ENGINEERING

Ruthrauff | Sauer maintains an in-house engineering staff primarily to accommodate design/build projects for which we provide both design and construction services. Our engineers and designers are also available as a troubleshooting and value engineering resource for non-design-build work or existing installations.

Ruthrauff | Sauer's extensive resume of design-build work includes both HVAC and plumbing projects for a wide variety of commercial, industrial and institutional clients. Our designs range in complexity from packaged rooftop air conditioning units with simple duct layouts to central chilled water and steam plants serving multiple air handling systems. Daily interaction between our engineering staff and our own construction forces makes us better designers and results in better-engineered systems for our clients.

When you're looking for the best-engineered building at the fairest possible price, Ruthrauff | Sauer is the single source for all of your HVAC and Plumbing needs. Talk to us at the development stage and maximize your potential for a more cost-effective, shorter duration project.

Notable Recent Design/Build Projects
 

Equitable Resources Headquarters

• 150,000 sq. ft. office space, 30,000 sq. ft. parking garage
• Water-cooled, variable-volume air conditioning systems
• Energy recovery ventilation system
• Hot water heating system
• Garage ramp snow melt system
• Atrium smoke exhaust system
• DDC automatic temperature controls

Rand Corporation Building

• 107,000 with three levels of underground parking
• Water-cooled, variable-volume air conditioning systems
• DDC automatic temperature controls
• Domestic water pressure booster system
• Storm and sanitary sump pumps

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall
This 90+-year-old national museum and historical landmark located on Fifth Avenue in Oakland had never been air-conditioned. Ruthrauff | Sauer designed and installed new air handling systems with chilled water-cooling and steam heating to serve the 2300 seat auditorium and a banquet facility for 500. Ruthrauff | Sauer's also designed and installed digital control systems to monitor and maintain space temperatures and indoor air quality.

Pittsburgh Technical Institute
PTI's new instructional facility in Robinson Township opened in 2007. Ruthrauff | Sauer designed and installed a water source heat pump conditioning system and dedicated ventilation system to control individual classroom temperatures while maintaining the code required ventilation. Air-to-air energy recovery was employed on the ventilation system to minimize energy use.

Westpointe Office Building
Located on the Parkway West in Moon Township, this 125,000 square foot, Class A office building was completed in 1999. Ruthrauff | Sauer designed and installed central air conditioning systems utilizing packaged rooftop units to cool and ventilate the entire building. Gas fired hot water boilers provide supplemental heat at the building perimeter.

Additional Recent Design-Build Projects

Seagate Technology:
Temporary R&D facility including a 5,000 square foot cleanroom on Pittsburgh's South Side.

GAI Consultants:
New 80,000 square foot corporate headquarters in Homestead's Waterfront development.

Mercy Hospital:
Renovation of two floors in the 80+-year-old Ermire Building that had never been central air-conditioned.

DQE:
Renovation of several floors in the Chamber of Commerce Building, downtown Pittsburgh.