Where Form Meets Function: MEP Design for Shops & Maintenance Garages | |
More Than Square Footage
The Systems Behind the Service
Maintenance garages and transportation shops are essential to keeping infrastructure running, and their success depends on more than just square footage and layout. In this article, we explore how integrated MEP systems—like sensor-driven ventilation, radiant heating, emergency power, and specialized plumbing—support safety, efficiency, and code compliance. We also provide insight into how these systems influence spatial planning, material choices, and long-term facility resilience.
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Sioux Falls Light,
Power & Traffic Building
Sioux Falls is rethinking municipal infrastructure from the ground up. With construction underway on a new 60,000-square-foot facility, the city is consolidating its Light and Power, Traffic Operations, and Engineering Division into a single, high-performance space. Designed for long-term functionality and technical precision, the building features HVAC zoning, radiant heat in truck bays, integrated life safety systems, and coordinated MEP connections—all engineered to meet the evolving demands of modern municipal service.
Rendering courtesy
Koch Hazard Architects
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T.I.P. Rural Electric Cooperative Headquarters
T.I.P. REC recently completed a new headquarters in Brooklyn to better support its expanding operations across central Iowa. Designed to consolidate office, fleet, and infrastructure functions into one efficient facility, the 52,000-square-foot building reflects a practical response to growing service demands and evolving technology—bringing together modern systems, all-electric operation, and purpose-built spaces for long-term utility performance.
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Linn County Secondary Roads Maintenance Shops
The Linn County Secondary Roads Department maintains over 1,150 miles of roads and 255 bridges across rural Iowa—an essential service that demands reliable infrastructure and well-equipped facilities.
To support these operations, the County invested in two key projects aimed at improving fleet management and operational efficiency.
| | | | Bonus Feature: We're currently working with FEH Design on a new 33,500 SF, $26.7 million Vehicle Maintenance Shop for the South Dakota Army National Guard in Sturgis, SD. | |
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One Stop Office Building
Sioux Falls, SD
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Sioux Falls Regional Airport
Sioux Falls, SD
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Pete Lien & Sons Complex
Rapid City, SD
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SD Women's Prison
Rapid City, SD
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Jacobson Plaza at The Falls
Sioux Falls, SD
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Levitt at The Falls
Sioux Falls, SD
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Reynolds Passes PE Exam
Join us in congratulating Tobin Reynolds on passing his PE exam! Tobin is a Mechanical Designer in our Casper office, and is now one step closer to officially owning the title of Engineer.
Tobin has been with WPE for nearly 18 months, and will now work toward fulfilling the 4-year experience requirement to finish his licensure and earn his stamp. Outstanding work, Tobin!
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Sonichsen Promoted to BIM Director
Ben Sonichsen has been promoted to BIM Director at WPE! Ben joined us in 2020 and has spent the past 5 years helping to shape and refine our digital design workflows. In this expanded role, he now leads our BIM strategy across the company to drive consistency, innovation, and excellence. Congratulations Ben!
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Heinrich Celebrates 25 Years!
Since joining WPE in 2000, Michael Heinrich has become a mechanical powerhouse— now leading the Mechanical Department in Rapid City, with nearly 700 projects and registrations in 11 states. His name comes with a trail of credentials: PE, BEAP, BEMP—ASHRAE-certified in both energy assessment and modeling. But beyond the stamps and specs, Michael’s real legacy is his impact on our culture. He’s a mentor, a teammate, a laugh-you-can-hear-down-the-hall kind of guy—and almost always behind the latest office prank. One of a kind, through and through. Happy anniversary, Michael!
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