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January 13, 2026
Kettering Health and HEAPY extend partnership, commitment to top-tier building performance through Intelligent Building Management
Five-year renewal agreement reinforces a decades-long partnership focused on operational excellence, energy stewardship, and resilient healthcare environments.
DAYTON– HEAPY, a nationally recognized leader in sustainable MEP engineering, commissioning, and high-performance building solutions, has renewed its Intelligent Building Management services agreement with Kettering Health. The extension, effective January 1, 2026, reinforces a long-standing partnership focused on operational excellence, energy stewardship, and the advancement of resilient healthcare environments. The renewed agreement encompasses a broad portfolio of Kettering Health hospitals and medical facilities across the region, supporting the system’s continued investment in high-performing, patient-centered infrastructure.
HEAPY and Kettering Health have collaborated for more than three decades, with HEAPY providing engineering expertise that enhances building performance, reliability, and sustainability across the health system’s campuses. Through the Intelligent Building Management program, HEAPY has delivered measurable operational and financial benefits, including $2.34 million in cumulative avoided utility expenses and $440,000 in avoided capital expenditures to date. These results reflect a shared commitment to long-term asset optimization and responsible resource management.
“HEAPY is honored to continue supporting Kettering Health through our Intelligent Building Management program,” said Mark Brumfield, Chief Executive Officer. “This renewed agreement reflects our mutual dedication to operational excellence, energy efficiency, and the creation of high-performance healthcare environments that serve patients, caregivers, and communities with distinction.”
“At high-performing health systems like Kettering Health, it’s imperative that our building systems support the exceptional patient care that our clinical teams provide each day,” said Jason Rhodes, Director of Construction and Real Estate at Kettering Health. “Our renewal of the Intelligent Building Management services agreement with HEAPY ensures that our facilities continue running on the most up-to-date, comprehensive building solutions that streamline operations, reduce utility costs, and extend the life of our buildings, ensuring that our facilities remain the high-performing healing environments our patients and communities rely on.
HEAPY is a nationally recognized leader in sustainability, providing innovative and creative MEP engineering and commissioning solutions, as well as engineer-led design-build construction services. Serving clients across the United States, the firm partners with organizations in healthcare, education, corporate, government, science and technology, cultural, and mission-critical sectors. Since 1945, HEAPY has delivered forward-thinking solutions that integrate high-performance design with practical implementation. Today, its team of more than 285 professionals plans, designs, and commissions projects representing over $4 billion in total construction costs annually, helping shape a resilient, sustainable future for communities nationwide. Visit heapy.com and connect with HEAPY on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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