Press Release
The 29th of November 2011
EPSTEIN - 90 years of excellence in architecture, engineering and construction
Epstein has recently celebrated 90 years of existence, since the company was
established in Chicago, in 1921. For nearly 90 years, Epstein, the architecture, interior
design, engineering and construction company, has been associated with landmark
projects throughout the world. Our specialists have been providing sustainable design,
engineering and construction solutions for clients in the commercial, industrial and
public sector.
The company is headquartered in Chicago with a regional domestic office in New York
and international locations in Warsaw, Poland (since 1971) and Bucharest, Romania
(since 2006).
Epstein is active on the Romanian market for more than five years, developing successful
projects for international clients like Lufkin, Cameron, Andrew Corporation, Emerson,
Star Foods Romania, Petrom.
“We are very proud that we have succeeded in consolidating our position on the
Romanian market under difficult economic conditions, within only five years of
existence. Our significant experience on industrial projects in Romania, along with the
growing market potential, lead us further concentrate upon penetrating the commercial
segment, as well. We strongly believe in developing sustainable solutions for all of our
projects and therefore offer LEED1 consulting and energy modeling services for clients.
We are one of the few companies in Romania with LEED Accredited Professionals and
LEED Certified projects in Central Europe.”, declared Randy Tharp, Managing Director of
Epstein Romania.
In Romania, Epstein is currently working on a new manufacturing facility for Lufkin
Industries, providing architectural and engineering services, as well as general
contracting. The new 35,470 sq m facility is located on an approximately 33.32 hectare
site within the Ploiesti West Park in Romania. This new Lufkin facility is developed with
the purpose to support sales of oil pumping units to current and future customers in the
Middle East, Black Sea, Central Europe and eventually Russia.
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The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program from the United States Green Building
Council is a means for building owners to certify their building as a sustainable facility. The program
allocates credits to different categories of sustainable design and provides a Certified, Silver, Gold, or
Platinum rating based on the number of credits obtained.
Epstein
63-69 Dr. Iacob Felix
Premium Plaza et. 8
1st District, Bucharest
Romania
T 40 213 116 122
F 40 213 116 120
Raluca.bunghez@epsteinglobal.com.ro
www.epsteinglobal.com
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At the moment Epstein is providing full architecture, engineering and construction
management services for the development of a new finished goods warehouse for Star
Foods. The new construction is set up as an extension of their existing storage objectives
and activities developed on the company’s site, in Popesti Leordeni, at their processing
facility on the southern outskirts of Bucharest. The new building will include: a finished
products warehouse, in connection with the existing hall, an expedition area and office
and employee welfare areas, totaling approximately 4500 sq m.
In 2009, Epstein was general designer for a new production facility in Cluj-Napoca for
Emerson, offering full service architecture and engineering for a new production hall
with an area of 6,500 square meters, with an additional 1,800 sq m of office space. This
building was completed in mid 2010.
Epstein has also delivered in Q4 2009 new manufacturing and regional office facility for
Cameron International (a leading global provider of equipment and services for oil and
gas industry) in Ploiesti, Romania. The 12,500 sq m manufacturing and office facility
constructed on an approximately 6 hectares site was executed by Epstein on a full
design build basis, with our specialist performing all architectural design and engineering
services, as well as general contracting for the entire project including civil, structural,
mechanical, and electrical engineering. This new facility for Cameron is used for the
production of extremely high pressure natural gas and petroleum delivery and pipeline
systems, for specialized markets in Europe, Africa, Russia and the Mediterranean Sea
and Caspian regions.
Notes to Editor:
Epstein is an employee-owned firm with over 250 employees worldwide. The company provides clients
design services including architecture, planning, and interior design; full-service engineering, including
civil, MEP and structural; sustainability services; strategic services; and construction.
Epstein is headquartered in Chicago with a regional domestic office in New York and international
locations in Warsaw, Poland and Bucharest, Romania.
Epstein has been a leader in the area of Sustainable Design and LEED Certification. Epstein currently has
28 LEED Certified projects and 28 LEED projects pending. Our LEED Certified projects account for over 1%
of all LEED Certified projects in the world by with a total area of 1,432,548 sq m (15,419,810 square feet).
Epstein is a founding member of the Romanian Green Building Council.
www.epsteinglobal.com
For further information do not hesitate to contact:
Raluca Bunghez
Marketing Coordinator
Raluca.bunghez@epsteinglobal.com.ro
0731 042 291
Epstein
63-69 Dr. Iacob Felix
Premium Plaza et. 8
1st District, Bucharest
Romania
T 40 213 116 122
F 40 213 116 120
Raluca.bunghez@epsteinglobal.com.ro
www.epsteinglobal.com
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