Ensuring Designs Align With Performance Goals Before the First Brick Is Laid

Design Intent Evaluation & Review is a proactive commissioning service that verifies whether a project’s design supports the owner’s goals, operational needs, and compliance requirements. By reviewing design documents early in the process, we help identify gaps, prevent costly changes, and ensure that building systems will perform as intended so we deliver better outcomes from day one.
Service Specifics

Our Design Intent Evaluation & Review Services

See how we help clients validate that design decisions support long-term building performance, functionality, and compliance—before construction begins.

We review the design against the OPR to ensure that the intent, goals, and operational priorities of the owner are fully incorporated.

We assess whether building systems are appropriately sized, coordinated, and feasible to construct and maintain – reducing future rework or inefficiencies.

We evaluate and refine design specifications to ensure they include clear commissioning requirements that support system verification and turnover.

We verify that systems, equipment, and controls are selected and designed to meet the project’s energy, sustainability, and performance targets.

We provide clear feedback and documentation to the design team, owners, and contractors – supporting transparency, collaboration, and corrective action before construction begins.

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Design Intent & Evaluation Review FAQ

This service involves a systematic review of the design team’s documentation - such as drawings, specifications, and narratives - to verify alignment with the Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR), performance goals, and commissioning plan.

Catching misalignments between design and performance goals early helps avoid costly change orders, system inefficiencies, and post-construction issues. It ensures that what’s being designed can actually be constructed, operated, and maintained as intended.

Design Intent Evaluation typically occurs during the design development (DD) and construction document (CD) phases. Early review allows meaningful feedback to be incorporated before procurement and construction begin.

Owners, architects, engineers, and facility managers benefit by gaining assurance that systems will meet performance expectations, energy efficiency targets, and regulatory compliance from the outset.

No. It complements the design process by offering a third-party, performance-focused review - helping verify that systems are appropriately sized, integrated, and functional from a commissioning and operations standpoint.

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