Emerald City Engineers

What Emerald City Engineers does

Emerald City Engineers, Inc. (ECE) is a privately held professional engineering design firm headquartered in Lynnwood, Washington, that provides Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) engineering services exclusively to the multi-family residential, hospitality, and senior housing development sectors. Founded in 2013, the firm is led by President John Toman, P.E. (mechanical engineering) and Vice President Adam French, P.E. (electrical engineering) and operates with a technical staff of 35 professionally licensed engineers. Since inception, the firm has designed more than 150,000 apartment and hotel units, including over 150 all-electric properties incorporating heat pump water heaters and, where applicable, solar photovoltaic and solar pre-heat integration.

The firm's service portfolio spans mechanical design (HVAC, hydronic, VRF, heat pumps, cooling towers, smoke control), electrical design (power distribution, lighting, generator design for diesel/natural gas/dual fuel), plumbing design, professional lighting design, and energy code modeling. Specialty offerings include sustainability and green design consulting, modular construction MEP design, and all-electric building electrification. ECE supports both design/build and design/assist project delivery models and is licensed to perform mechanical and electrical design in 47 U.S. states (excluding Alaska, Washington DC, Wisconsin, and New Jersey).

ECE generates revenue on a project-based professional services model through three primary channels: subcontracting relationships with architects, partnerships with design-build contractors, and direct engagements with building owners and developers. Pricing is quote-based per engagement and not publicly disclosed. The firm targets enterprise-level clients undertaking multi-family (market-rate, affordable, student, senior), hospitality (limited-service through luxury resort), and senior housing (independent living, assisted living, memory care) projects, with active project concentration in the Pacific Northwest, West Coast, and Mountain West. The firm is privately held with no disclosed external investment, M&A activity, or parent company ownership.

Name

Emerald City Engineers

Legal name

Emerald City Engineers, Inc.

Website

http://emeraldcityengineers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Emerald City Engineers is a privately held MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) design firm in Lynnwood, WA, providing engineering services exclusively to multi-family, hospitality, and senior housing developers, architects, and contractors across 47 U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

MEP Engineering Design Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• MEP engineering design
• Mechanical electrical plumbing
• Hospitality building design
• Multi-family housing design
• All-electric building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Lynnwood

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Design Services: ECE generates revenue through providing professional engineering, design and consulting services to architects, design-build contractors, building owners, and building developers. Services include mechanical design, plumbing design, electrical design, lighting design, and energy code modeling. The company operates on a project-based professional services model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Emerald City Engineers is a full-service Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) engineering design firm that delivers mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and lighting design, along with energy code modeling and sustainability consulting. The firm focuses exclusively on multi-family residential, hospitality, and senior housing development projects, working under subcontracting arrangements with architects and design-build contractors, as well as directly with building owners and developers. The firm supports both Design/Build and Design/Assist project delivery methods and has expertise in all-electric building design and modular construction.

Product overview

Emerald City Engineers is a full-service Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) engineering design firm that operates as a single unified service offering rather than a software platform. The company provides integrated MEP design, lighting design, energy code modeling, and sustainability consulting services. Their core services include mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and lighting design, with specialty offerings in modular construction design and all-electric building electrification. They serve the hospitality, multi-family (including affordable, student, and senior housing), and senior housing sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Design Services
• Electrical Design Services
• Plumbing Design Services
• Lighting Design Services
• Energy Code Modeling
• Sustainability and Green Design Consulting
• Modular Construction Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 150,000 apartment and hotel units designed since 2013
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ME Engineers: ME Engineers is a national MEP engineering consulting firm focused on building performance for complex projects including hospitality, residential, and commercial developments. Directly comparable to ECE as a specialized MEP consultancy serving multi-family and hospitality clients.
• P2S Engineering: P2S is an MEP and technology systems engineering firm serving higher education, healthcare, hospitality, and residential markets. Comparable to ECE in offering full MEP consulting with sector specialization, though broader in vertical mix.
• Affiliated Engineers Inc. (AEI): AEI is a national MEP consulting engineering firm known for high-performance building systems including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and sustainability. Directly comparable to ECE in core MEP consulting capability with a strong emphasis on energy-efficient design.
• Interface Engineering: Interface Engineering is a MEP and sustainable design consulting firm serving commercial, hospitality, education, and residential markets on the West Coast. Highly comparable to ECE given overlapping Pacific Northwest presence, vertical mix, and MEP specialization.
• KCL Engineering: KCL Engineering is a MEP and fire protection consulting firm focused on commercial, hospitality, healthcare, and multi-family/residential projects. Comparable to ECE as a similarly sized specialized MEP consultancy with overlapping verticals.
• CMTA Engineers: CMTA is a national MEP engineering firm specializing in high-performance, energy-efficient building systems for education, healthcare, hospitality, and multi-family developments. Comparable to ECE in MEP specialization with an emphasis on sustainable, energy-efficient design similar to ECE's all-electric expertise.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with a large buildings practice spanning hospitality, residential, and commercial sectors. Comparable to ECE as a provider of MEP consulting within a much broader multi-discipline portfolio.
• WSP USA: WSP is a global professional services firm with significant buildings MEP, mechanical, and electrical engineering capabilities across hospitality, mixed-use, and residential developments. Comparable as a much larger incumbent offering MEP as part of a broad engineering portfolio.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with a buildings + places practice delivering MEP, structural, and architectural engineering for commercial, hospitality, and residential clients. Comparable as a large-scale incumbent providing MEP services across multiple verticals.
• Jacobs Solutions: Jacobs is a global professional services firm with buildings and facilities engineering capabilities including MEP for hospitality, mixed-use, and multi-family projects. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating at significantly greater scale than ECE.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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