Services Provided: MEP engineering design LEED consulting New building commissioning Existing building commissioning Net-zero energy studies     Project Highlights: Phase I received LEED Certification Phase II is targeting LEED Silver certification LEED certification program rolled out across entire ProLogis portfolio ProLogis and M.E. GROUP received $15,000,000 grant to study net-zero buildings

ProLogis Global Headquarters
Denver, Colorado
ProLogis’ Phase I of their Global Headquarters is a 89,000 square foot office building;  Phase II is a 83,000 square foot building. Following the completion of Building One, ProLogis engaged with M.E. GROUP to take their worldwide portfolio through the LEED process.  As a result, ProLogis and M.E. GROUP were awarded a $15,000,000 grant by the Department of Energy and NREL to make net-zero energy commercial buildings financially viable by the year 2025.

Architect: Gensler

Services Provided: MEP engineering design LEED consulting New building commissioning   Project Highlights: HVAC system exceeds ASHRAE/IESNA efficiency standards by 30% As a result of LEED and Commissioning processes, M.E. GROUP and Gallup are collaborating on CxEngagement Omaha Public Power District "J.M. Harding Award of Excellence" for demonstrating efficient and innovative uses of energy

Gallup University
Omaha, Nebraska
Gallup University features a 5-story office complex, dining facility, a large data center, and child development center. The entire facility totals 300,000 square feet and incorporates LEED and sustainable building elements throughout the campus. The current 84,000 square foot addition is pursuing LEED Silver certification featuring an energy efficient mechancial system and green roof.

Architect: Gensler

Services Provided: MEP engineering LEED consulting & administration Energy modeling Daylighting analysis New building commissioning Geo-exchange Specalized lighting design Fire protection Data/telecommunication    Project Highlights:   Targeting to be Nebraska's first LEED Platinum building Geo-exchange in employee parking lot Solar panels included near entryway Natural light-filled work area 65% more energy-efficient compared to ASHRAE   90.1 2004 Tours available for our clients and students

M.E. Group's Omaha Office Omaha, Nebraska M.E. Group’s newest Omaha office is a high performance building “learning lab”. The Omaha office is a 6,000 square foot building which incorporates the company’s philosophy of sustainable design and innovative, practical solutions. It is in the final stages of LEED certification. Upon certification, M.E. Group’s Omaha office will be Nebraska’s first LEED Platinum building. Ravi Maniktala with M.E. Group said, “As high-performance building designers and green building consultants, we felt it was important to “walk the walk” as an expression of our commitment to sustainability. Thus, we targeted the highest LEED rating for our new office building.” The firm utilizes the office building as a “learning laboratory” by incorporating a number of different technologies to monitor their performance. Clients can tour the building to learn about sustainability/LEED design practices, view a variety of mechanical, electrical and lighting equipment, and participate in eco-charettes.

Architect:
Helix Architecture and Design

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Department of Defense Health Care Facilities

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Services Provided: Prime consultant MEP engineering Construction administration  Project Highlights: As Prime Consultant, M.E. GROUP facilitated entire design team The 92,000 square foot hospital was designed and built within 16 months

Nebraska Heart Hospital
Lincoln, Nebraska
M.E. GROUP was the Prime Consultant for Nebraska Heart Hospital, a state-of-the-art healthcare facility.  The hospital is the second all digital hospital in the country, and the "paperless" facility enhances medical care by keeping accurate records and allowing for instant access by physicians.  A project of this magnitude usually takes multiple years to complete.  Because of the team structure, the new facility was completed in 16 months from the day land was purchased.
 
Team:
M.E. GROUP (Prime)
Sinclaire Hill Architects
Stein Cox Group / HKS, Inc.

Services Provided: LEED consulting New building commissioning Energy modeling   Project Highlights: LEED Silver certified Provided training for the University of Nebraska’s commissioning pilot  program

International Quilt Study Center
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
The International Quilt Study Center provides an impressive permanent home for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's
world-class quilt collection and textile history scholars. The overall design includes three levels and approximately
38,000 gross square feet of display, storage, administrative and research areas that allow public interaction with the
diverse collection and professional staff.

Architect: Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture

Services Provided:  New building commissioning   Project Highlights: Pursuing LEED Silver certification 4-story atrium

Physical Sciences Building
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
The new four-story, 124,000-square-foot building, located on the University of Nebraska’s Lincoln campus, includes two lecture halls, four teaching labs and eight classrooms, along with office and lab space for physics and astronomy faculty.

Architect: Perkins+Will with BVH Architects

Services Provided:  - LEED Consulting  - New Bldg Commissioning  - Daylighting Analysis  - Façade Analysis

The Rough Rock Community School
Navajo Nation in Rough Rock, Arizona. 
The multi-phase project includes new academic space for all grade levels, dormitories, a kitchen-dining facility, a school field house and a bus shelter. M.E. Group is providing commissioning services for all phases of the project.

Project Highlights: Pursuing LEED Silver certification. Ensuring the Owner’s design intent is realized. Working with Architect of Record and commissioning team architect.

Services Provided: LEED consulting New building commissioning Enhanced commissioning   Project Highlights: Passive solar design, daylight harvesting and HVAC sensors, underfloor air distribution Reduced CO2 emissions by 34% compared to national average 38.66% water use reduction through use of low-flow and water efficient fixtures and appliances Optimized energy efficiency through a 23.2% energy reduction compared to ASHRAE 90.1-1999

National Park Service Midwest Regional Headquarters
Omaha, Nebraska
The Carl T. Curtis Midwest Regional Headquarters houses the offices from which the National Park Service oversees a 13-state region. The National Park Service was dedicated to designing a building that exhibited its philosophies about the environment. The 68,000 square foot building's east-west axis allows simpler mechanical controls, increases daylighting, reduces solar heat gain from the west, and gives 90% of the occupants’ views of the river or surrounding area.

Architect: Leo A. Daly

Services Provided: New & existing building commissioning LEED consulting Energy analysis Facility assessments studies Construction management service   Contract Highlights: 1 of 7 nationwide contracts Prime Consultant

GSA LEED & Commissioning
Nationwide Contract
M.E. GROUP holds one of seven nationwide Prime Consultant contracts providing all regions of the GSA for Commissioning and Expert Professional Services. The projects include facility assessments and analyses, sustainable consulting and LEED certification services, program development studies, energy audits, high performance building design assistance and master-planning services.  Sample contracts executed under this IDIQ include:

• Donahue Courthouse (retro-commissioning and energy analysis)
• EPA Lab in Chicago (whole building commissioning)
• Seven East Coast re/retro-commmissioning projects in NY, NJ, SC, NC

Services Provided: Existing building commissioning Energy audit   Project Highlights: Energy Conservation Measures (ECM) analysis provided nine ECMs, both separately and combined Identified and corrected a number of items which resulted in 48% energy savings Annual energy savings of $69,363 Identified numerous ECMs for future implementation Should all ECMs be implemented, energy usage is estimated to decrease by 59%

Donahue Federal Building & Courthouse
Worcester, Massachusetts
The Donahue Federal Building and Courthouse is a 106,000 square foot historic building and was fully renovated in 1995. The building underwent major renovations, including envelope, lighting and energy systems upgrades. M.E. GROUP provided retro-commissioning services to identify energy efficiency improvements and demand reduction strategies, indoor air quality and occupant comfort improvements, and operational improvements.

Services Provided:  LEED consulting New building commissioning Energy modeling   Project Highlights: Achieved LEED-CI Gold (1st ever for a warehouse/distribution center) A 806,400 sf facility, the largest LEED-CI building at the time of completion Required reinterpretation of LEED-CI (intended for office buildings) for a distribution center 2008 Merit Award Winner, ACEC Engineering Excellence Award

Kraft Foods Global Distribution Center
Morris, Illinois
The Kraft Foods Global Distribution Center is a 806,400 square foot food warehouse and distribution center. As the largest LEED-CI warehouse project in the world, it required a highly collaborative environment between the owner, tenant, design team and contractors. The Kraft Global Foods Distribution Center serves as an example of how sustainable design, fostered by a collaborative design and construction team, can provide an industry a new case study of successful project delivery for a new project type.

Architect: Heitman Architects

Services Provided: MEP engineering design LEED consulting New building commissioning Energy modeling     Project Highlights: BMW in Nazareth is pursuing LEED Silver certification. BMW in Minooka is pursuing LEED certification. BMW in Nazareth reduced energy costs by more than 25%.

BMW RDC
Nazareth, Pennsylvania / Minooka, Illinois
M.E. GROUP is providing MEP engineering, LEED, and commissioning services for two ProLogis owned rapid deployment centers. The larger of the two, BMW Northeastern located in Nazareth, Pennsylvania consists of 8,500 square feet of office space and 870,000 square feet of warehouse space. BMW Great Lakes, located in Minooka, Illinois totals over 6,000 square feet of office space and 295,000 of warehouse space.  Both BMW distribution centers features low flow fixtures and a landscape design that requires no irrigation.

Architect: Heitman Architects

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Home Depot Regional Distribution Center

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Services Provided: - MEP engineering design - LEED consulting - New building commissioning

Project Cascade
Strutevant, Wisconsin
Project Cascade is being constructed for a undisclosed Fortune 500 company. Once certified, the 432,000 square foot distribution center will be the second LEED-NC Gold certified building in Wisconsin. Project Cascade features multiple sustainable and energy-efficient components including geothermal heating and cooling, low flow fixtures, and light pollution reduction techniques. Project Cascade is awaiting LEED-NC Gold certification.

Project Highlights: Pursuing LEED-NC Gold certification. Achieved 44% water savings. Nominated for the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) 2008 Industrial Build-to-Suit of the Year award.

Services Provided: LEED consulting New building commissioning Existing building commissioning Project development MEP design assistance   Contract Highlights: Nationwide projects Design and construction of projects throughout the nation

National Guard Bureau
Nationwide IDIQ Contract

M.E. GROUP is the LEED consultant, MEP designer and commissioning agent for this Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract. As a subconsultant to a HNTB-Black and Veatch joint venture, the project includes complete architectural and engineering services, including facility assessments, BIM, energy audits for the design and construction of National Guard projects throughout the nation.

Architect: HNTB / Black and Veatch JV