OUR PRACTICE
Southport provides a range of complementary engineering services to address building’s MEP, commissioning, and energy needs. Additionally, we have extensive
experience in providing Owner’s Representation services – supporting building owners and operators with their operational and capital planning needs.
COMMISSIONING
Southport’s commissioning team undertakes design review, testing, and equipment handover in a wide range of asset types. We own and apply calibrated testing and monitoring equipment to establish actual performance and energy use patterns – enabling building owners and operators to enhance comfort and receive optimal returns from investment into MEP equipment.
- Verification of installation
- Observation startup and reviews
- Performance testing
- Warranty reviews
- Personnel training
- Retro-commissioning
- LEED-required commissioning
- Municipally-required commissioning (e.g. NYC LL 85/87)
ENERGY
hport views energy efficiency through an Owner’s lens. We are able to identify, underwrite, and execute a wide range of energy efficiency projects at both existing buildings and newbuild structures. Our team is particularly adept at life cycle cost assessment – enabling comparison of energy efficiency investments with other uses of capital. We provide the following services relevant to energy efficiency:
- Energy and water audits
- Life cycle cost assessment
- Onsite energy production (co-generation,
geothermal, wind, and solar)
- Operator coordination / training
- Capital project administration
OWNER’S REPRESENTATION
Because of our extensive experience in the renovation of existing MEP systems, our senior level team members think like building owners and operators. We have extensive experience in providing services directly to building owners and asset managers, as well as personnel from operating companies. Whether you are faced with a critical budgetary decision or contemplating introducing new technology into your building infrastructure, we are here to help you make the correct business decisions for your assets. Examples of our owner/operator facing services include:
- Property condition assessments (MEP systems)
- Capital budgeting / forecasting
- Vendor / manufacturer vetting
- New / emerging technology due diligence
- Peer review of engineering design
TECHNOLOGY
Ranging from Building Automation Systems and Integration Services to Lighting Controls, Security and IT design, Southport’s technology team can design a wide range of low-voltage systems that are essential for today’s high-performance buildings.
- Telecommunications
- IT Infrastructure
- Life-Safety and Security
- Audiovisual Systems
- Structured Wiring
- Comprehensive Building Automation
- Personnel Training
MEP ENGINEERING
Southport provides a comprehensive range of building engineering services for both newbuild and renovation projects. Our services include:
- Mechanical
- - Central heating and cooling plants
- - Air distribution and ventilation systems
- - VAV and VRF systems
- - Boilers
- - Building automation and controls
- - Onsite utility plants
- Electrical
- - Electrical distribution design
- - Distributive generation
- - Lighting and dimming control systems
- - Power quality evaluation and design
- - Emergency and standby generator/power systems
- Plumbing
- - Domestic water
- - Sanitary systems
- - Kitchen plumbing systems
- - Grease interceptors
- - Back flow preventers
- - Medical gas for healthcare offices
- - DEP compliance
- Fire and Life Safety
- - Fire protection systems
- - Sprinkler and pre-action systems
- - Fire pump designs
- - Fire alarm systems
- - Smoke control and building pressurization systems
- Mission Critical
- - Multi level redundant air conditioning
- - IT rooms
- - Trading and special facilities requiring critical power and air conditioning
- - N+1 and 2N redundancy systems
- Design Build
- - We team up with contractors and manufacturers to deliver turn-key
projects with streamlined scheduling and cost-reduction opportunity. - Special Inspections
- - Southport is an NYC-Registered Special Inspection Agency