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BRUCE E. BROOKS & ASSOCIATES
Consulting Engineers

BACKGROUND
Principals Bruce Brooks, Brad Randall and Chuck Argue lead
a staff of 18 engineers and support personnel. Since 1980,
Bruce E. Brooks & Associates (BBA) has been providing en-
gineering designs for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire
protection and life safety systems, along with lighting design,
daylight and energy modeling, and energy audits.
Our goal is to create buildings with systems that are safe
and healthy for the people who interact with them, and to
help owners obtain the best construction dollar value, both
in initial costs and in operating, repair and replacement costs.

UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS
Historic preservation and restoration has been at the heart
of BBA’s work from the beginning. Our extensive experience
positions us to guide the owner in making choices about cost
effective and efficient upgrades while protecting the historic
integrity of the building. Additionally, we specialize in con-
trolled environments necessary to protect artifacts such as
rare books and museum exhibits that so often accompany
historic preservation.
Our conditions assessment and master plan efforts are
focused on assisting the owner in determining the MEP
infrastructure to meet the project goals, exploring various
options of providing this infrastructure and guiding the owner
to the best long-term system choices, based on rigorous life
cycle analysis.

Bridging an array of markets, the kind of projects we bring
the greatest value to owners on are those that are:
• Architecturally relevant. We design systems that integrate
seamlessly with the architecture and support the owner’s pro-
gramming, aesthetic and performance requirements. Some-
times our best work is invisible.
• Sustainably designed. Finding solutions that are environmen-
tally responsible and sustainable is the driving force behind
our design approach to new construction, renovations, histor-
ic preservation and adaptive reuse. Our deep commitment to
environmental stewardship has resulted in 30 projects that are
LEED Platinum, Gold and Silver certified.

• Environmentally specialized. We’ve built a reputation in the
analysis and design of facilities with specialized environmental
and reliability mandates. Examples range from the design of
archive spaces with strict temperature, humidity, fire protection
and UV light level constraints, to laboratories and data centers.

2209 Chestnut Street 215.569.0400 www.brucebrooks.com
Philadelphia, PA 19103