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Constantine Engineering Associates, LLC

Fire Protection, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering Services

Commercial Portfolio

Commercial Engineering Designed Around Real Building Needs

CEA supports commercial building owners, architects, developers, and project teams with coordinated Fire Protection, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical engineering services for office, retail, restaurant, mixed-use, adaptive reuse, and specialty commercial spaces.

Commercial Engineering Designed Around Real Building Needs

Commercial projects often require careful coordination between existing building conditions, tenant requirements, architectural layouts, equipment needs, code compliance, and construction schedules. CEA provides practical FPME design support to help move projects from planning through construction.

From historic tenant upfits and restaurant renovations to office headquarters, shopping centers, and adaptive reuse projects, CEA develops coordinated engineering solutions that support the intended use, long-term operation, and successful delivery of each commercial space.

Commercial FPME Engineering Services

CEA provides coordinated engineering design services for commercial spaces with an emphasis on usable, constructible, and code-conscious building systems.

Fire Protection

Sprinkler, fire alarm, and life safety coordination for commercial building needs.

Plumbing

Domestic water, sanitary waste, grease waste, gas piping, and commercial kitchen plumbing support.

Mechanical

HVAC design, ventilation, equipment coordination, and comfort-focused building systems.

Electrical

Power distribution, lighting, emergency systems, and tenant improvement electrical design.

Tenant Upfits

Engineering support for new shell-space buildouts and interior renovations.

Restaurants & Kitchens

Support for kitchen equipment, hoods, ventilation, grease waste, and dining area renovations.

Historic Renovations

Engineering design for existing and historic buildings requiring careful integration.

Adaptive Reuse

Design support for repurposed commercial facilities and changing operational needs.

Featured Commercial Project Experience

The project photos below are used once only to avoid repeated imagery throughout the page.

204 North Cedar Office Building

Summerville, South Carolina

Located in downtown Summerville, this 8,500-SF, two-story office building includes first-floor medical office space, second-floor executive office suites, and available parking.

CEA provided Fire Protection, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering Design Services.

360 King St. (c. 1874)

Charleston, SC

This historic Charleston building involved the buildout of approximately 4,900 SF of first-floor tenant space.

Constantine Engineering provided plumbing, mechanical, and electrical engineering design. Architect: LS3P.

The Office People

5546 Woodbine Avenue, North Charleston, SC

Renovations to an existing warehouse-style building included approximately 20,000 SF of conditioned space and 10,000 SF of ventilated warehouse space.

CEA provided plumbing, mechanical, and electrical engineering design services.

44 Romney Street

Charleston, SC

Renovation design for an existing building with three separate spaces, including an office repurposed into a physical therapy office, a small café kitchen, and workout spaces.

CEA furnished fire protection, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical engineering design and drafting services.

NEXTON Square

Summerville, SC

CEA provided design documents for the interior upfit of existing shell space in Nexton Square.

Design services included plumbing, mechanical, and electrical engineering.

159 Rutledge Avenue (c. 1845)

Charleston, South Carolina

Design for an existing 6,000-SF historic building in downtown Charleston that was renovated for event use.

New fire protection, mechanical, and electrical systems were installed throughout the building.

1056 King Street

Redux Contemporary Art Center and Second Floor, Charleston, SC

Renovation design for 29,353 SF of conditioned space and 5,255 SF of first-level parking area in an existing downtown Charleston building.

CEA provided prescriptive fire protection, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical engineering design.

Cookie Dough Bliss

Harris Teeter Shopping Center, Bees Ferry Road

CEA provided plumbing, mechanical, and electrical engineering design and drafting services for a 1,581-SF buildout of a new shell space.

41 Bogard Street Restaurant

Charleston, SC

Renovations to an existing restaurant included kitchen updates for a new menu, reuse of the existing hood and hood fans, and minor dining area renovations.

Constantine Engineering provided plumbing, mechanical, and electrical engineering design and drafting services.

Trinity Island Veterinary Clinic

Johns Island, SC

This 2,400-SF building was converted from a day care to a veterinary clinic with a kitchen, surgery suite, surgery prep, kennels, and exam rooms.

CEA provided plumbing, mechanical, and electrical engineering design and drafting services.

Our Commercial Engineering Approach

CEA’s approach focuses on clear communication, coordinated design, and practical systems that fit each commercial project’s needs.

1

Evaluate the Space

We review the building type, tenant requirements, existing systems, project scope, and code considerations.

2

Coordinate FPME Systems

We align fire protection, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical systems with architecture and owner needs.

3

Support Construction

We provide responsive construction-phase support to help the team resolve questions and maintain momentum.

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