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														Beyond the Skin: Why Building Enclosures Matter in Healthcare Facilities by Rafik Armanios
Insights from the New England Healthcare Engineers’ Society (NEHES) Fall 2025 Conference When healthcare leaders discuss resilient and sustainable facilities, the focus often lands on mechanical systems, smart technologies, or regulatory compliance. While these are...
 
														News: LeMessurier Expands Enclosure Consulting Services
We are proud to announce a significant expansion of our enclosure consulting services to help meet rising client demand for high-performance, integrated building solutions. This strategic growth includes the addition of experienced leader Rafik Armanios, AIA, as...
 
														News: Attending & Moderating the 2025 Wagdy Anis Symposium on Building Science
Members of our Enclosure Group attended the 2025 Wagdy Anis Symposium on Building Science, hosted by the BSA’s Building Enclosure Council. The annual symposium brings together architects, engineers, and building scientists to explore emerging technologies, research,...
 
														News: LeMessurier Opens New Office in Historic Philadelphia
We recently announced the opening of our newest office in the historic Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA. This strategic expansion formalizes the firm's long-standing investment in serving the Mid-Atlantic region, where it has completed significant projects...
 
														Museum of Science Public Science Common: That Dirty Water By Timothy P. Nash, PE, SE
Structural engineering, at its core, is the practice of shaping the path forces take to the ground. The magic of the profession is in how these paths are shaped. As designers, we typically exercise a reasonable amount of control over them. We dictate point A and point...
 
														Rebuilding Stone by Stone: Enclosure and Restoration at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church by Tim Dean, PE
In the heart of Bar Harbor, Maine, the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church stands as both a spiritual beacon and an architectural landmark. Built in 1913 to replace the smaller wooden St. Sylvia’s Church, the Neo-Gothic stone structure has weathered more than a century of...
 
														News: LeMessurier Wins Two ACEC/MA 2025 Engineering Excellence Awards
LeMessurier is honored to have received two Engineering Excellence Awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA). These awards recognize outstanding achievements in engineering that demonstrate innovation, complexity, and value...
 
														News: Terrance Dumoulin Co-Authored Publication in Journal of Building Performance Simulation with Northeastern University Professor Alpha Yacob Arsano and Colin Chu
We're incredibly thrilled to celebrate the recent publication of a fascinating research paper co-authored by LeMessurier’s very own Terrance Dumoulin. This paper provides a major contribution to early-stage energy modeling to more accurately predict solar heat gain....
 
														Showcasing Structural Excellence: LeMessurier’s Role at AIA25
From insightful educational sessions to immersive building tours, our team was out in full force at AIA25 – championing our clients, sharing structural innovations, and exploring the design strategies behind some of Boston’s most impactful spaces. Here’s where we...
 
														Engineering for Motion – LeMessurier’s Advanced Approach to Vibration Control by Pengcheng Zhou, PE
In our complex environment, buildings don’t stand still—they move—not in ways we can always see, but in subtle, constant ways we can measure and control. Buildings live in an immense world of motion. Vibrations can be triggered by sources outside the structure—such as...
 
														News: Richard A. Henige Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award for Contributions to Structural Engineering Profession
LeMessurier is proud to announce that Richard A. Henige, a distinguished Principal and technical leader, has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). This recognition of Richard's remarkable...
 
														Floating in Air: Crafting the Central Staircase at Northeastern’s EXP Building by Nick Cordio, PE, SE
All stairs serve a common purpose – transporting masses of people vertically through a portion of a building, seamlessly (and typically quite unenthusiastically) linking each floor together. A staircase can be as simple as a series of sloping stringers with an...
