May 2015
| Business World
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Solutions-oriented, Mann Engineering is a
leader in renewable and sustainable strate-
gies. From solar and geothermal to automa-
tion, design build, and monitoring, the full-
service, multidisciplinary company offers
unrivaled capability and innovative expertise
in the energy management industry.
Founded in 1988 by founding Principal James
Mann, the Toronto, Ontario-based firm focused
strictly on building automation systems in a niche
market. Prior to 2005, the company was relatively
small, with three to five employees, rapid expan-
sion soon began. Project Manager Lee Hodgkin-
son witnessed the evolution.
“We went from just building automation systems
and small boiler retrofits to significant boiler ret-
rofits, chiller retrofits, cooling tower retrofits, and
installing every other energy saving strategies on
HVAC systems,” he said. “Since 2005 we’ve been
a company of 30 to 60 employees and very much
at the front lines of energy efficient technologies.”
Driven by a value-laden, solutions-based ap-
proach that balances performance, sustainability
