What Collaborative Engineering Group does

Collaborative Engineering Group (CEG) is a privately held MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection) engineering firm headquartered in Houston, Texas, founded in 2010 by a team of experienced engineers including current President Lisa Osborne and Executive Vice President/COO Kristin Rickett. The firm delivers engineering design services for new construction, major renovations, and adaptive reuse projects, with a core thesis of integrating clients, architectural designers, and construction teams throughout project delivery. Service offerings span mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, plumbing and fire protection, sustainability and energy efficiency (including LEED certification), and disaster mitigation and resiliency planning.

CEG's project portfolio is concentrated in acoustically and environmentally sensitive venues — performing arts centers, concert halls, worship facilities, museums, and educational institutions — alongside healthcare, senior living, hospitality, municipal, and commercial work. Notable engagements include the $160M Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington D.C. (LEED Gold, US Building of the Year 2021), Brockman Hall for Opera at Rice University (LEED Silver), the Houston Zoo Galápagos Exhibit ($70M), Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land ($84M), Lakewood Church, TCU School of Music (LEED Certified), and MetroNational Treehouse (Double LEED Platinum, No. 1 in Texas). The firm is certified as a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and Woman Business Enterprise (WBE).

The business model is project-based professional services: CEG earns fees on per-project engagements with institutional clients, property owners, developers, and architectural firms, with multi-year contract cadences on larger projects. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on portfolio visibility (project awards and press), industry event participation (Texas Society of Architects Expo, career fairs), community engagement, and long-term partnerships with architectural firms including Studio Red, Gensler, Kirksey, Architecture Research Office (ARO), Mecanoo, and Martinez+Johnson Architecture. CEG operates with 11-50 employees, having grown from two full-time staff at founding to 26 by 2017, and currently runs with five partners/owners including recent addition Tim Rocha (May 2025).

Name

Collaborative Engineering Group

Legal name

Collaborative Engineering Group

Website

https://collaborative-engr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Collaborative Engineering Group is a privately held Houston-based MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection) engineering firm serving performing arts venues, universities, healthcare facilities, and commercial developers across Texas and select U.S. markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

MEP Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

MEP (Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing) Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK), Sustainability, Energy & Environmental (ESG/LEED) Certifications (EDAAANAO)

Keywords

• MEP engineering services
• Mechanical engineering design
• Electrical engineering consulting
• Plumbing fire protection
• Building systems engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. MEP Engineering Services: Professional engineering consulting services for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems on construction and renovation projects. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements with architects, developers, property owners, and institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Collaborative Engineering Group (CEG) is a Houston-based MEP engineering consulting firm that provides mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems design for new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse projects. The firm complements its core MEP services with specialized offerings in sustainability and energy efficiency (LEED certification consulting) and disaster mitigation and resiliency planning, serving institutional and commercial clients primarily across Texas and selectively in Washington D.C.

Product overview

Collaborative Engineering Group (CEG) is an MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) engineering firm offering comprehensive engineering design services. The company provides a unified suite of MEP engineering services with specialized offerings in sustainability and disaster resiliency. Their core service offerings include Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineering, complemented by specialized Sustainability and Energy Efficiency services and Disaster Mitigation and Resiliency Planning. CEG serves diverse building sectors including performing arts venues, healthcare, education, commercial, worship, municipal, and hospitality projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Engineering Services Engineering design services for HVAC systems, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and building climate control for performing arts venues, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, and commercial buildings. Offered to institutional and commercial property owners, developers, and architectural firms requiring reliable mechanical systems design.
• Electrical Engineering Services Comprehensive electrical systems design including power distribution, lighting systems, emergency power, and specialized electrical infrastructure for complex building environments such as healthcare, lab, data center, and institutional facilities.
• Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineering Design services for domestic water systems, sanitary drainage, storm water management, and fire suppression systems (including sprinklers and standpipes). Provided to institutional, commercial, and residential clients needing code-compliant plumbing and life-safety systems.
• Sustainability and Energy Efficiency Services Green building design, LEED certification consulting, energy modeling, and sustainable engineering solutions including geothermal, solar, and high-efficiency HVAC systems. Designed to reduce environmental impact and improve building performance for institutional and commercial clients pursuing sustainability credentials.
• Disaster Mitigation and Resiliency Planning Engineering services focused on building resilience, hazard assessment, and systems design to protect buildings and occupants during natural disasters and emergency events. Targeted at institutional and commercial owners in hurricane-, flood-, and storm-prone regions.

Quantifiable outcome

• LEED Certified projects including TCU School of Music, Brockman Hall for Opera (LEED Silver)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Studio Red ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term working relationship on multiple projects including Brockman Hall for Opera Rice University, Mehta Foundation Headquarters, Chinese Community Center, and MetroNational Treehouse. Studio Red is a recurring architectural partner on CEG projects.
• GenslermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Stages at the Gordy project, a major $35.8M performing arts complex transformation designed by Gensler.
• Architecture Research Office (ARO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed the Rothko Chapel renovation project in collaboration with CEG providing MEP engineering services. Project completed September 2020 with $24.5M budget.
• Martinez+Johnson ArchitecturemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library renovation ($160M) and Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land ($84M). OTJ Architecture also involved in MLK Library project.
• MecanoomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational architecture firm led the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library renovation project in collaboration with CEG and Martinez+Johnson Architecture.
• KirkseycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural partner on Sam Houston State University Arts Complex & Central Plant project ($27.5M + $7.5M).
• Rice UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership on multiple Rice University projects including Brockman Hall for Opera, William T. Cannady Hall, and McNair Hall Annex.
• River Pointe ChurchmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Coffee House at West End historical redevelopment project and Children's Ministry Building ($8.4M).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Affiliated Engineers (AEI): National MEP and infrastructure engineering firm with deep higher-ed, healthcare, and research-lab portfolios. Direct comparable to CEG on technical scope (MEP/fire protection design) and project type, but operates at materially larger scale with multi-state presence and broader service lines.
• Salas O'Brien: Large employee-owned MEP engineering firm operating across multiple U.S. regions with strong institutional, healthcare, and education portfolios. Comparable on core MEP service offering and customer segments, though significantly larger and growth-oriented via rollup strategy.
• Page (PageSouthland): Texas-rooted architecture/engineering firm with integrated MEP capabilities serving healthcare, education, and civic clients. Competes with CEG for similar institutional project types but offers broader architecture-led delivery model and larger headcount.
• Smith Seckman Reid (SSR): Nashville-headquartered engineering firm with significant Texas operations providing MEP, structural, and commissioning services to healthcare, education, and institutional owners. Comparable on MEP service depth and institutional customer base, larger in scale.
• WSP USA Buildings: Global engineering and design consultancy with substantial U.S. MEP practice serving institutional, healthcare, and commercial clients. Competes with CEG on larger Texas and D.C.-region institutional projects; represents the scaled incumbent competitive threat.
• Stantec Buildings: Global design and engineering consultancy with comprehensive MEP, sustainability, and resilience capabilities serving institutional and civic clients. Overlaps with CEG's full MEP plus sustainability and disaster-mitigation service mix at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• ME Engineers: Specialty MEP consulting firm renowned for performing arts, cultural, and entertainment venue engineering. Closest direct peer to CEG on acoustics-sensitive venue expertise (concert halls, theaters, museums), sharing similar client archetype and project complexity profile.
• Jordan & Skala Engineers: Texas-headquartered MEP engineering firm with strong presence in Dallas/Fort Worth and Austin serving commercial, education, and institutional clients. Most directly comparable Texas-based competitor of similar size profile competing for overlapping institutional and higher-ed work.
• ME Group (now part of IMEG): Engineering firm specializing in MEP and structural design for healthcare, education, and commercial clients; merged into IMEG in 2022. Comparable to CEG on core MEP services and institutional client mix, with a larger geographic and service footprint post-merger.
• RWB Consulting Engineers: Texas-based MEP engineering firm serving education, healthcare, municipal, and commercial clients with a similar boutique-firm profile to CEG. Direct regional competitor for institutional and mid-size commercial projects in the Texas market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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