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Senior Building Performance Engineer Michael Shannon recently presented at SimBuild, a leading conference for building performance simulation. His presentation, "But Why? An Energy Modeling Reality Check," explored how project teams can ask better questions, gain more meaningful insights from energy models, and ultimately make more informed project decisions.

The team that pickleballs together… stays together.

Here are a few snapshots from a recent match on EP’s in-office pickleball court. Because teams grow stronger on the kitchen line.

Adam, one of our mechanical engineers, brought in Cali today. She's a 20-week old Fox Red Lab and we're pretty sure she's our new favorite employee.

What gets measured gets improved. But only if you measure the right things.

We’re bringing our Making High Performance Measurable presentation to the South Dakota Physical Plant Director’s Conference on Thursday, June 4. EP’s Ben Bahr, Scott Vander Heiden, and Chris Konechne will explore how energy modeling and commissioning work together to help buildings perform better — not just on paper, but in real life.

Project Spotlight: The 530,000-sq-ft Graco Worldwide Distribution Center, designed by JLG Architects, supports global distribution through a highly automated, robotics-driven facility. MEP systems are designed to support continuous, high-volume operations with precision, efficiency, and long-term reliability.

Congrats to Eric Rose, Partner and Director of Strategic Development at EP, on receiving a 2026 C Level and Leadership Award from Finance & Commerce!

The award recognizes leaders who are driving innovation, strengthening organizations, and making a meaningful impact across Minnesota’s business community. Eric’s leadership, relationship-focused approach, and passion for high-performance buildings continue to help shape both EP and the broader AEC industry.

More on Eric and the award here: https://finance-commerce.com/2026/05/c-level-leadership-awards-eric-rose/

There are more than a dozen projects up for awards at Thursday's 2026 Minnesota Real Estate Journal Awards event. See you there!

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Project Spotlight: The 160,000-sq-ft Rosemount Police & Public Works Campus, designed by Oertel Architects and BKV Group, supports a wide range of municipal operations—from squad garages and tactical training spaces to vehicle storage, maintenance, and staff support areas. MEP systems are designed to support demanding, 24/7 operations with efficiency, durability, and long-term reliability.

Making net zero possible. Designing healthy spaces. Measuring high performance. All in the latest issue of In the Know, our look at what’s on the minds of EP engineers. https://epinc.com/category/in-the-know/