Solutions AEC

What Solutions AEC does

Solutions AEC, LLC is a privately held Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection (MEP/FP) design and construction firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, with a regional office in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 2004, the firm delivers fully integrated design-build services across complex engineered building systems, combining in-house engineering, design assist, design build, and ACG-certified commissioning under single-source accountability. Its technology stack centers on 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) for coordinated, constructible design and robotic total station layout services that translate BIM coordinates to construction sites with 2mm accuracy at distances up to 1,640 feet. The firm maintains advanced sustainability credentials, including over 150 sustainable projects, 15 Certified / 52 Silver / 34 Gold / 4 Platinum LEED certifications, and the first Net Zero project in the US delivered under the Living Building Challenge.

The firm is licensed nationwide with documented project delivery spanning Hawaii to Puerto Rico to Maine, and has begun executing international projects. It segments its client base across Industrial, Government, Healthcare, Commercial, Living (residential), and Sustainability verticals, with named enterprise and government clients including FedEx, Amazon, the Department of Defense, the US Postal Service, Anderson Hospital, Caesar's Republic, Goya Foods, and Washington University. Solutions AEC generates revenue primarily through professional services—project-based engineering, design-build, and commissioning contracts—and reports approximately 87% repeat business with some relationships spanning close to 15 years. The firm operates with 11 to 50 employees under a four-partner leadership team (Matt Ford as founding principal and CEO, Kregg Kraus as principal and director of electrical engineering, Kimberly Wood as principal and chief integration officer, and Matt Spencer as principal and strategic planning director), supplemented by wholly-owned subsidiary SAEC Electric, which provides integrated electrical contracting.

Name

Solutions AEC

Legal name

Solutions AEC, LLC

Website

https://solutions-aec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Solutions AEC is a privately held MEP engineering, design-build, and commissioning firm headquartered in St. Louis with a Phoenix regional office, serving industrial, government, healthcare, commercial, residential, and sustainability clients nationwide through integrated single-source delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

MEP Engineering and Design-Build Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD), Control System Integration & Engineering Services (Design, Commissioning, Retrofits) (IMAGABAK)

Keywords

• MEP engineering services
• Design build construction
• Building commissioning services
• 3D BIM modeling
• Mechanical electrical plumbing

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. MEP Engineering Design Services: Engineering design services for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems including 3D BIM modeling, sustainable design, and energy analysis. Services are provided across commercial, government, healthcare, industrial, and residential markets.
2. Design Build Services: End-to-end, fully integrated design build of complex MEP/FP systems. Services span from project pursuit through commissioning and quality control, with single source accountability for performance, quality, and delivery.
3. Design Assist + Services: Pre-construction phase services including system selection and optimization, cost reduction strategies, conceptual estimates, equipment procurement, subcontractor buyout, and BIM modeling.
4. Commissioning Services: ACG-Certified commissioning for new construction, retrofit, and modernization projects ensuring performance and functionality of individual and integrated systems. Includes sustainable systems commissioning and building envelope testing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Solutions AEC provides integrated Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) engineering, design-build, design-assist, and commissioning services for complex commercial, government, healthcare, industrial, residential, and sustainability-focused facilities. The firm combines 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM), robotic total station layout, and ACG-certified commissioning under a single-source design-build model, delivering coordinated MEP systems from project pursuit through quality control.

Product overview

Solutions AEC is a fully integrated MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) design/build engineering firm offering end-to-end services from engineering design through construction. The company provides a unified portfolio of services including Engineering, Design Build, Design Assist +, Commissioning, and specialized offerings such as Total Station Layout (robotic BIM-to-field layout), Solar Systems design, and Electric Vehicle Charging Station installation. The core value proposition is an integrated approach that combines all MEP disciplines under one roof, leveraging 3D BIM technology and construction expertise to deliver coordinated, constructible solutions that maximize efficiency and minimize gaps between design and construction phases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering MEP engineering services utilizing state-of-the-art 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) software to deliver coordinated, constructible solutions for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems across commercial, government, healthcare, industrial, and residential projects.
• Design Build End-to-end, fully integrated MEP Design Build services that combine engineering design and construction under one roof, eliminating gaps in scopes of work and providing single-source accountability for performance, quality, and delivery.
• Design Assist + Pre-construction and bidding-phase MEP design support that helps clients ensure projects trend to budget, meet or exceed schedule, and achieve quality requirements, including system selection optimization, cost-reduction strategies, conceptual estimates, equipment procurement, subcontractor buyout, and BIM modeling.
• Commissioning ACG-Certified commissioning services for new construction, retrofit, and modernization projects that ensure facilities meet all contract requirements and established performance levels, including sustainable systems commissioning and building envelope testing.
• Total Station Layout Robotic Total Station field layout service that translates spatial points from coordinated BIM models directly to real-world construction sites, providing 2mm accuracy at distances up to 1,640 feet and up to 80% labor savings versus traditional layout methods.
• Solar Systems Design, engineering, construction, and commissioning of photovoltaic solar systems, with over 2 MW of installed solar systems to date, delivered in partnership with affiliated SAEC Electric, LLC.
• Electric Vehicle Charging Stations State-of-the-art EV charging solutions for commercial facilities, including design, construction, commissioning, sustainability analysis, and tax-credit assistance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5X faster layout with robotic total station compared to traditional methods
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 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.

• SAEC Electric, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated electrical contracting company providing joint design-build services. Collaboration enabled Solutions AEC to provide comprehensive design-build services on FedEx Distribution Center project where SAEC Electric served as electrical contractor.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ME Engineers: MEP engineering design and consulting firm focused on high-performance building systems for entertainment, sports, healthcare, and commercial clients. Comparable on integrated MEP design and commissioning.
• Syska Hennessy Group: National MEP engineering and commissioning firm with deep experience in healthcare, higher education, and mission-critical facilities. Competes directly on the design-build and commissioning services Solutions AEC provides.
• Henderson Engineers: Employee-owned MEP engineering design firm specializing in building systems design across commercial, healthcare, mission critical, and sports sectors. Closely comparable to Solutions AEC's integrated engineering and commissioning model.
• CMTA: Engineering firm specializing in MEP, energy, and commissioning services with a strong sustainability and high-performance building practice. Directly comparable on net-zero, LEED, and integrated MEP design services.
• Newcomb & Boyd: MEP engineering consulting firm with design, commissioning, and energy services across healthcare, higher education, and government. Comparable integrated MEP delivery and CxA-certified commissioning capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• GRT Architects / exp Global Services: Global engineering, architecture, and design-build firm with MEP, commissioning, and sustainability practices. Competes for integrated building engineering scope across healthcare, industrial, and government markets.
• EMCOR Group: One of the largest mechanical and electrical construction services firms in the U.S. EMCOR competes with Solutions AEC on large commercial, industrial, and government MEP design-build programs through subsidiaries such as EMCOR Mechanical Services and U.S. Mechanical.
• IES Holdings: Provider of electrical and mechanical contracting services, including design-build MEP delivery to commercial, industrial, and data center customers. Direct overlap with Solutions AEC on integrated MEP scope.
• Comfort Systems USA: National mechanical and HVAC contractor operating across all major U.S. metros. Comfort Systems competes for the same MEP design-build scope on industrial, healthcare, and commercial projects that Solutions AEC serves.
• Bowman Consulting Group: Multi-disciplinary engineering and consulting firm offering MEP, structural, civil, and energy services. Public company providing an indication of scale and valuation benchmarks for MEP engineering peers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Solutions AEC