Taylor Engineers

Name

Taylor Engineers

Legal name

Taylor Engineers

Website

https://taylorengineers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mechanical Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (541330)

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 industry

Industrial & Process Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAF)

Keywords

• Mechanical engineering design
• HVAC systems design
• Building commissioning services
• Energy conservation consulting
• MEP engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Alameda

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Taylor Engineers generates revenue through professional engineering consulting fees for mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection system design, energy conservation analysis, indoor air quality assessment, building controls specification, and system commissioning services. Projects are typically billed on a professional services basis for design/build specifications, engineering analysis, and commissioning provider roles.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Taylor Engineers is a mechanical engineering consulting firm that provides mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection (MEP) systems design, energy conservation analysis, indoor air quality assessment, building controls specification, and system commissioning services. The firm's work spans large commercial office buildings, data centers, laboratories, and performance venues, with projects secured through design/build specifications and commissioning contracts with property owners, developers, and institutional clients.

Product overview

Taylor Engineers is a mechanical engineering consulting firm offering professional services including HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection system design, energy consulting, building controls design, and system commissioning. The firm provides specialized engineering for data centers and laboratories, and has developed proprietary software tools including the Universal Translator for building data analysis, and various design calculators (expansion tank selection, VAV reheat airflow rates, chiller performance, pipe sizing optimization). The company also delivers continuing education courses through ASHRAE and UC Berkeley Extension, and contributes extensively to industry standards and codes including ASHRAE standards and California Title 24.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HVAC Engineering Design Services Core mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection (MEP) systems design for large commercial office buildings, data centers, laboratories, and performance venues. Provided to building owners, developers, architects, and institutional clients on a project engagement basis.
• Energy Conservation Consulting Energy analysis, modeling, and conservation measures for buildings, including California Title 24 compliance and LEED certification support. Provided to building owners and developers seeking high-performance, energy-efficient designs.
• Building Controls Design Design of building automation and control systems, including DDC controls, BAS design, and HVAC control sequence development. Provided to commercial and institutional clients pursuing high-performance operations.
• System Commissioning Commissioning services for mechanical, plumbing, and control systems to verify that installed performance matches design intent and meets energy, IAQ, and operational targets.
• Data Center Mechanical Design Specialized mechanical engineering design for mission-critical data center facilities, including high-density cooling systems, airside and waterside economizers, CRAC units, and PUE-optimized designs for technology and enterprise clients.
• Laboratory Mechanical Design Specialized HVAC and mechanical systems design for research and teaching laboratories, including fume hood controls, lab exhaust systems, energy-efficient ventilation, and precise temperature/humidity control for universities and corporate research facilities.
• Universal Translator Software A software tool conceived and developed by Taylor Engineers for aligning and analyzing data from data loggers and Energy Management and Control Systems (EMCS). It enables data import, chart creation, economizer analysis, M&V analysis, setpoint analysis, and trend analysis for building performance verification.
• Taylor Engineers Expansion Tank Selection Calculator A spreadsheet-based calculator distributed by Taylor Engineers for selecting expansion tanks in HVAC systems.
• EDR Cool-Tools Water-Cooled Chiller Performance Spreadsheet A spreadsheet tool for analyzing water-cooled chiller performance as part of the EDR Cool-Tools suite for optimizing chilled water plant design.
• EDR Cool-Tools Pipe Size Optimization Spreadsheet A spreadsheet tool from the Cool-Tools suite for optimizing pipe sizing in chilled water systems.
• Continuing Education Courses Professional development courses delivered through UC Berkeley Extension and ASHRAE Golden Gate Chapter, covering HVAC ductwork and piping systems, HVAC system design considerations, temperature controls for HVAC systems, data center design, low carbon mechanical design, and ASHRAE Guideline 36.

Quantifiable outcome

• 31% average HVAC energy savings through ASHRAE Guideline 36 implementation
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ASHRAEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTaylor Engineers dedicates 4% of company time to ASHRAE volunteer work and holds leadership positions on multiple ASHRAE standards committees including Standard 90.1 (energy), 90.4 (data centers), 55 (thermal comfort), 100 (existing buildings), GPC-36 (controls), and Guideline 36 (HVAC sequences). Staff serve as chairs, vice-chairs, voting members, and consultants on these committees.
• UC Berkeley Center for the Built EnvironmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTaylor Engineers is a member of the UC Berkeley Center for the Built Environment, collaborating on building science research including radiant systems research and other building performance studies.
• Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley Lab on data center research, including debunking a white paper on gaseous and particulate contamination guidelines for data centers.
• ARPA-E (Saving Energy Nationwide in Structures with Occupancy Recognition)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-Principal Investigators for ARPA-E SENSOR program to develop protocols for evaluating accuracy and energy saving potential of advanced human presence technologies in commercial and residential applications.
• California Utility Companies (PIER Program)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipated in numerous PIER (Public Interest Energy Research) funded projects including automated fault detection and diagnostic systems, underfloor air distribution models for EnergyPlus, radiant systems research, low-energy occupant-responsive HVAC controls, and advanced VAV system design.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global engineering consultancy with a substantial building MEP, sustainability, and commissioning practice serving cultural, higher-education, and commercial clients; competes on large complex projects where Taylor also bids.
• Burns & McDonnell: Large employee-owned engineering firm with MEP, commissioning, and mission-critical facility practices including data center design — overlaps Taylor's enterprise and data center client base as a much larger competitor.
• Stantec: Large multinational engineering consultancy with building MEP, commissioning, and energy services across commercial, healthcare, and data center markets — a broad incumbent competing on integrated delivery.
• HDR (Building Engineering Services): Employee-owned engineering firm with a strong healthcare, laboratory, and commissioning practice — comparable technical scope, but delivered as part of a broader architecture-engineering portfolio.
• WSP (Buildings): Global professional services firm with a large MEP and commissioning practice acquired via Parsons Brinckerhoff and others; offers bundled multidisciplinary delivery competing with boutique firms on enterprise accounts.

Direct peers

• Interface Engineering: Portland-based MEP and sustainable design firm specializing in HVAC, plumbing, and energy modeling for commercial, healthcare, and higher education projects — a direct specialty peer with comparable high-performance design positioning.
• Glumac: Pacific Northwest-headquartered MEP and sustainability consulting firm with significant commissioning, energy modeling, and high-performance design practices — overlapping positioning with Taylor's MEP + commissioning + energy services.
• ME Engineers: Boulder-based MEP consulting firm focused on high-performance building systems, commissioning, and energy engineering for performance venues, cultural facilities, and laboratories — directly comparable in project mix and technical culture.
• Syska Hennessy Group: National MEP and critical facilities engineering firm with strong data center, healthcare, and laboratory practices; competes for the same marquee commercial and mission-critical clients as Taylor Engineers.
• Affiliated Engineers (AEI): Madison-based MEP engineering consultancy known for mission-critical facilities, laboratories, and high-performance buildings with deep commissioning practice — closely matches Taylor's lab and data center specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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