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Energy Division Manager Elected to IAEE BOD La Crosse, WI - December 2, 2009 - Michaels Engineering would like to congratulate Jeffrey L. Ihnen, Energy Division Manager, on his re-election to the Iowa Association for Energy Efficiency (IAEE) Board of Directors. Jeff was elected to his third consecutive two-year term to the board as a voting member. The IAEE has roots going back more than 20 years. What began as the Iowa Solar Energy Association later morphed into the broader energy focus of today. With members across the state and beyond, the IAEE continues to be the preferred organization for…

Michaels Energy Division Hires Director of Energy Programs La Crosse, WI - December 10, 2009 - Michaels Engineering is pleased to announce the addition of Gary Ambach to its Energy Efficiency Division. Gary has assisted Michaels' business development and served as a program and regulatory advisor on a part-time basis for the past four years.  Gary will be joining Michaels on a full-time basis out of its La Crosse office, where he will continue to support projects and help expand Michaels' portfolio of services for energy efficiency programs. Gary has over 30 years experience developing, marketing, and managing Demand Side…

Caledonia High School Receives Energy Star Label Caledonia, MN - May 25, 2010 - Michaels Energy would like to congratulate Caledonia Area Public Schools, in Caledonia, MN, for earning the the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) prestigious ENERGY STAR for Caledonia High School! Michaels Energy recently worked with Caledonia High School, a 156,300 square foot building constructed in 2001, to identify energy-saving opportunities within the building.  Energy savings for implemented projects were predicted to total 30% of the building's energy consumption with a 3.6 year payback.  A comparison of energy records for twelve months pre and post implementation indicates a…

Michaels' La Crosse Office earns LEED® Gold La Crosse, WI - June 7, 2010 - Michaels Engineering's La Crosse office in the historic Doerflinger Building has achieved Gold certification under the USGBC's LEED for Commercial Interiors (CI) rating system. Michaels' office is the first project in the Coulee Region awarded LEED Gold certification, as well as the first project in western Wisconsin certified under the LEED CI rating system. "We did not set out to achieve a specific level of LEED certification," said Dave Waffenschmidt, president of Michaels Engineering.  "Using the LEED checklist as a guide, we simply pursued those…

Michaels Engineering & Michaels Energy have rebranded! Michaels Engineering & Michaels Energy have rebranded as Michaels Energy!  New look.  Same great services! What does this mean for our clients? Michaels Engineering has provided energy-related services under the Michaels Energy name for the past two years. Energy efficiency has always been an integral part of all the services we provide, so we've decided to officially change the name of the whole company, including our Design Division, to Michaels Energy. And while we're at it, we're making a clean sweep and updating our logo too. What does this mean for you? Well,…

Michaels Energy Named a 2012 Hot Firm La Crosse, WI - November 28, 2012 - Michaels Energy was named a "Hot Firm" on The Zweig Letter 2012 Hot Firm List.  Winners were announced at The Zweig Letter Hot Firm black tie dinner and awards ceremony in Aspen, Colorado last month. The Zweig Letter 2012 Hot Firm List recognizes the 100 fastest-growing architecture, engineering, planning and environmental consulting firms in the United States and Canada. These firms have outperformed the economy and competitors to become leaders in their chosen fields. "I've watched the Hot Firm announcements from Zweig for many years, and…