Frank Bridgers created the first independent mechanical consulting engineering firm in New Mexico. Don Paxton joined the firm in September 1951.

B&P’s first project was an air conditioning systems renovation at Sandia Base (now Sandia National Laboratories) for the Atomic Energy Commission.

B&P’s first Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (now Los Alamos National Laboratory) project was for the GMX Explosive Division.

B&P’s first Kirtland Army Air Field (now Kirtland Air Force Base) project was for alterations to the Commissary Sales and Central Refrigeration Buildings.

B&P’s first University of New Mexico project was designing systems for Electrical Engineering Building in 1954.

Simms Building is on the National Register of Historic Places. B&P designed the building with a geothermal heat pump system that used groundwater for heating and cooling.

B&P’s first White Sands Proving Grounds project was mechanical system engineering for the Missile Assembly Buildings 7 & 8.

Bridgers & Paxton Solar Building was completed and is the world’s 1st solar heated office building. The building is also on the
National Register of Historic Places.

The Bridgers & Paxton Solar Building was featured in the December 1957 issue of Life Magazine.

Presbyterian Hospital B Tower Addition

Winrock Shopping Center

Rosenzweig Center’s first high-rise office building was completed. The building was constructed by the Del Webb Corporation and became it’s headquarters in 1962.

Albuquerque City Hall Building

New Mexico State Capitol Building. It is the only round state capitol in the United States, and is known informally as “the Roundhouse”.

University of New Mexico Basketball Arena “The Pit”

Public Service Company of New Mexico’s New 12-Story Office Building

B&P installs its first in-house computer the IBM 1130.

Albuquerque Convention Center

Colorado State University Central Campus Refrigeration Study

Phoenix Metrocenter Mall Shops

Don Paxton Retires

New Mexico State University’s Department of Agriculture Building with solar heating & cooling.

B&P celebrates 25 years in business.

B&P receives Owens Corning’s National Energy Conservation Award for the design of Argonne National Laboratory’s Program Support Facility.

Public Service Company of New Mexico’s New Alvarado Square Building with a south wall of solar collectors and a recovery heat pump system with thermal storage.

Ethicon, Inc. Medical Device Manufacturing Plant

University of Wyoming New Basketball Arena and Athletic Center

B&P begins using CADD software for design projects.

B&P establishes a full services office in Phoenix, AZ.

Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Building

Arizona State University West Campus Central Utility Plant

B&P started working under its first Los Alamos National Laboratory On-call Contract in 1988 and continues to work for LANL under current contracts. B&P’s experience on the Los Alamos Lab site began in 1952 and continues today.

Phoenix Plaza Towers One & Two

Albuquerque Convention Center East Expansion and New Parking Structure

Frank Bridgers Retires January 1, 1991.

B&P adds a Controls Design Group to the Albuquerque Office.

B&P celebrates 40 years in business.

B&P started working under its first Sandia National Laboratories On-call Contract in 1992 and continues to work for SNL under current contracts. B&P’s experience on the Sandia site began in 1951 and continues today.

University of Wyoming American Heritage Center

Phoenix City Hall with Thermal Storage Systems

B&P adds Electrical Engineering Capabilities

Albuquerque BioPark New Aquarium & Botanic Gardens

EMCORE Solar Manufacturing Facility – B&P’s First Design-Build Delivery Method Project

Albuquerque Academy Natatorium

City of Albuquerque Public Safety Communications Center

Newport Aquarium & Penguin Exhibit

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Albuquerque Temple

B&P celebrates 50 years in business.

B&P creates a Technology Design Group with Registered Communications Distribution Designers.

State of New Mexico Archives Building.

Baca/Dlo’Ay Azhi Community School was B&P and the State of New Mexico’s First LEED certified building. B&P has been a member of the USGBC since 2001.

B&P began providing engineering services to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in 2003.

Miraval Resort & Spa Addition & Renovation

Tempur-Pedic Albuquerque Mattress Manufacturing Facility

Sandia National Laboratories, Molten Salt Test Loop

Sandia Resort & Casino

Albuquerque Uptown Mixed-Use Development

Johnson & Johnson Juarez Manufacturing Plant

University of Arizona Law Commons Building

Albuquerque Studios

University of New Mexico, Barbara and Bill Richardson Pavilion & Children’s Hospital Building

Arizona State University Global Institute of Sustainability

Rice University New South Central Plant

Los Alamos National Laboratory, Strategic Computing Complex Roadrunner Supercomputer Platform Upgrades

Rio Rancho Public Schools, V. Sue Cleveland High School

Kirtland Air Force Base, D-B Armed Forces Reserve Training Center

B&P establishes a full services office in Colorado Springs, CO.

State of New Mexico, New Mexico Scientific Laboratories Building

University of New Mexico, Basketball Arena “The Pit” Renovation and Expansion

Presbyterian Healthcare Services, New Rust Medical Center

B&P celebrates 60 years in business.

Bal Seal Engineering New Office and Manufacturing Facility

University of New Mexico, New Sandoval Regional Medical Center

State of Colorado, Army National Guard Alamosa New Readiness Center

Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Reverend Hugh Cooper Administrative Center/Corporate Headquarters Complex

Los Alamos National Laboratory, Strategic Computing Complex Trinity Supercomputer Platform Upgrades

Montezuma-Cortez School District, New Montezuma-Cortez High School

Yuma Regional Medical Center Emergency Department Expansion

Kirtland Air Force Base, D-B Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Sustainment Center Phases I & II

University of New Mexico, Physics, Astronomy & Interdisciplinary Science Center Building

Academy District 20, Legacy Peak Elementary & Challenger Learning Center

City of Albuquerque, ABQ BioPark / Albuquerque Zoo New “Penguin Chill” Exhibit Building

Los Alamos National Laboratory, Strategic Computing Complex Crossroads Exascale-Class Computer Platform Upgrades

Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, New Customer Service / Operations Facility, Warehouse & Fleet Facility

Bernalillo County, D-B New Government Center / Alvarado Square Renovation & New Commission Chambers Building

B&P celebrates 70 years in business.

Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, New Headquarters & Visitor Center

Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Presbyterian Hospital New Patient Tower

Maricopa County Administrative Building Renovation

Lukachukai Community Replacement School, Dormitory, Teacher Housing & Fire Station / Maintenance Building