Industries We Serve

Every sector has its own permits, rules, and inspectors. AEC engineers have worked inside these industries — and inside the agencies that regulate them.

Aerospace & Defense

Facilities like Hughes Aircraft and Northrop Grumman rely on coating and plating operations that demand careful permitting. We handle NSR and Title V permits, air toxics programs, and compliance audits for aerospace manufacturers.

Food & Beverage

From Frito-Lay to Granny Goose Foods and Vons, food plants face boilers, refrigeration, wastewater loads, and odor issues. AEC manages permits, wastewater characterizations, and SB 14 waste minimization programs.

Printing, Packaging & Converting

Printing and packaging operations (Colby Poster, Santa Fe Printing, CMC Printed Bag) emit VOCs from inks and solvents. We quantify emissions, select control technology, and keep permits current.

Plastics, Coatings & Metal Finishing

Paint and body shops, spas manufacturing, and plastics processors (Medway Plastics, U.S. Tooling and Spas) need BACT assessments, HRA support, and storm water plans — all core AEC services.

Petrochemical & Refining

Our senior manager evaluated refinery permit applications at SCAQMD for Mobil, Shell, Unocal, and Arco projects. AEC brings that insight to refineries and petrochemical plants facing RECLAIM, RTC trading, and complex permitting.

Electronics & Semiconductors

Semiconductor and electronics plants (Agere Systems, AST Research, Ortel/Emcore) handle specialty gases and chemicals. AEC supports air permits, toxics modeling, and record-keeping systems for these precision facilities.

Foundries & Metal Products

Foundries and metal fabricators face particulate and metal emissions rules. We prepare inventories, source tests, and control equipment engineering to keep operations compliant.

Real Estate, Banking & Development

Environmental law firms, banks, and commercial developers rely on AEC for Phase I/II site assessments that de-risk property transactions and satisfy lender requirements.

Your Industry, Your Rules — Handled

Tell us your sector and we will show you exactly which permits apply.