HOUSTON, TX
Commercial HVAC tenant improvement contractor in Houston
LOCAL MARKET
Tenant improvement HVAC across Greater Houston
Houston’s climate is hot and humid for much of the year, and humidity is where commercial HVAC most often falls short. Oversized equipment that cools quickly but runs in short cycles can leave a space cool but clammy.
The building stock varies widely. High-rise office floors are often served by a central plant with air handlers on each floor, while low-rise space and retail rely on rooftop units. Medical space needs higher air change rates and pressure control.
Storm season affects schedules and raises questions about protecting rooftop equipment. We plan roof work and equipment protection around it.
Areas we serve around Houston
- Downtown and Midtown
- Galleria and Uptown
- Energy Corridor
- Texas Medical Center
- The Woodlands and Spring
- Sugar Land and Katy
WHAT WE BUILD OUT
Build-out work we take on in Houston
Office and corporate suites
Zoning a floor plan so perimeter offices, interior open areas and conference rooms each get the air they need, with VAV boxes, diffuser layout and controls tied to the building system.
Medical and dental clinics
Higher air change rates and pressure relationships in procedure and sterilization rooms, dedicated exhaust where the occupancy requires it, and filtration a step above office standard.
Restaurants and food service
Kitchen hood exhaust, makeup air matched to it, dining-room cooling sized for the heat the cook line throws, and restroom and dish exhaust that keeps odors where they belong.
Industrial, flex and warehouse office
Conditioned office cores inside warehouse shells, make-up air and exhaust for process areas, destratification and unit heaters, and spot cooling where people work.
Retail and in-line space
A dedicated rooftop or split system for the suite, ductwork laid out to the store plan, and outside air and exhaust set for the occupant load the space is permitted for.
Lab and life-science space
Once-through air, fume hood exhaust and makeup air, pressure-controlled rooms, and controls that hold airflow steady as sash positions and occupancy change.
LOCAL PLANNING
What we plan around in Houston
01
Design for humidity
02
Coordinate with the central plant
03
Plan around storm season
04
Confirm medical requirements
PERMITS AND CODE
Permits, code and climate in Houston
Inside the city, mechanical permits run through the City of Houston’s permitting organization, which adopts the mechanical code with local amendments. Suburban cities and unincorporated areas are handled by their own jurisdictions.
In high-rise buildings served by a central plant, the tenant work connects to the building’s chilled water or air handlers, and the landlord’s engineering team controls those connections.
Humidity control is part of the design, not an afterthought. Equipment is selected for dehumidification performance as well as cooling capacity.
What we confirm before pricing in Houston
- City of Houston or another jurisdiction
- Central plant or rooftop equipment
- Humidity control needs for the use
- Medical pressure and air change requirements
- Building rules for shutdowns and after-hours work
- Storm-season protection for rooftop equipment
COMMON QUESTIONS
Houston HVAC questions
Usually because the equipment is oversized or controlled so it cools quickly without running long enough to remove moisture. Proper sizing and controls fix it.
Yes. We coordinate with building engineering on connections to chilled water and air handlers.
Yes, including The Woodlands, Sugar Land, Katy, Pearland and surrounding areas.
Yes. We design for the air change rates, pressure relationships and filtration medical spaces require.
Equipment is secured to code, and we plan roof work to avoid leaving openings exposed when storms are forecast.