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HOSPITALITY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Putting B&H Engineers’ Experience to Work for You
WHO WE ARE B&H Engineers, Inc. is a certified MBE/HUB Engineering practice specializing in the design and construction management of MEP (Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing) and Technology systems. Since its inception in 2005, B&H Engineers has become a leader in MEP design across a diverse range of market sectors, including Industrial, Federal, Municipal, Education, Healthcare, Hospitality, and Commercial Office. Continually demonstrating advanced technical abilities and superior performance, B&H attributes its success and growth to an ongoing commitment to exceptional design solutions that meet budget and schedule constraints while exceeding client expectations. As a Native American-owned and operated firm, B&H is registered as a Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB), as a U.S. Small Business Enterprise (SBE), and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE).
B&H Engineers was established 17 years ago with the knowledge that engineering has a profound ability to shape our surrounding environment and how we live. Motivated to develop more innovative solutions for the future, partners James Barron and Todd Abernathy founded B&H to provide high-quality engineering services to the D/FW area while addressing a shortage of minority-owned businesses. B&H has since rapidly grown to be one of the most respected MEP firms in the industry, having performed services across a multitude of markets and cities within the greater United States.
B&H has employed four key core values that reflect how we as an organization, choose to operate individually and collectively. These values are critical to our success in meeting client objectives and help to guide us throughout our daily decision making processes. Design Excellence To reach the deepest level of engineering design to achieve the clients mission Innovation To discover new ways to create and add value to our clients and communities Reliability To meet the needs of our clients and collaborators, whatever, wherever, and whenever required Sustainability To provide the best for our employees, clients, and surrounding communities now and in the future
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OUR TEAM Nevena Parsons
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Nevena comes from a family of engineers. Although initially, she dreamed of being a writer/journalist, her path went in a different direction. She found as she studied thermodynamics, she had a passion for it and that designing mechanical systems is artistic and creative. She has been told her designs are elegant, and she prides herself on bringing that elegance into her solutions. Her artistic eye designs not just for functionality but also focuses on aesthetics and durability finding creative ways to offer cost-effective and innovative solutions.
Joshua Roehm
PE, LEED AP, PMP, CPMP
Josh strives to ensure healthy portions of hard work and expertise in his endeavors be it from his client-first approach to his management style. This philosophy brings out the best in his teams and helps deepen the understanding of our company’s critical core values. Josh’s proven track record emphasizes performance and growth, and he looks forward to serving up a healthy portion of both for his company and his clients.
Laura Cowley PE, LEED AP BD+C
Laura Cowley serves as B&H’s Vice President of Electrical Engineering. With over 9 years of extensive experience, Laura has provided both design and construction administration for a wide variety of projects including psychiatric facilities, medical campuses, children’s hospitals, laboratories, and more. With each project carrying its own unique set of requirements and challenges, Laura looks to provide pragmatic and sustainable solutions that exceed client and user expectations.
OUR EXPERTISE B&H’s design and construction management expertise covers a variety of market sectors, including municipal and federal, industrial, education, healthcare, hospitality and commercial office. Our past performance includes both new construction and extensive renovation and adaptive re-use projects. Within the following key disciplines, B&H can perform a wide variety of services regardless of project or delivery type.
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ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP MEP design plays a significant role in the sustainability and performance of buildings. Keeping this in mind, B&H Engineers have designed multiple projects that achieved LEED certification. Projects undertaken are unique to our clients and we draw upon our in-house sustainable design team to surpass routine building performance levels to deliver high-performance design. B&H is committed to sustainable design simultaneously maximizing many objectives of: • Safety, comfort, and productivity of building occupants • Efficient use of energy, water, and effluent to minimize detrimental environmental impacts • Economic performance with low life-cycle operation and maintenance cost Our team, comprised of USGBC LEED accredited professionals, are experts in their specialized fields yielding the most value for long-term investments and achieving high-performance that reach sustainable design solutions to meet or exceed our clients’ goals and objectives.
Since its inception, B&H has established an extensive portfolio of projects in a variety of sectors. Our relevant experience includes a diverse range of project types across a broad range of jurisdictions, municipalities, federal and educational facilities, along with hospitality and healthcare. With over 17 years of experience, we understand the unique challenges and requirements that can occur with project types including short project timelines, budget constraints, complex site restrictions, and specific building requirements.
MINORITY STATUS As a Native American minority-owned business, we have acquired all the relevant certifications to perform work locally and federally including: NCTRCA SBA Small Business Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Texas HUB Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council Houston Minority Supplier Development Council Small Business Enterprise (SBE) TERO (Tribal Employment Rights Office)
Currently, we hold over 30 active licenses across the greater US, with the ability to quickly obtain licensure as needed. Over half of our professional staff has earned their PE qualification, with the remaining designers holding EIT status. In addition, we have multiple LEED Accredited employees and Project Management Professionals. B&H holds active involvement within our industry through organizations such as AIA, Urban Land Institute, ASHRAE, CREW, and more. The map below represents our active state licenses.
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OUR EXPERIENCE Prairie View A&M University, Farrell Dining Hall 9,100 SF This project renovated 9,100 SF in Farrell Dining Hall to establish a full-service dining facility. The existing dining, kitchen, and lobby spaces were demolished to create a build-out for a full-service kitchen and dining with grab-n-go deli and laundry facilities. B&H was responsible for the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing for this project which included an expanded security and connectivity access, improved life/safety with new fire suppression system and fire alarm system, expansion of restrooms with new plumbing fixtures, millwork, and toilet accessories. We replaced the emergency generator by installing a new 30 kW, 277/480V 3 Phase natural gas generator with exterior weatherproof enclosures with a critical muffler to support the new facility needs.
Prairie View A&M University, Coleman Library 1,200 SF B&H was responsible for the 1,200 SF renovation for the 3rd floor of Texas A&M’s Coleman library. We worked with the university to provide MEP services that included new HVAC equipment, humidity control measures, low-voltage electrical, and new interior lighting to both the reading room and lobby in the existing library. The interior lighting components included updating the lighting fixtures, lamps and ballasts, emergency and exit signs, along with retro-fitting kits for the fluorescent lighting fixtures.
Prairie View A&M University, Austin Greaux Chemical Laboratory 20,000 SF The University wanted to improve the quality and quantity of research space and the overall learning environment for this facility. The existing classrooms were designed and retrofitted for research space focusing on chemical, biological, and electronics exclusively. B&H provided an assessment of the building’s MEP systems during the Program of Requirements (POR) phase, determining the systems were past their expected service life as they were installed during original construction. We provided Mechanical, Electrical, Fire Protection, and Construction Administration services for the project, which included a complete renovation of the 20,000 SF chemical laboratory. MEP scope included new HVAC units, ductwork exhaust/ventilation systems, new plumbing systems, electrical service, lighting, and lighting controls. Life Safety systems included a new fire alarm system and modifications to the fire suppression system to bring them up to code. Lab standards now comply with PVAMU master plan standards and A&M System Facility Design Guidelines.
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Biological Sciences Building East #467 Blocker Building Computer Lab Brayton Marine Classroom Butler Hall #456 Clements Hall Coke Building Commisary Coolers Doherty Building #513 Duncan Dining Hall Evans Library Annex Garden Apartments Hart Hall Hensel Tower Kyle Field Scoreboard & Column Repair Langford Building Letterman’s Lounge Large Animal Clinic - HVAC McFadden Hall Medical Science Library Archives - HVAC North Parking Garage Generator Pearce Animal Pavilion Peterson Hall Presidential Conference Center Reed Arena - HVAC Reed McDonald Building Reynolds Medical Building Student Commuter & Tailgate Parking Lot - Prairie View TAB Bio Waste Facility TAB West Campus Parking Garage The Bakkacks Townhomes, College Station Main Campus Thompson Hall Track & Field Weight Room Underwood Hall University Hansel Tower Telecom Building - College Station Vice President’s House Vivarium Bldg Change Air Unit Design Wright Gallery Zachary Basement Lab
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