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M/E Engineering joins Salas O’Brien

We are excited to announce that M/E Engineering has joined Salas O’Brien, effective October 2025. Our offices will remain under the same leadership, and our clients can continue to expect the same team and level of service. As M/E and Salas O’Brien work together, we believe clients will benefit from our combined expertise and geographic reach.

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Rochester Institute of Technology Student Hall for Exploration and Development (The SHED)
© Robert Benson Photography

Student Hall for Exploration & Development (SHED)

Rochester Institute of Technology

The newly constructed Student Hall for Exploration and Development (The SHED) is a place where the makers, doers, and thinkers of RIT come together to explore through experiential learning and develop their dreams and ideas into reality. This project includes a 130,000 SF new building and 86,000 SF of renovations to the campus library building.

The building contains a wide variety of spaces, uses and needs ranging from a performance theater, CNC shop, dance hall, 3D printing, music studio, sensitive archival storage, maker spaces, classrooms and support spaces. Clear glass is used extensively for visibility of multiple spaces from all locations.

Client: Rochester Institute of Technology
Size: 216,000 SF
Awards: 2024 Best Project for Higher Education/Research
Services:
  • Sustainable Engineering
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • MEP/FP Engineering
Rochester Institute of Technology Student Hall for Exploration and Development (The SHED)
© Robert Benson Photography
Rochester Institute of Technology Student Hall for Exploration and Development (The SHED)
© Robert Benson Photography
Rochester Institute of Technology - The SHED
© Robert Benson Photography
Rochester Institute of Technology Student Hall for Exploration & Development (The SHED)
© Robert Benson Photography
Rochester Institute of Technology Student Hall for Exploration and Development (The SHED)
© Robert Benson Photography
Rochester Institute of Technology Student Hall for Exploration and Development (The SHED)
© Robert Benson Photography
Rochester Institute of Technology Student Hall for Exploration and Development (The SHED)
© Robert Benson Photography
Rochester Institute of Technology Student Hall for Exploration and Development (The SHED)
© Robert Benson Photography
Rochester Institute of Technology Student Hall for Exploration and Development (The SHED)
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