Shell MEP engineered so future tenant buildouts permit faster.
For the Underwood Business Park shell building with tenant improvements, QD Design engineered base-building MEP infrastructure sized and routed for future tenants — HVAC capacity, electrical distribution and metering provisions, and plumbing stubs planned before the tenants existed. Shell-plus-TI design is a capacity-planning exercise: get it right and every future lease space permits faster and cheaper. The developer's GC team took the package through review to construction.
Project Facts
- Location: Houston, TX
- Project type: Office / Warehouse
- Size: Multi-tenant business park
- Scope: Mechanical, electrical, plumbing design (shell + TI)
- Jurisdiction / plan review: Houston metro
- Code basis: IBC/IMC/IPC/IFC 2021, NEC 2020, TAS
Key Systems Designed
- Base-building HVAC with tenant-ready capacity
- Shell electrical infrastructure and tenant metering
- Core plumbing with tenant connection points
Frequently Asked Questions
Who designed the Underwood Business Park project?
QD Design, a HUB-certified architecture and MEP engineering firm based in Cypress, Texas, provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing design (shell + ti) for this office / warehouse project in Houston, TX.
What codes applied to this office / warehouse project?
The design was produced under IBC/IMC/IPC/IFC 2021, NEC 2020, TAS, with plan review by Houston metro.
Does QD Design handle similar office / warehouse projects?
Yes. QD Design provides architecture and MEP engineering for office / warehouse projects across Texas (Houston, Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, San Antonio) and in Florida and Minnesota. Send your floor plan for a fee proposal within one business day.
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Planning a office / warehouse project in Houston or anywhere in Texas? QD Design delivers architecture and sealed MEP engineering under one contract. Send us your floor plan — you’ll get a fee proposal within one business day.