RDC+EA, LLLP

Combined Engineering and Architecture Services

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About the firm

RDC+EA is an engineering and architecture partnership formed to serve the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and building technology needs of Veterans Administration Medical Centers throughout the Western United States. It delivers integrated professional services with specialized expertise in healthcare facility design, complex system upgrades, and structural expansions on active medical campuses.

Team
Micro
Firm type
Architecture & Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Electrical Engineering · MEP

People

Roger RepstienPrincipal

Will FeltPrincipal, Electrical Engineer

Rand EardleyPrincipal Architect

Capabilities

Project Management

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Overseeing complex engineering and architecture contracts from inception to closeout, maintaining strict control over schedule and budget constraints.

  • Project Scheduling

    Developing and managing detailed project timelines to ensure on-time delivery on active campuses.

  • Budget Management

    Administering financial resources and construction budgets within established limits.

Mechanical Engineering

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Work in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.

  • Designing HVAC

    Support includes Designing HVAC.

  • Piping

    Support includes piping.

  • Mechanical Infrastructure To Cultivate Safe

    Support includes mechanical infrastructure to cultivate safe.

  • Comfortable

    Support includes comfortable.

  • Energy-efficient Indoor Climates

    Support includes energy-efficient indoor climates.

Electrical Engineering

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Engineering resilient electrical infrastructure, power distribution, and specialized lighting solutions.

  • Electrical Distribution Systems

    Designing secure and redundant electrical power distribution systems for critical healthcare environments.

  • Specialized Lighting Design

    Engineering architectural and task-specific lighting systems tailored to medical and operational environments.

Architecture

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Creating balanced architectural spaces that align clinical functionality with modern aesthetic standards.

Building Commissioning

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Optimizing overall facility performance and equipment life cycles by verifying and tuning integrated building systems.

Building Information Technology

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Integrating building-wide technical networks, high-security frameworks, and system coordination processes.

  • Electronic Security Design

    Designing integrated security, access control, and surveillance technology systems.

Industries

Healthcare · Federal · Government

Projects

Wahlen VAMC Emergency Transformer Replacement

Salt Lake City, UT · Healthcare · Client: Veterans Affairs

Project details

Design of a 750kva bypass transformer to address critically failing transformers feeding the main VA hospital. The design team overcame complex routing through existing 60-year-old structures and equipment by engineering a custom specialty switchgear section.

Wahlen VAMC Prosthetics Expansion Second Floor Addition

Salt Lake City, UT · Healthcare · Client: Veterans Affairs

Project details

Electrical and lighting design for a new addition housing doctor offices, exam rooms, a therapy gym, and consultation spaces. The work required a detailed phasing plan to manage egress and maintain building access on an active medical campus.

Wahlen VAMC Emergency Department Urgent Care Clinic Addition

Salt Lake City, UT · Healthcare · Client: Veterans Affairs

Project details

Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and security design for an $9 million project involving 18,000 square feet of new construction and 13,000 square feet of demolition to relocate the Emergency Department and Urgent Care Clinic.