Brown Engineers Voted 2011 Best of Business Finalist
Magazine Readers Name Our Mission Critical MEP Firm as a 2011 Best of Business Finalist Every year, Arkansas Business invites its readers to vote for their favorite businesses across dozens of categories: 68 categories on the 2011 online ballot. Results were revealed in a special section of the magazine’s December 12 issue. We were delighted to […]
Dee Brown Earns “Accredited Tier Designer” Status
Cofounder’s Data Center Design Expertise Endorsed by Uptime Institute This November, our co-founder Dee Brown successfully completed the rigorous training and examination to be designated an Accredited Tier Designer by the Uptime Institute. Recognized as the premier data center authority, the Uptime Institute established the Tier Classification System, the international standard for rating the […]
American Internet Services vs. the San Diego Blackout
Massive power outage proves no match for AIS’ Lightwave Data Center Last week, San Diego and much of Southern California was suddenly plunged into a major blackout, apparently when an Arizona maintenance worker removed a monitoring device from a transmission line. Millions of citizens and businesses were without power for anywhere from about 12 hours […]
Get What You Pay For: 3 Tips to Optimize Your BIM
Building Information Models: Get What You Pay For! 3 Tips for Optimizing Your BIM Investment Brown Engineers helps facility directors better manage their buildings with detailed 3D BIMs: Building Information Models. We use Revit CAD to record, sort and integrate data on mission critical infrastructure systems down to any level of detail desired—literally the very […]
Smart Meters Improve Service, Reduce Costly Delays
Innovative AMI Installations Help Hot Springs Lower Costs, Speed Repairs, and Improve Accuracy The wastewater system in Hot Springs, Arkansas features over 3,000 residential grinder lift stations spread across the city’s rugged terrain. Currently, those residents must notify the city by phone if their backyard grinder lift stations go into alarm status. This can cause […]
Brown Engineers, LLC Joins 2010 Circle of Excellence
Mission Critical Consulting Firm Recognized for Responsible, Sustainable Leadership and Business Practices Brown Engineers is pleased to be included in the 2010 Circle of Excellence by PSMJ Resources, Inc. PSMJ is the premier management consultant for the A/E/C (architecture, engineering, and construction) industries. Membership in the Circle of Excellence was determined by weighting each firm’s […]
North Little Rock Electric’s AMI Infrastructure Study Examines Smart Grid Options
The North Little Rock Electric Department (NLRED) in Central Arkansas provides power to 34,000 customers, whose non-automated meters must still be read manually, an inefficient use of manpower and transportation resources. While AMRs (automated meter readers) could offset some of that monthly operating expense, they can only report consumption data. They can’t alert NLRED of […]
Rick Geraci Takes Distinguished Service to a New (Statewide) Level
As mentioned in a previous blog post, our very own Rick Geraci was awarded the 2009-2010 Distinguished Service Award from the Central Chapter of the Arkansas Society of Professional Engineers (ASPE) in February. Last month at its annual State Conference in Hot Springs, ASPE honored Rick with its statewide award for Distinguished Service. This puts […]
City of Hot Springs Celebrates First Anniversary of Strategic SCADA Upgrade Program
The City of Hot Springs, Arkansas is a wonderful place to live or visit: fantastic lakes, great fishing, miles of beautiful tree-studded rugged terrain for outdoor enthusiasts, horse racing, a thriving arts community, and of course its famous thermal spas. Last week, it hosted the U.S. Mint’s unveiling of the first coin in its new […]
Brown Engineers Among 15 Largest Engineering Firms in Arkansas
Small Firm Fields Deep Bench of Big Talent: 8 Professional Engineers Among Total Staff of 13 According to the February 22nd edition of Arkansas Business, Brown Engineers now ranks among the 15 Largest Engineering Firms in Arkansas. This list is scored by counting the total number of licensed professional engineers (PE’s) employed by each firm within […]
