"Dorel and Minola have been invaluable as part of our team, to help us find solutions that are acceptable to our clients, that provide energy efficiency, reasonable construction costs, ease of maintenance, and equally important to us as architects, aesthetic compatibility with our design goals." Mark Schatz, AIA, LEED AP Principal Field Paoli Architects   "Our goal is to do the best work in the profession, and to bring creativity and innovation in all aspects of design and client service. We form and lead multi-disciplinary teams in which the creative synergy among our team members’ forms the foundation that enables the success of our clients through architecture. MDS, a firm with whom we have worked for over 10 years now, consistently provides the quality service to which we aspire in order to address our clients’ and our buildings’ needs." Felicia Borkovi President Anshen & Allen   "The careful attention to detail of Minola and Dorel and the rest of MDS staff has been reflected in minimum problems during construction and prompt and accurate response to questions, they have contributed to the execution of projects without delays." Jose Vilar, AIA Managing Partner Baker Vilar Architects   "As architects, we work with many different consultants, and we have consistently found Mechanical Design Studio to be one of the most responsive and collaborative firms we know. They are always open minded about exploring and presenting multiple options, and then tremendously helpful in facilitating often difficult decisions that have to be made by client groups." Mark Schatz, AIA, LEED AP Principal Field Paoli Architects   "Thank-you MDS for making even our most complex and daunting projects turn out to be great successes, and in some cases – award-winning – as a result of your innovative engineering solutions." "I don’t know how you do it, but despite the obvious fact that you have a thriving practice and are in high demand, when you do accept our frequent invitations to work with us, you as a principal provide us with exceptional personal attention and your time when we need it. (How do you do that?)" Marcy Wong Partner Marcy Wong & Donn Logan Architects   "At the Belmont Library, MDS came up with a very creative multi-faceted design for the mechanical system, that enabled us to keep the main space of the library completely free of any ductwork or ceiling registers." "The design utilizes side wall registers on the low side of our high, sloping reading room, with attractive radiators along the tall window walls opposite." "This innovative solution, combined with operable windows and economizer cycles, has resulted in long term cost and energy savings for the owners, and a beautiful library, of which we are all very proud." Mark Schatz, AIA, LEED AP Principal Field Paoli Architects   "I would like to take this opportunity to commend your firm, Mechanical Design Studio, on consistently meeting or exceeding our expectations." "MDS shows an understanding for construction costs and impacts while still producing creative and quality projects such as the Tech Museum of Innovation, House of Blues and St. Joseph’s Hospital New Women’s and Children’s Center. Since working on these and other projects together, Turner has come to know MDS as the premier engineering firm in Northern California." Willy Mautner, AIA Chief Estimator Turner Construction Company     "As project managers, we need quick, decisive information and cost-effective solutions to our MEP problems. We ‘discovered’ Mechanical Design Studio many years ago and continue to work with them … MDS meets our challenges - whether assessing the existing systems of a potential acquisition or finding creative solutions to our engineering needs." Bruce R. Albert The Albert Group, Inc.

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