M&E Engineers has participated in the Daylight Hour initiative since its inception in 2014. This year we were honored with the Early Bird Award for being the first organization to sign up. 823 offices totaling 133M square feet participated this year saving 240MHW.

Bill Amann spoke at the BuildingsNY Conference on May 9th at the Javits Center about Environmentally Sustainable Building Concepts.

We spend 90% of our lives in buildings that are inefficient, expensive to maintain, and often contribute to illness and poor productivity. And, while most building owners are ready to embrace a “High Performance Building”, they often do not know what that means, how to go about it, and what they should be measuring.

This session provided attendees with an understanding of both the attributes and the economics of a green building. They learned about their impact on climate change and health; explore the LEED Rating System; assess the concept of Net Zero Energy; and discuss what you can do today to “turn the Titanic” and turn your buildings towards a positive environmental Impact.

William Amann, Drew DePalma, and Vatsal Bhatt spoke at the NJ Planning Conference at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick, NJ on January 26th. Their presentation will focus on LEED for Cities and WELL Community standards.

This session offered an overview of the latest and most cutting edge sustainability rating systems. LEED for Cities and Communities is a data-driven rating system that uses metrics to measure the sustainability of cities (and communities) and to monitor progress and track improvements. The performance score uses 14 metrics related to energy and carbon, water, waste, transportation, education, prosperity, equitability, health and safety. The Arc platform can also measure data on 250+ quantitative and qualitative parameters for more detailed evaluation. The WELL Building Standard is a performance-based system to measure the impact of the built environment on human health. The WELL Community Standard is now in pilot phase, and expands that reach into overall community issues and has close ties to land planning practice.

With more than 35 years of experience in energy systems, M&E Engineers president Bill Amann (BS/BA ISE and Economics ’79) is a national leader in green building design and energy efficiency. His personal and professional dedication to energy conservation and environmentally sound construction practices has earned him the prestigious designation of LEED fellow. Passionate about developing and implementing practical sustainable energy solutions, he has been involved in more than 20 LEED projects and over 100 Energy Star Buildings. A member of the board of the New Jersey chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council and chair of the Somerset County Energy Council, he is a man with a mission and strives to educate the industry and general public about green initiatives.

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William Amann moderated a panel discussion about energy at The Imperia in Somerset, NJ. The event was presented by NJBIZ and panelists included:

Barbara Blumenthal - Research Director at ReThink Energy New Jersey

Lyle K. Rawlings, PE - President & CEO of Mid-Atlantic Solar

David A. Weinstein - Partner at Archer Law

Adam Zellner - President of Greener by Design

You can view the discussion wrap up here or in the 1/15/18 issue of NJBIZ.

This session was led by LEED Fellows, architect Jason Kliwinski and engineer William Amann, supported with recycling industry expert, Michael Buono. The experience of this team spans 20 years of green building and over 100 LEED projects. Their work has evolved from early LEED projects seeking basic certification to some of the highest performing projects built today. Rating systems like the Living Building Challenge & LEED are pushing the industry on energy performance as building codes are getting significantly stricter as well.

Our intent is to help teams more cost effectively achieve high performance designs with a goal of reaching the elusive triple net zero performance metric.

Drew DePalma has presented about the WELL Building Standard at several conferences and business association meetings to help inform the general public of this rapidly growing building standard.

Healthy workplaces are becoming a major priority and businesses are increasingly offering wellness programs. His presentation informs about the WELL Building Standard and the benefits of integrating human health and well-being in building design, construction, and operations. It also explores the seven concepts and the steps to achieve WELL Certification.

Bill Amann, PE, LEED Fellow spoke about the LEED Rating system and energy efficiency at the NJAEE meeting on September 20th at the NJIT campus in Newark, NJ.

Amann quoted in 'Wired for Success' article about connectivity in Real Estate NJ.

M&E has signed an open letter to the international community and parties to the Paris Agreement from U.S. state, local, and business leaders to say we will work together to ensure the U.S. remains a global leader in reducing carbon emissions.

Bill Amann spoke at this AIA-NJ conference at the LEED Platinum Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Assoc. Center on June 22nd.

Bill Amann spoke at this USGBC-NJ event at Duke Farms on June 14th.

The M&E team cleaned up a local brook for Earth Day!

M&E Engineers was honored with several Best Of 2016 Awards by the Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal.

• Engineering Project - M&E provided MEP engineering for the a data center infrastructure project at the Rutgers University Hill Center

• Green Project - M&E is providing energy consulting and commissioning services for the renovation of the Unilever North American Headquarters

• Green Project - M&E is providing commissioning services for a new High Tech High School

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• Fastest Growing Firm

Willam Amann, President of M&E, and Drew DePalma, Director of Operations for M&E, speak at BuildingsNY event on Integrative Design and the various levels of sustainability a project can pursue.

Ever since the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster in 1979, William Amann has made it his mission to reduce wasted energy. Check out the story in US Builders Review. Read More

M&E Engineers has been recognized as one of the region's 50 fastest-growing mid-sized companies by SmartCEO Future 50 Awards.

William Amann, President of M&E Engineers participated in the SmartCEO Think Tank as a panelist discussing how companies stay ahead of cybersecurity threats.

M&E is pleased to be recognized by the New Jersey Sustainable Business Registry.

M&E Engineers has become one of the first businesses in the State to be recognized as a New Jersey Sustainable Business

M&E Engineers President William Amann nominated for the USGBC NJ Board of Directors.