Vrettos Pappas Consulting Engineers, a firm focused on providing quality Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering design. Interview with Sanjay Patel, PE, Associate Principal With nearly two decades of engineering experience, Sanjay Patel has long been a leader at VP Engineering. As the firm’s Associate Principal, Sanjay oversees staff to ensure complex engineering projects exceed client expectations and are completed on time and within budget. Sanjay is also a professional engineer and provides project management support to clients and VP’s engineering teams. Having been with the firm ..read more

Vrettos Pappas Consulting Engineers, a firm focused on providing quality Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering design. Interview with Katie Cothern, Director of Operations Having worked at VP Engineering for 15+ years, Katie Cothern, Director of Operations, has a unique view on what makes VP an exceptional place to work, how the company has evolved, and future growth opportunities for the firm. Katie initially joined VP in 2008 as our Office Manager. At the time, the firm was small, with roughly eight employees. As the company grew, so did the available positions and opportunities ..read more

Vrettos Pappas Consulting Engineers, a firm focused on providing quality Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering design. Fire sprinkler systems provide a critical element of safety for business owners. A fire in a commercial facility could result in devastating consequences from serious injury to the deaths of employees or customers. It could also damage or destroy merchandise, vital records, and costly equipment, ultimately placing a company at risk for going out of business. Fire protection systems can help avoid these outcomes.   In the most simple of terms, a commercial ..read more

Vrettos Pappas Consulting Engineers, a firm focused on providing quality Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering design. VP Engineering is proud to announce the opening of a new Texas office in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. This office will accommodate VP’s continued growth and help us maintain our core values of integrity, honesty, respect, professionalism and responsiveness to clients in Texas and beyond. Having a physical presence in Texas has long been a strategic goal for VP to serve the architectural and construction community there. VP Engineering looks forward to strength ..read more

Vrettos Pappas Consulting Engineers, a firm focused on providing quality Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering design. VP Engineering, a top Charlotte-based MEP design firm, is celebrating Sanjay R. Patel’s recent promotion to Associate Principal. With 18 years of engineering experience, Sanjay has long been a leader at VP.  In this elevated leadership role, Sanjay will oversee staff to ensure complex engineering projects exceed client expectations and are completed on time and within budget. As a professional engineer, Sanjay will continue to provide project manageme ..read more

Vrettos Pappas Consulting Engineers, a firm focused on providing quality Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering design. Many business owners feel overwhelmed by the plethora of options available when selecting a commercial heating and cooling system. VP Engineering can help make the decision easier, ultimately giving you the confidence to select the right system to meet your company’s heating and cooling needs and positively impact your bottom line. Initial Information to Consider When selecting the right HVAC system, there are a number of factors to consider, including: · the size a ..read more

Vrettos Pappas Consulting Engineers, a firm focused on providing quality Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering design. With a number of electrical system options, it is imperative to choose the right system for your project.  Residential and commercial electrical systems are vastly different, from the way each system is installed and how they run, to their effectiveness and efficiencies.  To feel confident the system you choose can manage the expected power load, it is necessary to understand the differences between re ..read more

Vrettos Pappas Consulting Engineers, a firm focused on providing quality Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering design. Have you ever made a call on your cell phone, driven your car to the store, or ridden an elevator to your office and wondered how that product came to be part of your daily life?  While you may not realize it, you have mechanical engineering to thank for the modern-day conveniences we have grown accustomed to using every day.    From small devices and systems in our homes, to larger ones in high-rises, office buildings and even aircrafts, the fie ..read more

Vrettos Pappas Consulting Engineers, a firm focused on providing quality Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering design. Ensuring the safety and well-being of residents is crucial in assisted living, memory care, and psychiatric facilities, but caregivers cannot always keep eyes on every patient. Wander management technology is one way for caregivers to monitor patients and their locations in the facility, without having to constantly watch them.  This technology is most commonly used in memory care&n ..read more

Vrettos Pappas Consulting Engineers, a firm focused on providing quality Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering design. With cooler days upon us, the fall months are the perfect time to begin thinking about protecting your plumbing from the winter elements.  Whether it is your business, multi-unit buildings, or large parking structures, the following actions should be considered to avoid frozen plumbing systems, burst pipes, and the effects of long-term water damage.   Neglecting winter care for both external and i ..read more