About AERC
Learn more about who we are and what we are doing at AERC, PLLC that makes us stand out from the rest.
Career Opportunity with AERC
AERC is accepting applications for a Project Architect, or Intern-Architect. Applicants must have a working knowledge of Revit software and Sustainable Design experience. LEED AP's will receive preferential status. Design talent, people skills and building technology expertise will also be strongly considered.
Interested applicants should send information to info@aercpllc.com.
AERC Project Receives Mississippi Main Street Award
The Senatobia Presbyterian Church Improvement project completed in 2009, was recently awarded the Best new Development Project in the Economic Restructuring Category by Mississippi Main Street.
AERC sends our congratulations to all the hard-working Session Members, staff and church members that made this project a success for their own campus and for the City of Senatobia.
See our Master Planning Projects for more information and pictures.
LEED Gold Certification
Our purpose in pursuing the LEED Gold Certification was three fold:
1. To understand the financial and market impacts of rigourous sustainable design from the building Owner's perspective.
2. To understand the design effort required for a LEED building and to test the product and systems availability and viability in our local market and climatic region from the Design Team's perspective.
3. To understand the impact and additional effort required of the Contractor and Sub-Contractors to actually build a Gold-level LEED building.
AERC occupied the buiding May 1, 2008 and Gold Certification was achieved on March 1, 2009 after an extremely educational and beneficial experience.
From the Owner's perspective: Costs were not unreasonably high and actual utility performance is tracking according to projections after the first year of operation. The building appraisal was increased and rent is above market-rate due to the added value of sustainable design.
From the Architect's perspective: Because sustainable materials were difficult to find in our market-area, many of the materials and systems used were found via the Internet. Also as suspected, time-proven, good design practices are at the heart of the sustainable design necessary to achieve LEED Gold Certification.
From the Builder's perspective: The critical issue, and one of the most difficult, was educating the daily construction work forces in sustainable construction practices and changing deeply-ingrained construction processes. Overall, the LEED process improved the overall quality of construction and final building environment.
AERC History
On April 2, 2002, Doug Thornton, AIA, established Architectural & Engineering Resources for Construction, PLLC (AERC). As the name suggests, the firm was established to be a primary, single-source resource for our clients' building needs, whatever those may be. Shortly after formation, David Hale, PE, a civil engineer, joined AERC as a partner to help achieve this goal. Our first office space was in the Pinnacle Center, designed by AERC, and located in Southaven, Mississippi. In March 2008, we moved to our LEED Gold Certified office in downtown Hernando, Mississippi, to house our seven multi-disciplined staff and sister company Land Development Resources, LLC (LDR).
Since establishing our firm we have designed hundreds of projects of multiple project types, including churches, collegiate buildings, dormitories, offices, industrial buildings, K-12 schools and banks. We have also been involved in various project delivery methods including Integrated Project Delivery, Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build. With each project, we strive to listen intently to our clients in an effort to design a building that best meets their functional, aesthetic and budgetary goals, using our experience to guide them through the oft-harrowing and sometimes overwhelming design and building process. Our goal is to provide the experience, expertise and resources necessary to make the building experience enjoyable and rewarding.
AERC Founders & Staff
Doug Thornton, AIA, LEED AP
- Mississippi State University, School of Architecture, B/Arch, Magna Cum Laude, 1988
- Architectural Licenses in Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee & New Jersey
- Member of USGBC, CSI, AIA & NCARB
- Board Member of the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, DeSoto Arts Council & AIA Mississippi Chapter
David Hale, P.E.
- University of Mississippi, School of Civil Engineering, B/Engineering, 1983
- Engineering Licenses in Mississippi & Tennessee
- Member of American Society of Engineers, American Concrete Institute
- Board Member of the Comunity Foundation of Northwest MS Community College, Senatobia Chamber of Commerce
Mary Ayers, ASID, NCIDQ, LEED AP
- Mississippi State University, College of Agricultural & Life Sciences, BS/Interior Design, 2000
- NCIDQ Certified
- Member of ASID, USGBC
- Adjunct Professor Interior Design/Mississippi State University
Patrick Smith
- Mississippi State University, School of Architecture, B/Arch, 2004
- AIA, Associate Architect
Our Green Journey
Learn more about our journey into green building design and construction
The Full Story
We photographed each step along the way. Take a look and see where we've been.
News Coverage
Our green building design has captured the attention of the local news outlets. Take a minute to see for yourself.
LEED Gold Certification
Our Office has achieved LEED Gold Certification.
Learn more about how we became LEED Gold Certified »