What Sugarpine Engineering does

Sugarpine Engineering is a private MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) engineering, commissioning, and energy consulting firm headquartered in Truckee, California, with a secondary office in Reno, Nevada. Founded in 2012 by Mark Schlosser, the firm employs approximately 10 professional engineers and designers and is licensed in nine US states (CA, HI, MI, MT, NV, OH, OR, UT, WA). The company specializes in extreme-climate and mountain environment projects — ski resort villages, on-mountain food and lift systems, high-altitude HVAC, snowmelt, and radiant heating — alongside luxury residences, hospitality, government/municipal facilities, EV charging infrastructure, and healthy-building technologies.

Core offerings include Mechanical Engineering (HVAC, heat pumps, geothermal, server cooling), Plumbing Engineering (hydronic systems, snowmelt, radiant flooring, domestic water), Electrical Engineering (power distribution, solar PV, batteries, lighting), and Commissioning services extended through a 12-month post-construction follow-up. Delivery is offered at three tiers — Traditional 2D AutoCAD, Basic 3D Revit coordination, and Complete Building 3D Coordination with clash detection — with Autodesk Revit and Dropbox Business as the underlying technical stack. Add-on capabilities include fire suppression/alarm specs, expert witness/forensic work, energy program consulting for utilities, and modular fabrication coordination.

Sugarpine generates revenue through project-based professional services fees (hourly or fixed-fee engineering engagements) sold directly to enterprise clients (Ritz Carlton Lake Tahoe, Palisades Tahoe, Harrah's Original Mansion, Edgewood Tahoe, Tahoe Donner Association), government and municipal clients (North Tahoe Fire Protection District, Truckee Donner Recreation and Parks District, Truckee Tahoe Airport District, Tahoe Truckee Unified School District), and select SMB/restaurant clients. The firm holds DVBE, SDVOSB, California Small Business, and California Green Business certifications, which provide preferential access to government contracts. The firm is privately held by its principal owners (Mark Schlosser, Aaron Lubrano, Ken Bousquet) with no external equity capital.

Name

Sugarpine Engineering

Legal name

Sugarpine Engineering

Website

https://sugarpineeng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sugarpine Engineering is a private MEP engineering, commissioning, and energy consulting firm in Truckee, California, serving ski resorts, luxury residences, hospitality, and government clients across the western United States with a team of ~10 licensed professional engineers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

MEP Engineering Services

NAICS

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

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

Building Automation & Controls (BAS/BMS) Contracting (IMAFALAE), Scope 1–3 GHG Inventory Strategy, Data Governance & Controls (advisory) (EUABAKAD), Climate Governance, Operating Model & Internal Carbon Pricing Design (EUABAKAF), Asset Management & Owner’s Engineering (Lifecycle Strategy, Budgeting, Technical Due Diligence) (EUAMAGAJ), Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• MEP engineering services
• Building commissioning
• Energy consulting
• LEED certification support
• HVAC system design

Headquarters

HQ city

Truckee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: MEP engineering design services for commercial, residential, and industrial projects. Services include mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering, commissioning, energy consulting, and expert witness testimony. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting fees, likely hourly or fixed-fee engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sugarpine Engineering provides professional MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) engineering design, building commissioning, and energy consulting services for complex built-environment projects. Its practice spans mechanical (HVAC), plumbing, and electrical design, full building commissioning from plan review through 12-month follow-up, LEED/CalGreen certification support, and energy program consulting, delivered through Autodesk Revit-based 3D coordination. The firm is differentiated by deep specialization in extreme mountain climates, ski resort base villages, luxury residences, and mission-critical facilities.

Product overview

Sugarpine Engineering is an MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) engineering, commissioning, and energy consulting firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of engineering design services. The core offerings include Mechanical Engineering (HVAC systems), Plumbing Engineering (domestic and hydronic systems), Electrical Engineering (power distribution and renewable energy), and Commissioning (systems verification). These services can be enhanced with add-on offerings including Sophisticated 3D Modeling, Lighting Design & Review, Data System Design, Fire Suppression & Fire Alarm, and Energy Program Consulting. Specialized services cover EV Charging and Fleet Electrification, Data Centers/Safe Buildings/Military/Security facilities, Modular Fabrication, and Healthy Buildings technologies. All services are delivered through three methods: Traditional 2D Drawings (AutoCAD-based), Basic 3D Coordination, or Complete Building 3D Coordination (Revit-based), allowing clients to choose the appropriate level of coordination and documentation detail for their project.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Engineering Mechanical (HVAC) engineering design services covering traditional furnaces, air source heat pumps, geothermal, server cooling, air handlers, VAVs, hybrid systems, ductless splits, humidity control, and packaged systems. Incorporates heat recovery and passive thermal distribution for energy optimization. Served to ski resorts, luxury residences, government facilities, and commercial clients.
• Plumbing Engineering Plumbing engineering design for hot and cold domestic water systems, hydronic solutions (snowmelt, radiant floor heating, heated sidewalks, heated roadways, radiant flooring, heated eaves and gutters), chilled water, hot water, filtration, steam, geothermal, wells, and pressure controls. Served to ski resorts, luxury residences, and commercial clients.
• Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering design including power distribution, utility power, solar PV, batteries, hydro/wind power, generators, equipment coordination, lighting, controls, communications, and AV/data systems. Served to commercial, industrial, and large residential clients nationwide.
• Commissioning Building systems commissioning (Cx) services verifying that components meet the owner's project requirements and design intent. Includes LEED, CalGreen, or tailored review levels, with functional testing, documentation, and 12-month follow-up. Served to LEED-seeking commercial, government, and institutional clients.
• 3D Modeling and BIM Coordination
• Lighting Design and Review
• Energy Program Consulting Energy and water efficiency program design for utilities, governments, and NGOs including program planning, EM&V (evaluation, measurement, and verification), energy auditing, and market studies. Served to utilities, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations.
• EV Charging and Fleet Electrification EVSE (electric vehicle supply equipment) design, utility and AHJ permitting, metering requirements, fleet program development, and infrastructure planning for EV charging stations. Served to airports, schools, and government fleet operators.
• Data Centers, Safe Buildings, Military, and Security Engineering Critical infrastructure MEP design including off-grid systems, data centers, AI training facilities, Bitcoin mining cooling, military bases, force protection, and clean rooms. Served to data center operators, military and defense clients, and security-sensitive facilities.
• Modular Fabrication Engineering Modular construction coordination services including factory fabrication support and designs compatible with modular factory bidding processes. Served to modular construction developers and contractors.
• Healthy Buildings Engineering Advanced building technology design including VOC filtration, radon mitigation, UV sterilization, EMF management, HEPA filtration, carbon filtration, and air quality systems. Served to health-conscious commercial and residential clients.
• Expert Witness Engineering Services PE expert witness investigations, professional reports, deposition, and trial testimony for technical engineering analysis and code compliance determination. Served to legal clients requiring expert testimony in construction, MEP, or building systems disputes.

Quantifiable outcome

• HVAC system designed to consume half the energy of a traditional residence per square foot (54,000 sf Incline Village project)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Herter EnergyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSugarpine Engineering is assisting Herter Energy to develop recommendations for the California Energy Commission's California Flexible Demand Appliance Standards. Sugarpine's role is sophisticated engineering analysis related to EV chargers, metering, controls, and broadcast communications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bohannan Huston: Bohannan Huston is a privately-held engineering firm with a strong MEP, commissioning, and geospatial practice serving the Southwest. Comparable mid-sized peer with similar MEP+commissioning services and regional concentration similar in nature to Sugarpine's CA/NV anchor.
• Karpinski Engineering: Karpinski Engineering is a Cleveland-based MEP firm with strong sustainability, commissioning, and energy practices. Comparable in the combination of MEP design, LEED/commissioning, and energy consulting for institutional and commercial clients, though serving a different regional market.
• Affiliated Engineers (AEI): AEI is a private, multi-office MEP engineering firm known for high-performance building design, commissioning, and energy consulting for complex facilities (labs, healthcare, higher ed). Directly comparable to Sugarpine in service mix (MEP + commissioning + energy) and project complexity orientation, though significantly larger and geographically broader.
• Interface Engineering: Interface Engineering is a privately-held MEP and sustainable design firm with offices across the western US, offering mechanical, electrical, plumbing, technology, commissioning, and energy services. Closely comparable mid-sized peer with similar MEP+commissioning+energy service portfolio and a west-coast footprint.
• ME Engineers: ME Engineers is an MEP consulting firm specializing in entertainment, sports, hospitality, and cultural projects globally. Comparable in MEP+commissioning focus and in serving high-end, complex hospitality and resort projects similar to Sugarpine's Ritz Carlton and Palisades Tahoe work.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with a sizable buildings MEP practice and energy/sustainability consulting. Competes with Sugarpine on larger commercial, hospitality, and government projects and offers MEP + commissioning at significantly lower bill rates.
• Arup: Arup is a global engineering consultancy offering MEP, sustainability, and commissioning services for major built-environment projects. Overlaps with Sugarpine's MEP + sustainability consulting scope but at vastly larger scale and broader service portfolio; competes for the largest mountain resort and luxury commissions.
• IMEG Corporation: IMEG (formerly KJWW / TTG) is a large US engineering firm with comprehensive MEP, commissioning, and energy services. Broad incumbent competing for similar building, government, and higher-ed projects across CA/NV and beyond, with deeper bench and lower pricing on commoditized scopes.

Emerging players

• Willdan Energy Solutions: Willdan provides energy efficiency, decarbonization, and program consulting for utilities, municipalities, and government agencies — directly overlapping with Sugarpine's Energy Program Consulting and GHG reduction work. Competitor for utility and government program design contracts, especially in California.
• Point Energy Innovations: Point Energy Innovations is a Bay Area-based MEP and energy consulting firm focused on high-performance, decarbonized buildings. Comparable in MEP + energy consulting combination and in serving complex commercial and residential clients in California.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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