Independent engineering consulting and building commissioning led by a licensed PE with 30+ years of experience — verifying that complex HVAC, geothermal, and MEP systems operate as designed across education, healthcare, government, and commercial facilities in 40+ states, plus independent expert witness support for construction disputes.
Five core disciplines that span the full life of a building — from design-phase review through functional verification, optimization, specialized geothermal design, and expert support when projects end up in dispute.
Technical analysis, system design review, and performance optimization for commercial and industrial facilities — bringing rigorous engineering judgment to every decision.
Verification and validation of building systems to ensure they operate as intended and meet performance goals — as an independent commissioning authority you can trust.
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce operating costs, and enhance system reliability — with measurement-backed recommendations that hold up in the field.
Delegated design and engineer-of-record services for closed-loop, ground-coupled heat pump systems — from borefield thermal modeling through construction-phase support, backed by 18+ completed geothermal systems.
Independent, PE-backed technical opinions for construction disputes involving HVAC, mechanical, geothermal, and commissioning issues — from early case assessment through expert reports and deposition testimony.
Commissioning is a structured methodology — not a checklist. Each phase produces documented evidence that systems perform to the owner's project requirements.
Define owner's project requirements and review the basis of design against intent.
Examine drawings and specifications for performance, constructability, and gaps.
Witness and document system performance across the full range of operating modes.
Confirm installed systems meet design intent; resolve and re-test deficiencies.
Tune for efficiency and deliver a complete commissioning record and turnover.
A whole-building perspective. We assess and commission the interconnected systems that determine how a facility actually performs.
Independent HVAC, mechanical, geothermal, and commissioning expertise for construction claims, mediation, arbitration, and litigation. GFP has been retained on construction disputes to provide written expert opinions and deposition testimony — explaining what went wrong, and why, in terms counsel and decision-makers can follow.
Every side of the table. Engineer of record, commissioning authority, owner’s representative over a $130M+ design and construction portfolio, and qualifying agent for general contractor licenses — perspective on how design intent, construction, and owner expectations break down. Opinions are independent and follow the evidence; plaintiff and defense engagements are accepted, subject to a conflict check.
Discuss a Matter →An engineering-led practice built on technical rigor, independence, and a record of buildings that meet — and beat — their performance goals.
Professional Engineer licensed in PA, NY & MD with an M.Eng. in Architectural Engineering from Penn State, LEED AP, BCxP (ASHRAE), and CEM (AEE) credentials, and Primary Qualifying Agent for general contractor licenses in four states (NC, SC, LA, TN), with Florida pending. Approved to contract directly with the U.S. government (UEI JQXQD6KAQM39 · CAGE 17JM3), and fully bonded — bid, payment, and performance bonds available for qualifying projects.
Three decades of MEP design, commissioning, and construction management on capital projects from $10M upward — including oversight of a $130M+ design and construction portfolio — completed in over 40 states.
Commissioning follows ASHRAE Guideline 0 and Standard 202 — documented, testable, and built to hold up in the field, not just on paper.
Objective verification from an owner-operated practice. Holder of U.S. Patent No. 6,946,593 for HVAC innovation, former President of the ASHRAE Johnstown Chapter, and a frequent speaker at green building and facilities conferences.
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