MEP PE Stamp in Charlotte, NC — Sealed MEP Review for Mecklenburg Permits

My Charlotte mechanical review verifies the load calculations for both seasons before anything else: summer cooling with latent loads shown explicitly against Charlotte design conditions, winter heating with ventilation air and infiltration accounted for. Equipment selections get checked against capacity data at design conditions — sensible and latent for cooling, output at winter temperatures for heating. Ventilation rates, exhaust, and make-up air are verified against the code for the occupancy, with commercial kitchen and specialty exhaust getting detailed review where applicable. Ductwork sizing and layout, controls sequences for the two-season operation, and freeze protection for equipment and piping round out the review. The sealed mechanical set should describe systems that handle a humid August and a freezing January with equal competence — because Charlotte delivers both.

Electrical review covers service sizing with HVAC loads reconciled against the mechanical schedules, distribution, panel schedules, the one-line, and lighting power against the NC energy provisions. Plumbing covers fixtures, distribution, sanitary and vent, water heating efficiency, storm drainage for thunderstorm intensity, and backflow prevention per local requirements. The energy compliance package gets its own audit: stated path, inputs matching the drawings and schedules across all three disciplines. The final coordination pass walks the MEP sets against each other and the architecture — equipment consistent, loads reconciled, fixtures matching on every sheet. In Mecklenburg's high-volume Accela review, this pre-seal coordination is the difference between a permit that issues and a package that cycles.

I confirm these before the North Carolina PE seal goes on a Charlotte MEP set. • North Carolina PE license verified; responsible charge established • NC State Building Code edition confirmed; energy provisions current • Cooling loads with latent capacity at Charlotte design conditions; heating loads honest • Equipment capacity verified at design conditions, both seasons • Ventilation, exhaust, and make-up air per code for the occupancy • Electrical service and distribution reconciled to mechanical schedules • Plumbing fixtures, distribution, sanitary, water heating, storm drainage checked • Energy compliance path explicit; inputs match drawings across disciplines