EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

   We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  Registration  Statement
(Form S-8 No. 333-02819)  pertaining to the 1994 Management Stock Option Plan of
EMCOR  Group,  Inc. and the 1995  Non-Employee  Directors'  Non-Qualified  Stock
Option Plan of EMCOR Group,  Inc. and the  Registration  Statement (Form S-8 No.
333-75449)  pertaining to the 1997 Non-Employee  Directors'  Non-Qualified Stock
Option Plan of EMCOR Group,  Inc. and the 1997 Stock Plan for Directors of EMCOR
Group,  Inc.  of our  report  dated  February  21,  2003,  with  respect  to the
consolidated  financial  statements  and  schedule  of  EMCOR  Group,  Inc.  and
subsidiaries  included  in the  Annual  Report  (Form  10-K) for the year  ended
December 31, 2002.




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February 21, 2003