Mike Haemmerle, PE, LEED AP
President
Mike joined Korda in 1995 after graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 1991 with a degree in aerospace engineering. He is a member of the United States Green Buildings Council (USGBC), the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), and he is a registered engineer in several states.
Mike manages and oversees most of the firm’s largest healthcare projects. His expertise in this field, coupled with his collaborative nature, make him a favorite of many of our clients, who routinely request him to design, lead, and coordinate our most complex healthcare projects.
As a result of his healthcare design work, Mike has pioneered the use of prefabrication for major healthcare systems. This emerging design and construction technique results in a reduction in project cost, shortening of construction schedules, and improved contractor safety. Prefabrication is possible through the implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the mechanical and electrical departments. Mike is a proponent of BIM, because, as he says, “We can build a virtual building and coordinate all our systems and components with the other engineering disciplines and architecture. This eventually benefits the owner, as well as the constructors, and designers.”
GET TO KNOW US
- If you weren’t an engineer, what career would you have pursued?
High school math teacher, almost changed majors in college. - Do you have a life motto or inspirational quote?
Do good and be good. - What would your dream vacation be?
My dream vacation is a 3 month long excursion in a large RV touring national parks and then finish it off with a two week stop in the Holy Land. - What is your favorite book or movie?
My favorite movie is “The Hunt for Red October.”