Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Solutions to Maximize Building Performance
August 15, 2024
To meet global climate goals and support initiatives to transition to net-zero carbon and climate-resilient operations, building owners and managers may need to upgrade, retrofit, and decarbonize their buildings.
The Rimkus team provides comprehensive mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and life safety consulting services for a variety of commercial, hospitality, multi-residential, institutional, and industrial applications.
Prioritizing resilience and maintainability, our experts can assess building components and systems, identify deficiencies, and provide sustainable solutions to optimize a property’s energy efficiency, operational usability, and occupant comfort.
Energy Audits
- Review of historical energy bills for comparison with other similar buildings
- Assessment of retrofit savings potential
- Inventory of energy-consuming aspects and associated operating details
Decarbonization of Buildings
- Development of plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
- Implementation of net-zero studies to provide a clear path to more sustainable buildings
- Studies and inspections to support compliance with climate regulations and legislation
Mechanical Services
- Evaluation and reporting of building systems
- Heating, ventilation, and cooling
- Storm
- Sanitary
- System replacement, design, and maintenance
- Building automation controls
Electrical Services
- Electrical system design
- High- and low-voltage power distribution, design, and reporting
- Building automation controls
- Investigation, evaluation, and reporting for emergency power generators
Life Safety and Fire Protection
- Fire prevention, protection, and post-incident consulting
- Smoke control consulting
- Alarm system design, retrofits, and upgrades
- Audits and code compliance
- Code conflict resolutions
- Audits and compliance
- Property protection and occupant safety
- Damaged fire separation
- Egress design and analysis
- Emergency voice communication control equipment
- Life safety studies
- Review of architectural design drawings
- Sprinkler system designs and retrofit
Plumbing and Piping Systems
- Drainage systems
- Domestic piping
- Domestic hot water systems
- Fuel gas piping
- Stormwater systems
- Reverse osmosis deionized (RO/DI) systems
Proactively addressing a building’s components not only contributes to meeting climate targets but also assists in preventing system failures, reducing downtime, and minimizing maintenance costs. Our team is composed of qualified architects, engineers, and technical specialists across the United States and Canada who are ready to assist.
Learn more about our mechanical and electrical engineering consulting services.