Williams Notaro offers complete design services spanning the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering disciplines. Williams Notaro prides itself on maintaining a high level of Principal involvement throughout the design phase of our projects. We tailor our design services specifically to the needs of each client and each project and are sensitive to the role of economics in engineering design. We understand the financial basis for project decisions and, through creative applications of available technologies, provide solutions that meet the client's technical and financial requirements.
Williams Notaro's experienced staff provides the following design services:
- Building Envelope Improvement/Contamination Control Systems
- Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems
- Electrical Systems
- Data Centers
- Fire Alarm & Life Safety Systems
- Plumbing and Piping Systems
- Secure Facilities (SCIF)
- Engineering System Documentation
- CAD Documentation
Building Envelope Improvement/Contamination Control Systems:
Today, more than ever, security and safety in the work place is a high priority for business's, building owners, and facility managers. Williams Notaro's expertise in building envelope improvements and specialized HVAC system designs can dramatically improve the integrity of your facility. We can provide the engineering to assist you in the design of the modifications to the building envelope, the HVAC system, and the building security protocol to control the indoor environment in the event of an external or internal contamination event or other extraordinary conditions. Combined with our extensive experience with systems in existing facilities we thoroughly analyze each system in the facility, as well and the business requirements for the facility, to determine the type of modifications needed to meet the desired level of security in each unique application.
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems:
Whether you are building a new facility or replacing an obsolete HVAC system in your existing facility, Williams Notaro can provide the HVAC system engineering design support to select the right system. We analyze each application thoroughly to make sure that the proposed system meets your performance needs. Our experienced staff has extensive design experience in all types of HVAC systems and how to successfully implement the application of each of these systems. Our detailed contract documents provide clear and concise direction to the installing contractors so the system is installed in accordance with our stringent requirements and guidelines.
Electrical Systems:
From the incoming service all the way to your receptacles, Williams Notaro has the expertise to design the right electrical system for your facility. Based on a thorough review of the projected demands placed on your buildings electrical systems by today's office space users, and the desired level of control or protection from harmonic currents, transients and electrical noise, we can develop and design the right system to meet your facilities requirements. Williams Notaro coordinates with the local utility to provide the appropriate incoming service capacity. We also review your emergency and back up power needs and provide design services to integrate an emergency power system and back up power system, as needed, into the base building distribution system. We can help you design a facility that can provide the power distribution, capacity, and power quality that today's tenants expect.
Data Centers:
Data center work is one of our specialties. We can assist you in your information technology needs from large scale data center applications to LAN rooms with just a few racks. Williams Notaro is up-to-date on the current data center trends and technologies to help employ a solution that will fit your needs. From single “N” level redundant systems to full 100% redundant “2N“ standby power and cooling systems, we will coordinate with you and your IT staff to determine the best solution for your needs. Williams Notaro has the experience whether it be a raised floor application, an overhead solution, or a combination of both. We’ll handle all aspects of the design from the UPS system, air conditioning, generator, and power distribution, down to the individual rack receptacle types required. Williams Notaro also has relationships with the major MEP equipment manufacturers in the data center industry that we can call on to find the right equipment for your project.
Fire Alarm & Life Safety Systems:
With a thorough knowledge of today's fire and life safety codes, NFPA, and the ADA, Williams Notaro provides design services detailing the fire alarm & life safety systems for your new building. We also provide design services to support the installation of fire alarm & life safety systems in older facilities that were never equipped with these systems. By coordinating directly with the client, Williams Notaro can identify areas of the facility with special needs such as a computer room, data center, or sensitive file storage area and assist the client in the selection of the fire protection system. Williams Notaro has established relationships with fire alarm & life safety system vendors and contractors to provide your building with a system that meets your life safety system needs, meets or exceeds the local code requirements, and is friendly to your project budget.
Plumbing and Piping Systems:
Williams Notaro offers our clients expertise in sanitary, storm drainage, and domestic hot and cold water distribution systems. With experience ranging from restaurant design to health clubs, we can design the system that will meet your facilities needs. Our staff's in-depth knowledge of the applicable code requirements as well as our experience in coordinating with the local utilities and civil site engineers make the coordination and connection of the water, storm, and sanitary systems to the site utilities seamless.
Secure Facilities (SCIF):
Security is more important today than ever before. Many companies need Secure, Compartmentalized, Information Facilities, or SCIF's to meet government security requirements or to provide a high level of security for internal sensitive information. Whatever the goals, Williams Notaro can design the SCIF that will meet the most stringent security requirements. With considerable experience in high security facilities, we carefully evaluate the existing building systems in a proposed SCIF area and work with the end-user to determine methods of treating each system component that passes through the SCIF perimeter. In some very sensitive applications, we have redesigned the base building infrastructure to minimize or eliminate SCIF perimeter penetrations. By providing exceptional attention to the security details and carefully evaluating the existing site conditions, our SCIF projects run smoothly and can be constructed without costly surprises.
Engineering System Documentation:
When accurate records of the MEP systems are required and as-built drawings do not exist, Williams Notaro performs field verification of MEP system configurations to note the as-built conditions in a facility. Our engineering staff is experienced in the installation of the systems we design and are adept at translating what they see at a project site into accurate, detailed, documents. Our experienced CAD personnel work directly with the engineering staff to translate their field notes into CAD for record and future use. Once complete, these files can be provided on CD or PDF files depending on the clients needs.
CAD Documentation:
All engineering drawings are produced using Autocad and can be translated to any format required by the client. Williams Notaro's CAD department is experienced at inputting older, paper copies of contract documents into electronic format to update your document records to a modern format or just to reduce the space required to store all of your old record documents.
