BR+A Consulting Engineers is pleased to announce that Sarah McGillicuddy has joined our firm as Director of Business Development. With over 15 years of business development experience in the AEC industry developing strategies, tools, and tactics to expand businesses, she will be responsible for developing new business, fostering client relationships, and growing BR+A’s national presence. “Sarah’s industry knowledge, relationships/connections, and creativity will serve BR+A well as we continue to grow. We are excited to have her on the team,” said Allan Ames, President of BR+A. “I am elated to...

BR+A Consulting Engineers is pleased to announce that James DeFilippi has joined our Proton Engineering team. With more than 18 years of experience in the radiation oncology field (the last 10 years focused exclusively on proton therapy), he brings extensive knowledge to our proton team. Specifically on the technical operational aspects of the proton equipment, the needs of proton therapy clinical end-users, developer based approach planning, and equipment startup sequencing, particularly the impact it has on construction schedules. This depth of knowledge will further broaden BR+A’s ability...

We are proud to announce that Jacob Knowles, BR+A's Director of Sustainable Design, was awarded the Green Design award by the Boston Real Estate Times at their 2019 Excellence Awards in Commerical Real Estate.

Please join us in recognizing the following BR+A team members who have been promoted to Senior Associate. These valued individuals have brought their passion for innovative engineering and construction to BR+A and to our clients. Thanks go out to all of them for their invaluable contributions to our continued success. Congratulations! Jacob Arana PE HVAC | Miami Kristen Banas PE HVAC | Chicago Dene’e Braithwaite Electrical | Boston Youngmi Choi PE Fire Protection | Boston James Connell PE, CBCP Electrical | Boston Jenny DeFino LC, IES, LEED GA Lighting | New York Ricardo Duran PE, LEED AP BD+C...

Our New York office continues to grow. BR+A is pleased to announce the promotions of Andrew Kozak, PE, AEE Fellow, LEED AP and Raymond Prucha, PE, LEED AP to Principal. BR+A brings unsurpassed technical expertise and wide-ranging creativity to everything we do. As an employee-owned company, BR+A is a place where individuals are celebrated and close collaboration fuels our success. Please join us in recognition of Andrew and Ray, both of whom have brought great expertise and skill to our team, as well as the engineering world at large.

We are extremely proud to announce that MIT.nano has received the American Council of Engineering Companies Grand Award for Engineering Excellence! This award was received by Cris Copley and Travis Wanat at the ACEC Gala in Washington, D.C. on May 7, 2019. Under the Direction of MIT Senior Project Manager Travis Wanat; Wilson HGA Design Principal Samir Srouji; Turner Construction Project Executive Peter Johnson; BR+A Principal-in-Charge Cris Copley; and BR+A Sustainable Design Leader Jacob Knowles; the project sought to create the highest performing and most energy efficient academic cleanroom...

We are extremely proud to announce that MIT.nano has received the ACEC/MA Gold Award for Engineering Excellence! This award was received at the ACEC/MA Gala on March 20, 2019. Under the Direction of MIT Senior Project Manager Travis Wanat; Wilson HGA Design Principal Samir Srouji; Turner Construction Project Executive Peter Johnson; BR+A Principal-in-Charge Cris Copley; and BR+A Sustainable Design Leader Jacob Knowles; the project sought to create the highest performing and most energy efficient academic cleanroom in the country. Through innovative applications of advanced engineering concepts...

We are proud to announce that our MC 2020 Modernization Project for UMass Memorial Health Care has received the 2019 ASHE Vista Award for Renovation. The awards, presented at the 2019 International Summit & Technical Exhibition on Health Care Planning, Design & Construction (PDC Summit) on March 18th in Phoenix, recognize significant collaboration in creating optimal health care environments. Under the direction of UMass Memorial Health Care’s Director of Capital Planning & Management, Scott Reynolds and Project Manager Martha Boyd; SLAM Collaborative Healthcare Principal, David D. Neal...

BR+A is proud to announce the promotions of the following individuals to Principal and Associate Principal. Please join us in recognition of their great achievements and the depth of knowledge and expertise they bring to our company. (Listed in order from top left to bottom right.) Jonathan Chan, PE, LEED AP BD+C | Principal Patrick Duffy, PE, LEED AP | Principal Ari Tinkoff, PE | Principal Martina Botturi | Associate Principal Joseph Dussault, PE, CEM, CBCP, LEED AP | Associate Principal Andrew Griffin, PE, LEED AP | Associate Principal Jason Lukes, LEED AP | Associate Principal Bryan...

Please join us as we welcome C. Brooke Silber, IES, LC, LEED AP to the BR+A team! Brooke recently joined our New York Office as our new Lighting Studio Director, where she will focus on making lighting an integral and creative element in our panoply of engineering solutions. For the last 20 years, she has been an architectural lighting designer focused on large-scale public and private projects, including the award-winning New York State Capitol and Thurgood Marshall Courthouse. Additionally, Brooke teaches at Parsons The New School for Design and is co-chair of the joint IES/InfoComm Lighting...