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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...
SSM St. Mary’s Hospital Janesville Receives ASHRAE IL Award
ASHRAE's Illinois Chapter has recognized an existing-building commissioning project at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital Janesville with its 2021 Excellence in Engineering Award.The Wisconsin hospital, which opened in 2012, is a 174,884-square-foot acute care facility...
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
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
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
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...