Projects

CASE STUDY  |  COMMERCIAL Qualia Labs Office Finish Out: Collaboration and Understanding, Key Factors for Project Sucess Qualia Labs is a technology firm located in South Austin that focuses on real estate solutions. Encotech provided Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering for their office finish-out project. Initial engagement with the client required field meetings with base building […]

CASE STUDY  |  COMMERCIAL Domain Northside: Austin’s Hip North DowntownDomain Northside is a fast-growing mixed-use development that opened in late 2016. The 304-acre development is Austin’s all-inclusive community north of downtown. Adjacent to the original Domain, Northside offers an urban lifestyle with a variety of commercial, office, hotel, and residential spaces where residents and visitors alike

CASE STUDY  |  EDUCATION AISD Menchaca Elementary School: From a One-Room Schoolhouse to a Modern 21 st-century Learning Campus In November 2017, Austin voters overwhelmingly passed a $1 Billion bond designed to replace, modernize, improve, renovate and equip a significant portion of the Austin Independent School District’s (AISD) facilities.  Menchaca Elementary School was one of

CASE STUDY  |  CIVIC Compass Office Finish-Out: A Creative Challenge The Compass Real Estate office space is located on the 2nd Floor of the newly constructed building in Austin. The modern office space featured an open-ceiling concept with large open desk areas, individual perimeter offices, huddle rooms, multiple panties, technology rooms and high-end conference rooms with

CASE STUDY  |  CIVIC Phil Hardberger Urban Ecology Center: Urban Nature at its Best The Urban Ecology Center in San Antonio, named after the former San Antonio Mayor, Phil Hardberger, comprises four buildings and an artful, photo-voltaic canopy-covered arcade that connects the buildings. The facilities include a gathering hall,  classroom, office and reception area, and a

CASE STUDY  |  CIVIC Austin Animal Center: A Beautiful Shelter for Animals in Need The City of Austin sought to make significant improvements to the 50-year old The Austin Animal Center within the past decade. The plan included replacing the existing facility with two new kennel buildings with a minimum of 80 kennel spaces, cat cubicles,

CASE STUDY  |  CIVIC Capitol Complex Central Utility Plant: A Benefit for a Highly Complex Facility The Texas Capitol is widely recognized as one of the nation’s most distinguished state capitols. Completed in August, the Texas Facilities Commission Central Utility Plant, located North of the Capitol building at 17th and Colorado Streets, supports the new Texas Capitol

CASE STUDY  |  CIVIC Downtown Chiller Plant Expansion:A Practical Solution to Increasing Demand for Chilled Water Services  Due to downtown Austin’s rapid development and growth, the demand for chilled water services has increased significantly in recent years. District Cooling Plant No. 4 will provide 3,000 tons of additional cooling capacity to the chilled water distribution system.

CASE STUDY  |  HEALTHCARE UT Dell Medical School Water Collection and Re-Use System: An Environmentally Friendly Facility The UT Dell Medical School water collection and re-use system project was designed to collect 3,200 cubic foot (CF) stormwater in a water cistern located in the parking garage of the new medical office building for The University of

CASE STUDY  |  INFRASTRUCTURE City of Austin Davis Water Treatment Plant: Reliable Drinking Water The Davis Water Treatment Plant (WTP) is one of two major plants in the Austin Water Utility system that draws water from the Colorado River and treats it to drinking quality. As a part of the Davis WTP Sludge Disposal Program,