In an effort to reduce air emission from fuel combustions by 11 tons per year, the City of Montpelier replaced an existing wood chip and No. 6 oil heat plant with two biomass boilers and one back up No. 2 fuel oil boiler. The new district heat plant provides steam for district heating of the State Capital complex and for district heating for the City of Montpelier thereby replacing 300,000 gallons of oil annually with locally produced wood chips. The project was awarded the AIA Vermont Excellent in Architecture Award in 2014.
Our Professional Engineers are registered in 35 states, five Canadian Provinces and they have local and international experience solving engineering challenges. Colby Co. also offers Architecture with registrations in the New England states, including Maine-licensed Architects. Our experience has been that there is always more than one way to solve a problem. Finding creative and appropriate solutions is what motivates us. Colby Co. streamlines the design process by offering the major building engineering and architecture disciplines with an in-house staff.
Colby Co.'s Fire Protection Staff is well-versed in the design and code requirements for building fire protection and life safety. They are experienced in performing risk analysis and designing code-compliant fire suppression, alarm, and smoke control systems that meet the needs of facility owners, insurance companies, local fire and code enforcement departments, state fire marshals, and any other authorities that govern the project. Colby Co. has a Registered Fire Protection Engineer on staff. The types of applications for which our staff has fire protection and smoke control system design experience include office buildings; warehouses with rack and bulk storage; vehicle maintenance garages; fueling stations; manufacturing facilities; explosion risks; flammable liquids and gases; combustible materials; restaurants; national guard armories; heated and unheated storage buildings; road tunnels; and power plants.
Colby Company LLC is currently hiring an Electrical Designer to join their team in Portland, Maine. We have registered Professional Engineers in the Electrical, Mechanical, Fire Protection, Structural and Civil fields as well as an experienced group of Architects and Architectural Designers. We provide designs for new projects and renovations with estimated construction costs ranging from $50,000 to $90,000,000. Colby Co. was named to the 2018, 2019 and 2020 "Best Places to Work in Maine" lists, ranking #3 in the Small Business Category.
Colby Co.'s mechanical engineering department provides the design of mechanical systems for new and renovated building designs, manufacturing facilities, power, and marine applications. Colby Co.'s mechanical engineers are experienced with the design of HVAC systems; LEED certification; industrial waste heat; solar; and hydroelectric. They are well versed in renovation design including gas fired steam boilers, gas and oil fired condensing boilers, radiant heat, dehumidification systems, airflow dispersion analysis and absorption chillers.
Colby Co.'s electrical engineering department provides the design of power distribution, communications, instrumentation and controls for new and renovated building designs, manufacturing facilities, and marine applications. Colby Co.'s electrical staff has experience with the design of both medium and low-voltage electrical service connections; interior and exterior electrical distribution systems; emergency and back-up power generation systems; alternative energy system design; power system layouts; lighting system layouts; data, communication, and security systems; data collections systems; fire alarm and detection system design; short-circuit current calculations and arc flash hazard analysis; and construction estimates.
Colby Co.'s structural engineering department provides field investigations, analysis, design, and construction oversight for new and renovated buildings, federal and municipal buildings, manufacturing facilities, power plants, heavy industrial applications, specialty naval infrastructure, boilers and other structures. Colby Co.'s structural staff has over 100 years of combined experience in a wide variety structural engineering projects including existing building structural analysis, feasibility studies, new building design, foundation design, condition assessments, faade investigations, blast resistance, progressive collapse, machine foundations, pipe/conduit bridges, and specialty engineering.
Colby Co. was created by Calen and Sarah Emily Colby to be a one-stop shop for mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, electrical, structural and civil engineering and architecture. With 38 employees and hundreds of projects under our belts, we offer a talented group of professionals. We genuinely enjoy engineering and architecture and are always glad to see a new challenge in the queue. Our expectations for client service are high and we love seeing a project get built that makes our clients happy.
Our civil engineers have provided many unique and innovative solutions to site design challenges and we have extensive experience with soil erosion mitigation via the use of natural soil filters and the use of geotextile products. Our pavement design experience includes materials selection for pavements with frost depths in excess of 8 feet for over the road vehicles and aircraft. We are experienced with full depth reconstruction pavement design as well as overlay techniques which are sometimes required as cost savings measures or for maintenance purposes.
Colby Co.'s architecture department is experienced with design and project management of new and renovated buildings for private, commercial, local, state and federal clients. The department is also experienced with space planning and interior design for project phasing, interviewing end users, designing for high levels of security, field inspections, preparing punch lists and construction administration. Colby Co.'s architecture department is led by a Maine Licensed Architect. Colby Co.'s architecture experience ranges in size from small, new spaces to 200,000 SF mixed use renovations.
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