Tiffiany McDuffie

For the fourth consecutive year, Hood Patterson & Dewar is pleased to be in the top tier of the 25 firms recognized on the Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s 2022 Commissioning Giants list. “This recognition is a testament to the faith our clients have put in us, and we feel honored to be in this position,” said Mike Bryan, President and CEO. “Our success is truly due to the hard work of our people and the relationships we have…

Hood Patterson & Dewar is pleased to be in the top tier of the 25 firms recognized on the Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s 2020 Commissioning Giants list for the second consecutive year. HP&D reported a commissioning revenue of $30.1 million. The magazine’s report is based on annual commissioning revenue of firms of all levels, including new or existing buildings, whole building, recommissioning, monitoring-based, fire protection systems, building enclosure (envelope), emergency power systems, retro-commissioning, and communications systems. Established in 1982, HP&D remains widely regarded as a leader in electrical and mechanical testing, commissioning,…

Hood Patterson & Dewar is pleased to announce our designation as one of the newest NETA accredited companies. NETA Accredited Companies are third-party, independent electrical testing and engineering service businesses providing full-service testing, analysis, and maintenance of electrical power systems. NETA maintains a two-fold accreditation process that accredits the company and certifies its individual technicians. The accreditation standards assure consumers of both the qualifications of the company as well as the credentials of the individual…

Hood Patterson & Dewar is pleased to be among the 25 firms named to Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s list of 2019 Commissioning Giants. New to the list this year, HP&D reported commissioning revenue of $12.5 million. Established in 1982, HP&D remains widely regarded as a leader in electrical and mechanical testing, commissioning, and engineering services. HP&D is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Patterson & Dewar Engineers, Inc., which has specialized in designing and evaluating vital power delivery infrastructures…

Hilton Mills is a featured speaker at CEATI International’s 2019 Grounding and Lightning Conference on October 9th in Houston, TX. The conference brings together leading subject matter experts from around the world. Hilton will present What Lies Beneath: Testing the Safety of Aging Grounding Systems, during which he will discuss the fall of potential (FoP) and computer-based test instrument (CBTI) methods for testing ground grids, common pitfalls encountered when testing energized electrical substations, plants, and…

The Spring issue of NETA World contains an interesting article on testing grounding systems written by regular contributor, Jeff Jowett, a Senior Applications Engineer for Megger. Jowett explains why, “for large and complex grounding systems,” SmartGround® Multimeter (SGM) in the hands of a qualified grounding specialist “affords incontestable results.”  

As data center facilities increase in size, complexity, and energy consumption, new data center projects often require dedicated substations. When that is the case, the data center becomes an extension of the substation and is subject to its same inherent risks.

Regardless of who owns the substation, the risks to personnel and property remain the same – damaging or potentially lethal voltages caused by line-to-ground faults and lightning strikes. Read more…