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Meet PACE: A New Option for Funding Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects
PACE financing allows property owners to use government taxing authority to the property owner's advantage. Energy efficiency is on the minds of many commercial real estate owners. Facility programs to improve energy efficiency provide a way to reduce operating costs,...
New Outbreaks Highlight Legionella Risk
Legionella, the bacterium that causes serious illnesses including Legionnaire's Disease, thrives in contaminated water News media have publicized periodic incidents since the first cases were recognized in 1976, when an outbreak after a convention held at a...
GBA Promotes Two at Midyear Meeting
Grumman/Butkus Associates has promoted two staff members to new positions. The changes were announced at the firm's semi-annual staff meeting in July.David Nelson, P.E., has been promoted from Project Engineer to Senior Project Engineer. David joined the firm in 2011;...
Lab Water Conservation Tips from GBA and Windy City I2SL
Join the Windy City Chapter of I2SL for "Water Conservation Strategies for Laboratories," a networking and educational event on Thursday, June 14 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Grumman/Butkus Associates at 820 Davis, Suite 300, Evanston, IL, the meeting will combine a...
GBA Celebrates its 45th Anniversary
Grumman/Butkus Associates celebrated its 45th year in business with a reception for employees on May 2, at the firm's Evanston, IL, office. More than a dozen of the company's Wisconsin employees were able to join in the celebration, which featured reminiscences from...
GBA’s 2017 Sustainability Report Released
Grumman/Butkus 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 fifth edition, detailing...