The 2021 Commissioning Giants (issued by Consulting Specifying Engineer) reports the top 25 firms based on whether the company chose to be considered in this year’s rankings. The average percentage of commissioning revenue earned by the 2021 Commissioning Giants was approximately 33%, showing that these top 25 firms earn a great deal of their revenue from commissioning, with three firms earning 100% of their revenue solely from commissioning. See Table 1 for the complete ranking, including the five new companies.

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Table 1: The top 25 firms earned $651 million in the past fiscal year. All firms reported having a commissioning engineer or coordinator on staff and 84% indicated they had a business development director, a drop from 96% in the previous reporting period. Courtesy: Consulting-Specifying Engineer

About EMA: EMA is a trade association dedicated to providing education, training and certification in the field of building and facility energy efficiency. Its Energy Management Professional Certification (EMP) has achieved accreditation by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and is a recognized certification by the Department of Energy’s Better Buildings® Workforce Guidelines program. In addition, the EMP meets the definition of “Qualified Energy Auditor” in the ASHRAE 211 Standard for Commercial Building Energy Audits.

How Do I Join?: Corporate Membership is for companies that provide energy management services. Corporate membership requires one certified Energy Management Professional on staff. Learn more here or contact [email protected].

Companies that supply products and services or seeking to partner with energy managers and many allied professionals are invited to become Associate Members of the Energy Management Association (EMA). Learn more here or contact [email protected].