What Environmental Health & Engineering does

Environmental Health & Engineering (EH&E) is an environmental, engineering, health, and safety professional services firm founded in 1988 and headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. The firm delivers multidisciplinary consulting to enterprise clients across healthcare (Boston Children's Hospital, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Tenet Health, Signature Healthcare), life sciences (biotech and cell/gene therapy labs), higher education (MIT, Simmons University), and corporate/commercial markets (Fortune 500 firms). Practice areas span infection prevention and control, biosafety (BSL-2/BSL-3), USP 797/800 sterile compounding compliance, Joint Commission accreditation readiness, energy optimization, building commissioning, exposure and risk analysis, and environmental compliance management.

EH&E's offerings are anchored by a multidisciplinary staff of industrial hygienists, engineers, scientists, and safety professionals and supported by a dedicated Advanced Analytics practice that conducts data visualization, statistical modeling, lifecycle analyses, and human health risk assessment. Proprietary technical assets include a novel in-situ radon flux measurement system deployed for more than 10,000 measurements in the world's largest granite countertop study, and 24/7 continuous automated air quality monitoring with real-time alerting and interactive stakeholder dashboards. The firm also produces peer-reviewed research — including a study published in Environmental Research Letters showing corn ethanol lifecycle emissions 46% lower than gasoline, and analyses documenting 18-22% GHG reductions across Boston-area hospitals from 2011-2022 — that functions as credentialing for client engagements.

EH&E generates revenue through project-based professional services engagements, recurring advisory contracts, and ongoing monitoring work, predominantly in the United States. The firm became 100% employee-owned via an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) completed in November 2021, with founder John McCarthy continuing as CEO and Kevin Coghlan elevated to President alongside his COO role. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales led by senior consultants and principals, augmented by content-led demand generation through white papers, webinars, conference participation (APIC, NEHES, CSHEMA), and thought leadership across EHS, healthcare, and academic channels.

Name

Environmental Health & Engineering

Legal name

Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://eheinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Environmental Health & Engineering is a 100% employee-owned environmental, engineering, health, and safety consultancy founded in 1988, serving Fortune 500 enterprises, healthcare systems, life sciences firms, and universities across the United States with multidisciplinary expert advisory services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting & Engineering Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Engineering Services (541330), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene (BPAHAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Compliance & Permitting (BPAHAJAA), Air Quality & Emissions Management (BPAHAJAI), EHS Auditing, Inspections & Assurance (BPAHAJAG)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Industrial hygiene consulting
• Biosafety and infection prevention
• Building commissioning services
• Environmental health and safety

Headquarters

HQ city

Newton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Professional consulting engagements providing comprehensive environmental consulting, engineering, health, and safety solutions to businesses and institutions. Revenue generated through project-based consulting contracts, assessments, audits, and ongoing advisory services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Environmental Health & Engineering (EH&E) is a professional consulting firm that delivers environmental, engineering, health, and safety solutions to enterprises and institutions. Its practice areas include analytics, biosafety, climate and energy optimization, commissioning and engineering, environmental compliance, exposure and risk analysis, health and safety, healthcare accreditation, indoor environmental quality, and infection prevention and control. Services are delivered by multidisciplinary teams of industrial hygienists, engineers, scientists, and safety professionals primarily under project-based consulting engagements.

Product overview

Environmental Health & Engineering (EH&E) is an environmental consulting, engineering, health, and safety firm that provides professional advisory services rather than a software product platform. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of service offerings organized under distinct practice areas: Analytics (including Data Visualization and Dashboards, Product Stewardship, and Research Analysis and Communications), Biosafety, Climate & Energy (including Energy Optimization), Commissioning and Engineering, Environmental Compliance & Management, Exposure & Risk Analysis (including Exposure Assessment and Human Health Risk Analysis), Health & Safety, Healthcare Accreditation & Compliance, Indoor Environmental Quality (including 24/7 Construction Air Quality Monitoring), and Infection Prevention & Control. These services are delivered by a team of industrial hygienists, engineers, scientists, and safety professionals who provide expert consulting to healthcare, life sciences, higher education, and corporate/commercial clients across the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Analytics Services Comprehensive analytics services including data visualization and dashboards, product stewardship, and research analysis and communications to help organizations make evidence-based, data-driven decisions on environmental, health, and safety matters.
• Biosafety Services Biosafety consulting including BSL-2+ implementation guidance, BSL-3 commissioning, and biosafety management for life science facilities and research laboratories.
• Climate & Energy Services Climate and energy consulting including energy optimization and emissions reduction strategies for decarbonization, helping organizations reduce energy consumption and operating costs through mechanical systems performance optimization.
• Commissioning and Engineering Building commissioning services for MEP and life safety systems including new construction, retro-commissioning, and design review for facilities across healthcare, life sciences, and higher education.
• Environmental Compliance & Management Regulatory compliance services for environmental management including asbestos, PCBs, Tier II reporting, and SPCC compliance for enterprise and institutional clients.
• Exposure & Risk Analysis Comprehensive exposure assessment and human health risk analysis services for chemical and environmental hazards across occupational and community settings.
• Health & Safety Services Occupational health and safety consulting including workplace safety programs and regulatory compliance for industrial, laboratory, and institutional clients.
• Healthcare Accreditation & Compliance Joint Commission accreditation readiness, mock surveys, and healthcare facility compliance services for hospitals and health systems.
• Indoor Environmental Quality Indoor air quality assessment, mold prevention, environmental monitoring, and 24/7 construction air quality monitoring for healthy buildings and occupied facilities.
• Infection Prevention & Control Infection prevention consulting including water safety, Legionella mitigation, ICRA assessments, and outbreak investigations for healthcare and life sciences facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 18% reduction in GHG emissions for Boston hospitals (2011-2019) while serving more patients and expanding facilities by 10%
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Tenet HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024EH&E and Tenet Health presenting at NEHES Fall 2024 Conference on Laura's Law implementation for emergency department safety and wayfinding improvements.
• Beth Israel Lahey HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024EH&E and Beth Israel Lahey Health presenting at NEHES Fall 2024 Conference on AAMI ST-108 implementation strategies for water quality in medical device reprocessing.
• Consolidated Sterilizer SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2022EH&E and Consolidated Sterilizer Systems co-present at NEBSA Biosafety Symposium on Level Up Lab Safety: Practical Guide to a Robust Autoclave Program.
• Health Care Without HarmflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021Contracted to perform in-depth analysis of energy use data for Metro Boston healthcare facilities to assess progress toward climate goals of 50% GHG reduction by 2030 and 100% by 2050. Analysis covered over 40,000 energy and GHG records.
• National Academies of SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021EH&E worked with the National Academies of Science to develop a guide on Infectious Disease Mitigation in Airports and on Aircraft during the Ebola outbreak, which remained relevant during COVID-19.
• Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021Collaborated on video chat regarding protocols for infectious disease mitigation in airports and on aircraft, leveraging experience from Ebola and COVID-19 responses.
• City of CambridgecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2021Partnered to offer small business guidance on improving indoor ventilation during COVID-19 pandemic through informational sessions with EH&E experts in public health and mechanical systems.
• Tufts UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2021Dr. Helen Suh of Tufts University led scientific analysis of COVID-19 camp study with support from EH&E, Maine Medical Center, and American Camp Association.
• American Camp AssociationflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2020Engaged to convene an independent expert panel to create educational resources for camps during COVID-19 pandemic. EH&E coordinated specialists in pediatric medicine, epidemiology, infectious disease management, and industrial hygiene to develop the Camp Operations Guide.
• YMCA of the USAflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2020Partnered with Y-USA alongside American Camp Association to develop groundbreaking educational resources for day and overnight summer camp operations during COVID-19 pandemic.
• Association of Camp NursingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2020Participated as a specialist organization in the expert panel coordinated by EH&E for the American Camp Association and YMCA camp operations guidance during COVID-19.
• Airlines for AmericaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020EH&E experts served a key role in the Aviation Public Health Initiative (APHI) team researching practices to reduce public health risks of flying during the pandemic. Phase one focused on aircraft environment (gate-to-gate) and phase two on airport environment (curb-to-curb).
• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, a joint program of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Kennedy School of Government, launched APHI with Airlines for America. EH&E founders were key members of the APHI team.
• Marble Institute of AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Contracted by the natural stone trade association to evaluate exposure and health risks related to radon in granite countertops. EH&E designed and implemented a novel radon flux measurement system and conducted over 10,000 measurements - the largest study of its kind.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global engineering, consulting, and infrastructure firm offering environmental, health, and safety services as part of a much broader portfolio. Comparable to EH&E in environmental engineering, commissioning, and remediation but at vastly larger scale and broader scope.
• WSP: Global engineering consultancy with environmental, building commissioning, and EHS service lines. Overlaps with EH&E in commissioning, IAQ, and environmental compliance for institutional facilities, but as part of a much larger portfolio.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global professional services firm with a critical mission solutions and environmental consulting practice. Comparable to EH&E in environmental and engineering services for healthcare, higher-education, and government clients, but operates as a broad incumbent.

Direct peers

• GHD: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm serving healthcare, higher-education, and life-sciences clients. Comparable to EH&E in environmental compliance, EHS, and building-environment services with a similar multi-vertical institutional focus.
• Haley & Aldrich: US environmental and geotechnical engineering consulting firm with strong healthcare, higher-education, and life-sciences practices. Directly comparable to EH&E in offering building commissioning, environmental compliance, and EHS services to institutional clients.
• Antea Group: International engineering and environmental consulting firm delivering EHS, compliance, and sustainability services. Comparable to EH&E in multi-vertical EHS consulting, though operating at broader geographic scale.
• Roux Associates: Environmental consulting and engineering firm specializing in site assessment, remediation, exposure assessment, and EHS services. Closely comparable to EH&E in environmental and human health risk analysis service lines.
• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory consultancy with EHS, compliance, and built-environment service lines. Comparable to EH&E in environmental compliance, industrial hygiene, and sustainability advisory.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consulting firm serving healthcare, life sciences, and industrial clients. Closely comparable to EH&E in service portfolio (EHS consulting, compliance, exposure assessment) but at significantly larger global scale.
• Trinity Consultants: Environmental and EHS consulting firm specializing in air quality, permitting, and compliance. Comparable to EH&E's air quality, emissions management, and industrial hygiene practices, with deeper focus on air permitting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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