We're excited to continue our work alongside Steven Winter Associates and provide technical assistance for this program —which is bringing decarbonization efforts and funding to underserved communities.
Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that $16.5 million is now available to decarbonize and improve existing affordable housing in New York City. This funding, part of the Resilient and Equitable Decarbonization Initiative for Existing Buildings Program, expands a partnership between New York State and New York City. It aims to make it easier for housing owners and developers to access funds for electrification and energy efficiency upgrades, benefiting low-to-moderate-income residents in NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development regulated buildings. These upgrades will help to reduce use of fossil-fuels and transform buildings into highly efficient spaces that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve indoor air quality https://lnkd.in/gUfw2mpQ
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Thanks for sharing the photo, Sara Culotta! It was great to learn about Siemens Smart Infrastructure ecosystem and the elements of EV infrastructure for community-level planning. Looking forward to hearing more about the Fleet Electrification Roadmap for the City of Ithaca. Taitem is happy to share the info we presented, including EV infrastructure considerations and how to evaluate current needs against future adaptability. Thanks to the event coordinators, speakers, and participants for a great event! Catherine Blakemore AIA, LEED AP BD/C L. "Bear" Smith Chris Wallace Yossi Bronsnick, PE
Energy & Education Solution Specialist | Leveraging infrastructure to optimize CapEx, OpEx, carbon reduction and core mission
#FacilitiesManagers are you ready for #EVCharging on your campus? Fun to present the latest info & intel for the So. NY AIA Chapter on Thursday. Catherine Blakemore AIA, LEED AP BD/C, L. "Bear" Smith, Yossi Bronsnick, PE, Chris Wallace
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Kelly Maher AIA Seconded!
Excited to see this project getting built. It’s a small step in the right direction for Tompkins childcare. https://lnkd.in/gic5EcDJ
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Assistant Commissioner/ Chief Sustainability Officer at New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development
HPD Retrofit Electrification Pilot's 1st Ephoca Installation! Last week, Christa Shopis from Taitem Engineering walked through installation, air-sealing and dual-wiring details with New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Lemle & Wolff Companies, OCV, KOW, Applied HVAC, RL Mechanical and All Purpose Electrical. This gut rehab project is converting 9 units of affordable housing in the Bronx from oil to high-performance heat pumps for space heating and hot water, and includes significant envelope work (roof, windows, wall insulation). The project received over $235,000 from NYSERDA for this project. Special thanks to this great team: Sandra Erickson Real Estate Inc. Taitem Engineering and Steven Winter Associates (Technical Assistance Providers) Matthew Trotta, Kalmen Kellici and Juan Ramirez from Lemle & Wolff William Chica from Applied HVAC Engineering KOW Building Consultants Ari Sokolov from KOW Building Consultants RL Mechanical Services Inc. All Purpose Electrical Inc.
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Want to learn more about charging EVs? EV Charging Stations 101 Ithaca Beer Co. - Wednesday, May 22 Five expert speakers will discuss EV charging products, design and infrastructure considerations, LEED requirements, and incentive programs. Taitem President Yossi Bronsnick is one of five presenters at this AIANY event. Yossi will provide an overview of electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure considerations and explain how to evaluate current needs for EV stations against future adaptability. Follow the link to register and get details on each of the expert presenters. See you there! HOLT Architects , Siemens, Franklin Energy
EV Charging Stations 101
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The #AIASNY Chapter Event is sold out for this evening! Taitem's Senior Energy Analyst Evan Hallas and Senior Engineer Rob Rosen will present with the group and highlight our work on the envelope design and energy modeling for the new Cayuga Park Medical Center. The new, 5-story, 65,000 SF medical office building was designed by HOLT Architects for Cayuga Medical Center (CMC), a non-for-profit healthcare organization based in Ithaca, New York. Designed utilizing LEED v4.1 and WELL Building standards, CMC is an enhanced all-electric building designed and constructed to align with the City of Ithaca’s climate-change goals. Congratulations to the team on such an outstanding project! HOLT Architects Bell & Spina, Architects-Planners, PC Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca
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Taitem Engineering has an opportunity for a Structural Engineer in its Design Department. The successful candidate will focus on structural design for both new and existing buildings as part of our MEP S team. #structuralengineers #structuralengineeringjobs #structuraldesignengineer #betterbuildings #tellafriend Learn more and apply at: www.fitzii.com/apply/84105
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Congrats on the headlines and the #prototype, Timothy Lock! Our team supported OPAL Architecture providing plumbing design for this off-grid marine laboratory off the coast of Maine. #architectureisallthree #coastalresilience #oceansurge #smartbuildings #resilientmindset
Is #architecture an #art, a #science, or a #craft? Of course, the case can be made for all, and those who know me well know that despite my area of technical expertise within the discipline, I have always argued for it to be an art, and will continue to do so. That said, projects like the Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership Valley Cove Field Research Station, which I was recently interviewed for in this attached clip on the local NBC affiliate nightly news, illustrate that even if it is an art, it sits in the realm of minimalism, land art, and other axiomatic pursuits. The sheer expense of realized architecture doesn't lend itself to prototypes. If you only have one shot at the thing...but as we embark on new required design paradigms - prototypes are total necessity. How else does one prove a new model? This project is extremely simple, yet it is audaciously complex. It is very small, and a single volume, yet, it is situated against the ocean on an island with no roads, and had to be craned into place from a barge, making it a perfect test case of #masstimber prefabricated panels by KLH and OPAL Build with wood fiber insulation from STEICO and windows by Aluprof. It is a field research station taking advantage of a very specific location, with very specific deep water conditions in Penobscot Bay, so had to be right next to the ocean to deploy a constantly-flowing seawater aquaria system, making it a perfect test case for designing for coastal #resiliency. Oh and by the way, the island has no electrical grid connection, making it a perfect test case for low operational energy use through #passivehouse. So how does this fit as an architectural statement? Not sure yet, but pretty damn excited for the chance to prototype - in our artistic medium, we rarely get the chance! Excited to share more data on this project soon! https://lnkd.in/e6fqDT4S
Hurricane Island's offshore field research station could model the future of coastal design
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