Engineering Project
Route 1 Motorsport — Palm Bay
- Malabar, Florida
- 26,600 SF
- Automotive / Commercial
- Mechanical + Electrical + Plumbing
Project Overview
Route 1 Motorsport in Malabar / Palm Bay, Florida comprises two buildings totaling 26,600 square feet. The 21,500-square-foot automotive sales building has offices, a retail display area, and a repair shop. A second 5,100-square-foot building is for storage. BEED Engineering provided mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering design, site lighting design, and project administration.
A powersports dealership is a high-bay sales floor next to a service shop. Lighting, HVAC, exhaust, and compressed air have to work in an open showroom without looking like a warehouse — which is why the sales interior keeps structure, high-bay lights, and HVAC visible as part of the room.
The Challenge
Retail display, offices, and a repair shop share the larger building. The storage building is a separate shell. Site lighting has to cover parking and building approaches after dark.
The design had to:
- Provide rooftop HVAC, HVAC controls, exhaust, and compressed air for sales and service
- Include water-efficient plumbing fixtures
- Provide LED lighting, occupancy sensors, photocells, main electrical disconnects, and electrical panels
- Include site lighting design
- Support project administration through construction
BEED Engineering's Scope
BEED provided MEP engineering design services, site lighting design, and project administration for both buildings.
Engineering Solutions
Rooftop HVAC systems and HVAC controls condition the sales, office, and service areas. Exhaust systems serve the repair shop. A compressed-air system supports service work. Water-efficient plumbing fixtures serve the occupied spaces.
Electrical design includes LED lighting, occupancy sensors, photocells for site and exterior control, main disconnects, and electrical panels. In the showroom, high-bay lighting and exposed HVAC hang in the same volume as the retail displays — a 21,500-square-foot sales building engineered as both a store and a shop, with a 5,100-square-foot storage building alongside.
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What Is MEP Engineering?
MEP engineering is the coordinated design of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems that make a building usable, safe, and efficient.
What Is HVAC Engineering?
HVAC engineering is the design of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems that control temperature, humidity, ventilation, and indoor air quality.
What Is Commercial Electrical Engineering?
Commercial electrical engineering is the design of power, lighting, emergency systems, and fire alarm infrastructure for non-residential buildings.
What Is Plumbing Engineering?
Plumbing engineering is the design of domestic water, sanitary waste, storm drainage, and specialty piping systems for buildings.
When Do You Need an MEP Engineer?
Hire an MEP engineer when a project changes HVAC, power, plumbing, life-safety systems, occupancy, or when a building department requires sealed drawings.
How Do You Choose an MEP Engineering Firm?
Choose an MEP engineering firm based on relevant project experience, local code familiarity, coordination ability, and how clearly the firm defines scope—not just the lowest fee.
What Does an MEP Engineer Do?
An MEP engineer designs mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, coordinates them with architecture and structure, and supports the project through permitting and construction.
What Is an Engineering Design Firm?
An engineering design firm is a licensed consulting practice that designs building systems and produces construction documents, rather than installing the work.
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