GBA Promotes 10 Employees

GBA's Chicago, Milwaukee and New York regional offices promoted 10 staff members at the recent semi-annual meeting: Fiona Martin McCarthy, PE, QCxP, BEAP, LEED AP, and Luis Contreras, CEM, BCxP, CEA, LEED AP, were promoted to Associate Vice President. Alex Schultz,...

Untangling the Wires: Building Automation System IP vs. MS/TP Network Topologies Explained

By: Douglas Frey, PE, LEED AP, Vice President In the world of building automation systems (BAS), the network topology you choose can make or break your system’s performance, scalability, and ease of maintenance. Whether you're working with legacy systems or designing...

Before You Design That BAS: Questions Engineers Should Ask Building Owners and IT Teams

By: Douglas Frey, PE, LEED AP, Vice President Let’s be honest: Designing a building automation system (BAS) today isn’t just about controlling HVAC and lighting. It’s about navigating firewalls, VLANs, cybersecurity frameworks, and cloud policies. If you’re an...

What’s Behind Your Fault Detection and Diagnostics Platform?

By: John Villani, PE, CCP, CEM, LEED AP, Vice President The Rise of AI in Commissioning After recently attending two great conferences, NexusCon and the Building Commissioning Association Annual Conference, I can attest that any session with AI in the title was...

ASHE and BCxA Release Second Edition of Health Care Facility Commissioning Handbook

The American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) and the Building Commissioning Association (BCxA) recently released “Health Care Facility Commissioning Handbook (Second Edition): Best Practices for Optimizing Building System Performance in New and Existing...

John Villani Honored with BCxA Benner Award

The Building Commissioning Association (BCxA) honored Grumman|Butkus Associates Vice President John Villani, PE, CCP, CEM, LEED AP, with its prestigious Benner Award at its recent annual conference. This award recognizes outstanding achievements in making building...

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