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Applied Receives Two ACEC IN 2012 Merit Awards

Applied Engineering Services received two Merit Awards for engineering excellence from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Indiana.

The awards were made in recognition of the Eli Lilly and Company Fire Alarm Upgrades and the Indiana State University Chilled Water Plant Study and Design.

Eli Lilly and Company Fire Alarm Upgrades

Applied Engineering was retained by Eli Lilly to replace virtually all of Eli Lilly’s facility fire alarm panels (approximately 150 panels) with new addressable networked fire alarm panels. The project affected 81 buildings and included 47 design packages. The new fire alarm systems were designed to support local sounders and strobes, and a system architecture that eliminated existing network vulnerabilities. The existing fire panels were integrated with Lilly’s Security and Automated Announcement System (AAS) to deliver fire evacuation messages. The delivery occurred through a complex series of events that was highly dependent upon multiple systems and networks. The new designs separated the fire alarm systems from the security and automated announcement systems.

Indiana State University Chilled Water Plant Study and Design
The existing central chilled water system at Indiana State University was at capacity. Applied Engineering Services was hired to first study the options for a new Satellite Chilled Water Plant type and location, then design to build the plant and connect to the campus. The final site was chosen on the corner of 4th Street and Tippecanoe Avenue. This location on the outer edge of campus was chosen to minimize the impact on pedestrian walkways and reduce the overall cost of the project. A premium efficiency chiller was selected which exceeds the current mechanical code for Indiana, and a highly efficient variable speed drive chilled water pumping system was selected to reduce the overall electrical consumption per cooling ton produced.

The Engineering Excellence awards are made each year by ACEC Indiana to recognize outstanding engineering achievement that demonstrates a high degree of merit and ingenuity. Details and photos of these and other award-winning projects may be viewed at: www.acecindiana.org/content/awards.htm.

ACEC Indiana is a professional trade association representing the business interests of the consulting engineering profession and offers professional knowledge and services to enhance the quality of life for every citizen in Indiana. Professional Consulting Engineers design roads and bridges, clean water and waste water systems, structures, mechanical and electrical systems, redevelopment of brownfields, and more. For more information about the organization, please contact Colleen Merkel at 317.637.3563 or by email at staff@acecindiana.org.
 

This article was printed in The Indianapolis Star on December 9, 2011.

Applied Engineering Services Hosts Food Drive

Applied Engineering Services was pleased to donate over 580 items to the First Baptist Food Pantry this holiday season. Employees brought in canned and boxed food items for three weeks and donated the food before Thanksgiving. This is the fourth year Applied Engineering Services has conducted a food drive, and the company plans to continue to hold the drive annually.

Food items needed at the First Baptist Food Pantry in Nora Plaza are these non-perishable items:
 

Cash contributions are also accepted and checks can be made out to FBC Food Pantry and mailed to First Baptist Church Food Pantry at 8600 N. College Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46240.

The First Baptist Church Food Pantry provides over 400 bags of groceries and supplies monthly to Nora Plaza-area families. The Pantry is a member of the Indianapolis Mayor’s food resource network, and has helped 2,637 people in 2011. 130 volunteer hours are required monthly to prepare and operate the food. To learn more, visit www.FBCIndy.org.

Applied Engineering Services is an Indianapolis based consulting engineering firm providing mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation engineering services. They focus on facilities and utilities engineering for industrial, higher education, governmental, and healthcare clients. For more information about Applied Engineering Services, please visit their web site at www.applied-e-s.com.

 

This article was printed in The Indianapolis Star on December 11, 2008.

Engineer Receives 2nd Highest Civilian Award in Poland

Bartosz Pietrzak of Applied Engineering Services was awarded the very prestigious Order of Polonia Restituta (the Order of Polish Rebirth), one of Poland’s highest Orders and the second highest award Polish civilians can receive. The order is awarded to those who have rendered great service to Poland and the Polish people. In particular, the Order honors outstanding achievement in the areas of art, science, academia, agriculture, industry, philanthropy, and unpaid public service.

Mr. Pietrzak received the award for his political activity with the Workers’ Defense Committee (KOR), the Committee for Social Self-Defense (KSS KOR), and the Solidarity Trade Union in Poland in the mid to late 1970s.As part of his work with KSS KOR, Mr. Pietrzak helped raise money and provide free legal consul for those protestors who had been arrested for speaking out against the communist rule and who organized strikes against drastic increases in food price. Mr. Pietrzak was also an editor and photographer for the underground magazine Puls (Pulse). During communist-imposed marshal law in 1981 Mr. Pietrzak was arrested and imprisoned, and later immigrated to the United States. Opposition activity like this helped transform Poland from a communist-ruled state into a democratic country. Mr. Pietrzak went back home to Poland to receive the award presented to him from the President of Poland on November 11th, 2008, which is Poland’s Independence Day.

Mr. Pietrzak has been employed as an automation engineer at Applied Engineering Services since 1998. Applied Engineering Services is an Indianapolis-based consulting engineering firm providing mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation engineering services. For more information about Applied Engineering Services please visit their web site at www.applied-e-s.com. Mr. Pietrzak may be contacted at bpietrzak@applied-e-s.com.

Applied Engineering Services Receives Achievement Award

Applied Engineering Services was an Achievement Award Winner in Keep Indianapolis Beautiful's A Monumental Affair competition.  The awards are given for excellence in design, development, construction, engineering, neighborhood beautification, public art, and innovative reuse in Indianapolis.  The award was given to Applied for its entry in the engineering category for the Citizens Thermal Illinois Street Chilled Water Plant-Phase II project.  A brief description of the project follows:

Citizens Thermal’s satellite chiller plant’s latest expansion added 2,500 tons of capacity to the district chilled water system serving downtown. Large capacity chilling equipment operates efficiently, yet out of view, behind the attractive new facade that blends in with the surrounding buildings. Inside are a new 2,500 ton chiller, water pumps with a total capacity of 30,500 gpm, and large piping up to 36” diameter. Also concealed from most street views are large high voltage electrical equipment serving existing chillers, the new chiller, and other low voltage equipment. The unstaffed facility is operated remotely from a facility on West Street.