Electrical & Lighting | Empower Engineering

Designed for everyone who touches the project: We look beyond the specs to the people who review, build, and live with the design, from plan reviewers and inspectors to electricians, mechanical contractors, and plumbers, through to the building owner. The result is drawings that are easier to approve, easier to build, and easier to own.
PE-reviewed drawings: A licensed Professional Engineer reviews every set of drawings before it leaves our office.
Permit-ready drawings: Our construction documents are prepared to meet local review requirements, helping projects move through permitting without unnecessary delays.
Site visits and existing-conditions surveys: If requested, we will verify what’s actually in the field before designing, so the drawings reflect real conditions, not assumptions.
Fast turnaround: We work efficiently and keep projects moving, without cutting corners on quality.

Photometric calculations: Light levels are better calculated and verified, not estimated, so every space gets the right amount of light.
Lighting suited to the space and its users: Warehouses, retail displays, and offices each have different needs, and we design for how each space is actually used.
Specialty and sports lighting: From racquetball courts and gymnasiums to other sports and specialty spaces, we design lighting for fast-moving play, even coverage, and glare control, so players can see clearly and the facility meets its performance goals.
Lighting control design: Occupancy sensors, daylight harvesting, and networked controls that save energy and meet code without frustrating occupants.
Fixture selection balanced for cost, performance, and availability: We specify fixtures that fit the budget, perform as intended, and can actually be delivered on schedule.
Value-engineering and substitution: When contractors propose alternate fixtures, we help naviagte so savings don’t come at the expense of performance or compliance.
Coordinated with the whole building: Lighting is laid out with the architecture, ceilings, and mechanical systems in mind to avoid conflicts in the field.