Building EnergyManagement System
Ahern employs over 70 NICET-Certified professionals, 10 licensed PEs, 8 LEED APs, and 4 EITs. Our building energy solutions team will help you better manage your utility spending by identifying and recommending energy-saving alternatives.
Design, Installation &Service
From initial audit to commissioning and ongoing service, we provide turnkey solutions to improve your bottom line. This includes working to find incentive funds to help offset costs.
With Ahern on your side, environmentally friendly construction projects are simplified. Our team of experts will work closely with you to identify systems that meet both your sustainability desires and your budget.
We’ve also gone through the certification process with two of our own buildings – our Fond du Lac headquarters is LEED Gold Certified, as well as our Milwaukee office. We employ 8 LEED accredited professionals, who will work closely with you to provide LEED plumbing and HVAC designs. We'll also coordinate with appropriate agencies to achieve incentives and finalize certification.
As of 2020, 50% of Ahern's project managers have been with the Company for 10+ years.
- Fond du Lac, WI
- Estimated Energy Savings: 25% or $21,000 per year
- No OSHA recordables
- Beaver Dam, WI
- All work was completed on time
- The project was completed within the original budget
- Plymouth, WI
- New equipment adjusts fan based on air temperature, conserving energy
- Project completed on time
- Milwaukee, WI
- Rainwater supports 50% of water usage
- 30% gained HVAC efficiency
- 78% of the building’s construction waste was recycled
- Madison, WI
- Ahern’s field crew averaged more than 10 years of experience
- LEED Silver Certified
- Middleton, WI
- Owner received Focus on Energy credits
- 100% on-time completion
- Jefferson, WI
- Warranty rework completed on same day
- Ahern met its original estimate
- 100% on-time completion
- Milwaukee, WI
- The office team involved holds 15 years of experience
- Warranty rework resolved the same day
- Oconomowoc, WI
- Ahern's staff was NEBB certified
- All warranty work resolved the same day
- 100% on-time completion
- Waukesha, WI
- Ahern's staff was NEBB certified
- No warranty rework
- No OSHA recordables or lost-time injuries
- Waukesha, WI
- Ahern used creativity to craft a flexible duct
- Finished project was within the estimated budget
- Milwaukee, WI
- 100% on-time completion
- All work was completed within the original estimate
- Identification: Distinguish potential efficiencies through site/process walkthroughs and equipment/system evaluations.
- Audit: Analyze baseline utility consumption and costs; establish payback criteria; calculate utility savings through recommended efficiencies or equipment improvements; detail project timelines.
- Installation & Commissioning: Complete installations and commission systems to operate at optimal efficiency; provide measurement and verification of savings.
- Energy Monitoring/Service: Monitor utility costs through periodic performance checks; conduct staff energy awareness and operation training.
- Utility Management: Understand current utility consumption and triggers, build time-lapsed consumption model, identify consumption saving improvements, and track ROI.
In 2020, 99% of client survey responders reported we met or exceeded expectations.
