We started our firm in 2005 to provide commissioning, indoor air quality evaluations and facility assessments. Commissioning and retro-commissioning was seen as the natural avenue for monitoring design, construction and operations to provide better buildings with lasting impacts for sustainability. To this day, commissioning continues to be approximately 60% of our services. FD is not a design firm that provides commissioning services on the side. FD is first and foremost a commissioning firm.

Commissioning Services include:
• LEED Fundamental and Enhanced Commissioning
• New Construction Commissioning
• Systems Verification Services
• Monitoring-based Commissioning
• Retro-Commissioning
• Infrared Scanning

Systems we commission include:
• HVAC
• Building Automation Systems (BAS)
• Plumbing
• Building Envelope
• Fire Protection
• Emergency Systems
• Energy Systems
• Life Safety

FD has conducted numerous facility assessments to assist our clients with developing capital plans for improvement needed to keep building systems reliable, safe, comfortable, energy efficient and healthy. We will systematically scrutinize your facilities, compiling comprehensive data leveraging our expertise to identify energy audit, capital renewal, and capital improvement projects.

As recognized experts of building systems, FD conducts thorough investigations to confirm existing facility conditions and energy consumption and provides maintenance recommendations, including cost estimates that can be structured to provide a synergistic approach between capital planning and budgetary forecasting.

Condition Assessments and Energy Audits include:
• ASHRAE Level I, II and III energy audits
• Existing conditions report
• Future maintenance and capital costs report
• Assistance with budget forecasting

FD can manage your infrastructure projects from developing a scope of work, soliciting and reviewing bids, to final site visits to assure successful completion.

FD has also been tasked with setting corporate policies and procedures for infrastructure projects to increase energy savings and reduce the corporate carbon footprint.

Infrastructure Services include:
• Managing infrastructure projects from scope-of-work to final systems verification site visit
• Assistance to write MEP Design Guidelines
• Code Consulting

Let FD help you with your sustainability program development. Whether you need help with benchmarking facilities or need a comprehensive sustainability plan, FD has the expertise to help you achieve your sustainability goals.

Sustainability Services include:
• Conducting GHG emissions inventory
• Benchmarking facilities
• Facilitating an internal sustainability group
• Renewable energy feasibility study and planning
• Evaluating ideas towards a Sustainability Plan
• Creating a Sustainability Plan that includes metrics
• Help with using frameworks for ESG reporting such as CDP and GRI

Compliance Services
Whether it is an assessment for OSHA/TJC/CMS survey readiness, mock surveys or construction plan reviews, FD stands ready to help you be successful at all times.

Master and Capital Planning Services
FD has over 25 years of experience in assessing growth and renovation needs and then developing facility master plans and 5-to-10-year capital plans.

Design Peer Reviews

Let FD be your extra set of eyes for MEP peer reviews. FD has experience with a wide variety of buildings and projects, ranging from schools, factories, and hospitals to sports stadiums.

Program/Project Management
FD provides a full range of services from owner advisor, owners representative, program management, project management to help ensure the best possible outcomes for your facility.

Facilities Management Program Assessments
Wondering about productivity, education needs, staffing levels, or maintenance efficacy? FD can help develop a performance improvement plan to help ensure your FM department and processes are at optimum performance.

Interim Facilities Manager Leadership
FD has seasoned Individuals with years of experience successfully leading world class facilities departments who can fill the gap until your new facilities manager leader is hired or just help your existing manager grow in their competence and readiness for survey or project management.