EC ENGINEERS

What EC ENGINEERS does

EC Engineers is a privately held MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) consulting engineering firm headquartered at 550 Park Street, Suite 103, Alameda, California. Founded in 2004 by Evan Cheung, PE, the firm provides licensed professional engineering design services across mechanical (HVAC, energy modeling, Title 24 compliance, kitchen hood airflow testing), electrical (power distribution, lighting design, lighting controls, fire alarm), and plumbing (water, waste, drainage, diesel fuel systems) disciplines, with an emphasis on sustainable and cost-effective design. The practice is led by President Evan Cheung (20+ years mechanical engineering) and Electrical Principal Benson Balan (28 years consulting engineering), supported by a team of six additional designers and engineers, and serves architects, business owners, corporations, school districts, hospitality brands, and institutions across the California Bay Area and broader state.

The firm's revenue model is professional services fees billed per project, with engagement scope, complexity, and fees tailored to each client. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: clients are acquired through direct website and phone inquiries, referrals from architectural partners such as Derivi Castellanos Architects and Habitec Architecture & Interior Design, and long-tenured client relationships including a 15-year partnership with Restaurant Design Concepts. The named client portfolio spans enterprise customers (LAM Research, Costco, Tesla, Marriott, Montage Healdsburg), public-sector education (Salinas Union High School District, Hayward USD, San Diego Unified), healthcare (Asian Health Services), technology/laboratory (Longshot Space Technologies), and small businesses across retail, restaurant, office, residential, fitness, and indoor growing verticals.

EC Engineers holds no external funding, no patents, no AI/ML capabilities, and no disclosed subsidiaries or M&A activity. The firm is founder-owned and operated, with no institutional investors or acquirers identified in the source data. Competitive positioning rests on licensed PE credentials, California Title 24 and energy modeling expertise, responsiveness, and multi-decade client relationships rather than proprietary technology or scale advantages.

Name

EC ENGINEERS

Legal name

EC Engineers

Website

https://ecengineers.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EC Engineers is a privately held MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) consulting engineering firm in Alameda, California, founded in 2004 by Evan Cheung, PE. The 6-7 person team serves architects, enterprises, school districts, and small business owners across California with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design and Title 24 compliance services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

MEP Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• MEP engineering consulting
• Mechanical engineering services
• Electrical engineering design
• Plumbing engineering services
• Sustainable building design

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

Revenue model

1. MEP Engineering Consulting Services: Professional consulting fees for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering design services. Services are project-based with fees tailored to project scope, complexity, and client needs. The company offers reasonable design fees to support small business owners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EC Engineers is a professional MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) engineering consulting firm that designs HVAC, electrical distribution, lighting, plumbing, and fire alarm systems for commercial, institutional, and residential building projects. The firm delivers engineering design, energy modeling, Title 24 compliance, existing system assessments, and design-build services across California, with a focus on sustainable, cost-effective solutions for retail, restaurants, offices, schools, healthcare, hospitality, and laboratory facilities.

Product overview

EC Engineers is an MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) engineering consulting firm offering three core service lines: Mechanical Services (HVAC design, energy modeling, Title 24 compliance, sustainable design, existing system assessment, kitchen hood air flow testing, design-build), Electrical Services (power distribution, lighting design, lighting controls, fire alarm systems), and Plumbing Services (water/waste/drainage systems, diesel fuel system design). The firm specializes in sustainability design and cost-effective solutions for projects including retail, restaurants, offices, schools, high-rises, multi-unit residential, and healthcare.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Services Mechanical engineering design services covering HVAC design for all project types, energy modeling, California Title 24 compliance, sustainable design, existing system assessments, kitchen hood air flow testing and reporting, and design-build delivery for architects, business owners, and organizations.
• Electrical Services Electrical engineering design services including power distribution, lighting design, lighting controls, fire alarm systems, Title 24 compliance, sustainable design, existing system assessments, and design-build services for commercial, retail, healthcare, educational, and laboratory facilities.
• Plumbing Services Plumbing engineering design services covering general water, waste, and drainage systems design, diesel fuel system design, Title 24 compliance, sustainable design, existing system assessments, and design-build delivery for building and facility projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15+ year working relationships with key clients
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments9 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecengineers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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