QD Design is a HUB-certified architecture and MEP engineering firm based in Cypress, Texas, with completed design work in Florida: mechanical (HVAC) design for the Oak Haven senior living facility in Royal Palm Beach, permitted under the Florida Building Code in Palm Beach County. For Florida projects we bring working fluency with the Florida Building Code and a remote-delivery process proven across state lines, and we confirm the correct licensing path for each project in our fee proposal.
Florida Project Experience
Our Florida portfolio includes mechanical design for the Oak Haven senior living facility in Royal Palm Beach — a residential care facility in Palm Beach County. Florida’s humid subtropical climate makes moisture management the core engineering problem: equipment selection, the dehumidification strategy, ductwork layout, and balancing were all driven by Florida Building Code requirements and coordinated with the broader design team’s electrical and plumbing scopes. Senior living adds its own weight — resident comfort and indoor air quality are not negotiable in a care facility — and the design was completed with those constraints in front.
Why Humid-Climate HVAC Is a Different Problem
A Florida cooling load is not a Texas cooling load with different numbers. Latent load — moisture — dominates, and equipment that merely satisfies the thermostat can leave a building damp. On Oak Haven, dehumidification strategy sat at the center of equipment selection rather than being an afterthought, with duct design and balancing documented for Florida Building Code compliance. That climate logic transfers directly to other Florida building types: senior living, restaurants, retail, and medical spaces all live or die on moisture control.
How We Deliver Florida Work from Texas
Our engineering practice is led by a Texas-licensed Professional Engineer, and we support out-of-state projects directly or through licensed local partners depending on the state and the scope — we confirm the licensing path for your specific project in the fee proposal, before any work begins. The remote-delivery process itself is proven: on Oak Haven we coordinated with the broader design team across scopes, and on a Paris Baguette bakery café in Minnesota we delivered electrical and plumbing design remotely to client acceptance. Drawings, calculations, code documentation, and review responses all move electronically; owner-provided documentation and photo/video surveys supplement site information where needed.
What We Design for Florida Clients
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design for commercial and residential-care projects: HVAC with humid-climate dehumidification, electrical load calculations and distribution, and plumbing design — coordinated with your Florida architect and local team. For multi-state franchise groups, we carry one set of design standards across every state you open in, adapted to each jurisdiction’s code.
Frequently Asked Questions
Has QD Design actually completed work in Florida?
Yes. We delivered mechanical (HVAC) design for the Oak Haven senior living facility in Royal Palm Beach, Florida — a residential care facility in Palm Beach County — designed to Florida Building Code requirements and coordinated with the broader design team’s electrical and plumbing scopes.
Do you know the Florida Building Code?
We have working fluency from completed design: the Oak Haven project’s equipment selection, dehumidification strategy, and duct design were all driven by Florida Building Code requirements, with compliance documentation produced for Palm Beach County. Florida’s code differs meaningfully from the model codes used in Texas, and we design to it, not around it.
Can you seal drawings in Florida?
Our engineering is led by a Texas-licensed Professional Engineer, and we support out-of-state projects directly or through licensed local partners depending on the state and scope. Tell us where your Florida project is and what disciplines it needs, and we’ll confirm the exact licensing path in our fee proposal.
How does a Texas firm handle a project site in Florida?
Remotely and deliberately. Drawings, calculations, and code responses move electronically; we coordinate with your local architect, contractor, and consultants, and we work from owner-provided documentation and photo/video surveys where site data is needed. The same process delivered our Minnesota bakery café project to client acceptance.
Start Your Florida Project
If your Florida project needs MEP design that takes humidity seriously, start the conversation. Send us your floor plan — fee proposal within one business day.