RTM Reflections: Exploring Our Collaborative Professional Partnerships

Among our business development strategies at RTM Engineering Consultants is seeking partners who not only value our technical expertise but share our organization’s professional values.

We call them CORE values, and they provide the foundation for successful service partnerships that enable us to help buildings, businesses, and the people working inside them, work better.

Last year we showcased RTM's work with two key partners: Legat Architects and design firm, Ware Malcomb . Over the course of several episodes featured on our Beyond Engineering podcast and YouTube channel, we reflected on the ways these collaborative relationships empower RTM engineers to make both local and global impacts.

As a member of RTM’s Business Development team, my passion lies within cultivating lasting relationships across all areas of the A/E/C industry and having the opportunity to realize some the positive impacts this industry can have in our local communities and beyond. That’s why I’d like to share this series of episodes we released in 2023, featuring some of our design partners.

By: Melinda Thurston , Business Development Executive at RTM Engineering Consultants

How Does RTM Build Meaningful Partnerships?

RTM Principal, Kathryn Duytschaever, PE connect with Robin R. Randall, FAIA, ALEP, LEED AP BD C , Director of Learning at Legat Architects and long-standing design partner, to discuss the way their respect and communication have set the foundation for lasting collaboration on dozens of projects over more than a decade. Our work together spans learning environments from the elementary level through high schools to community colleges.

Listen to the full episode.

How do RTM Engineers & Legat Architects Design A+ Learning Environments?

A good education starts before the first bell rings, with the thoughtful design of the school itself. In this conversation, RTM’s Kathryn Duytschaever and Legat’s Robin Randall dig into Robin’s area of expertise: building schools that are safe, comfortable, and support all kinds of learners.

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How Do RTM Engineers and Ware Malcomb Architects Bring National Resources to Local Relationships?

Most of us don't think about the design and engineering required to bring our food safely from farm to table across the United States. In this conversation, I had the privilege of sitting down with Kate Bolen Lyle , Director of Industrial Cold & Food at Ware Malcomb to discuss the ways our mirrored values allow our two firms to form a national partnership with a local focus.

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How Do RTM & Legat Architects Take on Environmental Responsibility?

What’s the connection between the learning environment and the global environment? In this discussion, RTM’s Kathryn and Legat’s Robin differentiate nuances of sustainability and environmental responsibility.

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What Can RTM Engineers Learn from Design Partnerships?

The best partner is one who is dedicated to learning alongside you. In this talk, Ware Malcomb’s Kate Lyle chats with RTM Principal, Michael Best, P.E., J.D. about the hidden intricacies of industrial cold storage - and the ways in which RTM and Ware Malcomb support each other in continual learning.

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