About
With more than 25 years in the industry, Jack Kattner of Kattner Associates LLC knows – inside out – how district heating and district cooling enterprises work.
Jack has been a part of the management team at a leading district energy company as well as a consulting engineer in district energy and related practice areas. His career in district energy includes positions of increasing leadership, including serving as president and CEO of FVB Energy Inc., a consulting engineering and management firm whose parent company is based in Sweden.
As head of Kattner Associates, Jack has spearheaded district energy consulting projects throughout North America, working with dozens of organizations as an extension of their organization in management, marketing and customer relationship management.
Sometimes the challenge is to develop new systems; others, to expand existing ones – no matter their stage of development. Always, Jack brings with him a collegial working environment that encourages information exchange and team building.
In spite of his vast experience, Jack continues to learn about the industry and how it can work best in the “new economy.” According to Jack, “We have to create the tomorrow in this market. It is the perfect time for us to be planting seeds so we are ready to grow our district energy systems in the years ahead.”
Jack earned his LEED® Green Associate™ certification from the Green Building Certification Institute and continues to attend not only district energy conferences, but conferences and workshops relating to his clients’ customer base: quite often, downtown property owners and managers.
Give Jack a call today to discover how he can help your organization accomplish its goals and objectives - and make a positive mark on the community you serve.
“I provide district energy consulting services based on my diverse experience and supplement that with insight from my business, environmental and engineering education. That’s how I’m able to help clients ‘think first, design later.’ In my book, that’s crucial to a district energy system’s success - and it’s how I’m able to help clients save time and money, reduce risk, avoid blind alleys and not reinvent the wheel.”
Jack Kattner, P.E.
“As city and county governments address energy, environmental and economic development challenges, district energy should be considered as a sensible and meaningful way to bring these issues together and create more broadly based, cost-effective solutions. In fact, district energy programs are community economic development tools that can increase energy efficiency, reduce dependence on fossil fuels and improve local and regional environ-mental quality.”
Jack Kattner, P.E.
“Jack Kattner is a leader in the district energy industry. I met Jack around 1993 when I first came on the board of was then the International District Heating and Cooling Association, now IDEA. We were going to do some strategic long-range planning, and he was brought in to facilitate that session. He had us all engaged in the exercise of what we were doing – and where we were headed. He has a presence that makes people feel comfortable and a part of the process.”
Raymond DuBose, PE
Director of Energy Services
The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
