Cs2 Design Group

What Cs2 Design Group does

CS2 Design Group, LLC is a privately held consulting engineering firm founded in 1995 and headquartered at 837 Oakton Street in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. The firm is licensed to practice mechanical and electrical system design for buildings, with a design staff of registered professional engineers and engineering design technicians. It serves seven documented verticals: education (primary), healthcare, industrial, municipal, religious, residential, and retail.

The company's core offering is a four-discipline building systems design practice covering mechanical engineering (HVAC, process piping, building automation, temperature control), plumbing engineering (medical gas, domestic water, sanitary/storm piping), electrical engineering (interior/site/street lighting, power, fire alarm, communications, security, information systems), and fire protection engineering (wet/dry sprinkler, FM-200, CO2). These are complemented by service modules including LEED certification (CS2 is USGBC certified), building systems studies and reports, and construction administration. Construction documents are produced using AutoCAD and Revit MEP. Notable project references include East Prairie School, Prospect High School Natatorium (LEED Silver), New Lincoln Middle School, Huntley Library, Crusader Clinic, and Flying Foods refrigerated food plant.

CS2 generates revenue through project-based professional services engagements acquired primarily via direct relationships with school districts, municipalities, healthcare systems, and commercial building owners. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to project scope; no public pricing exists. Geographic reach is regional, concentrated in Illinois with documented projects in Indiana and California. Marketing is conducted through the company website, LinkedIn, direct contact, and industry association presence (ASHRAE, NFPA, IES, ASPE, ICC, USGBC, IASBO). The firm has 11-50 employees, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no disclosed funding rounds, and no documented M&A, leadership changes, or restructuring events in the available record.

Name

Cs2 Design Group

Legal name

CS2 Design Group, LLC

Website

https://cs2designgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CS2 Design Group is a privately held Illinois-based consulting engineering firm founded in 1995 that provides mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection system design for educational, healthcare, municipal, and commercial buildings across the Midwest and select out-of-state markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services (MEP / Building Systems Design)

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Mechanical engineering design
• Electrical engineering services
• Plumbing engineering design
• Fire protection engineering
• Building systems design

Headquarters

HQ city

Elk Grove Village

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting services for mechanical and electrical system design of buildings. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements with clients including schools, healthcare facilities, municipalities, and commercial building owners. Services include design, construction documents, project administration, and LEED certification.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CS2 Design Group, LLC is a consulting engineering firm that provides mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection (MEP) system design services for buildings. The firm delivers design, construction documents, and construction administration across educational, healthcare, industrial, municipal, religious, residential, and retail facilities, using AutoCAD and Revit MEP software platforms. Services are project-based engagements with school districts, municipalities, healthcare providers, and commercial building owners, supplemented by LEED certification and building systems study work.

Product overview

CS2 Design Group offers a comprehensive suite of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering consulting services for buildings. The core offerings include Mechanical Engineering Services (HVAC, process piping, building automation), Electrical Engineering Services (lighting, power, fire alarm, communications, security), Plumbing Engineering Services (medical gas, water systems, piping), and Fire Protection Engineering Services (sprinkler systems, FM-200, CO2). These are complemented by service modules including Building Systems Studies and Reports, LEED Certification Services for sustainable design, and Construction Administration Services. The company primarily serves educational facilities, healthcare, industrial, municipal, religious, senior living, commercial, and retail building sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Engineering Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of completed educational projects ranging from early learning centers to universities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)OthersProfessional membership affiliation with NFPA, the global nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards. Affiliation supports CS2's fire protection design services including sprinkler and suppression systems.
• Energy Analysts Institute / EIA ChicagoOthersProfessional affiliation with the Energy Analysts Institute, now known as the Energy Business Index, serving energy professionals in the Chicago area.
• Illinois Association of School Business Officials (IASBO)OthersProfessional membership with IASBO, the primary professional organization serving Illinois school business officials. This affiliation aligns with CS2's primary focus on educational facility design for K-12 schools.
• Illuminating Engineering Society (IES)OthersProfessional membership with IES, the recognized technical authority on illumination. Affiliation supports CS2's electrical lighting design services including interior, site, and street lighting.
• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)OthersCS2 is USGBC certified and promotes LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification services. This is a core part of their sustainable design practice embedded in building design services.
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)OthersProfessional membership with ASHRAE, the global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment. Affiliation supports CS2's mechanical/HVAC design expertise.
• International Code Council (ICC)OthersProfessional affiliation with ICC, which develops international building codes and standards used in construction. Membership supports CS2's compliance with building codes in their design work.
• American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)OthersProfessional membership with ASPE, the international organization for professionals specializing in plumbing engineering design. Affiliation supports CS2's plumbing design services including medical gas, domestic water, and sanitary systems.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ME Engineers: Pure-play MEP and technology systems engineering consultancy with strong education, cultural, and sports venue practices. Closely aligned with CS2 in core discipline focus and building-typology expertise.
• Newcomb & Boyd: Multi-discipline engineering firm specializing in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection for healthcare, education, and civic clients. Closely comparable full-discipline MEP+FP consulting model.
• Environmental Systems Design (ESD): Chicago-based MEP engineering consultancy serving mission-critical, healthcare, education, and commercial clients. Comparable regional competitor for Illinois-led institutional and commercial projects.
• T&M Associates: Mid-size engineering and consulting firm providing MEP, civil, structural, and environmental services with K-12 and municipal project experience. Comparable at the smaller scale of CS2's mid-market positioning.
• Affiliated Engineers (AEI): National MEP consulting engineering firm with deep higher-education and healthcare portfolios. Directly comparable in service mix (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection) and verticals served, though AEI operates at significantly larger scale.
• Interface Engineering: MEP and sustainable design consulting firm with strong LEED and high-performance building practices. Directly comparable in MEP+LEED service combination and education/healthcare/mission-critical vertical exposure.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with building engineering and education practice groups. Provides broader market context and indicates where CS2 could face competition on larger integrated procurements.
• WSP: Global engineering consultancy with substantial MEP, building systems, and infrastructure capabilities. Represents the scaled incumbent threat CS2 faces on larger institutional pursuits.
• SmithGroup: Integrated design firm combining architecture with MEP/engineering practices and a major higher-education portfolio. Overlaps with CS2 on K-12 and university clients where integrated design-build teams are preferred.
• Burns & McDonnell: Large employee-owned engineering, construction, and consulting firm with MEP and facility-related design-build capabilities. Indirectly comparable as a scaled competitor in education, healthcare, and municipal facility markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cs2-design-group

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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