About

Our History

Shapiro and Duncan is the culmination of three generations of plumbers and mechanical contractors. In the mid-30’s Jake Shapiro started J. Shapiro Plumbing & Heating in Washington, D.C. After Jake retired, his son, David, a mechanical engineer, organized a merit shop mechanical contracting company in 1976, known as Shapiro & Duncan, Inc.

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1976
Dave & Marcia Shapiro Started Shapiro & Duncan Inc. in Rockville, Maryland
1976
1987
1st Project over $1 Million Lee Gardens apartment Mechanical Renovation
1987
1993
Sons, Jerry & Sheldon Shapiro become Company's New Owners
1993
1997
Shapiro & Duncan HVAC Service Department Created
1997
1999
Headquarters moves to Rothgeb Drive Rockville, MD 20850
1999
2001
1st Project Over $15 Million Georgetown University SWQuadrangle
2001
2003
Design Build Department Started, now separated into Special Projects & Engineering Departments
2003
2007
Shapiro & Duncan opens new Fabrication Facility in Landover, MD
2007
2007
1st BIM project Northern Virginia Forensics Lab
2007
2009
Charlie Ayres (COO) joins ownership
2009
2013
One Billion Dollars of Mechanical Systems Installed Since 1976
2013
2015
Set World Record Fastest Large Data Center Delivery on Project Goliath
2015
2016
HVAC Service Department Opens Data Center Division in Sterling, VA
2016
2017
1st Net Zero D.C. Office Building Completed AGU
2017
2019
3rd generation joins ownership, Aubrey, Amanda, and Aaron Shapiro
2019
2020
Engineering team grew to 6 licensed professional engineers
2020
2021
3000 total jobs completed
2021
2022
$2 billion of mechanical systems installed since 1976
2022
2023
Completed largest job to date, Medstar Georgetown Hospital over $80 million
2023
2024
HVAC Service Department grows to 30+ team members
2024