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Wm. Lynn Crawford, P.E., has joined Carter & Burgess as a project director with the firm’s facilities unit in Houston, Texas. Crawford brings to the position more than 30 years’ experience in design, construction and facility management for health care and higher education. His responsibilities have included project development, design engineering, construction, facility operations and maintenance, and business development. Previously a senior account executive with Ameresco, Crawford is a director of IDEA and a member of ASHRAE and the American Society of Healthcare Engineers.

Jim McAdam has been promoted to manager, chilled-water systems, at the University of North Carolina. He is responsible for the production and distribution of chilled water for the university’s campuses, which have three chiller plants in operation totaling 34,000 tons of cooling capacity, plus three additional plants and a thermal storage system under construction. McAdam joined the university in 2002 as a mechanical engineer in cogeneration systems. His position was formerly held by Gary Tomkins, who passed away in early 2004.

Spirax Sarco Inc. has announced the addition of senior management staff in a move “to strengthen the company’s position in the steam system solutions and controls market.” Roger W. Barnes, P.E., has been named the new vice president of marketing and technology. He will oversee all marketing, product management, new product development, training and marketing communications activities for the company. He also is responsible for the Engineered Systems Division. Patrick A. Tillisch has been promoted to vice president of sales. In his new role, he will be responsible for all outside sales and customer support functions. Tillisch previously

served as Spirax Sarco’s Western regional manager until 2001 when he was promoted to national sales manager. Richard S. Gavlin has been promoted to the new position of vice president of energy services. His primary role will be to continue development of the company’s energy services business. He will also assume leadership of the Spirax Sarco national accounts team.

Seattle Steam Co. has named Timothy J. Clancy vice president of business development. Clancy heads the firm’s sales and

marketing programs, customer service activities, and external and internal communications. Prior to joining Seattle Steam, Clancy worked for the U.S. Department of Commerce for more than 20 years. In his new position, Clancy replaces Seattle Steam’s former director of marketing, Lanny Wuerch, who retired in September 2004 after 18 years of successful service with the firm.