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ASHRAE Recognizes G/BA Project With International Tech Award
G/BA's work at a large commercial property in Des Moines, IA, has been honored with the ASHRAE Technology Award. The firm's Assessment, Modeling, and Improvements project at 801 Grand, a 44-story downtown office building, received First Place in the Commercial...
Butkus Named Fellow of ASHRAE
G/BA co-founder Alexander S. Butkus, P.E., was named a Fellow of ASHRAE at the association's recent 2019 Winter Conference in Atlanta.The Fellow grade of membership recognizes exceptional contributions in the art of engineering. Al has been principal-in-charge for...
GBA Promotes Seven at Semi-Annual Meeting
Seven team members were promoted to new positions at Grumman/Butkus Associates' December meeting.Mike Jelaca was promoted to Associate, as was Stephen Zehr, P.E., LEED AP, Niagara Ax. Susan Golen, P.E., was promoted to Project Manager - Electrical.Staff promoted to...
Chief Engineer Magazine Highlights Two GBA Projects
The Realtor Building and Chicago Marriott Downtown were the focus of recent case study articles.Chief Engineer, the official publication of the Chief Engineers Association of Chicagoland, published "Moving On: Cosmetic and Infrastructure Changes at the Realtor...
ASHRAE Illinois Honors Zoetis, U of I Projects
The winning projects resulted in significant energy savings, lower operating costs, and a positive environmental impact.Zoetis, the world's largest animal pharmaceuticals firm, was created as an independent company through a 2013 spinoff of a Pfizer division. A Pfizer...
ComEd Funds Studies for Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Systems
ComEd continues to offer incentives for feasibility study of combined heat and power (CHP) systems, sometimes referred to as cogeneration or "cogen" systems. Potential benefits of CHP systems include:Alternative source of power to increase reliability and uptime –...