Taitem Engineering, PC, is a consulting firm based in Ithaca, NY, specializing in mechanical, electrical, and structural design, energy studies, and energy research. Founded in 1989, the firm has completed over 250 design projects, for which it has recently received three design awards. Projects have included commercial buildings, museums, industrial buildings, offices, educational buildings, houses of worship, multifamily buildings, and more. The company has experience on many LEED green design projects, including one of the first LEED buildings in Steuben County and Gateway Commons Apartments in Ithaca, which received a LEED silver certification.
Taitem Engineering also undertakes consulting services in the area of energy services, including energy audits and energy research. The company earned the national R&D100 award for its work in developing residential energy software, currently used throughout New York State for the state’s energy programs, as well as statewide in Maine, Washington, and New Hampshire. In 2006, Taitem Engineering led the technical effort to develop an energy rating system for new high-performance multifamily (apartment) buildings, in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and New York State (NYSERDA).
Its staff includes three licensed professional engineers, four LEED-accredited professionals, three certified multifamily building energy auditors, a certified energy manager, a master plumber, and a master electrician. “Taitem” stands for “Technology As If The Earth Mattered,” reflecting the firm’s commitment to the environment. Two of the firm’s staff were trained by Vice President Al Gore and certified as presenters of the Inconvenient Truth global warming presentation through The Climate Project.
110 South Albany Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 phone: 607.277.1118 • fax: 607.277.2119
Taitem Engineering, PC, is a consulting firm based in Ithaca, NY, specializing in mechanical, electrical, and structural design, energy studies, and energy research. Founded in 1989, the firm has completed over 250 design projects, for which it has recently received three design awards. Projects have included commercial buildings, museums, industrial buildings, offices, educational buildings, houses of worship, multifamily buildings, and more. The company has experience on many LEED green design projects, including one of the first LEED buildings in Steuben County and Gateway Commons Apartments in Ithaca, which received a LEED silver certification.
Taitem Engineering also undertakes consulting services in the area of energy services, including energy audits and energy research. The company earned the national R&D100 award for its work in developing residential energy software, currently used throughout New York State for the state’s energy programs, as well as statewide in Maine, Washington, and New Hampshire. In 2006, Taitem Engineering led the technical effort to develop an energy rating system for new high-performance multifamily (apartment) buildings, in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and New York State (NYSERDA).
Its staff includes three licensed professional engineers, four LEED-accredited professionals, three certified multifamily building energy auditors, a certified energy manager, a master plumber, and a master electrician. “Taitem” stands for “Technology As If The Earth Mattered,” reflecting the firm’s commitment to the environment. Two of the firm’s staff were trained by Vice President Al Gore and certified as presenters of the Inconvenient Truth global warming presentation through The Climate Project.