Mechanical Engineering
- Heating, Ventilating, & Air Conditioning (HVAC) design
- Hydronic chilled, heating water and condenser water systems
- Laboratory makeup & exhaust air systems
- Outside air pretreatment & heat recovery systems
- Desiccant dehumidification systems
- Kitchen makeup & exhaust systems
- Ground loop water source heat pump systems
- Building automation systems (BAS) with DDC controls
Electrical Engineering
- Power distribution systems
- Interior & exterior lighting
- Emergency & exit lighting
- Sports lighting
- Dimming systems
- Fire alarm systems
- Backup power generators
- Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)
- Lightning protection systems
- Special grounding systems
- Outlets & raceway systems for IT, voice, and security cabling systems
Plumbing Engineering
- Domestic cold & hot water systems
- Domestic waste & vent systems
- Natural (fuel) gas piping systems
- Building storm drainage systems
- Automatic fire sprinkler systems
- Laboratory gas systems
- Laboratory waste and vent systems
- Medical gas systems
- Kitchen grease waste systems
- Compressed air and vacuum systems
- Greywater systems
- Commercial- and institutional-grade fixture specifications
MEP Commissioning
- New building commissioning
- Existing building retro-commissioning
- Commissioning plans
- OPR design review
- Prefunctional & functional performance testing
- LEED BD+C fundamental & enhanced commissioning
- System and equipment troubleshooting
Consulting Engineering
- Life-cycle cost studies
- MEP systems evaluation
- Energy efficiency studies
- Due diligence studies for real estate transactions
- IAQ consulting engineering
- Field investigations & documentation of existing MEP systems
- Economic evaluations of alternative MEP systems
Geothermal Engineering
- Design for educational and commercial building types
- Ultra-high efficiency HVAC system design
- Well field bore, depth, and spacing optimization
- Analysis of borehole conductivity tests
- Centralized and decentralized system designs
- Expertise with Central Texas and geological site conditions
Sustainable Design
- Design for LEED, Energy Star, and Austin Energy Green Bldg programs
- Expertise with 8,760-hour building energy modeling software
- Photovoltaic energy systems
- Daylighting controls
- Decarbonization strategies
- Water conservation strategies
- MEP system optimization strategies
- Collaboration to optimize building envelope systems and site orientation
Building Information Modeling
- Three-dimensional layout of ductwork, piping, and lighting systems
- Conversion of laser scan point cloud to working 3D model
- Coordinated clash-detection with architectural and structural models
- Building walkthrough animations
- Design using Autodesk Revit and BIM360 platforms
CFD Airflow Modeling
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software analysis
- Assessment of predicted airflow velocities and space temperatures
- Design to mitigate space temperature stratification issues
- Enhanced engineering design for critical and special use spaces
- Analysis of existing HVAC comfort challenges
