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Dewberry Promotes Mark Heinrich and Brian M. Tanner

MEP engineers promoted to associate vice president.

Mark Heinrich

Dewberry has announced the promotions of Mark Heinrich, PE, LEED AP BD+C, and Brian M. Tanner, PE, CEM, LEED AP BD+C, CxA, CEA, GBE, CSDP, to associate vice president in the firm’s Fairfax, Virginia, office.

Mark Heinrich has been with the firm for the duration of his 21-year career as a mechanical engineer and project manager. In his role as a project manager, he has extensive experience in the design and management of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems for high rise office buildings, high rise residential buildings, office tenant spaces, data centers, retail spaces, restaurants, fitness centers, conference centers, telecommunications rooms, and institutional and medical facilities.

Heinrich has been responsible for due diligence studies, preparation of technical papers and project specifications, MEP load calculations, system type selections, equipment selections, preparation of construction documents, coordination of technical data, as well as coordination with site utilities for more than 16 million square feet of projects. He has worked on several notable MEP systems projects, including the Corporate Executive Board Headquarters and Waterview condominium and hotel in Rosslyn, Virginia; office buildings at 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue and 900 16th Street in Washington, D.C.; and Wisconsin Place in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Heinrich earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1996). He is a professional engineer in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, a LEED Accredited Professional BD+C, as well as a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers.

With 21 years of experience and the duration of his career spent at Dewberry as a mechanical engineer and project manager, Brian Tanner is an expert in the design and management of MEP systems for high-rise office, residential, hotel, and institutional buildings.

Currently, he is the project manager for several projects including the Marriott Headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland; Carlyle South Residential in Alexandria, Virginia; and 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. His responsibilities involve load calculations, writing technical reports, proposals, and specifications, reviewing and preparing contract documents, equipment selection, energy models, the design and layout of HVAC systems, coordinating technical data, and the commissioning of HVAC systems for more than 16 million square feet of projects.

Tanner earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1996). He is a professional engineer in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia; a LEED Accredited Professional BD+C; a certified energy manager; a certified commissioning authority; certified energy auditor; a certified green building engineer; and a certified sustainable development professional. He is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, the U.S. Green Building Council, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers, and the Association of Energy Engineers.

Brian M. Tanner
Brian M. Tanner

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