Why Sign the MEP 2040 Commitment?

We believe that we need to reduce carbon emissions. We want to develop what we can do and apply it in our new projects.

AHA appreciates that the MEP systems we design impact the built environment's operational and embodied carbon footprint. We encourage our clients to aim for operational carbon neutrality now, by offering design solutions that reduce total energy consumption and eliminate fossil fuels. Our efficient, and cost effective, engineering systems have attained Passive House, WELL, and LEED Platinum building certifications. As we incorporate embodied carbon targets into our company goals, we look forward to leading the path forward while working with our fellow MEP2040 signatories.

We recognize the considerable impact our work has on the built environment. We are committed to taking measures to understand and reduce operational and embodied carbon within the MEP systems we design.

A more prosperous future is contingent on a healthy and resilient world. As an integrated practice of architects and engineers, Ballinger has a responsibility to apply our expertise and ingenuity to design the most sustainable buildings possible. As signatories of both the AIA 2030 and SE 2050 commitments, Ballinger believes the MEP 2040 Challenge aligns with our goal of significantly reducing operational and embodied carbon in our designs, with an ultimate net zero carbon objective. We are proud to be a part of this growing movement and look forward to meeting the Challenge.

Budlong has been committed for the past two decades in sustainability and decarbonization in all of our own building designs with our clients. Along with our many award-winning low energy buildings plus various LEED and WELL accredited projects, we strive to commit to all significant sustainable design to achieve NetZero by 2040.

Addressing climate change is one of the greatest opportunities for our generation to impact the future of humanity.

Clark Nexsen is committed to collaborating with our clients, other building designers, and manufacturers to reduce the impact of the built environment on climate change. We are signatories to the AIA 2030 Commitment and SE 2050 Challenge initiatives, and look forward to more fully engaging our MEP disciplines in this work through the MEP 2040 Challenge.

CoolSys Energy Design (CED) is passionate about reducing operational and embodied carbon throughout the built environment by delivering sustainable, low- and no-carbon emissions solutions to all our clients and partners. All MEP firms have the opportunity to make a real impact in solving the climate crisis and we view this opportunity as an obligation at CED. Through signing the MEP 2040 Commitment, we are memorializing our pledge to make decarbonization a top priority in the work that we do every day.

We believe that the work of MEP engineers can improve the health and prosperity of people. But we recognize the contribution that building systems have made to global carbon emissions. We believe that MEP engineers have a responsibility to mitigate climate change and strive to reverse the negative environmental impacts that our industry has contributed to.

I am a licensed plumbing, piping, fire protection, and boiler contractor (Cal Lic. 566474). I am also a hands-on union plumber working for large contractors intermittently. I am also a Revit MEP detailer working for same contractors intermittently. I have previous experience in developing a prevailing wage payroll processing system useful USA-wide. Currently I am developing a patent pending craft-training and element-specific ECC add-in to Revit. IMPEL+ 2022 cohort member.

Signing the MEP 2040 Commitment reinforces EwingCole’s broader mission to bring the built environment into alignment with the health of our communities and the planet – to create spaces where all of nature can thrive. As engineers and architects, we must exercise leadership and acknowledge responsibility in designing and renovating the built environment. The MEP 2040 Commitment provides us the opportunity to support the MEP equipment manufacturing industry in its pursuit of LCA and EPD development, to implement best practices for refrigerants that balance embodied and operational carbon emissions, and to collaborate on project processes that support of these goals.

There is a clear need for change in the way we relate to the planet. The only way to achieve this is through the participation of society as a whole. Fisair, as a manufacturer and major consumer of resources and energy, must have in its main strategy to reduce its impact. The help of the community in this demanding journey is very much appreciated.

We are committed to this process for the future generations of this planet. We are excited to use our position for advocacy and innovation to push our industry forward in this journey.

Glumac is a full service MEP engineering design firm with sustainability embedded in our mission and values. We have an obligation to our clients and the industry to make zero carbon designs an everyday reality and the CLF commitment allows us to share and learn from our peers, so we can collectively move faster and achieve performance results.

Embodied carbon is less mentioned in conversations or policies nowadays compared to operational carbon. However, reducing embodied carbon will drive radical changes of manufacturing as well as the ways we design, select specifications,... As a green building consulting firm with 10 years of experience, with dozens of projects in the portfolio each year, GreenViet see our responsibilities in taking an active role in this roadmap.

Hargis Engineers has already joined the AIA 2030 Commitment which targets reductions in operational energy and GHG emissions. Our next priority is to target embodied carbon and this commitment is the perfect mechanism to help us do that.

Our pledge is to lead regenerative and innovative design for a brighter, cleaner future. Henderson’s sustainability mission is to establish a regenerative mindset within our operations and design practice to realize solutions that restore, renew, and replenish sources of energy and materials while benefiting employees, clients, communities, and global ecological systems. Our sustainability strategic plan is to deliver carbon negative buildings where building products and operations yield net negative CO2 emissions. Our plan is in direct alignment with the MEP 2040 Commitment and we hope to build industry wide capacity to achieve a zero carbon economy.

We help our clients understand the whole life environmental impacts of their designs both at the architecture and MEP level to make the best decisions. MEP systems can have a huge impact on global warming both from an operational and embodied carbon perspective. Up to 50% of the embodied carbon impact of a new building comes from MEP systems and yet most life cycle analysts rely on estimates varying widely from reality. To address this problem Introba has committed to a five-year research plan to advance and share knowledge in embodied carbon in MEP design with the whole industry (e.g. through CIBSE publications). Joining the MEP2040 Challenge was a natural extension to the work we have already committed to, and we look forward to collaborating with other partners to accelerate the industry.

Kohler Ronan's mission is very much aligned with the commitments set forth by MEP 2040. We have designed multiple net zero, passive house, and LEED certified projects in the past and we are striving for even higher targets in the future - focusing on embodied carbon and a holistic sustainability approach in the company. We would love to join other companies in the industry to help shape our design for a more sustainable future.

To actively participate in climate movement starting with MEP Systems in Residential and Commercial buildings and to make a positive contribution in an Econonmic, Social and Corporate Governance. Our firm believes that higher sustainability goals can be achieved through innovative design practices and clever use of newer and cleaner energy technologies in MEP Design.

MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions is a full-service design-build mechanical and plumbing contractor serving primarily the Washington and Oregon State regions. Working in both new construction and existing buildings, we are uniquely positioned to provide innovative solutions to help mitigate and adapt to our changing climate. Our clients span from the largest technology companies in the world to small local owned businesses - working with them is an opportunity to make a meaningful dent in greenhouse gas emissions.

McKinstry views the ambitious goals of CLF’s MEP 2040 Commitment as complimentary to our own efforts to address the climate crisis through our emission reductions targets: halving emissions by 2025 and achieving net zero emissions by 2030. We recognize that measuring, evaluating, and reducing the embodied carbon of MEP systems is a necessary component of decarbonizing the built environment, and we look forward to the opportunity to partner with fellow MEP firms and aligned stakeholders in order to continue advancing the important work in this area.

Our firm believes that through cooperative action in our industry, together we can reduce GHG emissions and embodied carbon of MEP systems in buildings. Awareness, benchmarking, goal setting and measurement are the steps needed to make changes and move in the desired direction. We believe that this commitment will make our steps count as we work to make a positive impact in our industry and on the environment.

"As engineers, we understand the need to exercise leadership in creating the built environment. We believe we must alter our profession’s practices and encourage our clients and the entire design and construction industry to join with us to change the course of the planet’s future. A multi-year effort will be required to alter current design and construction practices and realize significant reductions in the use of natural resources, non-renewable energy sources and waste production and promote regeneration of natural resources. M.E.P. Consulting Engineers, therefore, want to take on this commitment for the MEP 2040 Challenge."

PAE is committed to helping solve the planet's energy and water crisis and this is a key step with this.

Signing this commitment is a gesture that confirms where we have been as engineers for many years. We have long been electrification evangelists and regularly find ourselves on the front lines of the electrification conversations that turn the supertanker. The hardest part has been not losing heart in the face of apathy. We push hard for our projects to not use fossil fuels and have even recused ourselves from projects that refuse see past the status quo. The stunned expressions from our clients speaks to their surprise that we care about our values so much as to do that. We are working intentionally working at the place where engineering and architecture converge. It's not always a pleasant place to be but we are finding it to be the most effective leverage point. The architectural design process itself is a "technology" that can be optimized and outcome focussed. The process where the clients/owners/developers call the shots needs to end. They often have the least expertise and perspective. In the same way that we promote passive house quality enclosures without offering a choice, we specify heat pumps for space and water heating as standard and don't give fossil fuel options. We are also true believers in the power of education and advocacy. We know it works. Along that line we are eager to share an interview w/ anyone at MEP2040/CLF who was instrumental in putting this together. Honestly it's been on our minds here at Positive Energy to set something like this up - ever since hearing about SE2030 many years ago. That being said, education can only go so far. We are at a time where societal forces need to shift and we need to get beyond just talking about change. Knowing how to build sustainably is insufficient, we need to cause that to happen. Which is why the power of a commitment is an important and necessary step on the path forward. As mammals, we are far more relational than rational. What is important now is that the MEP "peer group" signals that its values and actions are changing.

This commitment aligns with Rushing’s work and mission. We strive for Zero Carbon and see the value in setting a schedule/deadline of 2040, specific actions, and measurable progress, to create real change around carbon reduction. We have an integrative, multidisciplinary team providing full MEP services, lighting design, commissioning, energy analysis (calculating operational carbon) AND a sustainability team which, among other things, focuses on embodied carbon and detailed product data procurement (EPDs, HPDs, Living Building Materials Petal). We’re perfectly positioned to drive towards this target, and we have deep passion to fuel it.

With new research now published highlighting the importance of both operational and embodied carbon associated with MEP systems in buildings our firm recognizes we can and should do more to push the industry, and push ourselves. In addition, we are excited that MEP firms now have a commitment that mirrors Arch 2030 and the newer SE 2050.

Increasing efficiency and reducing Carbon is in our DNA. We are happy to sign a commitment to encourage other firms to design only low carbon projects.

We support the mission of CLF and recognize the need for MEP systems to be included in accounting for building embodied carbon. We want to join other firms in creating, sharing, and practicing strategies to reduce the MEP embodied carbon footprints of our designs.

"To learn, to show local leadership, to connect with like minded partners, a good business decision, market demand, staying current. We can go on and on!

Verdius Energy is Committing to Zero because we believe focused energy solutions can lead to a cleaner world, more equitable society, and a more human-centric built environment.

Wight & Company is a leader in sustainable design. As an AEC firm, and having committed to Architecture 2030 and SE 2050, commitment to MEP 2040 is the next natural step for us. We do a lot of work to make buildings more operationally efficient and look forward to working with MEP 2040 to continue our efficiency work, but also engage around embodied carbon and GWP of MEP projects.

AE Design pursues sustainable, ethical, and equitable design solutions based on pillars that align with our values: People, Animals, Environment, and Education. We believe in building coalitions of like-minded engineers and designers to leverage our collective power through thoughtful practice, ongoing education, and proactive improvement. We continually seek out innovative technologies and design practices to push the industry standards of sustainable design in integrated lighting, technology, and electrical systems. AE Design wholeheartedly supports the goals of MEP 2040 and will advocate to our partners to be a part of the commitment.

Amazon is pleased to join with MEP2040, and our consulting firm partners, to work together on decarbonizing building systems. The program requirements closely align with Amazon’s Climate Pledge commitment to reach net-zero carbon by 2040—10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. We look forward to engaging further with the building systems industry and MEP2040 partners, in expediting work towards these shared goals.

Bassetti is committed to addressing climate change in the work we do. As signatories to the AIA 2030 Commitment, it follows that we strongly support the MEP firms with whom we collaborate to make a similar commitment. Together, we can all work toward planetary solutions.

As signatories to the Architecture 2030 challenge, we are committed to the goal of reducing carbon output. By signing on to the MEP 2040 challenge as supporters, we wish to signal to MEP firms that we prefer working with firms that are committed to ambitions carbon reduction goals.

Columbia fully supports the MEP 2040 Commitment. We will work with our MEP Trade Partners and suppliers to meet the Carbon Leadership Forum’s goals of decarbonization including embodied along with operational carbon, targeting zero by 2040.

We’re committed to the rapid decarbonization of the built environment and we’re working to integrate low carbon design strategies into a comprehensive data structure to enable all members of the AEC to work together in a shared digital workspace.

As a technology provider, Epic Cleantec is reducing building water use and embodied carbon by deploying wastewater resource recovery systems throughout North America. Understanding how water is used within buildings is an essential to uncovering the value proposition for Owners.

We are in a climate emergency, and yet we still are only acknowledging and measuring a fraction of the building industry's true impact on the climate. Committing to reducing embodied carbon from MEP systems is one more step toward counting and reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment.

As an architecture firm who is striving to meet the Architecture 2030 Challenge through attention to envelope and orientation, MSR Design can only achieve net zero carbon by working together with dedicated MEP partners, manufacturers and suppliers.

In our articles of association, we're committed to powering the makers of a zero-carbon future. This is an extension of our activity focused on MEP.

Its critical for a low-carbon future

SCET RYK is an important component of the network of technical colleges spread all over Pakistan. The academic and vocational courses and degrees are aimed at the sustainability, health and education of the masses of the poorest section of the society. We contribute towards the goals of MEO 2040 by updating the courses by research and practical experience of teaching and research in engineering and technology of Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.

We are fully committed to reducing carbon in all of our projects, and fully support and encourage our MEP partners to do the same.

The Plant is a prototype for the future of green building technology, centralizing the most state-of-the-art innovations in one place - a former coal burning power plant 30 min outside of NYC that was built to power Grand Central Station in 1907. The Plant will be Net Zero (embodied and operational) Carbon at occupancy.

Committing to help MEP Manufacturers understand their embodied carbon impacts.