Mechanical Engineering

Peter Basso Associates designs mechanical systems that satisfy building owners and occupants – they are efficient, and they maintain a desirable environment.

Our ability to listen drives our design excellence. Basso engineers strive to understand the owner’s needs and expectations early in the project, then identify a preferred direction, balancing construction costs, maintenance costs and operational costs. We work closely with facility staff to integrate their design standards and equipment preferences. We work closely with the architect to document key elements that might impact architectural design, eliminating surprises later in the project.

The Basso design process involves senior engineers in brainstorming/review sessions that are done at the start of the project and at key milestones. Using our best expertise, we create our best ideas. A review team is maintained throughout the project, providing consistency from inception of design intent through completion of construction documents. Budget construction cost estimates are reviewed and confirmed at each milestone.

Working with Peter Basso Associates, the project team understands what system is the best fit early in the project, incorporating the needs of the building owner and the architect, and delivering an environment that satisfies occupants.

Productivity Reflects Work Environment
Research on employee productivity demonstrates losses of 2 to 4 percent in poor work environments. In national surveys of office building occupants, typical complaints identify poor temperature control as a leading problem.

“Mechanical issues are the #1 source of post-occupancy complaints. Peter Basso Associates designs good systems that work, and follows through commissioning phases of their projects to facilitate fully functioning systems”

– Paul A. Corneliussen, AIA, Executive Vice President, French Associates

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