What an AEGB rating asks of your MEP design – the schematic-design deadline, Conditional Approval, separate inspections, and why no Final Approval means no CO.
Monthly Archives: August 2026
Dallas Chapter 61 lets commercial projects comply by being LEED certifiable – LEED v4, 40 points, no USGBC registration. Plus the scope rule that decides if you are in at all.
Houston’s LEED Silver policy applies to city-owned buildings, not private development. What actually governs your Houston MEP design is the adopted energy code – and Houston uses UMC/UPC.
In almost every case, yes. A Texas commercial tenant finish-out needs a P.E.-sealed MEP set unless the work is purely cosmetic. Here is exactly where the line sits, who may seal it, and how each major Texas city applies it.
If nothing is changing, hire a measurement vendor – they are faster and cheaper. If walls move or suites split, you need a Texas P.E. An honest comparison for commercial property owners.
An honest, segmented comparison of ten Texas MEP engineering firms – who each one is genuinely best at, who they are wrong for, and a five-step way to choose.
Typical MEP engineering design-fee ranges in Texas by use type — restaurant, medical, retail, office — what drives the cost up, and what a sealed permit set includes.