AECOM has a long history of partnering with the Department of Energy (DOE) and site operators to provide professional and technical support on highly complex programs and projects of national significance.
Our working relationship with the DOE spans more than 30 years. We've provided architecture, engineering, environmental, and other services for 12+ DOE laboratories and campuses throughout the country including:
- Ames National Laboratory
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), California
- Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico
- Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL)
- DOE Headquarters + others
This extensive project experience means our teams have critical firsthand knowledge of client workflows and processes, as well as safety, quality, and other DOE standards and requirements.
From program management and master planning to environmental remediation and compliance, our in-house professionals have the technical knowledge and expertise to meet DOE client needs.
AECOM is an industry leader that consistently earns top ENR rankings in the following categories:
Argonne National Laboratory
In support of ANL's progress towards meeting Executive Order 14057 requirements to achieve net-zero climate resilient operations by 2050, AECOM has been providing sustainability and resiliency consulting services to the lab since 2020. Our work also supports their interim goals related to sustainable and resilient campus operations including energy efficiency and carbon-free electricity.
ANL Smart Labs Roadmap Development
AECOM worked with ANL to create a Roadmap for its Smart Labs Program. This document provides a strategic framework for implementing investments related to facility commissioning, energy analytics, ventilation, and other sustainable building principles.
To complement the Roadmap, we also developed project prioritization and metrics tracking tools. These tools measure ongoing progress and future project alignment with accomplishing Smart Labs Program goals.
ANL EISA Audit Life Cycle Cost Analysis
AECOM performed a life cycle cost analysis of 36 energy conservation measures identified from seven Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) audits. Analysis included anticipated energy and water savings, the cost of implementation, as well as maintenance costs and savings. The results can help ANL prioritize projects for its In-House Energy and Water Reinvestment Program.
ANL Decarbonization Planning
ANL commissioned AECOM to develop a preliminary Decarbonization Roadmap for its campus, which is comprised of more than 150 buildings, exceeding 5 million gross square feet.
Using our proprietary energy planning analytics platform, we determined prospective impacts of the lab's planned actions for improving energy efficiency; increasing carbon and pollution-free electricity use; and reducing the carbon intensity of its buildings and transportation infrastructure. As ANL continues to investigate decarbonization technologies, our team will be providing technical guidance.
ANL Guiding Principles for Sustainable Buildings Workbooks
AECOM developed workbooks for the lab to build familiarity with and facilitate documentation of projects' initial compliance and re-compliance with the Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings, a federal certification program. ANL has begun to exercise the initial re-compliance workbooks and has shared them with national laboratory partners for their own use.
ANL Resilience Planning
AECOM developed a comprehensive resilience "Road to Action" for energy and water infrastructure and an accompanying Climate Vulnerability and Resilience Plan. These documents identify critical assets and infrastructure on the ANL campus. They also describe historic hazards, past impacts, future risks, as well as current and potential adaptation measures that can be implemented to mitigate hazards and build resilience.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Heritage Center Master Planning
AECOM provided master planning services for this 25,000-acre site. Currently an industrial park, it was a former WWII Manhattan Project site, and has since been renamed East Tennessee Technology Park.
Following a highly collaborative process with stakeholders, the resulting master plan presents a reindustrialization strategy strongly connected to community and natural resources. The master plan also includes a framework with guiding principles and economic development direction to support the center's future growth and redevelopment.
ORNL SIPRC Environmental Assessment
AECOM, working as a sub, completed an environmental assessment of the Stable Isotope Production and Research Center (SIPRC). The facility will ensure a reliable domestic source of enriched stable isotopes for ongoing and future needs in support of medical, research, and other programs.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
AECOM has enjoyed a working relationship with the NREL for more than 10 years. With more than 5 contracts in place, our services encompass A/E design, stakeholder engagement support, manufacturing advisory, EV implementation grant support, and staff augmentation, among others.
NREL Digital Transformation Planning & Digital Twin
To help NREL effectively analyze the costs, impacts, and timeframes of potential decarbonization infrastructure investments, AECOM, as a sub, is leading a multi-phase planning effort to develop digital twins for the lab's campuses.
By overlaying static data with real-time performance data, we're developing a comprehensive framework for energy management. The resulting models allow each site to monitor its goal of consistent operation as a net-zero carbon neutral campus. For further conservation measures, subsequent phases will include artificial intelligence and machine learning.
NREL Phase 1 PreVIEW Tool Demonstration
AECOM, as a sub, is providing engineering services – including ArcGIS campus data mapping – to support scoping for a central data repository. Our work is also supporting the “PreVIEW” tool for NREL’s use across the lab campus.
NREL Staff Augmentation Services
With more than 50 years of experience in staff augmentation, AECOM is helping NREL with staffing support for project management, international outreach, engineering, and environmental disciplines. From recruitment and interviewing to hiring and onboarding, our team works quickly to identify required resources to help meet NREL and all other DOE Office of Science Lab needs.
NREL Pilot Initiative for Communities-Local Energy Action Program (Communities-LEAP)
AECOM is working with NREL to support communities with clean energy-related economic development planning and analysis. This effort involves the development of a strategy to foster a strong, clean, and resilient local manufacturing ecosystem, including the assessment of potential clean energy supply chain manufacturing.
We're also providing technical assistance to the lab and its partners to help with the planning and implementation of clean energy goals, initiatives, programs, and projects.
NREL Technical Assistance for Sustainable On-Road Transportation
AECOM is working with NREL to support three technical area scopes of work:
- EV infrastructure deployment
- Electrical transit and school bus deployment
- Infrastructure and vehicle deployment analysis
Our work in each of these areas will focus on supporting stakeholders, including state and local government entities, in the planning and deployment of EV charging; EV charging corridor development and infrastructure siting; utilities interconnection; grid impacts; vehicle selection and acquisition; and other services.
Key Capabilities
- Architecture
- Asset management
- Construction phase services
- Data analysis + management
- Decarbonization
- Engineering (incl. civil, structural, mechanical, electrical + fire protection)
- Environmental compliance
- Environmental remediation
- Hazardous materials
- High performance building engineering
- Historical + cultural resources preservation
- Landscape architecture
- LEED consulting + commissioning
- Master planning
- Program + project management
- Resilience planning + consulting
- Restricted access control
- Space management
- Specialty services
- Sustainability planning + consulting
- Utilities
- Value engineering
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