What We Bring to Design-Build Projects
- Early project involvement: We engage during planning and budgeting, when mechanical decisions still have room to move and equipment selections can be aligned with the actual building rather than forced into it.
- HVAC and plumbing design under one team: Mechanical and plumbing systems compete for the same ceiling space, the same chases, and the same roof penetrations. Designing them together avoids the conflicts that surface when two subcontractors coordinate through a general contractor.
- Right-sized system engineering: Load calculations based on the building’s actual performance profile, occupancy, and use, not on rules of thumb or comparable projects.
- Constructability review: Systems designed by people who will install them, which keeps the drawings buildable and the schedule realistic.
- Permitting and code coordination: We manage permitting and inspection coordination across Middle Tennessee jurisdictions.
- Startup, commissioning, and turnover: Verified performance, warranty registration, documentation, and staff orientation at handoff.
- Service after handoff: The same team that built the system is available to maintain it through a preventative maintenance agreement long after your warranty period is over.
Our Design-Build Process
Discovery and programming: We work with the project team to understand building use, occupancy, operating requirements, budget, and schedule before anything gets specified.
System design and budgeting: We develop mechanical and plumbing system approaches with real numbers attached, so budget conversations happen while options still exist.
Coordination and documentation: Systems are coordinated against the building layout, structural conditions, and other trades. Permitting moves in parallel.
Installation: Our field teams execute the work they helped design, with project management holding the schedule and communication throughout.
Startup, commissioning, and turnover: We verify performance against design intent, complete documentation, and hand over a system your team knows how to operate.
