Cleary Zimmermann Engineers designs mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems for healthcare facilities throughout Dallas and the DFW Metroplex, from our Dallas office in Plano, led by Trent Oliver, PE. Healthcare MEP design carries a different bar than standard commercial work — infection control, redundant power, and continuous ventilation aren’t optional features, they’re code requirements — and our Dallas healthcare practice is built specifically around meeting them.
Dallas is one of the largest healthcare markets in the country, home to major academic medical centers and health systems that continue to expand capacity across the Metroplex. That scale means healthcare MEP work in Dallas increasingly involves phased construction in occupied facilities — projects that can’t simply take a wing offline while mechanical systems are rebuilt.
Healthcare facilities operate under a stricter regulatory framework than almost any other building type, and our Dallas team designs to that standard on every project:
Our Dallas healthcare MEP practice supports the full range of facility types across this market — outpatient clinics, ambulatory surgery centers, diagnostic and imaging facilities, and specialty care facilities. For acute care hospital work specifically, see our Dallas Hospital MEP page.
The DFW Metroplex’s continued population growth keeps healthcare construction demand high across the region, which increasingly means renovation and addition work inside operating facilities. Our team scopes and sequences that work with the constraint built in from the start, not treated as a scheduling problem to solve after design is complete.
Whether you’re planning a new outpatient facility, a hospital expansion, or a renovation that has to stay operational throughout construction, our Dallas healthcare MEP team can help you scope the project accurately from day one. Contact Cleary Zimmermann Engineers to talk through your project, or learn more about our building MEP capabilities.
Healthcare facilities operate under stricter ventilation, pressurization, and redundant-power requirements than standard commercial buildings, governed by standards like ASHRAE 170 and the FGI Guidelines. Systems have to account for infection control, continuous operation during outages, and code-mandated air change rates that don’t apply to typical office or retail construction.
Yes. Our Dallas healthcare MEP practice designs and coordinates medical gas systems — oxygen, medical air, and vacuum — for facilities ranging from outpatient clinics to acute care hospitals.
Healthcare facilities in Texas follow ASHRAE Standard 170 for ventilation of health care facilities, in addition to the Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) Guidelines and applicable state licensing requirements.
Yes. We design essential electrical systems — life safety, critical, and equipment branch power distribution — along with generator and transfer-switch systems sized to keep healthcare facilities operating through a utility outage.
Yes. Phased construction in occupied healthcare space is a significant part of our Dallas healthcare practice. We sequence MEP work to support Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) requirements and keep existing patient care areas operational throughout construction.
David Bourassa, PE, directs Cleary Zimmermann’s Healthcare Practice across every market the firm serves, bringing dedicated healthcare-specific leadership to Dallas healthcare projects alongside Trent Oliver, PE, who leads the local Dallas market.
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