QD Design designs assisted living and senior living facilities in Katy, Texas — architecture plus sealed MEP engineering under one contract, with the licensing, life-safety, and comfort engineering this occupancy demands. We are a HUB-certified A/E firm based in Cypress (Houston metro), led by a Texas-licensed Professional Engineer.
What a Katy senior living permit set includes
Senior living splits the difference between residential comfort and institutional life safety: resident-room HVAC that holds temperature and humidity, hot-water systems with scald protection, egress designed for limited mobility, accessibility throughout under TDLR/TAS, and IECC 2021 energy documentation. State licensing review runs alongside the reviewing jurisdiction plan review, and the drawings must satisfy both. One firm producing architecture and MEP keeps them consistent. See our senior living design service.
Senior living work you can verify
- Thomas Trace assisted living community, Tyler, TX — MEP design for the residential care campus.
- Senior living facility, Royal Palm Beach, FL — mechanical design under the Florida Building Code with humid-climate dehumidification.
Permitting in Katy
“Katy” spans three counties and two review worlds: inside the City of Katy limits, the city’s permit office reviews your project; the far larger unincorporated areas run through Harris County or Fort Bend County. Our F45 + FS8 dual fitness studios at 3170 Peek Road were permitted through Harris County with parallel TDLR filings. Knowing which reviewer your address answers to is step one — we confirm it before we propose. Statewide, any Texas commercial project valued over the $50,000 statutory threshold also requires TDLR registration and Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS) review — we file the registration and coordinate the accessibility review as part of the package.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes senior living design different from other commercial work in Katy?
Occupancy classification and life safety. Assisted living facilities carry licensing requirements and life-safety review beyond a typical commercial project — resident room ventilation, hot-water safety, egress for residents with limited mobility, and accessibility throughout. We resolve the classification in code analysis before drawing.
Have you designed senior living facilities?
Yes — MEP design for the Thomas Trace assisted living community in Tyler, Texas, and mechanical design for a senior living facility in Royal Palm Beach, Florida under the Florida Building Code, including humid-climate dehumidification engineering.
Who reviews senior living projects in Katy?
It depends on the address: inside the City of Katy limits, the city reviews; the much larger unincorporated areas run through Harris County or Fort Bend County. State licensing requirements for assisted living apply in parallel, and TDLR accessibility review applies over the $50,000 threshold.
Can you handle both new buildings and conversions?
Yes. Conversions of existing buildings into assisted living trigger change-of-occupancy review with new life-safety and accessibility requirements — we evaluate feasibility in the code analysis first, so owners know the real scope before committing.
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