A STORY OF INSPIRATION FOR NEW BUSINESSES!

The current economic picture has certainly been a gloomy one, with massive layoffs, bankruptcies, the collapse of financial institutions, and a severe credit crunch. But the recession has not affected the growth of this brand new mechanical engineering firm, 8760 Engineering. I hope that you will consider giving your readers an article of inspiration by covering our firm’s success despite hard economic times! Here is a brief description of our first year in business and the accomplishments we’ve enjoyed over the past year.

Opening the doors of this small firm in July 2009 was a scary venture with the state of the market, but Chris Chivetta felt confident that the industry was in need of a firm that could provide solutions for energy efficiency within building systems. 8760’s engineers are nationally recognized as leaders in infrastructure systems, energy analysis, sustainable design, and building commissioning. 

The name, 8760 Engineering, symbolizes our mission of energy conservation every hour of the year (24 hours a day x 365 days a year = 8760 hours a year. 

Within the company’s first year of business 8760 has maintained success, landing large projects (despite the size of only 7 employees), beating the odds against the competition -- world-wide firms! Some of these projects include: Indiana University Bloomington Campus – Campus-Wide Integrated Energy Master Plan, Alabama University at Birmingham – Campus Energy Reduction Study, and Washington University School of Medicine – Campus Sustainability Challenge. 

We hope that you will consider publishing the story of our firm – please contact me for further information or details. Hope to hear from you! 

Jacqueline Severns

8760 Engineering
700 Corporate Park Drive
Suite 400
St. Louis, MO 63105
(314) 727-8760