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RMF Engineering provides planning, design, engineering, commissioning and facility assessment services globally to clients in the healthcare, higher education, laboratory/research and government sectors. RMF leads the industry in the development of new engineering production methods and technologies, including BIM, carbon reduction strategies, and in-depth assessment technologies. A privately held company headquartered in Baltimore, MD, RMF has 250+ employees in seven U.S.

Replacing major steam plant equipment can be challenging. Doing so within the footprint of a decades-old facility while ...
06/12/2026

Replacing major steam plant equipment can be challenging. Doing so within the footprint of a decades-old facility while maintaining critical utility infrastructure requires a strategically coordinated design and engineering approach.

At Buffalo State University, RMF helped replace decades-old steam plant equipment while working entirely within the constraints of the existing facility. To accommodate the installation of three new boilers, a substantial portion of the roof was removed and reconstructed, allowing large equipment components to be safely removed and lowered into the existing facility. The new equipment was installed within the original boiler room and a 1965 addition, maximizing the use of existing infrastructure while extending the plant's operational life.

The upgrade replaced two original boilers with new 62,500 PPH packaged watertube boilers and a summer boiler with a new 27,500 PPH firetube boiler, resulting in a total installed steam generating capacity of 152,500 PPH. Each boiler features 10:1 turndown capability on natural gas, low-NOx burners, feedwater economizers, and advanced controls designed to improve efficiency, operational flexibility, and emissions performance.

Completed through multiple phases, the modernization included not only the replacement of the boilers but nearly all the plant's ancillary balance-of-plant (BOP) infrastructure, including the deaerator, condensate tanks, pumps, and associated support systems essential to reliable steam generation and plant operation.

The project also included a comprehensive controls modernization, featuring an Allen-Bradley PLC-based combustion control system (CCS) and microprocessor-based burner management system (BMS) integrated with new SCADA and historian platforms, as well as a new PLC-based Balance of Plant (BOP) control system with redundant controllers to enhance system resiliency, monitoring, and long-term reliability.

RMF provided controls engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and civil engineering.

Projects like this demonstrate how thoughtful engineering can transform aging utility infrastructure into modern, high-performing systems that support facility operations for decades to come.

RMF celebrates the tenth class of graduates from RMF's Project Management Development Program!Over the past year, this g...
06/10/2026

RMF celebrates the tenth class of graduates from RMF's Project Management Development Program!

Over the past year, this group has expanded their project management knowledge and leadership capabilities through focused training, collaboration, and practical application.

At RMF, we recognize that investing in our people is essential to delivering exceptional results for our clients. Programs like this provide employees with opportunities to continue developing professionally while preparing them for increased responsibilities and leadership roles across the firm.

We appreciate the commitment and dedication demonstrated by this year's graduates and look forward to seeing their continued impact as they lead successful projects.

06/05/2026

The foundation of a successful campus is thoughtfully designed spaces, systems, and infrastructure that enable learning, research, and academic achievement.

Tomorrow, in recognition of National Higher Education Day, we celebrate the institutions that support students and advance their educational journeys, as well as the engineering ingenuity it takes to create and maintain the spaces that serve these communities.

From major research universities and community colleges to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), trade schools, technical institutes, and private colleges, RMF partners with higher education clients to support their evolving campus needs and capacity to expand access to education and opportunity.

This includes:
✅ Designing cutting-edge academic, research, healthcare, and athletic facilities.
✅ Modernizing campus utilities, district energy systems, and aging infrastructure.
✅ Advancing sustainability, decarbonization, and energy goals.
✅ Developing campus master plans that support growth for generations to come.
✅ Providing commissioning and retro-commissioning studies, assessments, and engineering solutions that keep campuses operating safely and efficiently.

Recognizing the people and institutions shaping the future through higher education. We are honored to help support the places where it all happens!

Big lifts. New name. Major progress.A significant milestone was recently achieved at the new University of South Carolin...
06/02/2026

Big lifts. New name. Major progress.

A significant milestone was recently achieved at the new University of South Carolina School of Medicine and Research Facility as critical air handling units (AHUs) were crane-lifted into place, advancing construction toward enclosing the building.

The AHUs were installed in three sections each, requiring six lifts to assemble two 30,000 CFM units serving the building’s second- and third-floor wet laboratory spaces. Over the course of a week, a total of eight air handling units, providing 213,000 CFM, were lifted into the penthouse. Two additional 37,500 CFM laboratory units were installed in the ground-level mechanical room. The campus is served by a new central energy plant also designed by the RMF team.

When complete, this 300,000 SF state-of-the-art facility will support the University of South Carolina School of Medicine with advanced research, medical education, and future growth space. The building will include approximately 125,000 SF of wet labs and support space, along with education, faculty, student, and collaboration areas designed to support the next generation of healthcare innovation.

With the unveiling of its new name too, the University of South Carolina Floyd School of Medicine reflects both a legacy of leadership and its future as a hub for innovation in healthcare and education.

Preserving historic buildings also means preserving the hidden infrastructure that powers them.For Yale University’s 191...
05/28/2026

Preserving historic buildings also means preserving the hidden infrastructure that powers them.

For Yale University’s 1918 Central Power Plant (CPP), RMF helped transform an aging cooling tower installation into a modern, efficient system designed to support the university’s evolving campus needs without interrupting operations or losing sight of the facility’s historic context and neo-Gothic and Georgian architectural styles, representing the latest in a series of successful modernization projects conducted by RMF at the site.

Providing steam, electricity, and chilled water to Yale’s main campus and Science Hill area, the project required navigating the realities of a century-old plant shaped by limited space, decades of modifications, ongoing utility production, and strict noise, aesthetic, and operational requirements.

During design, RMF and architect Pirie Associates Architects teamed with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates - WJE to evaluate existing building conditions and incorporate those considerations into the construction modernization effort. This included a visual assessment of the masonry structure, brick repointing and staining to maintain continuity with the existing façade, installation of a new roof beneath the cooling tower array, and restoration work addressing deteriorated architectural elements. One of the project’s enhancements involved the southern battlement, where substantial brick displacement and limestone spalling required removal of deteriorated materials and installation of new limestone coping to restore structural integrity while preserving the building’s historic appearance.

Working alongside Pirie Associates, whose scope required approval through the New Haven Historic Commission, the project team carefully balanced modernization goals with the building’s historic aesthetic. A notable design element included acoustically engineered screening featuring louvers and metal panels that improved airflow, aesthetics, and sound control around the new four-cell, high-efficiency, field-erected cooling tower array designed to reject 263 MMBTU/hr. of heat supporting 9,000 tons of campus chiller capacity. The modernization also included piping, electrical, DCS controls, and structural upgrades.

Laser scanning, BIM coordination, and rigorous shutdown planning enabled accurate design and construction coordination within a constrained, continuously operating utility plant, helping minimize risk and streamline ex*****on during a limited off-season shutdown window.

Upgrades that happen behind the scenes often have the biggest impact, especially with regard to performance and reliabil...
05/06/2026

Upgrades that happen behind the scenes often have the biggest impact, especially with regard to performance and reliability.

RMF is nearing completion of a significant replacement project at the Frank S. Bressler Research Building at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, enhancing energy recovery, exhaust systems, and overall building performance within this critical, 24/7 research environment.

Delivering this project required a unique opportunity and lockstep coordination across RMF’s mechanical, electrical, and structural teams, working as one integrated group to support a seamless transition from legacy systems to a more sustainable, high-performing future.

This complex project replaced aging glycol run-around heat recovery systems with modernized equipment, including new heat exchangers, energy recovery coils, energy recovery pumps and associated hydronic, steam and condensate piping systems, exhaust fans, and fully integrated DDC controls tied into the existing Siemens Building Automation System. All work was carefully phased to maintain continuous operation, ensuring research and lab functions were never disrupted.

With 1 million BTU/hr. of energy recovery and systems designed for redundancy, this upgrade strengthens efficiency, resiliency, and long-term reliability for one of the institution’s cornerstone facilities.

University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Massachusetts Amherst begins a new chapter in public health today with the ribbon cutting and official ope...
05/01/2026

University of Massachusetts Amherst begins a new chapter in public health today with the ribbon cutting and official opening of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences (SPHHS) Hub. RMF was on campus to mark the milestone and celebrate the collaborative effort behind this new academic facility.

Our team partnered with Leers Weinzapfel Associates to provide MEP/FP engineering services for the 26,800 SF facility, which consists of offices, classrooms and collaboration support spaces centered around a multistory commons promoting connection throughout the building. Through thoughtful, careful design it combines six departments under one roof and connects with the 1958 Totman Gymnasium, now home to the SPHHS Department of Kinesiology, with a large plaza connecting the two buildings

RMF previously conducted a comprehensive study of the existing Totman facility, assessing MEP / FP system conditions, energy consumption, and long-term needs, which helped inform the University’s decision to develop a new, stand-alone building.

Centered around sustainability and occupant well-being, the all-electric, net-zero-ready building aligns with UMass Amherst’s Carbon Zero Plan and incorporates a high-performance envelope, carbon mitigation strategies for the mechanical systems including advanced VRF systems with energy recovery, DX fan coil units, and an air source heat pump domestic water heater. The biophilic design approach emphasizes natural light and materiality, with the majority of interior spaces offering views to the outdoors and resources that minimize the use of plastics and emphasize Red List Free products.

The Hub is designed to the LEED Gold certification standard and is projected to achieve an 82% reduction in energy use from baseline.

Congratulations to the University and project team on delivering a forward-thinking facility that supports the next generation of public health leaders advancing health priorities such as obesity and diabetes prevention, women’s health, global health, aging and healthy living, and autism spectrum disorders.

Yesterday we celebrated the official ribbon cutting of the new Center for Education, Business & Arts (CEBA) in Shenandoa...
05/01/2026

Yesterday we celebrated the official ribbon cutting of the new Center for Education, Business & Arts (CEBA) in Shenandoah, PA, which will serve the entire Schuylkill County region.

Located at 115 North Main Street, CEBA represents the first new downtown construction in nearly 25 years, transforming the site of the former Davison’s Furniture Store and Thunder Road nightclub into a dynamic hub for learning, entrepreneurship, networking, and the arts. It is a true milestone project with the community investing in its future and renewed economic activity.

Designed to bring multiple community needs under one roof, the facility will host educational programs, support small business development, and provide space for cultural events and collaboration.

RMF provided mechanical and electrical design engineering services for the project, working alongside Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects York.

With doors now open, CEBA stands as a catalyst for growth, connection, and opportunity in Shenandoah.

RMF has expanded its Charlotte office, nearly doubling its footprint to more than 10,000 square feet to support continue...
04/27/2026

RMF has expanded its Charlotte office, nearly doubling its footprint to more than 10,000 square feet to support continued regional growth!

The updated space accommodates a growing team, adds a 36-person training room for collaboration and industry events, and creates capacity for future hiring.

With an increased focus across higher education, healthcare, and municipal sectors, the Charlotte team is well positioned to support clients across North Carolina.

“Over the past two years, our office has grown exponentially in both team size and project load, a testament to the tremendous talent we have acquired and the continued trust between RMF and our clients,” says Avery Monroe, PE, LEED AP, Charlotte division manager and principal at RMF. “We’re proud to have the physical space to support the great work we’re achieving with our partners across Charlotte and greater North Carolina."

🔗 Read more on our Newsroom: https://bit.ly/4sZFWhS

Members of the RMF Boston team Christian Ortolani, PE, Mark McManus, Sean Donohue, and Jason Zhou are currently conducti...
04/17/2026

Members of the RMF Boston team Christian Ortolani, PE, Mark McManus, Sean Donohue, and Jason Zhou are currently conducting a mechanical and electrical existing conditions assessment of five fire stations in Lowell, MA. Almost all the stations date from the late 1800’s and are brimming with nearly a century and a half of firefighting history. This work is part of a larger effort with architects from Gale Associates, Inc. to help the Lowell Fire Department identify areas for improvement and assist them in allocating their available renovation funding as effectively as possible.

Pictured, is a brain-bending view up the old hose tower in one of the stations, where one can still picture the original station’s firemen hanging their riveted-leather hoses to dry after answering a call at one of the city’s many textile mills. These existing conditions assessments can involve running down every last circuit from source to load, sometimes leading into some very unexpected but interesting places.

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