Congratulations to Vaughn Terpak on becoming a Certified Commissioning Authority (CxA). Vaughn becomes the 5th Certified Commissioning Authority at Summer Consultants, joining Anne Juran, Pete Collat, Kyle Daihl, and Rob Pointer in earning the credential. In addition to being a CxA, Vaughn is also a licensed mechanical engineer and certified Building Engineering Modeling Professional (BEMP)…. Read More

We all recognize LEED; it has been around now for some time. While there are several high performance accreditations available, earning LEED certification can provide significant value to a building owner — including energy savings, increased market appeal, and tenant or employee pride. However, for a renovation project, it’s not as easily achieved. Unforeseen additional… Read More

Summer Consultants’ senior mechanical engineers Anne Juran, PE, LEED AP BD+C, CxA and Jim Gawthrop, PE, LEED AP BD+C, BEMP were featured speakers at the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Joint Engineering Training Conference n May 2020.  Due to current conditions, the conference was held virtually for the first time with webinars and a… Read More

Last week Amanda and I attended the I2SL (International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories) conference in Raleigh, NC. There were a broad range of individuals in attendance, including: government, university, and private labs users, health and safety, procurement, and facilities groups lab equipment vendors HVAC and controls equipment vendors sustainability champions architects and engineers The sessions… Read More

When I was an intern, I worked on a project at a local university. The head of facilities engineering passed on some sage advice: “The first day a renovated space is open, everyone comments on the finishes and furniture. The next day, they complain about the temperature.” I have apparently said this in the presence… Read More