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ENR Highlights AEI’s Expanding Impact as its Southwest Design Firm of the Year
Discover why AEI was named ENR’s 2025 Southwest Design Firm of the Year. With 46% regional revenue growth and a bold focus on science, tech, healthcare, and clean energy, AEI is leading the way in sustainable infrastructure and advanced design. Learn how strategic innovation, tools like Power BI and XENDEE, and client-first thinking are driving AEI’s momentum across the Southwest and beyond.
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Using CPTED Principles to Design Safer College Campuses
Discover how colleges and universities can enhance campus safety using CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design). In this Campus Safety article, AEI’s Sean Ahrens explores cost-effective strategies to reduce crime and create secure, welcoming environments through natural surveillance, access control, territorial reinforcement, and more.
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Achieving Net-Zero: How AEI Decarbonized CARB’s Southern California Headquarters
As one of the most advanced air quality research centers in the world, the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) new…
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AEI’s Greg Smithmyer Delivers an Update on the IBC’s “New” Higher Ed Lab Requirements
Designing and operating safe and compliant higher education laboratories that support student learning and scientific exploration requires staying up…
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Redefining Transit with Timber: Mountain Line’s Downtown Connection Center Becomes Northern Arizona’s First Mass Timber Facility
With its distinctive sustainable design, the Mountain Line Downtown Connection Center (DCC) in Flagstaff, Arizona, is making headlines—and for good…
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AEI Experts Reveal Strategies for Designing a LEED Platinum Data Science Building
LEED® Platinum certification is globally recognized as the pinnacle of excellence in green building. Achieving this means that a building…
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AEI’s Scott Foster Explores Design Strategies for Materials Science Labs
Designing MEP systems for materials science labs requires precise climate control, efficient use of ceiling space, and careful coordination of complex utility systems. With thoughtful planning and collaboration, labs can safely support advanced research in areas like battery development and quantum computing.
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Articles & Presentations | Innovation
AEI Principal Matt Koukl Shares Expert Data Center Cooling Insights on DCD Broadcast
AEI Madison Principal Matt Koukl recently participated in Data Centre Dynamics’ webcast episode, “Cooling System Design Resources for Engineers and…
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AEI’s Laura Maddux Highlights Emerging Trends in Healthcare Emergency Power Generation
Over the past few decades, rising energy costs, unstable electric grids, decarbonization, and extreme weather events have changed how the…
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AEI’s Blaine Conner Shares HVAC Design Strategies for Improving Indoor Air Quality in CSE Webcast
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a critical aspect of HVAC design that significantly impacts the health and productivity of occupants…
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AEI Principal Rick Flock Reveals Key Factors in Assessing Cleanroom Site Suitability
The United States leads in pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, with biologics, gene therapies, and vaccines driving the demand for cleanroom…
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AEI Principal Matt Koukl Explores Strategies for Addressing Growing Data Center Energy Demands
The demand for data center capacity in the United States is projected to surge over the next five years, primarily…
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