Design Build

With single-source responsibility, the certified Professional Engineers on Grodsky’s integrated Design Build team can significantly compress project schedules by working simultaneously on design, procurement and construction of your mechanical system. We can strictly control costs, and, since we own it from concept through completion, change orders are a thing of the past. Design Build is simply the best way to get the most value from your relationship with us.

Commissioning

A properly designed, installed and operating system will provide optimal comfort levels while minimizing energy usage and waste.

In the world of construction today, sophisticated state-of-the-art mechanical systems require a well-planned and integrated approach to startup, training, operation and maintenance to ensure systems are operating properly.

We have our own in-house commissioning agents to plan and enact this integrated approach on every job we design or install. This allows us to identify and correct equipment and operational problems and ensure the systems fully comply with the intent of the design before building operation and occupant health and comfort are impacted.

Whether working independently or along with an owner’s independent Commissioning Agent, our staff can positively impact project cost, schedule, and turnover and ensure the delivery of a successful project.

Harry Grodsky & Co., Inc. is a member of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) – Certified Building Commissioning Professionals.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

We are proud to have been working as part of Integrated Project Delivery teams since well before the term existed. In fact, the type of collaboration and teamwork that is central to the IPD approach is something we’ve preached and practiced for years.

This chart shows the shift in the timing of effort and collaboration to an earlier point in the design process when impact can be greatest and the cost of changes can be minimized.

Simply put: Everyone wins when those integral to a project’s success start working together and sharing information at the earliest stages:

• Owners get the best possible project in terms of quality, cost and schedule.
• Designers get early-stage feedback on constructability and budgets, when changes can still be easily made.
• Contractors can work effectively and efficiently and deliver a quality job that perfectly meets the owner’s needs.

A majority of our projects incorporate IPD concepts, such as Guaranteed Maximum Price contracts with open book accounting, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Design Assist, Design Build and team construction – where teamwork, respect and mutually defined and monitored goals, budgets and schedules are at the center of project success.