Whole Building Systems

Whole Building Systems is an engineering firm in Mt Pleasant, SC. It works with owners, architects, engineers, contractors and facility managers, providing technical assistance throughout building design, construction and operation. Its process includes facilitating construction-phase commissioning meetings with contractors and subcontractors, verifying that testing and balancing of HVAC systems is completed properly, and completing a post-occupancy site visit within one year after occupancy. Work begins with building maintenance and operations staff to understand how a building currently functions and ends with recommendations for improvements in energy efficiency, air quality and occupant comfort. For planned capital renovations, the firm provides design reviews and post-occupancy consulting, including remote monitoring and indoor air quality testing. Joel McKellar leads commissioning, retro-commissioning and recommissioning services, sustainable design consulting and energy auditing, and holds the Certified Building Commissioning Professional designation. He completed commissioning of the 220,000-square-foot Lucy Beckham High School in Mount Pleasant and The Citadel's Bastin Hall, where he also provided air quality testing. Barret Williams leads MEP design services, with more than 25 years of experience in the architectural, engineering and construction industry. The firm's project work includes the Blackbaud, Inc. headquarters on Daniel Island, the International African American Museum in downtown Charleston, and the Riley Center for Livable Communities. Whole Building Systems brings commissioning, energy auditing and sustainable design expertise to commercial and government buildings across the Charleston area.