2021 News and Events

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Happy Holidays from EBL

We took some time today to celebrate the Holidays at our Christmas Luncheon. We enjoyed barbeque from Andy Nelson's and cupcakes from The Yummery. Our Christmas wreaths were supplied by The Plant Connection. Happy Holidays!

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Toys for Tots

We put out the call for toys and got a great response. Thank you! Donations from our annual Toy Drive with the Chesapeake Area Society of Healthcare Engineering were delivered to Toys For Tots today.

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Aquatics Lab Project Video

Check out JHU/APL's cool video featuring their state-of-the-art Aquatics Lab and its research capabilities. We were honored to provide design and construction administration services to the team that built this lab.

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EBL Team Wins Silent Hero Award

Congratulations to EBL's team at NIH! They are part of the team that received the Silent Hero Award for their outstanding work during the COVID-19 quarantine period.

The internal awards program at NIH recognized those who went above and beyond their required duties to coordinate and support critical on-site activities throughout the COVID-19 quarantine period.

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EBL is a Sponsor at the Empower4Life Annual Gala

EBL was a sponsor at the Empower4Life Little Kids, Big Dreams Annual Gala. Empower4Life is an organization with a mission to provide support to homeless youth through programs that teach them how to get and stay happy and healthy.

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EBL is a Sponsor at the IFMA Chesapeake Chapter Golf Event

At the IFMA Chesapeake Chapter Golf event, EBL was honored to sponsor the Putting Contest named for the late Edward Fraczkowski - Past President of the Chapter and EBL Principal. Congratulations to Greg Stapho for getting closest to the pin (2 feet 4 inches).

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EBL is a Sponsor at the Catch A Lift Fund's 3rd Baltimore Golf Outing

Congratulations to Catch A Lift Fund for another successful event! It is great to see that The 3rd Baltimore Golf Outing far exceeded expectations. We were proud to be a part of the event. The Catch A Lift Fund enables post 9/11 combat wounded veterans all over the U.S. to recover and rehabilitate both physically and mentally through physical fitness, motivation and support.

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EBL is a Sponsor at SFPE Chesapeake Chapter Annual Golf Event

Sean Przywieczerski and Jeff McBride of EBL Fire Engineering attended the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) Chesapeake Chapter annual golf outing. EBL Fire Engineering was a sponsor. The outing raised money to support the UMD Department of Fire Protection Engineering.

Project wins USGBC's Innovative Project - New Construction Award

The Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library won the Innovative Project – New Construction category in the USGBC Maryland Community Leader Awards. The winners were announced at USGBC's A Midsummer Night's Green event on July 22.

Congratulations to the project team! EBL was part of the project team, providing fire protection engineering services.

The full Project Team is listed below:

  • Architect of Record - WGM Architects
  • Library Program Planning/Interior Design/FF&E - Margaret Sullivan Studio
  • Concept Design/Community Outreach - Louis Cherry Architecture
  • Civil/Site Design - Bay Engineering
  • MEP Engineering - Gipe Associates
  • Sustainability Consultant - Lorax Partnerships LLC
  • Landscape Architecture - Annapolis Landscape Architects
  • Structural Engineering - Columbia Engineering
  • Fire Protection Engineering - EBL Engineers, LLC
  • Cost Estimating - Costcon Construction Services
  • General Contractor - TMI
  • Owner - Anne Arundel County

EBL is a Sponsor at CASHE Annual Golf Event

We were a hole and putting contest sponsor at the CASHE Annual Golf Outing at the Mountain Branch Golf Course in Joppa, MD. It was a beautiful day to play golf. Congratulations to team Tremco for mastering the very fast greens to win the putting contest. Jamie Gill sank the putt and his team members, Matt Gurka, Luke Klock and Joe Ridgely each had putts close to the hole.

There were over 30 teams at the event. EBL's team consisted of: L to R: Karl Rickert – Rickert Engineering, John Somervell – GBMC, Jeff “Crusher” McBride – EBL Engineers, LLC, and Aaron Julian (AJ) - Broadmead

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EBL is a Sponsor at ACEC/MD's 53rd Annual Day At the Club Golf Event

We were a sponsor of a hole at the ACEC/MD's 53rd Annual “Day At The Club” at the Greystone Golf Course in White Hall, MD. It was great to join others at the Club for some golf to benefit the ACEC/MD Scholarship Fund.

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EBL Principal Appointed to the MD State Board for Professional Engineers

Congratulations to EBL Principal Edward Hubner on his appointment by Governor Hogan to the MD State Board for Professional Engineers. Part of the duties of the Board is to qualify and license individuals seeking licensure and issue permits to business entities through which engineering is practiced.