Committed to Customer Satisfaction through Quality Engineering
Crenshaw Consulting Engineers, Inc. (CCE) is a multi-discipline engineering practice founded in 1995 by Jim Crenshaw, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, and headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, with an additional office in Palm Bay, Florida. With a staff of 44, including 19 professional engineers, CCE completes over 500 projects annually across 40 states for commercial, educational, institutional, industrial, and residential clients in the private, federal, municipal, and military sectors. Core services include mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, fire alarm, fire protection, and telecommunications engineering, alongside solar photovoltaic design, LEED coordination, energy modeling, industrial and process engineering, and BIM.
Jim CrenshawFounder
Comprehensive design of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing building systems tailored to commercial, institutional, military, and industrial facilities.
Design of building mechanical systems to regulate thermal comfort, indoor air quality, and specialized facility exhaust.
Comprehensive thermal comfort and ventilation layouts.
Central plant cooling and heating system development.
Design of central heat rejection and heat pump loop configurations.
Direct expansion cooling solutions for decentralized climate control.
Variable air volume systems integrated with rooftop air handling units.
Specialized grease duct and exhaust hood ventilation setups.
Fuel gas distribution network layouts.
Diagnostic evaluations of positive or negative pressure imbalances in facilities.
Engineering of reliable electrical distribution, emergency backup power, and tailored illumination systems.
Sizing and layout of backup generator and life-safety power systems.
Main service, switchgear, and panelboard configurations.
Architectural and functional lighting layouts.
Illuminance level modeling to verify regulatory and task compliance.
Design of domestic water distribution, waste management, and specialized fluid systems.
Hot and cold clean water piping design.
Sanitary drainage configurations, including high-capacity alternative venting solutions like Sovent/Provent.
Rainwater removal and mechanical condensate management.
Specialized medical air, vacuum, and pure gas distributions.
Graywater reuse design for sustainable water management.
Integrated life safety engineering, encompassing alarm networks and active fire suppression systems.
Layout of fire detection, warning, and emergency communication systems.
Initiating device and notification appliance layouts.
Sizing calculations to ensure continuous operation of notification appliances during emergencies.
Third-party review and verification of contractor alarm designs.
Analysis and design of water-based and specialty fire suppression systems.
Risk assessment to establish required water densities.
Piping network modeling to verify adequate pressure and flow.
Strategic distribution of spray heads to optimize coverage.
Interlock coordination with alarm relays and HVAC dampers.
Assistance with code compliance reviews and local regulatory approvals.
Structural engineering services for new construction, expansions, and structural renovations.
Design of steel framework, framing plans, and connections.
Cast-in-place and precast concrete structural element layouts.
Wood framing and load-bearing masonry wall engineering.
Field observations, shop drawing reviews, and structural construction phase support.
Engineering of advanced communication infrastructure, low-voltage control networks, and emergency signal amplification.
Planning of structured cabling pathways, telecommunications rooms, and distribution networks in line with TIA/EIA standards.
Integrated layouts for security systems including access control, surveillance, intrusion alarms, and audiovisual networks.
Sizing and installation layouts for emergency responder radio enhancement systems (BDA/DAS) in compliance with NFPA/IFC.
Green building coordination, energy performance optimization, and commissioning services.
Development of commercial and industrial solar arrays from initial site evaluation through grid interconnection.
Facilitation of the green building certification process through comprehensive multidisciplinary documentation.
Building performance simulation to evaluate energy consumption profiles and guide sustainable systems integration.
Systematic quality assurance processes executed through partner entity Facility Performance Consulting to verify facility system performance.
Advanced modeling and engineering capabilities focused on optimization and 3D coordination.
Engineering of complex manufacturing systems and chemical, physical, or biological processing lines across multiple sectors.
Three-dimensional virtual modeling and automated system coordination to resolve physical spatial conflicts before construction.
Commercial · Retail · Residential · Multifamily Residential · Senior Living · Hospitality · Education · Healthcare · Life Sciences · Mission Critical Facilities · Religious · Industrial · Government · Defense · Solar
Raleigh, NC · Multifamily Residential · Client: Kane Realty Corporation
CCE provided engineering design and coordination services to secure permit approval for the North Hills Tower IV high-rise development, also known as The Eastern.