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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...

2020 Sustainability Report Released

2020 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 seventh edition, detailing...

ASHRAE Wisconsin Honors Aurora Lakeland Project

ASHRAE Wisconsin Honors Aurora Lakeland Project

Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, Elkhorn, WI, is the site of a GBA boiler plant upgrade recently honored for excellence by ASHRAE Wisconsin. The steam power plant is remote from the hospital proper and serves steam for humidification, heating, and sterilization. It had...

IL PACE Financing Expands, Promoting “Green” Improvements

IL PACE Financing Expands, Promoting “Green” Improvements

PACE provides low-cost financing for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.The Cook County Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE) Program was launched in February, providing new funding for a variety of commercial building improvements. It joined...