Building Energy Solutions

What Building Energy Solutions does

Building Energy Solutions is a privately held, women-owned MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) consulting engineering firm headquartered in Nedrow, New York, founded in 2002 by Rae H. Butler, P.E. The firm delivers custom design, commissioning, energy auditing, cogeneration, LEED advisory, and construction management services for commercial, institutional, educational, healthcare, hospitality, and government clients. Its core technical capability is centered on HVAC system design and energy-focused building system upgrades, supported by a full-service in-house CAD department that enables integrated delivery from feasibility and capital planning through design, construction management, and operations policy development. Service delivery is led personally by the principal, with credentials spanning NYS Registered Professional Engineer, LEED AP BD+C, Certified Commissioning Authority, and Certified Energy Manager.

The firm operates on a project-based professional services revenue model, primarily serving public-sector and institutional buyers in New York State with a secondary footprint in Connecticut (via a solar partnership), Rhode Island, Maine, and Virginia (via federal defense and Air Force projects). Customer concentration is anchored by multi-decade relationships with SUNY Upstate Medical University, Madison-Oneida BOCES, Syracuse City School District, the NYS Department of Corrections, and the U.S. Air Force. A long-term collaboration with Pure Point Energy extends delivery into distributed photovoltaic solar design across New England.

The company's differentiation is principally a talent-and-relationship moat rather than a technology moat. Its competitive position is built on the principal's 30+ years of HVAC mechanical engineering experience, 15+ years of commissioning specialization, and an in-house CAD team, combined with repeat-business trust from institutional clients. Marketing and lead generation are predominantly through referrals, professional association standing (ASHRAE, AEE), and the firm website, with no disclosed digital product or software platform. The firm has not raised external funding, operates from a single physical office, and discloses no headcount or revenue figures, consistent with a small, owner-operated professional services practice.

Name

Building Energy Solutions

Legal name

Building Energy Solutions

Website

https://buildingenergysolutions.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Building Energy Solutions is a privately held, women-owned MEP consulting engineering firm in Nedrow, New York, founded in 2002, delivering HVAC design, commissioning, energy auditing, cogeneration, and LEED advisory services to educational, governmental, healthcare, and commercial clients across New York State and select out-of-state sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

MEP Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

MEP (Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing) Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Energy Optimization & Retro-Commissioning for MEP Systems (BPABACAL), Energy Services (Retrofits/Commissioning/Testing & Balancing) (IMAIABAI), Testing, Adjusting & Balancing (TAB) & Performance Verification (BPABACAJ), Energy Systems & Power Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAG)

Keywords

• HVAC engineering services
• MEP design consulting
• Building commissioning services
• Energy audits feasibility studies
• Cogeneration system design

Headquarters

HQ city

Nedrow

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Project-based professional services for MEP design, commissioning, energy audits, and construction management. Revenue generated through consulting fees for engineering studies, design documents, and ongoing project management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Building Energy Solutions is an MEP consulting engineering firm that provides custom design for HVAC and MEP systems, upgrades, commissioning and retro-commissioning, integrated design and constructability review, construction management, and long-term operation services for institutional, governmental, healthcare, and commercial facilities. The firm pairs principal-led engineering with a full-service CAD department to deliver projects from feasibility studies and energy audits through construction documents and commissioning.

Product overview

Building Energy Solutions is an MEP consulting engineering firm offering a unified suite of HVAC, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering services. The core offerings include HVAC Design Services, MEP Engineering Services, Commissioning Services (including retro-commissioning), Energy Audits and Feasibility Studies, LEED Certification Consulting, and Cogeneration System Design. These services are delivered as an integrated offering with supporting modules including Construction Management and O&M Policy Development. The company specializes in energy conservation, building system upgrades, and long-term operations for educational, institutional, commercial, medical, and government facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HVAC Design Services Custom mechanical engineering design for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems in commercial, institutional, and residential buildings.
• MEP Engineering Services Comprehensive mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering design for new construction and existing building upgrades.
• Commissioning Services Commissioning and retro-commissioning of HVAC and MEP systems to verify proper installation and operation, including functional performance testing and pre-functional checklists.
• Energy Audits and Feasibility Studies ASHRAE Level I and Level II energy assessments, feasibility studies, and energy analysis for building energy system upgrades and conservation projects.
• LEED Certification Consulting Participation in LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified projects, providing MEP design and enhanced commissioning services for green building certification.
• Cogeneration System Design Design and consulting for combined heat and power (CHP) cogeneration systems, including 100 kW permanent magnet generators and system integration.

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pure Point EnergyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaboration with Pure Point Energy, a renewable energy installer, to design and implement over 20 photovoltaic solar projects for farms, residences and small businesses in Connecticut over 5 years

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Burns & McDonnell: Large engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with MEP, commissioning, and energy practices serving government, military, healthcare, and institutional clients. Overlaps BES on USACE/USAF commissioning work but operates as full-service EPC-style consultancy.
• Syska Hennessy Group: Large multi-disciplinary engineering firm with comprehensive MEP, commissioning, energy, and sustainability practices serving commercial, institutional, healthcare, and mission-critical clients globally. Overlaps BES's core MEP/commissioning work but operates at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• WSP USA Buildings: Major global engineering consultancy with extensive MEP, commissioning, and energy services practices serving institutional, government, and commercial clients. Competes with BES on institutional RFPs but at vastly larger scale and broader service portfolio.

Direct peers

• ME Engineers: National MEP engineering consulting firm delivering HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and commissioning design for institutional, healthcare, and higher-education clients. Directly comparable in service mix and customer verticals, though significantly larger and multi-regional versus BES's boutique footprint.
• RMF Engineering: MEP and infrastructure engineering firm serving higher education, healthcare, and government markets. Comparable scope of MEP design, commissioning, and energy services with similar institutional client focus, but broader geographic coverage.
• AKF Group: MEP and life-safety engineering firm with strong commissioning, energy, and sustainability practices serving healthcare, higher education, and corporate clients. Highly comparable service mix and customer verticals to BES.
• Affiliated Engineers (AEI): Engineering consultancy specializing in MEP, commissioning, energy services, and lab/research facility design for universities, hospitals, and research institutions. Comparable technical depth in commissioning and high-performance building design serving similar institutional clients.
• Goldman Copeland Associates: MEP and energy engineering firm offering HVAC design, commissioning, and energy audits primarily for institutional and commercial clients in the Northeast. Closest geographic and scale peer to BES within the New York market.
• Fitzemeyer & Tocci: MEP consulting engineering firm focused on higher education, healthcare, and science/technology clients with strong commissioning practice. Directly comparable in integrated design + commissioning delivery model serving institutional accounts.

Regional players

• LaBella Associates: Upstate New York-based engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm serving municipal, education, healthcare, and institutional clients. Geographic peer in NY with overlapping institutional client base; broader service portfolio than BES.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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