DVL maintains the highest standards and level of service with an unflappable spirit. They understand the design and construction requirements of MEP systems to complement architectural design.

Gavin Macrae-Gibson

Principal – Macrae Gibson Architects

Plumbing Services

  • Design of domestic cold and hot water systems, natural gas systems, compressed air systems, medical gases systems, storm drainage systems, sanitary drainage systems and acid waste systems.
  • Design of grease and oil interceptor systems.
  • Design of storm detention and retention systems..
  • Design of water irrigation systems.
  • Design of “grey water” systems for irrigation or sanitary services.
  • Design of heat pump, gas, electric, propane, steam and oil operated domestic water heaters.
  • Inspection and overall assessment of operating conditions of existing plumbing systems for property acquisitions and/or to create budgets for capital improvement projects.
  • Assist building developers and public agencies in conducting Value Engineering (VE) studies to reduce cost of construction of plumbing systems.
  • When doing work in campus settings or doing tenant design work, coordinate with owners for extension of plumbing systems and for compliance with base building or campus plumbing design standards.
  • Provide technical assistance to contractors and construction managers during plumbing construction phase to verify codes compliance, compliance with design intent, overall quality assurance in construction of plumbing systems, verify accuracy of RFI responses by Engineers of Records (EORs), assist in resolution of plumbing conflicts and/or unforeseen filed conditions, assist on resolution of objections from building inspectors, provide assistance to plumbing systems commissioning agents and for startup of plumbing systems and hydronic balancing.
  • Code compliance analysis of plumbing systems.
  • Write field reports and scope of work reports for existing plumbing systems, and schematic reports for new plumbing systems.
  • Production of HVAC design in CAD and/or REVIT (BIM).
  • Writing of electrical specifications.