Ruskin Brings Comfort to St. John's Hospital Medical Center with Wind Driven Rain Resistant Louvers - EME6625 & EME6625 - Case Study

The owners of St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, OK find comfort in knowing their emergency generator system is protected by Ruskin. A newly built penthouse using Ruskin’s Wind Driven Rain Resistant EME6625 Louver keeps the top-floor generator room dry and secure. 

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MiniVentilator ERV for New Medical Office Building in Tahlequah Hospital - MV 750 MiniVentilator ERV - Case Study

Flynt and Kallenberger engineer, Justin Roush P.E., knew from previous experience that the non-ducted VRV systems would have trouble meeting ASHRAE Standard 62 (Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality) while maintaining a comfortable environment inside the building because of the high humidity in Tahlequah. 

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Ruskin’s FSD60V Proves To Be The Right Fit For Mahaska County Hospital - FSD60V Combination Fire/Smoke Damper - Case Study

The professionals who operate hospitals understand the importance of good air quality in maintaining a healthy environment. Unfortunately, many health care facilities don’t have the proper systems or adequate ventilation to meet current codes. 

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Louvers Play Key Role in Passive Air Management

At Stanford, they inspire sustainable building solutions and the people who work in them. The Environment and Energy Building (Y2E2) continues to perform and provide a sustainable learning environment. The four-story building contains classrooms, offices, and labs that are filled with experts and students who are motivated by the efficient building in which they work, research and advance a variety of sustainable solutions for future generations to come.

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The Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project

The Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project is a joint venture by the New York City Department of City Planning and Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Ruskin Splitter silencers, CD80AF2 and XFA Fan silencers were engineered specifically for this project.

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State Farm Regional Customer Center, Richardson, Texas

Ruskin Architectural Products provide function and beauty to State Farm Insurance Company’s new Regional Customer Center in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. The $500 million campus-style project is located in the CityLine mixed-use development in Richardson, TX, roughly 10 miles northeast of downtown Dallas. The new facility will replace several smaller State Farm facilities located throughout North Texas and may employ up to 8,000 when complete. The project includes 4 office towers and approximately 2 million square feet of floor space that will serve State Farm along with residential, health and retail businesses. Read more..

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BC Place

BC Place is an icon of British Columbia. From the water, or from the sky, views of Vancouver’s downtown skyline are punctuated by the retractable stadium roof. Ruskin and its representative in Vancouver were deeply involved from start to finish with both the aesthetics and ventilation control of the stadium redesign. The concept was to take what at one time was the world’s largest inflatable air supported roof and convert it into a retractable dome with the largest cable-supported roof in the world. Read more..

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Hess Tower

Hess Tower is a 29 story, 844,000 sq. ft. mixed use building containing commercial office, retail and dining space with an adjacent parking garage. It's located in Houston's Inner Loop East area adjacent to Discovery Green park, a 12 acre urban green space for outdoor activities, concerts and other entertainment events. Originally named Discovery Tower, it was renamed in 2009 for the Hess Corporation, its current lessee. It was formally completed in 2010 and is Houston's first downtown LEED Platinum office building. Read more..

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