HVAC systems that are easy to run, easy to maintain, and built to last.
Since 2003 we've designed heating, cooling and ventilation for hospitals, schools, senior living, offices and industrial plants — with each system chosen for the simplest, most cost-effective, longest-lasting result rather than a one-size-fits-all answer.
Mechanical engineering from load calc to commissioning.
New construction, additions, renovations and system replacements — from a single rooftop unit to a hospital central plant.
Load analysis & system selection
Heating and cooling loads modeled for how the building is actually occupied, with system options compared on first cost and lifetime operating cost.
Air distribution & ventilation
Ductwork, air handling and ventilation design that meets code and keeps spaces comfortable and quiet.
Central plants & hydronics
Chilled-water and heating-water plants, boilers, chillers and pumping for hospitals, campuses and large facilities.
Geothermal (geoexchange)
Ground-source heat pump systems from well-field analysis and bore design through installation and commissioning.
Indoor air quality renovations
Ventilation and HVAC upgrades for occupied buildings, including a long run of IAQ renovations for Lincoln-area schools.
Troubleshooting & assessments
Facility assessments, energy studies and on-site diagnostics for systems that aren't performing the way they should.
Decades of ground-source heat pump design.
Geothermal systems can cut heating and cooling energy dramatically, but only when the well field, loop and heat pumps are sized together. We handle the whole system: well-field evaluation, bore design and loop sizing, heat pump selection, and commissioning, using GSHP Calc and Trane TRACE to model performance before anything is drilled.
- St. Thomas Aquinas Newman Center – new facility with 600′ geothermal bore holesLincoln, NE
- Peru State College – Administration Building geothermal conversionPeru, NE
- Grand Island Village – four-building retirement communityGrand Island, NE
- Kearney Public Schools – Meadowlark geothermal designKearney, NE
- General Services Administration – new 66,000 sf facilityLincoln, NE
- Lincoln Public Schools – IAQ renovations at a dozen schoolsLincoln, NE
With you before design and after move-in.
Pre-planning
Feasibility, master planning and facility assessments before design starts.
Design
Load analysis, system selection and layouts coordinated with electrical and plumbing.
Construction documents
Revit models and stamped drawings ready for permit and bid.
Construction administration
Submittal review, site visits and answers when questions come up in the field.
Commissioning & follow-up
Building commissioning, staff training, and consultations for a year after completion.
Design & modeling software
Field diagnostics
Buildings that can't afford to get the mechanical wrong.
Health care
- CHI Health St. Francis – chiller & surgery center commissioning
- CHI Health St. Elizabeth – central plant commissioning
- Bryan Medical Center – Energy Star analysis
Education
- Lincoln Public Schools – IAQ renovations
- Peru State College – geothermal conversion
- UNL North Stadium – commissioning
Adult living
- Grand Island Village – skilled nursing & assisted living
- Tabitha – Greenhouse homes & hospice house
- Lincoln Housing Authority – Mahoney Manor HVAC remodel
Commercial
- Arbor Day Foundation – HVAC replacement, three floors
- Atrium Building – HVAC analysis & upgrade
- Westroads Mall – central energy plant
Government
- GSA / Veterans Administration – 66,000 sf regional office
- Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center – HVAC & energy upgrades
- Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home – cooling system upgrade
Industrial
- Kamterter – new 30,000 sf facility
- CJ Foods – plant expansion commissioning
- First Data – chiller system
Project lists include work completed by AES and experience of our staff while at other firms.
Proud to be partners… Almost 50% electrical savings. Almost 75% gas savings. All this with a massive hole in the roof. (Client) very happy!Frederick LerougeControl Management, Inc.
We enjoy introducing AES to clients we come in contact with when they want a closed loop geoexchange system designed… They get results!Russell BurasPresident, Loop Tech International
They are easy to communicate with and seem to get to the root of our needs quickly… which ultimately leads to quicker completion and earlier occupation of our space.Dave KozakDirector, Engineering & Maintenance, CHI Saint Francis Medical Center
Planning an HVAC replacement, renovation or new building?
Tell us about it and a mechanical engineer will follow up within one business day.