FSM Engineering
Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical and Fire Protection
engineering design and consulting
FSM Engineering has provided full-service consulting engineering for construction projects since February 2010. Our project experience is vast and stretches across all of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.
WHO WE ARE:
FSM Engineering, LLC is an MEP consulting firm in business for 14 years and inthat time we have created a network of clients and projects on a wide scale.
The firm has a main office located in Tallahassee Florida and has remote work locations in Gainesville and Palm Bay. This allows us to reach across the state to accommodate our clients and projects.
The company focuses on HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection systems design and consultation for construction projects. Since inception, we have honed our workflow from the MEP consulting engineering world and is the collective knowledge of our principal, designers, contractor networks, architectural clients, and manufacturer contacts. This has allowed FSM Engineering to bring to fruition many successful projects since our inception. During that time, we have been involved in many projects of varying budgets. From 100-Million-dollar manufacturing facilities, to 50-million-dollar fire departments all the way down to simple stand-alone facilities on golf courses and state parks. We take on all types of work.
We have come to understand the needs of our clients and focus on completing projects on time and under budget.
WHY SELECT FSM ENGINEERING:
Our Firms’ professional abilities, experience, and project approach are excellent. Our team is diverse and has a combined 50 years of professional experience in Mechanical, Electrical, Fire Protection, Plumbing and Architectural Design, and Construction. We have successfully seen through design and construction many renovations and new construction projects. Our multifaceted team has experience with minor services work and what it takes to accomplish the client’s goals.
Software Use:
FSM Engineering uses the latest REVIT software to perform Building Information Modeling (BIM) for all of its projects. We are active within Autodesk Docs (BIM360) and Spec Link and prefer to work within collaborative teams.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OFFERED:
The following are just some of the services we provide:
Mechanical Engineering
HVAC Design
Plumbing Design
Fire Protection Design
Project Management
Commissioning
Energy Audits
Energy Calculations
Testing
Verification
Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)
Sustainability Certifications
Electrical Engineering
Lighting Design
Power Design
Load Studies
Emergency Power Design
Site Utilities
Low/Medium/High Voltage system design
Arch Flash studies
Fault Current studies
Project Experience
Danfoss
Turbocor and Applications Development Center
FSM Engineering has been the preferred engineering
team for Danfoss Turbocor since 2015.
We have been involved in every construction project for this international manufacturing companies’ local campus located in innovation park in Tallahassee, Florida.
The phased projects included:
- The addition of approximately 45,000 SF which included psychometric testing facilities, central utility plant with water cooled magnetic levitation chillers, self-sensing pumps, and a variable flow cooling tower.
- Renovation of the existing research and development wing. This added additional capacity to the existing central utility plant in the form of 100% OA units, moving their large chiller test rig indoors, and expanding it by two bays. Additionally, provisions for the machine shop with proper electrical and HVAC distribution.
- Addition of approximately 30,000 SF of administrative and office space paralleled with the renovation of approximately 20,000 SF of existing administration space. The new building added a new air-cooled chiller with mag lev compressor, fan coil units for service to each main office zone, several energy recovery ventilators 100% outside air units for decoupling of the latent and sensible heat in the space.
- Installation of refrigerant purge systems and controls to the existing psychometric test chambers within the ADC. The system needed design and commissioning.
- Brand new 140,000 SF Manufacturing facility with carbon neutral goals, high tech cooling and heating systems with all electrical system architecture, low pressure drops, process cooling, and large DOAS units.
FSM Engineering continuously provides engineering consulting services to Danfoss. The organization considered us the preferred resource for anything related to HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical and Fire Protection. We have performed additional tasks such as life cycle cost analyses, energy calculations and cost estimates for the Denmark office to ensure they received the best results.
Bryant Building
Boiler/Chiller Repalcement
FSM Engineering was hired as the Prime Consultant for this project with CSI contracting acting as Construction Manager for the work. The project consists of the replacement of antiquated equipment at the Bryant building in Tallahassee Florida. The building houses the offices for the Florida Wildlife Commission (FWC) and their divisions. The equipment consisted of hydronic systems for heating and cooling the building. A water-cooled chiller with acoustic housing utilizing well water for its heat rejection, two constant volume pumps, and piping. The boiler was a diesel, oil fired, tank water heater. It was many years old and was covered in asbestos insulation.
The space had no refrigerant purge system in place which caused a life safety issue, FWC was unaware of this and was consulted on the need to add this system when the renovation occurred. The mechanical room is surrounded by office space and the sound criteria of the system is critical as to not cause a nuisance. FSMe performed sound analysis on 4 different chiller selections by calculating a normalized A weighted sound power calculation. This allowed us to determine which system had the best sound data, fit in the space, and was within the budget. The new equipment design included additional sound attenuation options as well as the requirement to renovate the existing sound enclosure for reuse. This provided double the sound measures that were originally in place. A full set of construction documents were provided to the owner for bidding. The project is currently in the submittal phase and will be under construction soon.
As the design progressed, FSM Engineering hired and consulted with the Civil engineering firm Jim Stidham and Associates Inc to assist with the existing underground diesel tank since the new boilers would be natural gas. It was found during this process that there had been a leak in and around the underground tank. FSMe worked with DEP, JSA and DMS to produce the required DEP testing to delineate the area of contamination. JSA then attained quarterly testing reports through sampling wells to show that the levels and delineation of the contamination were not propagating further. A favorable outcome came from the testing and no additional legal actions were required on the lease agreement for the facility. Specs were provided for proper remediation.