We would like to congratulate Adam Myers
on passing his Principles and Practices Examination
and on becoming the newest Professional Engineers at BHB.

NEW PROJECTS TO ACHIEVE LEED CERTIFICATION

BHB is proud to announce the following projects have received LEED Certification:

Texas Christian University Scharbauer Hall, Fort Worth, TX – MEP engineering design services for the new four-story, $32 M, 60,000 SF LEED Gold Certified building. The overall annual energy usage of the building is expected to be reduced by an estimated 19.3% over the baseline case (41% reduction in water consumption, 33% reduction lighting energy). Designed in BIM (REVIT). 

Tarrant County Subcourthouse in Arlington, TX – MEP engineering services for the three-story, $10 M Tarrant County Southeast-Sub Courthouse that includes a satellite courtroom and associated support areas; a community meeting room and administrative offices. The building achieved LEED Silver certification and is the first building in Arlington, first building for Tarrant County and the first Courthouse in TX to achieve LEED certification. The implementation of sustainable design on this project reduced the annual energy consumption by 38.6%, resulting in an annual cost savings to the Owner of 21.8% on energy bills.

Tarrant Regional Water Annex, Fort Worth, TX – Survey and Site/Civil design for the new $8.5 M, 26,000 SF Annex for the Tarrant Regional Water District used to house the Engineering and IT staff. The annex achieved LEED Gold certification. The annex utilized local and recycled materials with high-performance mechanical systems and exterior glazing along with stormwater quality, pourous paving, fencing and tree preservation. A new ADA accessible sidewalk connector was designed to connect the existing Headquarters to the new Annex across the levee.

Sherwin Williams Retail Store, Sachse, TX – MEP engineering services for the design of a 5,000 SF Sherwin Williams Store utilizing three high efficiency packaged rooftop units and low flow plumbing fixtures. This project achieved LEED Silver Certification.

Client Confidential (International Coffee Retailer), Austin, TX – MEP engineering services for the tenant improvement of an existing 1,441 SF shell space achieved LEED Silver and was awarded the Austin Energy Green Building 3 Star Rating. Mechanical design included high-efficiency, 2-stage, roof top units providing improved humidity control in addition to energy savings. The mechanical controls included outside air and carbon dioxide sensors. Low water consumption plumbing fixtures were provided to reduce overall water use by 30 percent. The lighting system included a low-voltage relay system and daylight harvesting controls. The user desired to keep the flexibility of their prototype track lighting concept. A current limiting panel incorporated into the design allows the use of track lighting while limiting power consumption to the number of heads needed to illuminate art work and retail displays. (no photo)

Congratulations to our BHB members of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers) for their awards at the 2010 Regional Conference:

Ian Bost – Region VIII Technology Award (Admission Center)
Cody Pace – Best Webmaster 2010

Fort Worth Country Day Sid W. Richardson Visual Arts Center was awarded a TSA Design Award!  The project was one of 11 awarded out of 201 entries across the state.  

We would like to congratulate Gene Capps and J.C. Garcia on passing their Principles and Practices Examination and on becoming the newest Professional Engineers at BHB.

Congratulations To Our New Associates

Baird, Hampton & Brown, Inc. would like to congratulate Don Harrelson, P.E., Civil Engineer as our newest Associate. His consistent contribution to the firm through leadership, ability to adapt to the changing needs of our clients and our industry and continually exceeding client expectations makes them the cornerstone of our success.

Harrelson joins the rest of our new Associates, Ian Bost, P.E., LEED AP, Richard Waters, P.E., John Margotta, R.P.L.S. and Austin Baird, P.E., LEED AP and Kevin Miller, P.E. Read more