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Tim Scott and his team received accolades for their contribution to the prestigious new IRS facility in Kansas City, Missouri.

Tom Gibbens attended the BICSI Spring Conference in Nashville as part of their continuing commitment to stay abreast of the changing technology in the telecommunication industry and to see what’s new in the marketplace.

Tim Scott is starting his fourth year serving as Vice President of Engineers for the Electric League of Missouri and Kansas. The Electric League, founded in 1912, is an organization of electrical supply wholesalers, electric utilities, manufacturer's agents, manufacturers, contractors, engineers, architects and others involved in the electrical industry in the two-state area. The focus of the organization is to promote the safe and efficient use of electricity.

Jay Guerra is currently serving as a Vice Chair of the US Green Building Council's Greater Kansas City Chapter and Regional Representative for the Heartland Region.    The USGBC is an organization of leaders from every sector of the building industry who work to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. 

Bob Drake completed his fifth year serving on the Diocesan Building Commission. Bob was appointed by the Bishop in the summer of 2000 to the Diocesan Building Commission of the Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph. His duties involve reviewing the mechanical, electrical and plumbing design for projects being undertaken within the Diocese. The Diocese covers 27 counties in the Western part of Missouri. The Diocese currently has approximately 25 projects ranging from a master plan phase to construction phase.

Gibbens Drake Scott, Inc. recently acquired licenses for two new software programs.  The first, Tile Flow, provides the mechanical department with a resource called Computational Fluid Dynamics.  The software creates a computer model of a space to calculate the distribution and air flow of cooling air.  Tile Flow enables us to arrive at the best cooling strategy for data centers and other projects.  AGi32 is a lighting design software that utilizes calculation tools to  create lighting design models and color renderings for any building.  The software was found especially useful for the oculus in the Qatar Student Housing Project we are designing with Yarnell & Associates and Burns and Mc Donnell.

Gibbens Drake Scott, Inc. recently acquired a license for Autodesk Building Systems which runs on an Architectural Desktop platform.  This new program will allow GDS to execute its design work of M/E/P systems within AutoCAD in 3-D.  GDS would now only need the files of an architect’s 3-D model to design mechanical ductwork, electrical lighting, cable trays, and plumbing piping to coordinate with the original model.  Our goal is to be provide our clients the best service when modeling their architecture in 3-D.