WBRC and Thornton Tomasetti Win ACEC Maine Grand Conceptor Award

WBRC and Thornton Tomasetti Win ACEC Maine Grand Conceptor Award

WBRC and Thornton Tomasetti have together received the 2022-2023 Grand Conceptor Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Maine for Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center (EEDC) at the University of Maine. The award was presented at ACEC of Maine’s 2022 Fall Forum on November 10 in Freeport, ME. ACEC… Read more »

WBRC Named a 2022 Emerging Professional Friendly Firm

WBRC Named a 2022 Emerging Professional Friendly Firm

For the third year, WBRC has been recognized as an Emerging Professional Friendly Firm by New England AIA Components. The program recognizes firms that have demonstrated a commitment to Emerging Professionals through professional development and personal growth opportunities. WBRC CEO Doug Whitney, who is celebrating his 35th year as a Maine-licensed architect,  says, “We truly… Read more »

WBRC Principal Will Pogar Retires after Nearly a Decade of Service

WBRC Principal Will Pogar Retires after Nearly a Decade of Service

William P. Pogar, AIA, a principal owner at WBRC Inc., has retired from the firm after 9 years of service. An experienced Architect, Will focused on healthcare throughout most of his career, including his time at WBRC. He also served as WBRC’s Portland Region Manager, helping to grow WBRC’s presence in Maine’s largest city and… Read more »

WBRC Celebrates Grand Opening of New Portland Offices

WBRC Celebrates Grand Opening of New Portland Offices

WBRC Inc. is celebrating the Grand Opening of its new Portland offices on 701 Forest Avenue with a Ribbon Cutting and Open House on Wednesday, October 26 from 6 to 8 pm. The Ribbon Cutting will take place at 6:30 pm and will be hosted by the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce. The event will… Read more »

WBRC Announces New Senior Associates and Associates

WBRC Announces New Senior Associates and Associates

At WBRC, we help develop and reward outstanding performance by inviting members of our professional team to become Associates and Senior Associates. Individuals so honored are selected unanimously by the Board of Directors. New Associates Earlier this month, WBRC promoted five team members to become a WBRC Associate. They are: Miguel Betancourt, Structural Engineer Stefanie… Read more »

WBRC Promotes New Senior Associates: Comstock, Freire, Johnson & Rudnicki

WBRC Promotes New Senior Associates: Comstock, Freire, Johnson & Rudnicki

WBRC has promoted four outstanding team members to Senior Associate. They are Adam Comstock, Mauren Freire, Tyler Johnson, and Andrew Rudnicki. Senior Associates are part of WBRC’s current Associate group and are typically licensed or certified professionals who have been an Associate for at least three years. “WBRC’s new Senior Associates are all true professionals,… Read more »

Senior Civil Engineer Toby Michaud Joins WBRC

Senior Civil Engineer Toby Michaud Joins WBRC

Toby Michaud is a Licensed Professional Engineer with almost two decades of experience in multiple engineering disciplines. As a Senior Civil Engineer at WBRC, he will focus on site development, site design, stormwater management, permitting, and overseeing bidding and construction. “We are thrilled to have someone with Toby’s skills and experience join us,” says Rob… Read more »

WBRC Gets a New Name, Logo, and Brand Identity

WBRC Gets a New Name, Logo, and Brand Identity

  WBRC Brand Refresh Legacy A/E firm WBRC gets a new name, logo, and brand identity – just in time for its 120th anniversary. “Less is more.” This oft-quoted design adage helped inspire WBRC Architects Engineers to rebrand and shorten its name to WBRC. WBRC was founded in Bangor, Maine in 1902 as a two-person… Read more »

Interior Designer Ariana Melzer Joins WBRC

Interior Designer Ariana Melzer Joins WBRC

Interior Designer Ariana Melzer has joined WBRC Architects Engineers. “Ariana Melzer is well-known in Maine for her design excellence and involvement in the A/E profession,” says Doug Whitney, WBRC’s CEO. “She is a highly-skilled professional with signature projects at schools, universities, and medical facilities throughout the region. We look forward to her creative and technical… Read more »