Mechanical Engineering

The Mechanical Engineering Department at Design Alaska is the largest within the firm, offering broad technical expertise in HVAC and plumbing system design, fire protection, LEED, commissioning, and control systems. The team is skilled in managing the critical path of design and coordinates closely with other disciplines to produce fully integrated, constructible, and efficient systems.

Mechanical systems are designed to balance reliability, energy performance, and maintainability while meeting project-specific requirements. The department has extensive experience delivering Design-Build projects with accelerated schedules and working within strict technical and budgetary parameters.

Project experience includes both new construction and renovations across a wide range of facility types including commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities such as military installations, healthcare and laboratory buildings, recreation centers, power plants, bulk fuel systems, and projects in remote locations. Services encompass all phases of design and include energy modeling and lifecycle cost analysis as well as system design for HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, utilities, fire protection, and controls. The department also provides specialized design for utilidor piping systems, district heating utilities, and fuel storage.