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When we founded Energy Concepts in October 1999 we did it with the recognition that the old model of providing professional engineering services to our clients and the community was considerably outdated and inadequate. Engineers had to be more innovative, better leaders and much more active in shaping the future and application of technology. Our relationships with our clients had to be more candid, interactive and bound by trust and understanding.
Very importantly, that same philosophy had to be extended to the employees and partners of Energy Concepts. Otherwise we could not expect to see our clients treated the same way.
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We had to be fleet, adaptable, innovative and willing to operate aggressively in arenas not comfortable to many in our profession. Thus, our quickly developed and highly advanced capability in on-site power and cogeneration, and our daring foray into the world of utility regulation, politics and government policy. Our mission could only be accomplished by breaking out of the old mold and fighting the battle where and when necessary. It worked. By defining our firm along these lines we were able to accomplish something few firms could claim privilege to. We not only have advanced technology in the on-site power and energy conservation industry, but we helped create the on-site power industry by our efforts (combined with other coalition members) to remove regulatory and utility barriers. Our time and sacrifice invested in the regulatory, administrative law and political arena were a large factor in making it possible.
At Energy Concepts we are a seasoned team bound by trust, mutual respect and a mission of simply providing for our clients the best benefits and miracles of modern technology. These consist of traditional MEP designs with a new twist as well as energy conservation and alternative energy projects. We truly believe the statement by Winston Churchill engraved on the front of our website.
The world today is in greater need than ever of such leadership. The technologies we bring to our clients directly address the pressing crisis of our times: Energy shortages and energy independence, the environment, economic need, and the ability for us to benefit properly from new technology.
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| Cogeneration unit being placed at the Greater Rochester International airport in 2002. Two such units meet 80% of the power and heating needs for the airport. The airport also had power during the great blackout of 2003. |
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| Energy Concepts provided full MEP services for the St. Joseph Hospital Emergency Department (Buffalo, NY) , a state-of-the-art 14,000 square foot, addition. The addition includes treatment, triage, isolation, orthopedic and resuscitation rooms. The addition won the 1st Place AIA Award for new additions under 25,000 square feet for the year 2005. |
Our clients are the greatest benefactors of these efforts, whether it is savings from on-site power, benefits from LEED certification of the fulfillment of having innovative MEP designs completed with success.
Today our design services extend across many client types and project applications. The basic design philosophies we embrace can be universally applied. Hence we are very active in many forms of traditional MEP design as well as our energy conservation and alternative energy plants. In fact we assert and confirm that alternative energy design and HVAC design naturally go together. Examples include health care and school projects that are designed naturally by our teams to be both of superior function and energy efficient.
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| Energy Concepts designed a 1,600 ton high pressure steam absorption chiller Plant for the Corinthian Condominiums in Manhattan, NY. The project was designed and built in 5 months. Energy Concepts also secured a $240,000 NYSERDA grant for the project. |
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| Drilling rig drilling one of the 72 Geo-thermal wells for the Medical Arts Building at right for Flower City Property Management, Rochester NY. Medical Arts Building served by Geo-thermal heat pump system. |
Another prime example is our design of the total MEP system for a 37 story residential high rise at Myrtle Avenue in downtown Brooklyn NY. A CHP plant serving the facility was designed in concert with building HVAC systems that take the most advantage of what the CHP plant does. Thus, we have combined new CHP alternative energy technology with traditional building design for a great total solution for our client.
Since health care facilities are energy intensive and require strong designer-owner relationships our health care design team has enjoyed great success in all regions and markets. Our design services include all types of critical systems for hospitals and nursing homes as well as energy conservation and on-site power.
We now have over 24 employees working in offices in Rochester, NY, Brooklyn NY and Fort Myers Florida. To date there are over 56 CHP plants and numerous specialized energy applications such as the Medical Arts Building Geo-thermal system in operation: All 24-7, automated, and performing as required.
We see a tremendous future for the technologies and techniques championed by Energy Concepts. We get great satisfaction from the obvious excitement and opportunities our clients have with their systems. They are our marketing department. They are our friends and comrades in a common mission. For all of those reading this who are new to Energy Concepts we hope to make your future more profitable and enjoyable as well. |
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