MODUS Engineering

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About the firm

MODUS is an Iowa-based MEPT consulting engineering practice specializing in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology systems for the construction industry. Founded in 1963 as Gilmor+Doyle, MODUS has engineered building systems for more than 11,000 facilities. It serves owners, architects, industrial clients, and large institutional customers from four offices in Des Moines, Iowa City, Waterloo, and Portland, Maine. MODUS has completed more than 100 LEED-certified projects and is a pioneer in geothermal energy applications for building HVAC systems in the Midwest.

Established
1963
Team
Small
Firm type
Mechanical Engineering · Electrical Engineering · MEP

Credentials

LEED

People

Mike BrockaPartner

Chris DealPartner

Trevor ConradPartner

Roger LesherPartner

Josh NielsenPartner

Brent WaskowPartner

Capabilities

Mechanical Engineering Design

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HVAC design for human comfort, efficiency, and ease of maintenance, including commercial, institutional, and industrial HVAC, geothermal energy systems, building automation, and critical environments such as laboratories and operating rooms.

  • HVAC design for human comfort
  • Efficiency
  • Ease of maintenance
  • Commercial HVAC
  • Institutional HVAC
  • Industrial HVAC
  • Geothermal energy systems
  • Building automation
  • Critical environments such as laboratories and operating rooms

Electrical Engineering Design

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Complex electrical systems including building light and power design, medium voltage distribution, photovoltaic systems, emergency and standby power, arc flash studies, and co-generation systems.

  • Complex Electrical Systems
  • Building light and power design
  • Medium voltage distribution
  • Photovoltaic systems
  • Emergency and standby power
  • Arc flash studies
  • Co-generation systems

Plumbing Engineering Design

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Plumbing systems from simple installations to corrosive chemical handling, including laboratory and medical gas distribution, fire protection, rain/condensate capture, and gray-water reuse systems.

  • Plumbing systems from simple installations to corrosive chemical handling
  • Laboratory and medical gas distribution
  • Fire protection
  • Rain/condensate capture
  • Gray-water reuse systems

Technology Engineering Design

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Structured cabling, network electronics, audio/video distribution, medical low voltage, life safety, security, fire detection and alarm, nurse call systems, and distributed antenna systems.

  • Structured cabling
  • Network electronics
  • Audio/video distribution
  • Medical low voltage
  • Life safety
  • Security
  • Fire detection and alarm
  • Nurse call systems
  • Distributed antenna systems

Lighting Design

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Lighting system design integrating electric lighting and controls with daylighting, energy analysis, custom fixture design, lighting calculations, renderings, and stamped drawings.

  • Lighting system design integrating electric lighting and controls with daylighting
  • Energy analysis
  • Custom fixture design
  • Lighting calculations
  • Renderings
  • Stamped drawings

Sustainable Engineering Design

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Energy-efficient and environmentally conscious design incorporating LEED, geothermal, solar thermal, and photovoltaic systems to minimize ecological impact.

  • Energy-efficient and environmentally conscious design incorporating LEED
  • Geothermal
  • Solar thermal
  • Photovoltaic systems to minimize ecological impact

Health Care Engineering Design

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Specialized MEPT design for healthcare facilities including infection control planning, ICRA and LSRA planning, medical equipment planning, nurse call system integration, and master plan development.

  • Specialized MEPT design for healthcare facilities
  • Infection control planning
  • ICRA and LSRA planning
  • Medical equipment planning
  • Nurse call system integration
  • Master plan development

Facility Planning

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Objective operational and economic evaluations of existing and proposed mechanical and electrical systems, including life-cycle cost analysis, BIM, infrastructure master planning, building energy modeling, and LEED design.

  • Objective operational and economic evaluations of existing and proposed mechanical and electrical
  • Life-cycle cost analysis
  • BIM
  • Infrastructure master planning
  • Building energy modeling
  • LEED design

Industries

Healthcare · Education · Commercial · Industrial · Government

Projects

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