• Engineers

    Participating in the global initiative to improve the human experience within the built environment.

  • Service

    Embracing the responsibility to provide for the needs and expectations of our clients, employees, and community. We consider it more than just a job.

  • Quality

    Asking the appropriate questions, utilizing all our resources and ingenuity, and performing the proper due diligence to deliver solutions that we are proud of. We deliver confidence.

  • Integrity

    Cultivating a transparent and undivided workplace. We keep it real by remaining grounded in our values and focusing on what is right, not who is right. We do the right thing.

  • Sustainability

    Our social duty is to design systems that minimize our carbon footprint and provide healthy spaces for work and play. We believe every day is Earth Day.

About DBR

Founded in 1972, DBR evolved from a small-scale engineering firm to a statewide mechanical, electrical, plumbing and technology engineering firm in Texas.

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Services

MEP ENGINEERING

Our MEP engineering practices ensure the smallest carbon footprint whether it’s HVAC, lighting design, or plumbing systems.

BUILDING COMMISSIONING

Whether it’s our design or yours, our fully independent Commissioning Agents are at the leading edge of system start-up and validation ensuring adherence to schedule and lower cost of ownership.

INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY

The end user experience drives our technology design. Our design is coordinated with the supporting MEP disciplines and architectural features yielding a seamless result.

SUSTAINABILITY

We hold ourselves accountable to preserve non-renewable resources with our ability to design above minimum code and standards.

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  • Portfolio

    Daikin Texas Technology Park

    Waller, Texas

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    Bridgeland High School

    Cypress, Texas

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    Energy Plaza at Westridge Park

    Midland, Texas

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    John Cooper School

    The Woodlands, Texas

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    San Antonio Water System - Northside Operations Center

    San Antonio, Texas

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In The News

What You Need to Know About the New LEED V4.1 BD+C

While maintaining the structure of the LEED V4 BD+C, LEED V4.1 BD+C provides stronger and bolder sustainability metrics to assess the building. The updated requirements show that USGBC is responding to market demand and public feedback.
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Ventilation & General Safety in K-12 Educational Science Classrooms

When it comes to prescribing the necessary engineering controls and safety features to provide a safe learning environment for our children in the K-12 Educational Science Classroom, we must sift through the over-abundant information available to determine what is, in fact, code and regulatory requirements versus what is anecdotal guidelines.
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Project Spotlight: Tru by Hilton

DBR worked alongside Open Studio to transform the former Gillespie Ford Building, originally constructed in the 1930s, into Tru by Hilton’s 95-room hotel that’s within walking distance of several popular San Antonio attractions like The Alamo and Rivercenter Mall.
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