Custom Projects
Building, rebuilding or substantially renovating?
The mechanical system is usually decided late, in whatever space is left. SystemIQ helps owners and their project teams make those decisions early, while the structure is open and the options are still available.
The equipment is the result of the plan, not the beginning of it.
What we consider
Mechanical planning appropriate to the home, its intended use and the project requirements.
Step one: Project Review
A paid conversation and a review of what exists: plans, reports, photographs and the project schedule. It can be done remotely.
The purpose is to determine the right next step before either side commits to a larger engagement. Possible outcomes include a Site Assessment, a defined design scope, a referral to another professional first, or no further SystemIQ involvement.
Step two: Site Assessment
Some projects cannot be understood from drawings and photographs. Where the building itself matters, SystemIQ evaluates the home and the site in person before deeper planning begins.
The objective is to understand the home well enough to determine what needs to be designed, protected, changed or investigated next.
Each project is scoped individually. Each step is defined and priced before it starts.
What can follow
Project definition. What the home requires mechanically, and what has to be decided before the plans advance.
Residential mechanical design. Loads, system configuration, air distribution, humidity, ventilation, filtration and the requirements the installing contractor builds to.
Planning and verification
A sound design can still be compromised in the field. Chases move, equipment gets relocated, duct paths change, returns disappear and substitutions get made, usually for good reasons and usually without anyone checking the effect on the mechanical system.
For qualifying projects, SystemIQ stays involved at key points. This may include:
- review of plan changes
- coordination with the builder and design team
- site visits at critical stages
- review of proposed equipment substitutions
- problem solving when field conditions differ from the plans
- commissioning
- final verification
The home gets one mechanical strategy and one point of continuity from the first decisions to the final measurements. The builder and the installing contractor continue to direct their own work.
At the end, the completed system is measured against the intended outcome, and the results are put in writing.
Start with the project.
Tell us what you are building, where it stands, and who is on the team. We will reply with what a Project Review would cover.