Category: Industry News

Ayres Names Director of MEP California Group

Ayres is happy to announce the addition of Gus Chaves, PE, LEED AP, as director of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing services for the MEP division’s California group. Chaves brings 18 years of broad experience as a mechanical engineer and energy consultant to his staff management, business development, and project management duties. He focuses particularly on… Read More »

Considering a Conference? Get the Most Value

By Sue Leith, PG, CPSM It’s always conference/tradeshow/exhibition season in the professional consulting industry. Whether it’s learning from fellow experts, presenting to share our knowledge, or staffing a booth to interact with clients and colleagues, we attend around 100 conferences each year. Why? Because there’s an incredible amount of value. With so many events going… Read More »

Oroville Dam Emergency Illustrates Challenges for U.S. Dam Infrastructure

This aerial view from a California Department of Water Resources drone shows water flowing from the Lake Oroville flood control spillway at 55,000 cubic feet per second on February 11, 2017. Photo by California Department of Water Resources. By Ellen Faulkner, PE The drought emergency is over for most of California, thanks to winter rains… Read More »