Whether it’s a new academic building, an athletic complex, a residence hall, or a research facility, ground-up university construction demands precise coordination across multiple trades, tight budget discipline, and a clear picture of how the facility will function once students and faculty arrive. We work directly with general contractors, architects, and institutional facilities teams throughout Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan to deliver complex campus electrical installations on schedule and built to the standards the work requires.

• Complete electrical infrastructure design and installation
• Normal, essential, and life safety power distribution systems
• Generator and automatic transfer switch installation
  Lighting design and installation, including LED and energy-efficient systems
• Site and exterior lighting, parking lot illumination, and security lighting
• Building automation and temperature control systems
• Fire alarm, security, and access control system installation
• Classroom technology and AV infrastructure

Expanding an existing campus building introduces a different set of challenges than new construction. New systems have to integrate cleanly with aging infrastructure, work zones share walls with occupied classrooms and offices, and the electrical scope often has to be phased around whatever is still running on the other side of the barrier. We have the institutional experience to plan those integrations carefully and execute them without surprises.

• Electrical tie-ins and infrastructure extensions for building additions
• Low-voltage systems and structured cabling extensions across existing and new construction
• Telecommunications infrastructure coordination across expanded facilities
• Power distribution upgrades to support increased facility loads
• Coordination with existing building systems and utilities throughout construction

Older educational facilities accumulate electrical debt — panels that are maxed out, wiring that predates current load requirements, lighting systems that haven’t kept pace with efficiency standards. Renovation projects are the opportunity to bring those systems current, and we have the technical depth to handle complex upgrade scopes across all facility types, from a single classroom wing to a full building infrastructure overhaul.

• Electrical panel and service entrance upgrades
• Wiring replacement and circuit additions for updated equipment and technology loads
• LED lighting retrofits and lighting controls upgrades
• Classroom and lab technology power infrastructure
• Emergency and exit lighting system upgrades
• NEC code compliance updates and corrections

Electrical work in an occupied school or university building operates on a different set of rules. Finals weeks are off-limits. Research labs have windows when they can go dark and longer windows when they absolutely cannot. Residence halls have students in them eleven months a year. Successful execution in these environments comes down to planning — knowing which areas can be sequenced, which require after-hours work, and how to communicate changes to the facilities team before they become problems on site.

• Project scheduling built around academic calendars, semester breaks, and campus events
• Phased electrical construction to keep critical areas operational throughout the project
• After-hours and break-period work scheduling for high-impact scopes
• Dust and debris management in active corridors, classrooms, and labs
• Coordination with facilities staff and department heads at every project phase
• Adherence to institution-specific site access and safety requirements

Power reliability in educational settings protects students, staff, and the valuable research and technology assets that modern institutions depend on. From emergency power for research labs to life safety systems in residence halls, we design, install, and maintain the critical electrical infrastructure that schools and universities count on around the clock.

• Essential electrical system design per NEC and applicable codes
• Generator installation and automatic transfer switch systems
• Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems for critical research and technology equipment
• Emergency lighting and egress system installation and testing
• Arc flash studies and electrical safety program support
• Ground fault and bonding inspections
• Infrared thermal imaging for proactive fault detection