Our full range of expertise,
invested in your project.

We engineer and deliver complete building solutions that satisfy both code and client criteria.

There’s a lot that goes into your plans.

  • Before working on the requisite code application, the first step of every project is combing through the details of your plans for building occupancy, long-term use, and other practical applications.
  • We spend time clarifying what you actually need for your unique project, taking into account your project’s physical constraints, your budgetary considerations, and our extensive experience with buildings and conditions similar to yours.

Our goal is always to get you the most efficient plan for your needs –
whether or not you know what you need before you start with Forward.

OUR SPECIALTIES

MEP Engineering

Mechanical, electrical and plumbing plans that keep your building running efficiently and comfortably, and also work seamlessly with your architectural and design plans

Your plans will be value engineered to include the smartest equipment recommendations. We take into account not only your manufacturer preferences and cost efficiency requirements, but also who services your area best.

image
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE
image

Mechanical

  • Automatic Temperature Control Systems
  • Boiler Replacements
  • Feasibility Study Reports
  • Value Engineering HVAC Systems
  • Industrial Gas Piping Designs
  • Retrofitting of Existing HVAC Systems
  • Duct System Designs
  • Hydronic Piping Designs
  • Industrial Heating and Cooling
  • Cost Estimations
image

Electrical

  • CCTV/LAN Support Systems
  • Communication Systems
  • Emergency Power & Transfer Systems
  • Life Safety Protection Systems
  • Fire Alarm Design
  • Lighting System Design
  • Primary & Secondary Power Distribution Systems
  • Security & Access Control Systems
  • Short Circuit & Coordination Studies
  • Solar Photovoltaic Systems
image

Plumbing

  • Backflow Prevention & Cross Connection Control
  • Domestic Water Piping System Design
  • Feasibility Study Reports
  • Gas/Oil/Diesel Fuel/Propane Piping Design
  • Grease Interceptors
  • Medical Gas Piping Design
  • Industrial Gas Piping Design
  • Oil/Sand Interceptors
  • Plumbing System Commissioning
  • Pools/Natatorium Design
  • Rainwater Harvesting
  • Cost Estimations
  • Drainage Waste and Vent
  • Storm Drainage and Detention Systems
  • Commercial Kitchen systems
  • Natural gas

Fire Protection Engineering

Equipment specifications and architectural collaboration for fire protection systems that keep your building and its inhabitants safe

All fire protection plans include the precise requirements you need for every fire protective measure, so you’re all set to accept contractor bids. You decide what level of detail you want in our design.

image
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE
  • Fire Sprinkler Design
  • Standpipe Calculations
  • Hydraulic Calculations
  • Fire Pump Sizing
  • Automatic Fire Sprinkler systems
  • Dry and Pre-action Fire Sprinkler Systems
  • Fire Pump / Valve Room Layout
  • Standpipe Layout
  • Cost Estimations
  • Fire Water Storage
  • Temporary Dry Standpipe Design

Structural Engineering

Structural design, analysis and evaluations to support safe and structurally sound construction for renovations and new buildings

We offer second opinions on structural plans as well; there is nothing more important than ensuring the safety of all buildings and preventing unnecessary tragedy.

image
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE
  • Structural Design, Analysis, and Evaluations
  • New Building Design
  • Renovations and Adaptive Reuse
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Property Condition Assessments
  • Constructability Studies
  • Sheeting and Shoring
  • Peer Reviews
  • Failure Analysis
  • Value Engineering
  • Facades and Curtain Walls
  • Retaining Walls
  • Construction Support Services

Civil Engineering

Concept plans, site grading, and coordination with regulatory agencies that need to approve all the plans, from accessibility to utilities to zoning variances

Showing solid plans to the regulatory agencies will get your approvals that much faster.
Whether standard utility infrastructure or complex needs like a [size] grease trap, we’ve got your back until that approval comes in.

image
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE
  • ADA Accessibility Due Diligence
  • Parking Lot Design
  • Parks & Recreation Facility Design
  • Plan Inspections
  • Retaining Walls
  • Hydrologic & Hydraulic Studies/Reports
  • Multipurpose Athletic Fields
  • Sediment Control
  • Site Development
  • Soil Erosion
  • Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans
  • Zoning Compliance

Our Future-Proof Guarantee

A good plan works well, not only on paper, but in the real world. It withstands the test of time, extreme temperatures, and heavy usage.

If your project is built according to plan and bumps into a hitch later on

  • If an inspector questions anything on site
  • If there are legal problems down the line
  • If there is ever a need for clarity on why something was built the way it was

We proudly stand behind our plans.
We’ll take responsibility and show how it was all built to code.

Need never-regret plans for your next project?

We’ve engineered hundreds of projects with complex requirements and we look forward to helping you too.
Do you have a project in the pipeline?

Tell us about your project

Need never-regret plans for your next project?

We’ve engineered hundreds of projects with complex requirements and we look forward to helping you too.
Do you have a project in the pipeline?

Tell us about your project