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MEP Evaluations and Building Systems Assessments
What the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems can actually support, what they will cost to bring current, and when that cost lands.
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The systems question behind most bad surprises
Building systems drive a disproportionate share of unexpected capital cost. A rooftop unit at the end of its life, a service that cannot carry the planned load, a sanitary line that fails a camera inspection, an obsolete panel with no available breakers. None of these are visible in a rent roll, and a general inspection will often describe them without pricing them.
An MEP evaluation answers three questions: what condition are the systems in, what capacity do they have relative to your intended use, and what does the gap cost to close.
What we evaluate
Mechanical HVAC equipment a
HVAC equipment age, condition and capacity, ventilation adequacy, controls, distribution and exhaust systems.
Electrical
Service size and capacity, switchgear and panel condition, obsolete or recalled equipment, grounding, emergency power and available spare capacity.
Plumbing
Domestic water piping material and condition, water heating capacity, waste and vent, gas service, backflow and fixture compliance.
Fire protection
Sprinkler coverage relative to current use, riser and pump condition, alarm system age and monitoring status.
Code and permit history
Whether prior work was permitted, and where existing conditions conflict with current code for the intended occupancy.
Energy performance
Efficiency of major equipment, obvious energy waste and the compliance implications of a system replacement.
Capacity analysis for a planned use
Most evaluations are ordered because someone intends to change the building. A restaurant going into a former retail space, a medical suite in a general office building, a warehouse taking on manufacturing equipment, or an owner adding EV charging. In each case the question is the same: does the infrastructure support the plan.
- Get Started
Request a MEP Evaluations Proposal
- Calculated load of the proposed use compared against existing service capacity
- Ventilation and exhaust requirements for the proposed occupancy
- Plumbing fixture count and waste capacity for the proposed use
- Utility coordination and lead time exposure where a service upgrade is required
- Structural coordination where new equipment affects roof or floor loading
What you receive
System inventory
Major equipment with make, model, size, age and observed condition
Condition and RUL summary
Remaining useful life estimates with the assumptions stated
Capacity findings
Existing capacity versus required capacity for current and proposed use
Deficiency schedule
Code, safety and operational deficiencies ranked by priority
Cost opinion
Order of magnitude costs for immediate items and near-term replacements
Photo documentation
Referenced photographs of equipment and observed deficiencies
From finding to permitted design
When a finding becomes a project, the same engineers can prepare the permitted construction documents, coordinate the service upgrade with the utility, and carry it through plan check. That continuity is the difference between a report that sits in a folder and one that leads to a completed scope of work.
- Common Questions
Frequently asked questions
A property condition assessment covers the whole building at a due diligence level. An MEP evaluation goes deeper on the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems specifically, including capacity, code compliance and whether the systems can support a planned use or expansion.
Yes. We report observed condition, age relative to typical service life and the resulting remaining useful life estimate for major equipment, with the assumptions stated.
Yes. We perform a service capacity analysis comparing existing service and distribution capacity against the calculated load of the proposed use, and identify what upgrade, if any, is required.
Access to mechanical rooms, electrical rooms and panels, roof equipment and a representative sample of occupied spaces, plus any available drawings, permit records and maintenance history.
Yes. Findings can be carried directly into permitted construction documents by the same engineers, which avoids paying a second firm to re-learn the building.
Send the address and the scope. We will send back a fee.
Every inquiry is reviewed by an engineer. You receive a written scope, fee and schedule, or a direct answer that the work falls outside what we should take on.