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2015 Sustainability Report Details GBA’s Efforts to “Walk the Walk”
As energy efficiency consultants and sustainable design engineers, we hold ourselves accountable for sustainability in our corporate environment and in the work we do.In 2013, we released our first annual corporate sustainability report. We recently completed the...
2015 Edition of Hospital Energy + Water Survey Released
Grumman/Butkus Associates has released the latest edition of its annual Hospital Energy and Water Benchmarking Survey, focusing on usage and costs for fossil fuels, electricity, and water/sewer.The survey also tracks hospitals' carbon footprint and energy costs per...
GBA Employees Take the Stairs in January
Month-long challenge inspires Evanston staff to save energy, move more The G/BA Evanston office's Sustainability Tracking Committee (otherwise known as the "Green Team") kicked off 2016 by inviting colleagues to add movement to the day via the company's first-ever...
Five Promoted to New Positions at GBA
Grumman/Butkus Associates has promoted five of its professional engineering staff to new positions.Promoted to Vice President was former Associate Vice President John Tsingas, P.E., LEED AP, DCEP. Eric Peyer, P.E., LEED AP, was promoted from Project Manager to...
ASHRAE Illinois Honors GBA Projects for Engineering Excellence
G/BA's work at a hotel and a corporate research facility has been honored with the 2015 Excellence in Engineering award by the Illinois Chapter of ASHRAE.The winning projects resulted in significant energy and cost savings while improving the sites' environmental...
Advocate Illinois Masonic Chiller Plant Upgrade Featured in Engineered Systems Magazine
A large-scale chiller plant replacement designed by G/BA for Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center is the cover story in the November 2015 issue of Engineered Systems magazine. Authored by Advocate Regional Facilities Director Craig McKenzie and G/BA Associate...