2019 PBN Fastest Growing Companies: $250,000 to $5M
5. Building Enclosure Science LLC
CEO (or equivalent): Michael E. Kenney, co-founder, co-owner and president; Charles Antone, co-founder and chief operating officer
2018 Revenue: $2,704,369
2016 Revenue: $949,399
Revenue growth: 184.9%
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SIX YEARS AGO, Building Enclosure Science LLC was a two-man business operating out of a basement bedroom. Chief Operating Officer Charles Antone’s desk was a piece of plywood. Today, it’s a 22-person firm managing up to 180 projects at a time.
The company is “in the business of helping buildings be better,” said Antone. That means working with building owners to increase the durability, sustainability and efficiency of their buildings, both for rehabilitations and new construction projects.
Clients include the Rhode Island School of Design, Johnson & Wales University, Partners HealthCare, Brown University and more. Northeastern University recently awarded the company a contract to oversee the roofs of all its facilities – more than 4 million square feet of space.
Antone attributes the company’s success to its investment in people. He and co-founder Michael Kenney recently made seven employees minority shareholders. “If you take someone who is a superstar in their own right and give them an actual piece of the company and involve them in strategic decisions, when they go out and interact with clients and other potential employees, they’re acting like a fully vested owner,” Antone said. “It’s completely supercharged the company.”
