HHB Engineers is pleased to announce the promotion of Barbara H. McCrary and Wesley D. Sherer to Principals in the firm, joining current Principal and Founder Tom Hattemer. Ms. McCrary will be the new President of the firm.
Barbara H. McCrary
Barbara H. McCrary, PE, LEED AP BD+C
Ms. McCrary has a BSME & MSME in Mechanical Engineering, 2003 and 2005 from the University of Alabama, and is licensed in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and with the NCEES. Barbara became a LEED Accredited Professional in 2006, and provides extensive LEED related experience including LEED and ARRA compliant energy modeling. Ms. McCrary joined HHB in 2006, with previous HVAC design experience at a consulting firm outside Atlanta, GA. Her responsibilities include all aspects of project planning, design, and construction administration. Specific system/project experience includes major renovation projects, historic buildings, medical facility design/operating rooms, chiller/boiler systems with heat recovery, geothermal systems, rainwater harvesting systems, as well as more traditional DX packaged systems.
Ms. McCrary was awarded the 2013 Young Engineer of the Year Award for the Birmingham chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), as well as the Willis Carrier Award and Poster Awards in 2006 for outstanding paper presented the Annual National ASHRAE convention, with the topic on lake source heating and cooling systems. Ms. McCrary has previous papers published through ASHRAE from her Master’s degree work in lake source heating and cooling systems.
She is a member of ASHRAE, USGBC, NFPA, ASPE, and NSPE.
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Wesley D. Sherer
Wesley Sherer, PE, LEED Green Associate
Mr. Sherer has a BSME Mechanical Engineering, 2003 from the University of Alabama and is licensed in Alabama, Nevada, Mississippi, Georgia, and with the NCEES. He joined HHB in 2009, with previous HVAC design experience at consulting firms in Las Vegas, NV, as well as Hopkinsville, KY. His responsibilities include all aspects of project planning, design, and construction administration. Mr. Sherer has over 10 years of experience in energy efficient systems such as Variable Refrigerant Flow technology and Geothermal systems. Other experience includes major renovations, higher education projects, chiller/boiler systems with heat recovery, dedicated outdoor air systems, energy recovery, as well as more traditional DX packaged systems.
Mr. Sherer has been involved in the design of LEED buildings for many years, and is a member of ASHRAE, USGBC, and the American Society of Plumbing Engineers. He is the chair of the Central Alabama branch of USGBC and also serves on the State of Alabama chapter board.
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HHB offers versatile and creative services to meet the unique and challenging demands of modern mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection systems. Since 1983, the core of our service philosophy is the recognition that each project requires a thorough understanding of the building constraints. We focus on anticipating challenges, identifying them, and aggressively working to solve them. This is accomplished by maintaining clear lines of communication and integrating ourselves into the total project, helping to minimize surprises and delays.
Services includes mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection design, as well as energy modeling, LEED design and USGBC project certification, detailed cost estimates, life cycle cost analysis, energy Audits (ASHRAE Level I, II and III), feasibility studies, commissioning, and creating as-built condition plans.
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