This year, BR+A had several people take the Lighting Certification Exam (NCQLP). Congratulations to Jonathan Cowen, Tzu-Hao Kuo, Ira Rothman, and Leela Shanker for passing the exam! https://ncqlp.org/Certification

Lighting design is an essential aspect of creating functional and visually appealing spaces. With the advent of technology, lighting analysis software has become a crucial tool in the lighting design industry. However, the selection of the right software can be a challenging task, and it requires a thorough understanding of the three critical elements in the lighting design progress: Efficiency, Accuracy, and Aesthetics. Efficiency ensures that the lighting design process is streamlined, and the software can handle complex calculations quickly and efficiently. Accuracy ensures that the...

BR+A prides itself on being on the forefront of Lighting Design through the implementation of the Borealis Lighting Studio. We believe our company is on the convergence of technicality, sustainability, and aesthetics. This is what allows us to work in a multitude of industries spanning healthcare, higher education, performance spaces, and laboratories. Two of our employees have been recognized for their incredible work in the industry. Hsin-Ying Huang was a speaker at the 2021 Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Annual Conference where she presented her thesis: “Possibility of Parametric...

We would like to welcome our 2021 summer class of interns! It has been such a tough year for everyone and we are glad to be getting back to some normalcy! Cheers to the future of engineering!

Boston Landing featured Erin Popa and BR+A in their spotlight campaign. We’d like to spotlight BR+A Consulting Engineers, a consulting firm in the immediate #BrightonMA neighborhood with office space over here at 10 Guest Street! Read on to hear more from Erin Popa, a Senior Associate and engineer. For those who aren't familiar, what is BR+A? → BR+A is a National MEP/FP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, & fire protection) engineering consulting firm, headquartered in Boston, with ten offices nationwide. We specialize in healthcare, biotech, developer and institutional projects and are a...

BR+A would like to sincerely congratulate all of the 2021 COTE Top Ten Award Winners on this amazing accomplishment of integrating design excellence and environmental performance. In particular, we would like to acknowledge two of our project partners on this achievement: May you continue to lead the industry with your innovation and dedication to sustainability, performance, and true partnership. RELATED LINKS: Cris Copley Tony Petone MIT.nano Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center

BR+A is pleased to announce our latest staff promotions to Associate Principal, Senior Associate, and Associate. View our digital announcement brochure on Issuu here.

BR+A staff (across our nine offices) created a two minute video tribute for essential workers on the front lines of this pandemic. I hope you will take a moment to watch, as many of those we are honoring represent our valued clients, family, friends, partners, and just plain heroes. So from our family to yours, we thank you. Click here to watch our video.

"University of Virginia Medical Center was able to redesign and accelerate portions of a $394-million expansion project to meet demand for bed capacity brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Charlottesville facility opened 15 ICU isolation beds on April 2 on a 28-bed floor of the six-floor patient tower portion of the project. Three floors of the tower, which are roughly 25,000-sq-ft each, are tentatively scheduled to open by June with the remaining three held as a shell for future space." BR+A is proud to be part of this team. Click here to read the rest of the article.

The COVID-19 situation is unprecedented in modern history. BR+A is closely monitoring it so that we can continually react quickly to changes in government and healthcare requirements. Safeguarding the health and well-being of our staff, their families, and those of our clients and partners who support us are paramount throughout this event. We want to assure you that BR+A will continue, to the fullest extent possible, to serve our clients and ongoing projects within the limitations on safe travel and safe interactions. We have set up our employees with equipment and services to allow them to...