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GBA Promotes Two Employees

GBA Promotes Two Employees

GBA's Chicago office promoted Abigail Steimel and Brandon Ross to Senior Project Engineer at the recent semi-annual meeting. Abigail Steimel, PE, CEM, joined the Evanston office in 2022. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a BS in...

Are All the Fans in My Fan Array Pulling Their Weight?

Are All the Fans in My Fan Array Pulling Their Weight?

Large and small fan array systems are very common in air-handling systems, and they can bring many benefits to a project, including: Reduced energy use due to reduced system effect Improved redundancy Improved packaging/smaller footprint However, these arrays are...

GBA’s 2024 Sustainability Report Released

GBA’s 2024 Sustainability Report Released

Grumman|Butkus Associates continues documenting its efforts to “walk the walk” of sustainability with the release of its annual Sustainability Report. In 2013, the firm released its first annual corporate sustainability report. We recently completed the 12th edition,...

GBA Mourns the Passing of Founder David Grumman

GBA Mourns the Passing of Founder David Grumman

David Leroy Grumman Sr., founder of nationally recognized engineering firm Grumman|Butkus Associates, died peacefully on Jan. 3, 2025, at his home in Evanston, IL. He was 90. Grumman’s lifetime of work in the consulting engineering field, and his tireless advocacy for...