Public engineering firm profile
MODUS Engineering
Des Moines, IA
Experts in Engineering
- Services
- 60
- Offices
- 4
- Leaders
- 6
- Founded
- 1963
Overview
MODUS is an Iowa-based MEPT consulting engineering practice specializing in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology systems for the construction industry. Founded in 1963 as Gilmor+Doyle, MODUS has engineered building systems for more than 11,000 facilities. It serves owners, architects, industrial clients, and large institutional customers from four offices in Des Moines, Iowa City, Waterloo, and Portland, Maine. MODUS has completed more than 100 LEED-certified projects and is a pioneer in geothermal energy applications for building HVAC systems in the Midwest.
- Founded
- 1963
Services
Mechanical Engineering Design
HVAC design for human comfort, efficiency, and ease of maintenance, including commercial, institutional, and industrial HVAC, geothermal energy systems, building automation, and critical environments such as laboratories and operating rooms.
Electrical Engineering Design
Complex electrical systems including building light and power design, medium voltage distribution, photovoltaic systems, emergency and standby power, arc flash studies, and co-generation systems.
Plumbing Engineering Design
Plumbing systems from simple installations to corrosive chemical handling, including laboratory and medical gas distribution, fire protection, rain/condensate capture, and gray-water reuse systems.
Technology Engineering Design
Structured cabling, network electronics, audio/video distribution, medical low voltage, life safety, security, fire detection and alarm, nurse call systems, and distributed antenna systems.
Lighting Design
Lighting system design integrating electric lighting and controls with daylighting, energy analysis, custom fixture design, lighting calculations, renderings, and stamped drawings.
Sustainable Engineering Design
Energy-efficient and environmentally conscious design incorporating LEED, geothermal, solar thermal, and photovoltaic systems to minimize ecological impact.
Health Care Engineering Design
Specialized MEPT design for healthcare facilities including infection control planning, ICRA and LSRA planning, medical equipment planning, nurse call system integration, and master plan development.
Facility Planning
Objective operational and economic evaluations of existing and proposed mechanical and electrical systems, including life-cycle cost analysis, BIM, infrastructure master planning, building energy modeling, and LEED design.