The owners of Engineered Air have been working together for over 36 years. We have over 650 years of industry experience among our current employees. The owners’ combined industry experience exceeds more than 125 years and we have installed over 150,000 air conditioning systems in numerous communities and complexes throughout South Florida .

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Our Culture – Who We Really Are

The management and staff of Engineered Air define all of the good things one would look for in a company in which to have a great future. Our combined working experienced within our company totals over 500 years not including prior experience in the air conditioning industry (add another 150).

Each day We Show Up to do what we all do best together – Air Conditioning.

We Design It
We Fabricate and Install It
We Repair It
We Maintain It
We Replace It

WE HAVE BEEN DOING “IT” RIGHT SINCE 1970

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IT DOESN’T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THAT.

Sincerely

Elliot, Dennis and Chuck



Our Leadership

ELLIOT SOKOLOW

Elliot Sokolow started Florida Heating & Air Conditioning, a mechanical contracting business in Ft. Lauderdale, FL in 1970.  In May 1996 Florida Heating signed a merger agreement with American Residential Services, Inc., (ARS) as one of its founding companies.   Following the IPO of ARS, Elliot was employed as Director of software development and implementation became Senior Vice President and Director of Residential Operations, heading a Division with over 4,000 employees operating in 56 cities in 17 states and with annual revenues of $500 million.  He also served on the Board of Directors of ARS.  In May 1999 ServiceMaster acquired ARS and Elliot chose to pursue other investment interests in real estate and business.

Between June 1999 to August 2000, Sokolow was a consultant to a number of companies in the software industry, becoming CEO of Commerciant Corp., a technology and financial services company from September, 2000 until August 2002. 

From 1999 through 2007 he has been a partner in a number of real estate development and building projects, including the construction of several luxury homes, a 300+ unit mixed use condominium, and a number of townhouse projects.

In January 2006, one of Elliot’s investment companies joined with two other ARS employees to reacquire the new construction air conditioning operations of ARS in Southern Florida.

Elliot has been actively involved in air conditioning industry activities, having served as president of the South Florida Air Conditioning Contractors Association and vice president of the Florida State Air Conditioning Contractors Association. He was elected to two consecutive terms as National President of the Air Conditioning Contractors of America, the leading HVAC industry trade association with over 5,000 member companies.

Also active in his community, he spent twelve years as a member of the Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals, the agency overseeing the building code in Broward County, Florida, and served one year as Chairman of that Board.  He was also a member of the Palm Beach County Code Advisory Board for several years.   He is now serving his third two-year term as Mayor of the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes, was a member of the Broward County Planning Council for four years and a member of the Hillsboro Inlet Commission.

Charles J. Meyer, President
                                                    
Charles (Chuck)  Meyer started his career in the air conditioning residential construction industry in 1972.  He passed his contractors licensing exam in Broward County and was issued his first contractors license “CMC 7” as a Class B Air Conditioning Contractor in 1974.  Several years later, in 1978, he became certified as a State Certified Class A (Unlimited) Air Conditioning Contractor and operated as Electro-Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

In 1980, Chuck became Vice President and General Manager of Florida Heating and Air Conditioning.   The various divisions included residential and commercial construction, service, add-on replacement, and a sheet metal fabrication shop.  The residential construction division became a dominant industry force, because of their duct fabrication and delivery system.  All duct systems continue to be fabricated and packaged in house to keep them clean after delivery and until they are installed.  This process also helped build their outstanding reputation for quality craftsmanship with all of their builders.

In 1996 Florida Heating and Air Conditioning signed a merger agreement with American Residential Services as one of the founding companies.  Chuck became a Regional Vice President for the new company and oversaw the operations of several companies in South Florida with total revenues exceeding 45 million dollars per year. In 2006 Chuck joined with Elliot Sokolow and Dennis Duff to purchase back the South Florida New Construction Division of ARS and together they formed Engineered Air, LLC.

Over the years, Chuck has been involved with many areas of the construction industry.  He is affiliated with several industry associations and has been on the Board of Directors of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), and Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) Gold Cost Chapter, since 1991.  The Florida Power and Light “HELP” Program also has certified him for Duct Testing and Repairs.  After completion and certification, Chuck taught these techniques to his installers and trained them to test and repair existing “leaky” duct systems in the field.

In 1990, Chuck was appointed to serve on the Fire Code Committee for the Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals and later on the Mechanical Code Committee as well.  In 1994, the Broward County Board of County Commissioners appointed him, to be the Air Conditioning Contractor representative on the Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals.  He served as Vice-Chairman of the Board in 1999 and Chairman of the Board in 2000. 

Chuck continues to serve on the Mechanical and Fire Code Committees for the Board and was recently appointed to the Broward County Mechanical Contractors Licensing Board in 2007.  In 1996, Chuck was also appointed to the Governor’s Building Code Study Group for the State of Florida.  The Committee was charged with the responsibility of attending commission meetings all around the State of Florida to begin the process of combining all building codes in Florida into one statewide building code.  The final draft of this proposed code has become the current Florida Building Code.

“I have always wanted to improve the way air conditioning systems are designed and installed.   I honestly believe that my associates and I have been doing that better than anyone else for a very long time.”

Chuck Meyer