MECHANICAL ENGINEER – KEITH J. COUCH, PE, LEED AP
Keith Couch has over eighteen years of experience in all areas of mechanical engineering, including HVAC, plumbing and fire protection for all types of buildings, including commercial, institutional, industrial, medical, multi-family and educational facilities. He has won several awards for the innovative cold-air distribution HVAC system he designed for an elementary school. He is also a certified LEED engineer which promotes “Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design.”

EDUCATION: BS/Mechanical Engineering – Tennessee Technological University

REGISTRATION: Professional Engineer, FL, TN, KY, U.S.V.I.

SELECTED EXPERIENCE:
  • Idlewild Baptist Church, Lutz, FL – New church complex, including 5500-seat worship center designed as a theatrical auditorium/409,000 sf/$48 million


  • City of Cocoa Police Department HQ, Cocoa, FL – New 2-story structure includes squad room, emergency response center, evidence storage, records room, offices, holding cells, sallyport, controlled access/30,000 sf/$3.5 million


  • Brevard Community College, Cocoa, FL – Administration Building 1st floor renovations/10,000 sf/$500,000; Full engineering services plus mechanical system commissioning for digital TV studio and classroom renovation/45,000 sf/$2.5 million


  • Clemente Center, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne FL – Mechanical, plumbing and electrical services for new sports and recreation building/60,000 sf/$6.6 million


  • Bayside High School, Palm Bay, FL – New classroom construction/52,000 sf/$4.5 million


  • Manatee Elementary School, Melbourne, FL – MEP and fire protection design for prototype; design to flip and rotate the building to site-adapt; feasibility study for ice storage; redesign of chilled water plant to have two chillers instead of one/80,000 sf/$6.5 million


  • Penta “B” High School/Middle School, Marion County, FL – High/Middle School comprised of 9 separate buildings with 4-pipe, VAV recirculation AHUs and dedicated outside air AHUs/420,000 sf/$55 million


  • St. Lucie County School Board Continuing Contract – Renovation of existing Sears Store for use as School Board Administrative Offices and auditorium, as well as other government offices/130,000 sf/$5.4 million


  • Ralph M. Williams Elementary School, Viera, FL – New construction of a prototypical school; 945 student stations/103,500 sf/$5.8 million


  • Wuesthoff Assisted Living Facility, Viera, FL – 47,000 sf/$4.5 million


  • Port of Tampa – Cruise Terminal 3 includes roof-mounted, air-cooled chillers/100,000 sf/$18 million


  • Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., McMinnville, TN – HVAC design for three expansions of the tire plant/300,000 sf