Beyond Compliance.
HVAC
Creating
High-Performing
Indoor
Environments
We initiate HVAC planning in the pre-design phase, aligning systems with spatial coordination, envelope constraints, and constructability goals. These decisions set the tone for technical feasibility and programmatic clarity.
Using thermal and ventilation load studies, we establish targeted system capacities. This analytical foundation informs equipment sizing and
supports precision across design phases.
We evaluate options for HVAC systems based on calculated data and past experiences, then select technologies that meet architectural goals, user expectations, and operational priorities
with flexibility and foresight.
Partnering with system vendors, we design HVAC components for temperature, humidity, and contaminant control—tailored to building use, site conditions, target comfort,
and lifecycle resilience.
We lay out and coordinate fluid pathways, terminals, and equipment placement with careful spatial consideration for perfect alignment—ensuring seamless integration, performance optimization, and maintainability.
Our systems are designed to respond in real time—whether with standalone controls or within building automation platforms—supporting monitoring, reporting, and operational empowerment across needs and use cases.
We align system designs with Codes, Standards, and latest industry guidelines—ensuring compliance with the mandates, foundational system integrity, and approval readiness for confident transition from design into construction.
From energy efficiency to maintainability, through targeted, forward-facing, high-performance selections, layouts, and controls, our HVAC solutions maximize ROI while supporting long-term resilience, comfort, and human-centered design.
Plumbing
Delivering
Comfort,
Safety, and
Efficiency
We initiate plumbing design with thoughtful mapping of water, drainage, and gas infrastructure—coordinating facility layouts and anticipating spatial challenges to align with building use, occupancy, regulatory mandates, and system options.
Early planning includes coordinating the facilities needed to support fixtures and equipment. We identify design opportunities while navigating spatial and budget constraints to ensure successful systems integration and long-term viability.
Sustainability guides our selection process from day one. We prioritize low-water-consumption fixtures, energy recovery opportunities, and wastewater strategies that support environmental goals and regulatory alignment, as well as investment priorities.
Fixture unit and flow demand calculations inform precise sizing and layout decisions. We incorporate climate resilience and energy regulation to create piping systems that perform reliably across diverse building conditions.
We route piping systems for performance, spatial efficiency, maintanability and access, and aesthetic harmony. Our layouts integrate with architectural features and structural elements, supporting system integrity, long-term adaptability, and lifecycle maintenance.
Controls are integrated for responsive performance and real-time verification. Local and remote monitoring supports sustainability, user convenience, and operational reliability across current and evolving performance and maintenance needs.
Our plumbing designs meet or exceed all codes—from public health and accessibility to energy and environmental standards. We deliver clear documentation that supports construction execution and third-party certification.
More than basic infrastructure, our plumbing solutions elevate occupant experience—enhancing value, sustainability, and long-term maintainability through thoughtful selections, integration and intentional design.
Electrical
From
Voltage Strategy
to Lifecycle
Safety
We determine optimal system voltage based on building size and use, circuit lengths, motor and other loads, and site-specific parameters. This decision mitigates flicker and voltage drop while shaping utility service, emergency backup, and infrastructure integration.
Early voltage decisions inform equipment selections, space allocation, and utility tie-in. We coordinate with architectural teams to ensure seamless integration of electrical systems with the programming goals and long-term operational alignment.
We collaborate with the design team and outside vendors to define high-performing equipment, fixture types, control schemes, and load assignments that support sustainability targets, third party-certifications, and seamless integration.
Lighting design is guided by architectural intent, functional needs, and industry standards. We specify high-efficiency luminaires and advanced controls that respond to occupancy, daylight, and operational hours—enhancing comfort, operations, and long-term value.
We coordinate gear, fixtures, and devices with architectural features to ensure safe operation, maintenance access, and efficient circuiting while protecting architectural goals. Our layouts streamline raceway installation and support panel directory development.
We implement grounding and surge protection strategies that discharge static, clear faults, and mitigate transient surges—reinforced by circuit-fault analysis and protective device specification, to ensure safe and reliable lifecycle operation.
We design backup and generation systems to support building critical loads—whether engine or photovoltaic—coordinated across disciplines for safety, accessibility, and long-term value. PV systems include grid tie-in coordinated with the utility provider.
Our designs prioritize seamless architectural and programming integration while ensuring safety, reliability, and maintainability—delivering systems that support occupant comfort, regulatory compliance, and lifecycle performance.
Fire Safety
From
Code Compliance
to Coordinated
Safeguards
We define fire alarm and suppression system requirements early—supporting code alignment, protection priorities, and early budget forecasting. This foundation ensures informed decision-making, and sets the stage proper planning and design integration.
Fire safety systems are implemented based on code mandates, occupancy classification, and project goals. We assess when systems are required inlcuding owner preferences, and tailor solutions to meet both regulatory and operational needs.
We identify hydraulically remote areas, select sprinkler head types, and develop zoning layouts to determine discharge flow. These values guide coordination with local authorities and inform component sizing, placement, and architectural integration.
In cold climates, we incorporate dry-pipe systems and heated enclosures to ensure proper freeze protection and reliable performance in challneging climate conditions. Our designs reflect jurisdictional experience and ensure long-term system integrity.
We collaborate with vendors to implement clean agent systems for data centers, archives, and mission-critical spaces. Dry chemical systems are similarly deployed as single-vendor solutions based on risk profiles in industrial and hazardous settings.
Our alarm systems range from basic monitoring to fully addressable, intelligent networks. We carefully coordinate device placement, enclosure aesthetics, and raceway integration to align regulatory mandates, investment priorities, architectural intent.
We integrate fire alarm systems with mechanical, lighting, emergency power, elevator, access control, and smoke evacuation systems—ensuring well coordinated design, comprehensive emergency response, and resilient life-safety measures across systems.
Our approach elevates fire safety from a code requirement to a coordinated safeguard of life and property—maximizing asset protection and enabling safe, timely occupant egress under alarm conditions, aligned with the architecturally built environment.
Technology
From Backbone
Infrastructure to
Responsive
Environments
We collaborate with architects and stakeholders to identify low-voltage systems that support operational needs, investment goals, and user standards. This early clarity informs budget development and sets the stage for seamless integration.
We define technology rooms and backbone infrastructure to support telecommunications, access control, surveillance, audiovisual, nurse call, and alerting systems—ensuring spatial readiness, operational goals, and long-term viability.
We integrate electrified hardware, building automation, and vendor-supplied MEP systems—such as elevators and fire alarms—into a unified framework that enables cross-disciplinary supervision, monitoring, reporting, and intelligent notification
Devices and appliances are strategically located, and cabling pathways are defined to meet standards and user expectations. Our layouts support expected performance and integrity, system adaptability and expandability, and architectural alignment.
We guide the selection and configuration of the supporting systems equipment to ensure component compatibility, reliable performance, and lifecycle value—reinforcing the broader system design and operational goals.
Our plans incorporate connectivity diagrams, I/O matrices, and integration charts, as well as critical details, laying out system expectations for confident bidding, vendor coordination, and scope delineation—ensuring clarity across trades and disciplines.
Our Division 27 and 28 specifications outline basis-of-design products, installation procedures, and field standards—ensuring design consistency, system certification, and component maintainability across the facility lifecycle.
Our thoughtful technology designs transform buildings into responsive environments—linking people to information, assurring comfort with systems integration, and providing safety through high-speed communication and real-time notification.
We’re proud to be part of the AEC community and committed to continual growth, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the pursuit of excellence.
We hold ourselves to the highest professional standards—measuring success not just by systems delivered, but by how well we support architectural vision, achieve budget and schedule goals, enhance design quality, and ensure long-term performance. These are the benchmarks that guide our work and the promises we stand behind.