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Retrofit or Replace? Capital Planning Strategies for Aging Infrastructure
In the world of real estate and facilities management, few decisions carry more long-term weight than what to do with aging HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and building automation systems. Do you retrofit and squeeze out a few more years? Or do you bite the bullet and...
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?
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
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,...
Participate in GBA’s Hospital Survey to Receive Free Benchmarking Data
GBA is soliciting data for the next edition of its annual healthcare facility benchmarking survey, including information from calendar years 2023 and 2024. Since its inception in 1995, GBA's Hospital Energy and Water Benchmarking Survey has helped hospitals benchmark...
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...