Mechanical Engineering

HVAC + Plumbing Engineering

Our engineers and designers thrive on thinking outside the box and applying both common sense and creativity to solve the engineering challenges presented by high performance projects. Depending on your project scope, level of complexity and budget, we offer two options to assist with design of mechanical systems:

Schematic Design

Having trouble getting useful information, insights and options from your architect or contractor? We can fill in the gaps and start by creating accurate energy models and providing room-by-room HVAC load calculations to support equipment sizing and systems design. We will then develop schematic plans and performance specifications for heating, ventilation, cooling and plumbing systems.

At a lower cost than fully engineered construction-ready documents, this "pricing set" level of work ensures your systems will meet your needs and expectations, informs the architect and structural engineer of design allowances needed to accommodate systems, and provides a solid foundation for a contractor to establish their scope and estimate the job. You'll find this service particularly helpful when you're planning to complete HVAC and plumbing work with a design-buid contractor or can't afford full service engineering services and fees. This scope of work is often a good approach for single-family projects.

Construction Documents

For multifamily and non-residential buildings, or single-family projects adopting unconventional approaches, we provide full-service mechanical engineering services from conceptual design through construction administration. Our engineers and designers have a broad range of experience from single-family to large commercial, educational and municipal projects; and from pragmatic projects doing what's possible with limited resources, to state-of-the-art projects that are innovating to push the boundaries of current technologies. 

Our full-service professional engineering work includes:

  • Coordination and collaboration with design and construction teams
  • Owner's Project Requirements (OPR) planning facilitation
  • Room-by-room HVAC load calculations
  • Basis of Design (BOD) design brief
  • Permit documents 
  • Construction documents
  • Construction administration (CA) support

How to Work with Us

Please contact us so we can discuss the scale of your project and goals and create a customized scope of work.