NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS

Modernizing Mechanical Systems More Efficiently with Design-Build

By Brandon Ellis, Regional Sales Manager | Facility Service Group For facility managers, mechanical retrofits are a high-stakes balancing act. Upgrading aging infrastructure while staying on budget and schedule, often around tight operational windows, is no easy task. When procuring these projects, agencies typically choose between traditional Plan & Spec or Design-Build. Single-Source Accountability vs. Read more →

Building an ACCO Legacy

At ACCO, a job can become a legacy. Across ACCO, it’s not uncommon to see multiple generations of the same family working side by side. Fathers, sons, mothers, daughters, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, and uncles all contributing to something that lasts beyond a single career. The ACCO Legacy series highlights some of these stories and Read more →

Move From Reactive “Break-Fix” Spending to a Proactive “Predict-Prevent” Strategy with ACCO and Cooperative Contracts

By Adrian Menendez, Regional Sales Manager | Facility Service Group For many facility leaders, capital planning can feel like guesswork. Aging mechanical systems strain budgets and securing funding for upgrades is difficult without data to support your case. This leads to a cycle of deferred maintenance, emergency repairs and unplanned costs. By partnering with ACCO Read more →

How Colleges and Universities Can Tackle Facility Challenges Through Cooperative Purchasing

By Brandon Ellis, Regional Sales Manager | Facility Service Group For higher education procurement and facilities leaders, the work never stops. You’re juggling aging buildings, deferred maintenance backlogs, sustainability goals and increasing regulatory expectations, all while keeping campus environments safe, reliable and comfortable for students, faculty and staff.   Traditional procurement methods often slow progress with Read more →

Creating Safer Worksites with Type II Helmets

By Margaret Felberg, Vice President, Safety Recently MCAA published an article that highlights the groundbreaking construction helmet ratings system developed by the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab. As most of us in the construction industry know, the greatest number of both fatal and non-fatal traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) among all major industries occur on construction jobsites.  Read more →

ACCO Engineered Systems Moves Into Pleasanton Office

ACCO Engineered Systems (ACCO), an employee-owned company specializing in the design, fabrication, installation, and ongoing service of HVAC, plumbing, process piping, electrical, and building automation systems, recently welcomed employees to its new office in Pleasanton. The new facility spans two floors and occupants includes ACCO’s back-office support teams, construction operations, engineering, sales/project management, and facility Read more →

Innovating Education – How ACCO Helped Build CCSF’s New STEAM Facility

ACCO Engineered Systems is proud to be part of the construction team for City College of San Francisco’s state-of-the-art STEAM Building. This cutting-edge facility, dedicated to science, technology, engineering, arts, and math programs, is set to open its doors in Spring 2025, providing students with an innovative learning environment. Designing and Building for the Future Read more →

Overcoming Challenges in Electrifying HVAC Systems: A Guide for Facility Managers

By Wildivina Rosario, Sales Manager | Facility Service Group Understanding the Benefits of Electrifying HVAC Systems Electrifying HVAC systems in commercial facilities can offer numerous benefits to the owners, facility managers, and occupants. One of the main advantages is the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. By transitioning from traditional fossil fuel-based systems to electric-powered ones, Read more →

ACCO Engineered Systems Expands its Manufacturing Capacity with the Largest Sheet Metal and Piping Fabrication Shop in Nevada

RENO, NEVADA – JULY 24, 2024 – ACCO Engineered Systems (ACCO), the largest mechanical contractor in the Western United States, recently completed its move into its new combined sheet metal and mechanical piping fabrication facility and commercial office in Sparks, NV. With 76,700 square feet of shop and office space, ACCO’s new Reno/Sparks facility at Read more →

Decongest Your Mechanical Systems

By Brandon Ellis, Sales Manager | Facility Service Group With allergy season coming full speed ahead, ACCO can prepare your mechanical systems to help address indoor air quality issues to reduce the impact of seasonal allergies on occupants. Around this time of year, ACCO’s Facility Service sales teams start to get questions on Indoor Air Read more →