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Key Weather Considerations for PV Design

Key Weather Considerations for PV Design

Electrical designers must be conscious of environmental factors that will impact electrical equipment, including temperature, wind, snow, and so on. This is especially critical for photovoltaic (PV) installations where a large portion of the system will be subjected...

Sustainability Report Featured on New GBA Site

Sustainability Report Featured on New GBA Site

The newly released 2022 GBA Sustainability Report is now available at GBA's recently launched, redesigned website. In 2013, the firm released its first annual corporate sustainability report. We recently completed the ninth edition, detailing our current scope of...

GBA Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

GBA Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

Grumman|Butkus Associates marked its 50th year in business on May 2, 2023. The company was incorporated on May 2, 1973, as Enercon, Ltd.: a one-person energy consulting firm based in Evanston, IL. Initial commissions consisted mainly of energy management studies,...

Sixteen Engineers Promoted by GBA

Sixteen Engineers Promoted by GBA

GBA promoted 16 staff members in December, including staff in three of the firm’s four regional offices. Promoted to Associate were Matt Butkus, PE, QCxP, LEED AP; Jeff Cochran, PE, CPD; David Cohen, PE, CCP, DCEP; Alex Dodd, QCxP; Fiona Martin McCarthy, PE, QCxP,...

ASPE Elevates Jason McDonald to Fellow

ASPE Elevates Jason McDonald to Fellow

GBA Project Manager Jason McDonald, CPD, FASPE, ASSE 6060, has been elevated to the rank of Fellow by the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE). An integral member of the Illinois office's plumbing engineering team for more than 25 years, Jason is a leader in...

I2SL Honors Dan Doyle and Recognizes Two GBA Projects

I2SL Honors Dan Doyle and Recognizes Two GBA Projects

The International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) has honored GBA Illinois Chairman Dan Doyle with its inaugural Phil Wirdzek Leadership Award. Two GBA projects also received I2SL Sustainable Laboratory Awards for renovation projects at the University of...