Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems are what make a building function — and when they're designed separately from the structural plans, things fall apart fast. BOZ Engineering Group provides complete MEP engineering services for residential and commercial projects across Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia, with one critical advantage: we design MEP and structural under the same roof. That means your HVAC ducts don't run through steel beams, your electrical panels don't land on shear walls, and your plumbing penetrations don't compromise structural framing. 85% of our clients bundle structural with MEP because they've learned the hard way what happens when those disciplines don't talk to each other. One contract, one team, one timeline — and PE-stamped plans formatted for the jurisdiction where you're pulling the permit.

HVAC system design, heating and cooling load calculations, ductwork layouts, ventilation design, and kitchen hood engineering — all coordinated with your structural framing so ductwork never conflicts with beams or joists.

Electrical system layouts, load analysis, panel schedules, lighting design, fire alarm systems, and emergency power — designed in coordination with structural and mechanical so conduit routes and panel locations work with the building, not against it.

Plumbing fixture layouts, sanitary and drainage systems, water supply design, gas piping, and grease interceptor design — coordinated with structural for floor penetrations and pipe routes, and with mechanical for shared chases and wet walls.

All three MEP disciplines designed by one team under one contract — the most efficient way to eliminate coordination gaps, reduce review cycles, and get a permit-ready package that actually works when it's built. This is where most of our clients end up.
The biggest problem with MEP engineering isn't the engineering itself — it's the coordination. When mechanical, electrical, and plumbing are designed by separate firms, or worse, when MEP is designed by a different firm than structural, nobody is looking at the full picture. Ductwork gets routed through areas where beams need to go. Electrical conduit conflicts with plumbing risers. Panel locations end up on walls that need to carry lateral load. These conflicts don't show up until construction — and by then, fixing them costs ten times what it would have cost to coordinate them on paper.
BOZ Engineering Group eliminates this problem by designing MEP and structural under one contract. Our MEP engineers work directly with our structural team, so every duct route, pipe penetration, and panel location is coordinated with the framing before a single drawing gets stamped. This isn't a courtesy review between two firms — it's one integrated design process where conflicts are caught and resolved during engineering, not during construction.
The result is an MEP package that passes plan review faster, costs less to build, and doesn't generate change orders in the field. For residential projects, we deliver permit-ready MEP plans in 2 to 4 weeks. For commercial, 4 to 8 weeks. And because 85% of our clients are already using us for structural, adding MEP to the same contract means one point of contact, one timeline, and zero coordination gaps.W
85% of our clients bundle MEP with structural engineering — because when mechanical, electrical, and plumbing are designed by the same team handling the structural plans, every system fits together without conflicts. Add permitting services and BOZ handles your project from structural design through MEP coordination to permit approval. No gaps. No finger-pointing between firms. No surprises in plan review.
Whether you need a single discipline or a full MEP package, BOZ Engineering Group delivers PE-stamped mechanical, electrical, and plumbing plans coordinated with your structural design — under one contract, on one timeline. No coordination gaps. No surprises in the field.
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