2025 Year in Review: Collado Engineering: a year of steady progress, growing expertise and continued collaboration

White Plains, NY As 2025 comes to a close, Collado Engineering has taken the opportunity to reflect on a year marked by steady progress, growing expertise and continued collaboration with clients and partners across the region. The past twelve months highlighted how the firm’s long-standing values continue to guide its work even as the industry evolves. Throughout the year, Collado focused on strengthening its role as a trusted advisor, responding to shifting energy expectations and deepening its engagement with emerging technologies. This combination of continuity and adaptation shaped much of the firm’s momentum in 2025.

After a slow start, project work grew steadily throughout the year with a diverse portfolio of projects. In addition to Collado’s long-standing work in educational, institutional and commercial buildings, the firm contributed to more retail and healthcare projects than in previous years, including multiple locations for the luxury brand RH and LaSante Health Care Clinics. Project scopes ranged from system upgrades, renovations and planning studies aimed at improving performance or preparing for future energy needs to ground-up new construction. Many clients turned to Collado for both design work and strategic guidance as they navigated the rapidly changing energy landscape. The firm performed an increasing number of assessments to help clients make informed decisions, and these project types continued to align with Collado’s strengths in offering clear, grounded guidance shaped by real-world constraints and long-term strategic planning.

Energy efficiency has become an increasing challenge across the AEC industry. As a result, it remained central to Collado’s work and played an even larger role throughout 2025. Clients sought support with efficiency improvements, electrification strategies and long-range planning for aging building systems. This emphasis did not represent a shift in direction but instead highlighted how closely Collado’s work is already tied to the broader clean energy transition.

Collado’s involvement with the Clean Energy Action Coalition, an initiative of the Business Council of Westchester, further reinforced this alignment. Throughout the year, CEAC created opportunities to participate in conversations about infrastructure, policy, and implementation challenges related to clean energy. Being part of this group allowed the firm to contribute its perspective while learning from others addressing similar issues across the county and beyond.

Another significant development in 2025 was the thoughtful integration of AI tools into daily operations. Collado has approached this gradually, with a focus on practicality and ethics. AI has supported tasks such as organizing information, reducing repetitive work and assisting with early-stage analysis. These tools were introduced to complement engineering judgment rather than replace it, and they have already helped improve efficiency while creating more space for deeper technical work. Over time, the firm has gained a clearer understanding of where AI can genuinely enhance its processes.

This year, Collado strengthened its team with several key personnel milestones, including new associate appointments and internal promotions that expanded the firm’s capacity and leadership bench. Multiple team members also passed their PE and FE exams, reflecting a shared commitment to professional growth and technical excellence. Beyond these achievements, the firm continued to invest in its culture through mentorship, ongoing learning initiatives, and company team building events reinforcing a workplace where innovation, collaboration, and collective growth remain central to Collado’s core values.

Looking back, 2025 stands out not for dramatic shifts but for consistent, purposeful progress. Collado Engineering continued to build on the foundation that has guided it for decades while engaging more intentionally with the technologies, partnerships and industry developments that will shape its future. With a strong team, steady project work and a clear sense of direction, the firm ends the year well positioned and excited for what comes next.