Who Are We?
CFR, established in 2006, is a small business enterprise located in Germantown, Maryland. We are a federal small, SWaM certified, and Montgomery County local small business offering comprehensive mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering services for projects of varying size and complexity. We specialize in highly complex healthcare, research, and laboratory design. Our experience includes a wide range of facilities for a diverse clientele. To date our largest client includes The National Institutes of Health (NIH) where we currently hold an AE MATOC and recently completed a five (5) year Prime AE IDIQ contract. We also currently hold a five (5) year MEP IDIQ and a five (5) year AE IDIQ contract with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), as well as a three (3) year MEP IDIQ with The University of Maryland. In addition to our prime contracts, CFR is the MEP engineering designer on an NCI IDIQ and George Mason University Laboratory Design IDIQ.
Teamwork
As a team, we have successfully performed critical development and design team roles for over 1,500 projects for multiple federal agencies and private sector clients. CFR, first and foremost, offers our clients a seasoned planning and design team with exceptionally broad experience in a multitude of engineering disciplines and market sectors.
Our team is comprised of the following professionals and specialists:
• 31 Engineers on staff with 15 certified Professional Engineers (PE)
• Professional Engineers registered in the following states:
• MD, DC, VA, PA, DE, NY, NJ, CT, NC, FL, TN, GA, IL, MS, AL, TX, UT, CA, MT & MO
• In-House LEED Accredited Professionals
• Building Energy Modeling experts on staff
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) experts on staff
• Certified Lighting Design Specialists (LC) on staff
• Certified Plumbing Design Specialists (CPD) on staff
• Certified Healthcare Facility Design Professional on staff
• Certified Building Commissioning Professional (BCxP) on staff
Mechanical
Our services include the design of systems for new construction and the renovation or upgrade of existing systems for renovation projects. CFR’s mechanical engineering services include but are not limited to:
Design of HVAC distribution systems and controls including:
• Chilled water, hot water and steam systems
• Exhaust and Ventilation systems
• VAV and VRF systems
• Laboratory/Clean Room specialty HVAC systems such as HEPA filtration
Analysis services including:
• Site surveys
• Facility assessments
• Load calculations
• Computer based energy modeling
• Thermal comfort assessments
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Smoke Control
• Contaminant Control
• Thermal Evaluation
Plumbing & Fire Protection
Our services include the design of new systems for new construction projects and the modification or upgrade of existing systems for renovation projects. CFR’s plumbing & fire protection engineering services include but are not limited to:
Design of plumbing distribution systems including:
• Standard sanitary and domestic plumbing systems
• Medical gas systems and hazardous gas systems
• Laboratory/Clean Room specialty plumbing systems such as acid waste systems
• Pure water and pure steam systems
• Process piping Design of fire protection distribution systems including:
• Standard wet sprinkler systems
• Pre-action and gaseous fire suppression systems
Analysis services including:
• Site surveys
• Facility assessments
• Load Calculations
Electrical
Our services include the design of new systems for new construction projects and the modification or upgrade of existing systems for renovation projects. CFR’s electrical engineering services include:
Design of electrical distribution systems including:
• Medium and Low Voltage systems
• Lightning protection and specialized grounding systems
• Standby & Emergency power systems including:
• Generators
• UPSs
• Audio and visual systems
• Fire alarm and Mass notification systems
Analysis services including:
• Site surveys
• Facility assessments
• Power System Studies
• Short Circuit
• Coordination
• Arc FlashMotor Starting
• Single Point of Failure Analysis
Lighting Design
Our services include the design of new systems for new construction projects and the modification or upgrade of existing systems for renovation projects.
CFR’s lighting design services include but are not limited to: Design of lighting systems including:
• Interior lighting systems including feature spaces
• Specialty lighting designs for unique spaces
• Complex control systems
• Exterior Lighting system including:
• Parking
• Site
• Façade lighting
Analysis services including:
• Lighting Load Calculations
• Photometric Lighting Calculations
• Energy Savings Calculations
• Full Color Renderings
