Thomas Coates, regional director of asset services at Building Technology Engineers (BTE), has been named the 2011 Executive Engineer of the Year by the Boston Chapter of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA). This honor was part of the annual BOMA Awards program, which recognizes the best buildings and real estate managers and service providers in the Greater Boston area.
A leading provider of operations and maintenance, facilities management, and technical services in the region for over 60 years, BTE is a subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses.
"Coates has been involved in virtually every area of the BTE business for the past two decades and is an integral part of our team," said Jim Lane, regional vice president of BTE. "He's well deserving of this recognition for all he has contributed to the local building and facilities industry and to BTE and its many clients. Bringing extensive tactical and strategic building operations and maintenance expertise to every assignment, we rely on his experience and professionalism, helping to make our team successful and meet our clients' expectations."
At BTE, Coates oversees and supports preventive maintenance programs for over 30 million s/f of critical environments and commercial office buildings. He has been in the forefront of a number of important sustainability initiatives, managing the LEED application process for several buildings and implementing a LEED training program for BTE staff and clients. He has been a strong supporter of BOMA Boston, sitting on the organization's board, serving as chair of its engineering committee and serving as an instructor for engineering courses. He is an active member of the National Fire Protection Association and the Association of Facilities Engineering.
BTE provides operations and maintenance, facilities management and technical services to commercial, institutional and industrial companies, combining cutting-edge technological capabilities with unrivaled customer service to meet the diverse facility requirements of its clients.
Headquartered in Stoneham, BTE is part of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE:EME), a Fortune 500 company with estimated 2011 revenues of ~$5.5B. EMCOR is a global leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services and a leading provider of critical infrastructure systems. EMCOR gives life to new structures and sustains life in existing ones by its planning, installing, operating, maintaining, and protecting the sophisticated and dynamic systems that create facility environments---such as electrical, mechanical, lighting, air conditioning, heating, security, fire protection, and power generation systems---in virtually every sector of the economy and for a diverse range of businesses, organizations and government. EMCOR represents a rare combination of broad reach with local execution, combining the strength of an industry leader with the knowledge and care of 170 locations. The ~26,000 skilled employees of EMCOR have made the company, in the eyes of leading business publications, amongst the "World's Most Admired" and "Best Managed". EMCOR's diversity---in terms of the services it provides, the industries it serves and the geography it spans---has enabled it to create a stable platform for sustained results. The Company's strong financial position has enabled it to attract and retain among the best local and regional talent, to undertake and complete the most ambitious projects, and to redefine and shape the future of the construction and facilities services industry.