Mechanical and HVAC
Heating, cooling, and ventilation design based on the building’s use and operating needs. The agreed scope may include equipment selection, distribution layouts, and supporting calculations.
California building-systems engineering
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering for building projects
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design for commercial, multifamily, select single-family, industrial, and existing-building projects across California. Vexo provides individual disciplines or a combined MEP scope, coordinated with your architectural plans, equipment, and structural design.
What the service covers
What we can help with
Electrical systems
Power, lighting, and equipment-connection design based on project loads and available system information, documented in coordinated layouts, schedules, and electrical plans.
Plumbing and utilities
Water, waste, vent, and gas system design, with fixture requirements and utility connections coordinated with the building layout and existing systems.
Coordination across disciplines
Coordination of equipment locations, routing, service access, and structural supports with the project team to help identify conflicts before installation.
Project experience
Recent projects
Selected projects, with engineering scope and excerpts from the design drawings.
Project 01Design documentation
Piping isometric and supports
San Leandro, CA
Industrial TI - AST oil-immersion tank and infrastructure
Structural, mechanical & piping
Structural, mechanical, and piping engineering for an oil-immersion tank system in an existing industrial facility. The work covered structural and seismic verification of the supplied tank, equipment and crane foundations, and an exterior aboveground storage tank (AST) pad with containment walls. Mechanical and piping design included ventilation, oil and water piping analysis, and pipe supports.
- Tank and structural analysis
- Hydrostatic and seismic checks, stability, load paths and anchorage for the supplied tank design.
- Equipment infrastructure
- Slab and crane foundations, the AST pad, and reinforced containment-wall details.
- Mechanical and piping
- Exhaust and makeup-air design, pipe-thickness and flexibility analysis, and engineered support connections.
Project 02Design documentation
Fremont, CA
Multifamily development - five townhomes over underground parking
Structural & MEP
Structural and MEP engineering for five three-story townhomes above an underground parking garage. The design covered residential framing, garage ventilation, electrical power and lighting, and water and drainage systems for the homes and shared parking level.
- Structure above and below grade
- Upper-floor and roof framing, shear-wall layouts, and concrete slab and retaining-wall details.
- Garage and residential systems
- Garage exhaust routing and residential mechanical layouts, alongside electrical power and lighting plans.
- Water and drainage
- Site and building plumbing distribution, with riser diagrams connecting the individual residences.
Selected drawing excerpts are shown for project context, not for construction use.
Project fit
Projects we support
Commercial tenant improvements
Multifamily and mixed-use buildings
Select single-family projects
Renovations and adaptive reuse
Industrial and research facilities
Building-system upgrades
Engineering scope
Typical deliverables
Depending on the selected disciplines and agreed scope: plans, equipment schedules, calculations, details, and coordinated permit documents.
Initial review
What to share first
- Building use and operationsOccupancy, operating needs, and known system limitations.
- Layouts and equipmentProposed plans, equipment requirements, utility information, and available drawings.
- Scope and coordinationRequired disciplines, project-team responsibilities, deliverables, and target schedule.
Common questions
Before you get started
Can the scope cover one discipline rather than all three?
Yes. The proposal identifies the mechanical, electrical, or plumbing services needed for the project. Where several disciplines are involved, it also defines their coordination responsibilities.
What information helps you review existing system capacity?
Available drawings, equipment schedules, load information, and utility records help establish the starting point. We identify additional inputs needed for the requested engineering work.
Can you coordinate new equipment with structural engineering?
Yes. Equipment loads, openings, supports, and anchorage can be coordinated with the structural scope, alongside power, plumbing, ventilation, and access requirements.
Does the scope include permit-review responses?
The proposal identifies the permit documents and review support included. Responses address comments within the agreed engineering scope; changes to the project or additional systems may require a revised scope.
Project inquiry
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