Category: GBA News

ASHRAE, ComEd honor GBA’s work

ASHRAE, ComEd honor GBA’s work

ASHRAE recently honored a GBA lab project at the Society level, while electrical utility ComEd praised the firm's work across its Energy Efficiency incentive program.The Holonyak Micro & Nanotechnology Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has...

GBA Named a Bicycle Friendly Business

GBA Named a Bicycle Friendly Business

GBA has earned recognition as a Silver-level Bicycle Friendly Business from the League of American Bicyclists. The firm joins more than 1,400 local businesses, government agencies, and Fortune 500 companies across the United States in transforming the American...

GBA Promotes 14 Engineers

GBA Promotes 14 Engineers

GBA promoted 14 staff members in December, including staff in three of the firm's four regional offices.Promoted to Associate Vice President were Karen Long, PE, and Hans Plichta, PE.Promoted to Associate were Jessica Cruz, LEED AP, CEM, CPMP; William Edwards, PE; and...

Ficek Honored as Plumber of the Year

Ficek Honored as Plumber of the Year

Joseph Ficek, CPD, GPD, FASPE, has been honored as 2021 Engineer of the Year by Plumbing Engineer magazine.An Associate and senior plumbing designer, Joe leads the plumbing/fire protection/specialty gas engineering group in the Evanston office of Grumman|Butkus...

GBA Achieves 2021 Sustain Evanston Recognition

GBA Achieves 2021 Sustain Evanston Recognition

The Sustain Evanston program, a sustainability recognition initiative of the City of Evanston, IL, has affirmed Grumman|Butkus Associates as part of its 2021 group of recognized commercial businesses.GBA was first listed as one of the inaugural group of Sustain...

Jeff Conner Retires After 40 Years of Service to GBA

Jeff Conner Retires After 40 Years of Service to GBA

Jeffrey K. Conner, PE, LEED AP, CCP, BCxP, has retired from daily duties with GBA's Wisconsin team as of July 31.Jeff joined GBA in 1981 as a mechanical engineer in the Illinois office. In 1984, he founded and incorporated GBA's first Wisconsin office in Wauwatosa; he...

Eldridge Named Green Globes Fellow

Eldridge Named Green Globes Fellow

The Green Building Initiative has named David Eldridge as part of its 2021 Class of Green Globes Fellows.Eldridge, PE, BEMP, BEAP, HBDP, LEED AP BD+C, is an Associate of GBA's Evanston office, concentrating on energy management, analysis, modeling, benchmarking, and...

GBA Promotes Five Engineers

GBA Promotes Five Engineers

GBA's Chicago regional office promoted three staff members in July, and the Milwaukee regional office has promoted two in the past several months.Todd Soukup, PE, LEED AP BD+C, was promoted to Associate.Jordan Martin, PE, LEED AP, was promoted to Associate.Shawn...

McCarthy, Eldridge Honored by ASHRAE

McCarthy, Eldridge Honored by ASHRAE

ASHRAE Region VI honored two GBA team members at its recent Chapters Regional Conference.Project Manager Fiona Martin McCarthy, PE, QCxP, BEAP, LEED AP O+M, received the Presidential Award of Excellence - Special Citation, as well as the Chapter Service Award. She...