Where real savings hide
- Right-sizing: fixture-unit-based demand often supports smaller services and equipment than rule-of-thumb designs.
- Routing: shorter, stacked risers and consolidated chases.
- Materials: code-accepted alternates where performance is equal.
- Equipment: lead-time-friendly alternates with equal performance.
Where VE goes wrong
Removing cleanouts, cheapening valves, undersizing hot water and skipping access panels creates service calls and tenant complaints.
Document every idea
Each alternate needs a savings estimate, a risk rating and the drawing changes required. See our value engineering service, or estimate demand with the Fixture Unit Calculator.