We make buildings come to life
Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers provides high-quality mechanical, electrical, plumbing, technology, controls, and energy engineering services. Founded in 1951, it operates from headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with additional offices in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Mesa, Arizona. The practice is known for sustainable and resilient design, being an early adopter of geothermal, thermal energy storage, microgrid, and solar systems. It engineered the world's first commercial solar-heated and cooled office building in 1956 and continues to pioneer energy-efficient solutions, committing to net-zero designs as a signatory of the MEP 2040 Challenge.
LEED AP · WELL AP · GeoExchange Designer · Certified Green Plumbing Designer · NCQLP Certified Lighting Consultant · Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) · Registered Telecommunications Project Manager (RTPM) · Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) · Certified Wireless Specialist (CWS)
Creates comfortable, healthy building environments with efficient energy distribution and use.
Design and optimization of environmental comfort and ventilation systems.
Engineering of high-performance central utility buildings and district thermal energy systems.
Sustainable thermal systems utilizing ground exchange and geoexchange design.
Load-shifting and peak-shaving systems using ice or chilled water storage.
Advanced simulation and analysis of building envelope and systems energy performance.
Specialized fire-life safety ventilation and smoke management system design.
Long-range master planning for campus-wide mechanical and utility distribution systems.
Designs robust building power, emergency standby systems, high-efficiency lighting, and critical infrastructure.
Power distribution, substation, and transmission system engineering.
High-efficiency interior and exterior lighting with occupancy and daylighting controls.
Reliable emergency generators and critical backup power infrastructure.
Advanced renewable microgrid systems integrating photovoltaics, storage, and utility interconnection.
Integrated life safety, fire detection, and facility security engineering.
Consulting and design for structured cabling, networks, and communication infrastructure.
Fleet and public EV charging infrastructure design and grid integration.
Provides safe, efficient, and cost-effective designs for water conservation, process distribution, and public protection.
Efficient hot and cold potable water delivery and generation systems.
Specialized medical gas piping and industrial process gas distribution systems.
Fire suppression systems engineered for life safety and asset protection.
Custom plumbing for industrial, manufacturing, and high-purity process water.
Corrosive waste collection, containment piping, and neutralization systems.
Water conservation systems utilizing rainwater collection and reuse.
Controls, technology consulting, BIM, and energy and sustainability services for optimized and lower-carbon building systems.
Specialized control systems engineering to ensure building automation operates efficiently.
Revit-based project coordination and virtual design to maximize quality and efficiency.
Annual training and standards development for structured telecommunications and IT networks.
De-carbonization and electrification solutions including solar, combined heat and power, and fuel cell systems.
Government · Healthcare · Education · Federal · Defense · Aviation · Public Safety · Justice & Corrections · Laboratories · Research Facilities · Mission Critical Facilities · Data Centers · Commercial · Hospitality · Utilities · Solar · Energy Storage
Albuquerque, NM · Defense · Client: U.S. Department of Energy / U.S. Department of Defense
An advanced renewable energy microgrid research and development project, first of its kind between U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Defense sites. It provides resilient power to several base buildings and enables ongoing energy, cybersecurity, and power protection testing.
Los Alamos, NM · Research Facilities · Client: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Infrastructure upgrades supporting Crossroads, Trinity, and other high-performance supercomputing systems, including exascale-class computer cooling equipment.
Albuquerque, NM · Commercial · 1956
Pioneering design of the mechanical systems for the world's first commercial solar heated and cooled office building.