Summer Consultants, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of three Company leaders to the position of Vice President, effective immediately. Kyle Daihl, PE, CxA, BEAP James Gawthrop, PE, LEED AP BD+C Kyle Urda, PE, RCDD All three also sit on the firm’s Board of Directors. “As the firm has grow and taken on new… Read More

Summer Consultants, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Lee Benzel, PE, LEED AP BD+C to the firm’s ownership as a new shareholder. Mr. Benzel is a mechanical engineer with the firm. “Lee is not only a skilled engineer, but also an effective mentor to graduate engineers just beginning their careers. His dedication to… 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’ article “Improving Energy Savings Through Retrocommissioning” is featured in the March/April issue of SAME’s The Military Engineer magazine. The article, co-authored by Anne Juran and Jim Gawthrop, discusses the use of commissioning techniques to help reduce energy usage and costs in existing buildings. The article was included as part of the magazine’s energy… Read More

Six months after I started at Summer Consultants, I joined the design team to renovate and expand the Brault Building at the NVCC Annandale campus.  The project had a goal of a LEED Silver rating. I had been very interested in sustainable technologies in college, and this was the first project that I would get to… Read More