Environmental Mechanical Company News

Environmental Mechanical welcomes new Senior Project Manager

Environmental Mechanical welcomes new Senior Project Manager
High-profile projects drive continued growth at Olathe-based contractor
 
Rick R. Ellis joined the Environmental Mechanical Contractors team in January 2010 as a Senior Project Manager. 
 
Rick has over 29 years of experience in plumbing and piping operations and has managed numerous design/build projects at commercial, industrial and institutional facilities, including cleanroom piping, sanitary and food grade piping, power plant instrumentation piping, high pressure hydraulic piping for turbine controls, stack drain installations and others...

EMC begins work on 1006 Grand renovation

EMC begins work on 1006 Grand renovation

  • Design/Build project to renovate the historic 1006 Grand office building into 125 living units, with 2 additional floors of amenities. 
  • 1006 Grand was originally built in 1909 as a five story building known as The Gates Building.  Over the next 20 years additions were completed to expand the building to its current seventeen story height and it became known as The Homes Savings Association Building. The renovation will maintain the integrity of the historic qualities of this building, while offering modern apartment amenities.
  • EMC is successfully meeting a very accelerated schedule on this project, which is scheduled for completion in November 2010.
  • EMC also helped meet MBE/ WBE participation on this project, funded in part by a federal stimulus...

EMC Project Wins DBIA Recognition

The Design-Build Institute of America’s Midwest Branch has recognized Fire Station 19, 550 W. 43rd St., as one of nine exceptional design-build projects in the region.
 
Environmental Mechanical is proud to have successfully completed the mechanical scope on this design-build project with JE Dunn. 
 
The state-of-the-art facility, which replaced an aging battalion fire station in Westport, incorporates the important elements of fire station design including: quickness of response, functional relationships with corresponding components, reduction of maintenance, durability of materials and privacy of its users. 
 
The two-story fire station, by the design-build team of SFS Architecture and JE Dunn Construction, keeps firefighters in close...

2009 Ingram’s Winner

Environmental Mechanical Contractors, Inc. is proud to have been named #73 on Ingram’s Magazine “Corporate Report 100Environmental Mechanical Contractors, Inc. is proud to have been named #73 on Ingram’s Magazine “Corporate Report 100 2009” of the fastest-growing companies in Kansas City.

It is the company’s 1st year on the Corporate Report 100. The ranking was based on EMC’s 83% growth in gross revenue from 2005 to 2008.

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Piping Project of the Year - Outstanding Mechanical Installation

Johnson County Community College Central Plant

MCAA Outstanding Installation 2007 Award
Central plant for east campus
7 month project completed on schedule
2400 tons chilled water capacity

New Marketing Coordinator

Barb L. Galan

Environmental Mechanical Contractors recently hired Barbara L. Galan as their new Marketing Coordinator. Barbara will be responsible for market research and materials, community relations and coordinating the preparation of proposals and qualifications. Barbara brings over 12 years of executive and product management experience to Environmental Mechanical. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a Masters in Public Relations from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. A native of Kansas City, prior to joining Environmental Mechanical she worked for the Institute for International Research, as Division Manager in Madrid, Spain.

Kansas City-Based Environmental Mechanical Goes Green

Gene Darby, Sheet Metal Operations Manager of Environmental Mechanical Contractors, Inc. has received accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) professional. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is the nation’s foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work and the LEED Professional Accreditation recognizes Gene’s completion of a rigorous curriculum of study in energy efficient design and environmental quality. LEED Professional Accreditation distinguishes building professionals with the knowledge and skills to successfully steward the LEED certification process. LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED APs) have demonstrated a...

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