TLC designs sustainable, structural, mechanical, electrical, communications, audio/visual, voice/data, and security systems to enhance living, learning, working and playing.
From master utility planning to design-build to green building design, TLC professionals can be counted on for creative problem-solving and sensitive client service. Whatever the project needs – analysis, renovation, addition, or new building design – engineering for architecture is TLC.

Mechanical Engineering

Broad expertise in central energy plants,utility distribution, sustainable design, indoor air quality and code compliance enables our professionals to tackle master plans, feasibility studies, renovations and new facility designs.

  • Heating
  • Ventilation
  • Air conditioning
  • Plumbing
  • Fire protection
Electrical Engineering

TLC’s experience includes commercial and industrial indoor lighting, exterior and roadway lighting, and lighting control systems, the design of power distribution, communications, fire alarm, and life safety systems.
  • Power distribution
  • Power generation
  • Fault current analysis
  • Coordination studies
  • Lighting design
  • Lightning protection
Structural Engineering

A solid foundation and strong building blocks are essential elements of any building. TLC’s professionals are experienced in the design and use of a variety of structural materials, including structural steel; cast-in-place, precast and prestressed concrete; masonry; wood and aluminum.
  • Foundations and framing
  • Tilt-up and pre-cast wall systems
  • Hollow structural section steel trusses
  • System evaluation
  • Computer modeling

Communications & Technology

Nothing says 21st Century like cutting-edge communications and technology. TLC’s professionals are adept at designing electronic systems that maximize student learning, employee productivity and building security.

  • Integrated security systems
  • Voice/video/data distribution
  • Audio/visual presentation
  • Public address/sound
  • Closed-circuit television
  • Fire alarm systems

Sustainable Design

  • Green Guides, Sustainability for Architecture, a TLC company dedicated to providing LEED design, consulting, and commissioning services
  • 74 LEED® Accredited Professionals
  • 13 ACG-Certified Commissioning Authorities
  • Florida Board of Professional Engineers-approved provider of four fully accredited "Area of Practice" continuing education hours (via TLC University's LEED Exam Workshop)
  • ACG-Certified Commissioning Authority (Corporate)
  • Provided sustainable design or commissioning services for more than 10.2 million sf of LEED-Certified and LEED-Registered projects
  • 10 LEED-Certified buildings including the first building in Florida to be LEED certified, the first health care facility in Florida to be LEED certified, the first building in Florida to be LEED certified for Commercial Interiors, and the first building in Jacksonville to achieve LEED Silver certification
  • 77 LEED registered buildings
  • U.S. Green Building Council member
  • Founding member of Central Florida, North Florida, South Florida, and Middle Tennessee chapters of USGBC
  • National Board Member, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
  • Immediate Past President, USGBC North Florida Chapter
  • Board Member, USGBC Central Florida Chapter
  • TLC Engineering for Architecture is carbon neutral

Energy Management

  • Direct digital controls
  • Thermal energy storage
  • Waste heat recovery
  • Building commissioning
Special Services
  • Code compliance surveys
  • IAQ remedial design
  • Forensic analysis