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12/22/2011–MBJ associate principal Jason Pederson, PE, spoke as part of a six-person panel at the BOMA  (Building Owners and Managers Association) Seminar on December 6, 2011. Pederson joined other industry leaders to discuss integrated project delivery and building information modeling systems applied specifically to facility management and covering concerns such as preventive maintenance, cost estimation, and life cycle management. The goal of the presentation was to explain systems and help participants choose those applications that work best for their properties.

12/19/2011 – Jason Pederson, PE, and Matt Thomas, PE, SE, have been named Associate Principals at Meyer Borgman Johnson. As firm leaders, the two have helped shape the firm’s business strategy, operations, and technical processes. As project managers, they have developed a wide network of client and colleague relationships. MBJ is proud of their accomplishments as professional structural engineers, business people, and representatives of the firm.

A licensed professional engineer with 15 years of experience, Jason Pederson joined MBJ in 2005. His major projects with MBJ include the $75 million Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix and the Brushaber Commons student center at Bethel University in St. Paul, both award-winning projects. Since 2006, he has implemented the firm’s vision for integrating 3D (BIM) technologies into practice, including the transition to Revit Structure as MBJ’s primary production platform. As MBJ has grown, Jason has also worked with both staff and leaders to assess firm strengths, work toward the alignment of strategic goals and values, and foster a learning culture throughout the organization. Jason holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota.

Matt Thomas joined MBJ in 2002, bringing technical expertise and organizational skills that have put him at the center of standards development and quality control processes. Matt’s portfolio of projects includes a wide variety of structure types, both large and small, in many different market segments, including educational, hospitality, medical, and commercial markets. He most recently led the structural team on one of MBJ’s most technically challenging projects, the $200 million St. Cloud Hospital addition in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Matt is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Minnesota and both a licensed professional engineer and licensed structural engineer in California. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Iowa State University.

10/23/2011 – Firm Associate Paul Johnson, PE, of Meyer Borgman Johnson’s Duluth office had the opportunity to help North Dakota State University students design a low-energy demonstration cabin that meets Passive House criteria this past year. A record of the project’s design and construction will soon be published as a book. To assist the NDSU Design Build Studio students, Paul provided consultation on the size of members of the building and connections for the shade structure. They also reviewed and commented on design options presented by the students and reviewed final drawings. The completed structure was part of the Eco-Experience exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair in August 2011.

Find out more about the Passive House project at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Eco Experience web page. Learn more about the Design-Build Studio at NDSU.