Sullivan Designs, Inc., (SDI) is a consulting firm which provides mechanical and electrical engineering services to architects, contractors, developers, and building owners. Principals in the firm are Louis C. Sullivan, P.E., President and Vice Presidents Thomas G. Barr, P.E.; Brett C. Casperson; James H. Evans, P.E.; and Dick L. Santistevan. Three principals are registered in Arizona and many other western states. The firm was incorporated as Louis Sullivan & Associates in 1982. The company is now operating under the name of Sullivan Designs, Inc. while remaining under the same corporate structure started in 1982.
Sullivan Designs, Inc. offers a wide range of mechanical and electrical engineering services including design/build or negotiated projects for contractors where meeting budgets is very critical to those clients where specific budgets are often of major importance. These designs include institutional, commercial, hospitality, private, and industrial clients. Among these services are:
Mechanical design of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems and process cooling systems
Plumbing design of plumbing and fire protection systems
Electrical design of site and interior lighting systems, power distribution systems, and other systems, including fire alarms, security access/intrusion, nurse call, voice/data, and catv.
Mechanical, plumbing, and electrical remodeling and upgrading
Mechanical and electrical studies and evaluations for energy analysis and retrofit design for energy conservation and system evaluations and alternatives for ROI of life cycle cost
Sullivan Designs, Inc., offers personalized engineering services with in-depth
involvement by the principals on each project. The goal of the firm is to
emphasize quality in its engineering endeavors. We direct our efforts towards
areas such as hospitals, research laboratories, and clean rooms, while
continuing to be actively involved with commercial projects such as schools,
television studios, hotels, office buildings, and churches. SDI prides itself in
its knowledge and experience in energy management systems and how these systems
should be applied to the HVAC and electrical using components of a building.
Thomas Barr and Louis Sullivan are members of several professional organizations,
including the National Society of Professional Engineers and the American
Society of Heating and Air Conditioning
Engineers. James Evans is a past member of the board for the Arizona Consulting Engineers
Association, a member of the Enforcement Committee for the Technical Board of
Registration for the State of Arizona, NFPA and IEEE.
SDI encourages continuous training. Several members of our staff recently attended
seminars on CFC issues and others on engineering techniques on design for
certain CFCs, HCFCs, and thermal storage systems. In addition to external
training of our staff through seminars, SDI routinely brings manufacturers into
the office for technical sessions regarding new products and new technologies in
the mechanical and electrical fields.
The SDI staff uses computer aided engineering software programs for air conditioning/heating analysis, life cycle
costing, lighting and power distribution. Many of our staff use these programs
regularly as a decision-making tool in choosing the most economical HVAC or
chiller system. The use of AutoCAD Release 2007 and the 3-dimensional Building
Systems software are excellent
drafting tools for producing
accurate and clear drawing presentations. We have used the AutoCAD system since 1985 and
keep up with its progress. In addition, we use Word Perfect Suite, and
Microsoft Office products, and a host of additional state-of-the-art software
packages.
Our LAN consists of 25 workstations utilizing Windows XP Professional while connected to a
Windows SBS 2003 server. Our computers are Pentium based to keep up with
technology and speed up production. Sullivan Designs utilizes a fractional
T1 line with a firewall for secure and rapid e-mail and file transfers.