
MODUS Engineering
Experts in Engineering
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
Service websiteHVAC 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
Service websiteComplex 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
Service websitePlumbing 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
Service websiteStructured 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
Service websiteLighting 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
Service websiteEnergy-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
Service websiteSpecialized 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
Service websiteObjective 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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