Jun 9

Staff Spotlight: Shannon Vrenna

Jun 9, 2021

Shannon has been in the engineering field for 18 years and working at Encorus Group for 6 years. She started off as a Drafter and worked her way to Designer, then Drafting Manager and most recently was promoted to Project Scheduler. Shannon is always determined to... Read more

Mar 31

Canandaigua VA Medical Center Fire Station Design

Mar 31, 2021

Encorus was tasked with providing architectural and engineering designs for an upgrade to the existing fire department building at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center. The objective of this project was to reconstruct the entire footprint of the existing single-story... Read more

Fun Fact Friday: The Year In Review

Dec 25, 2020

Over the past year, we have explored the four different service groups that make up Encorus Group: Civil Materials Testing, Mechanical Integrity, Non-Destructive Testing, and Engineering Design. As 2020 comes to a close, now is a time to reflect on what defines each... Read more

Oct 30

HEPA Air Filtration

Oct 30, 2020

Whether it’s in our homes, workplaces, or schools, air filters are key components to keeping unwanted (and most of the time invisible) particles out of the air. The MERV (minimum efficiency reporting value) rating system is used to grade the performance of the most... Read more

Oct 16

HVAC Commissioning

Oct 16, 2020

Whether required by code or desired by a building owner, the HVAC commissioning process is an important tool used to verify that building systems are designed, specified, and constructed to the standards of the owner. These systems can include boilers, pumps,... Read more

Oct 9

Fire Suppression Systems

Oct 9, 2020

When someone hears the term “fire suppression system”, they might automatically think of a sprinkler system that sprays water from the ceiling when it detects fire. In reality, there are several different types of fire suppression systems that can be implemented... Read more