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Founded in 1901 as a mechanical and sheet metal services firm, Limbach is now a $350 million mechanical contractor that is expanding its retrofit services in Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Orlando, Tampa and Washington, DC.
The firm is targeting those regions because they have large populations of old and aging buildings that require a lot of energy to keep them warm in the winter or cool in the summer -- or both, David Leathers, Limbach's senior vice president for Building Service and Energy Solutions told GreenerBuildings.com.
As a speciality contractor, Limbach offers various services that range from pre-construction stage to building automation and updated energy management education for facilities managers.
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The company's suite of services for retrofit projects begins with an extensive audit of a building, its operations and performance.
Typically, a retrofit is done on a performance contract basis with costs of the project paid for over time by the energy cost savings realized as a result of the retrofit, a spokesman said.
The Obama administration's emphasis on energy efficiency and expected legislation on energy make it a prime time to pursue new business in the retrofit market, Leathers said.
Increasingly, building owners and operators are finding that investments in efficiency are smart from a responsibility perspective -- taking into account energy savings, decreased consumption and reductions in operating costs -- and from a marketing standpoint, Leathers said.
"It is the thing to do," he said.
Overall, the political and business developments relating to efficiency complement the company's "client for life" credo, which the firm puts into play by providing building services that span the lifecycle for structures, said Leathers.
Images of Jacksonville Courthouse in Florida and Temple Children's Hospital courtesy of Limbach Facility Services.
