Commercial HVAC New Construction in Memphis & DeSoto County
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The short answer
Memphis Air Care designs and installs commercial HVAC for ground-up buildings and tenant build-outs, from load calculations and duct design through startup, balancing, and commissioning. We work with general contractors, developers, and restaurant operators across Memphis and DeSoto County on plan-and-spec bids or full design-build, and we self-perform the mechanical, electrical, and gas work.
- What we fix
- Manual N load calculations, duct design, equipment selection, make-up air and exhaust systems, gas piping rough-in, electrical rough-in, commissioning, and as-builts.
- Who it's for
- General contractors, developers, and restaurant operators.
- Where
- Memphis metro and DeSoto County: Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Hernando, Memphis, Germantown, Collierville, Bartlett, Cordova
- How fast
- Project work is scheduled with your build. Call 901-365-2848 to send plans for a bid or to start design-build.
- Licensed
- MS Mechanical/Refrigeration #24339-SC · EPA 608 Universal · Licensed in Mississippi & Tennessee
Common problems
| What you notice | Usual cause |
|---|---|
| New space cannot hold temperature on hot days | Usually equipment sized by rule of thumb instead of a load calculation, or duct runs that are too small. |
| Rooms at the end of a duct run get little air | Usually a system that was never balanced at startup, or duct design that no longer matches the final floor plan. |
| Kitchen fills with smoke after opening | Usually make-up air that was not sized to the hood's exhaust, or a hood, make-up air, and gas design that were done separately. |
| Doors whistle or are hard to open | Usually negative building pressure from exhaust fans running without enough make-up air. |
| Schedule slips waiting on other trades | Often separate mechanical, electrical, and gas subcontractors waiting on each other at rough-in and startup. |
What it costs
| Work | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Design & submittal packageLoad calcs, duct design, equipment schedule. | Quoted per project |
| Tenant build-out HVACScales with square footage & equipment count. | $18,000–$120,000+ |
Typical ranges, not quotes. You get the price in writing before work starts.
What happens next
- 1
Call or request
Tell us what's down. A real person answers 901-365-2848 during office hours.
- 2
We confirm a time window
The office calls you back to set the visit.
- 3
A licensed tech arrives
With common parts on the truck and the licenses for the whole job.
- 4
Fixed, or a written quote
If it can't be fixed on the spot, you get the price in writing before work starts.
What's included
- Manual N / commercial load calculations
- Ductwork design & fabrication coordination
- Rooftop unit & split-system equipment selection
- Make-up air & exhaust system design
- Gas piping rough-in & distribution
- Electrical rough-in & equipment circuits
- Tenant improvement (TI) & restaurant build-outs
- Startup, balancing & commissioning
- As-builts & owner training
We work with general contractors, developers, and restaurant operators across the Memphis metro on new construction and tenant build-outs — plan-and-spec bids or full design-build. That means Manual N / load calculations, duct design, equipment selection, and a clear submittal package before anyone climbs on the roof.
Restaurant and commercial-kitchen build-outs are a specialty. We coordinate the HVAC, make-up air, exhaust hoods, refrigeration, and gas piping together — the way they actually have to work as a system — so you pass the health and fire inspections the first time instead of reworking after the fact.
Because we self-perform mechanical, electrical, and gas, we hit milestones without the finger-pointing that kills construction timelines. One crew, one schedule, one company accountable at startup and commissioning.
Who calls us for this
Questions
Do you do design-build or just install to a set of plans?
Both. We bid plan-and-spec projects and we offer full design-build with load calculations, duct design, and equipment selection in-house.
Can you handle a full restaurant build-out?
Yes — that's a sweet spot for us. We coordinate HVAC, make-up air, exhaust hoods, refrigeration, walk-ins, and gas piping as one system so it passes health and fire inspection together.
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