Michael Berning Email Address

Director and Business Development

Heapy Engineering is a nationally recognized leader in Sustainability, providing innovative and creative engineering solutions for the Healthcare, Higher Education, Commercial, K-12 and Governmental Markets. Our services include Mechanical, Electrical & Technology Systems Design, LEED & Energy Services, and Commissioning Services.

Michael is responsible for the development of new markets and services and to provide corporate leadership for HEAPY Solutions (the wholly owned Engineer-Led Design/Build Construction Services subsidiary of HEAPY). In this role, his team develops the “what’s next” to enhance client service experience and produce colleague advancement opportunities. To emphasize a keen focus on the HEAPY Purpose of “Building a Sustainable, Well and more Resilient Society”, new markets and services are centered on Smart Technologies Integration, Distributed Energy Resources, Wellbeing, Resiliency Planning, Energy, etc. Michael has presented at several National and Regional Conferences including following: Greenbuild, AIA National Convention, International Living Futures UnConference, National Conference on Building Commissioning, the World Energy Engineering Conference, Association of Energy Engineers, Greening the Heartland and the US Institute for Theater Technology Conference. He is on the Industrial Advisory Committee for the University of Dayton Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and served as a Fellow for the Hobart Center for Food Service Sustainability. He was a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the former EDC Magazine, writing a column focused on Sustainability. He leads sustainability on the local level as Co-Chair of the Dayton (Ohio) Regional Green Initiative (DRG3.org) and is a past Regional Chair for the U.S Green Building Council’s College and University based USGBC Students Program. He serves on the WSU ARTSGala Committee and the Board for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the GMV. He served as Chair of USGBC Ohio from 2017 to 2019. HEAPY is a nationally recognized MEP&T Systems Design, Sustainability, Planning, Construction and Commissioning Services firm. Heapy has an outstanding record of providing practical sustainable-based smart solutions for today’s high performance buildings. The HEAPY HQ achieved LEED PLATINUM. Michael’s experience with projects in both the public and private sectors shows, when properly planned and executed throughout the entire design and construction process, every project can be Resilient, Environmentally Responsible, Healthy, Energy Efficient AND Cost Effective. Specialties: Sustainability Resiliency Smart Technologies Campus Energy Planning Energy Modeling LEED WELLbeing MEP & T Design Construction Services Strategic and Master Planning