Proficient Blog
Lunch & Learn – AEC Coordination in Design
We recently put together an AIA CEU accredited lunch and learn presentation focusing on AEC Coordination in Design. This course highlights guidelines in design to avoid change orders, construction delays and reduce construction administration. If your firm is...
5 ways drones are changing real estate
It seems that every commercial, office or ranch property is marketed with a beautiful video collected by flying a drone. Changes to Federal Aviation Administration flight rules, increased affordability and simpler data processing make drones more affordable than ever....
For this metal, electricity flows, but not the heat
There's a known rule-breaker among materials, and a new discovery by an international team of scientists adds more evidence to back up the metal's nonconformist reputation. According to a new study led by scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley...
Andrew Turner- Electrical Engineer Authur Lo- Mechanical Engineer PEI is happy to announce that we have add 2 more people to our staff! Andrew Turner joins us from The University of Tennessee and Authur Lo joins us from Georgia Tech. We are excited to see what they...
2016 Warmest Year on Record Globally
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA on Jan. 18 both announced that the Earth reached its highest temperature on record in 2016. It marked the third consecutive year the warmest global temperature was achieved. In 2016, the average...
Welcome, Dylan Lynch!
Dylan Lynch - Mechanical Engineer As of November 28th, we have a new engineer in the plumbing department. Dylan Lynch joins us all the way from Knoxville, Tennessee where he graduated from the University of Tennessee this last May. In Dylan's free time he enjoys...
Darren Clayton and Cameron Clifford are now part of Proficient Engineering, Inc.
Darren Clayton- Electrical Engineer Cameron Clifford- Mechanical Engineer We are very excited to announce two new team members, Darren Clayton and Cameron Clifford! Both are recent graduates of Georgia Tech (Go Jackets!) and are very anxious to show their...
ULI Awards 2016
What an honor to be part of such a wonderful night at the ULI Awards! Dad's Garage took home the 2016 ULI Atlanta Jury's Award. Megan Veringa represented PEI at the event.
Sandy Springs bars wood framing in mid-rise construction
Over the objections of the wood products industry, the Sandy Springs City Council has approved a building code change to prohibit wood-framed construction for future buildings taller than three stories and larger than 100,000 square feet. The city noted it had asked...
Dad’s Garage Theater Company
We are so excited about a recent project that PEI was part of! It has been nominated for an award at the 22nd Annual ULI Awards for Excellence! The project, Dad's Garage Theater Company, is a renovated church that is now a theater for a wide variety of performances....