MW Engineers

Advancing Engineering in the Built Environment

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About the firm

MW Engineers is the Inland Northwest's premier MEP engineering practice, headquartered in Spokane, Washington. With over 40 years of experience, it delivers mechanical, electrical, and architectural lighting design for healthcare, higher education, commercial, and institutional clients across nine states and 23 countries. MW also operates Escent Lighting Design, its dedicated architectural lighting division founded in 1998.

Firm type
MEP · Mechanical Engineering · Electrical Engineering

Credentials

AVIXA CTS-D - Certified Technology Specialist - Design · BICSI RCDD - Registered Communications Distribution Designer · Ekahau ECSE - Certified Survey Engineer for Wireless Designer

Capabilities

Mechanical Engineering

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MW's mechanical team designs purposefully integrated systems that are sustainably focused and built for long-term maintainability. Engineers engage all project stakeholders from the earliest design stages, coordinating controls with other building systems to maximize occupant comfort, indoor air quality, and operational efficiency.

  • HVAC Design
  • Plumbing Engineering
  • Fire Protection
  • Medical Gas & Laboratory Piping
  • Alternative Energy Systems
  • Energy Management
  • LCCA / ELCCA Studies
  • LEED Certification Support
  • Temperature Controls

Electrical Engineering

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MW's electrical engineers integrate all building systems across disciplines, from initial goal-setting through value engineering and end-user training. Close coordination between electrical, mechanical, and communications designers ensures a consistent design philosophy and reliable, cost-effective outcomes across a broad range of project types.

  • Power & Emergency Power Generation
  • Lighting Control Systems
  • Fire Alarm Systems
  • Access Control & Security Systems
  • Audio/Video Systems
  • Sound Reinforcement Systems
  • Technology & Telecommunications

    An in-house team of RCDD-credentialed communications distribution designers and AVIXA CTS-D certified specialists designs, specifies, and integrates data, telecom, and wireless infrastructure systems.

  • Low Voltage Systems

Architectural Lighting Design

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Escent Lighting Design, MW's in-house architectural lighting division since 1998, creates beautiful, functional, and sustainable environments through a rigorous and collaborative design process for interior and exterior spaces. Escent designers work alongside MW's electrical engineers and can engage as part of a full MEP package or as a standalone service for other project teams.

  • Interior & Exterior Lighting Design
  • Photometric Studies
  • Custom Fixture Design

    Design of custom light fixtures for situations where a distinctive look or specific performance capability is required.

  • Lighting Simulation & 3D Rendering

    Detailed computer simulation and photo-realistic 3D rendering of architectural spaces to visualize lighting designs prior to construction.

Industries

Healthcare · Education · Commercial · Sports & Recreation · Hospitality · Government · Federal · Arts & Culture

Projects

Carla Peperzak Middle School

Spokane, WA · Education · Client: Spokane Public Schools

Heart Center Expansion

Healthcare · Client: Kootenai Health

Center for Integrated Science & Engineering

Spokane, WA · Education · Client: Gonzaga University

The Podium

Spokane, WA · Sports & Recreation · Client: Spokane Public Facilities District