Engineering Scope

🏛️ Architecture & Building Design

In-house architectural design for industrial and manufacturing facilities: layouts, envelopes, and code-compliant building design coordinated with engineering.

🌬️ Mechanical & HVAC

Process and building HVAC, ventilation, refrigeration, and thermal systems for regulated production environments.

⚡ Electrical

Power distribution, lighting, and one-lines coordinated across the full building design.

🚰 Plumbing & Utilities

Domestic and process plumbing, compressed air, steam, and utility distribution.

🏭 Facility Upgrades & Expansions

Plant expansions, renovations, and new facilities with fully coordinated MEP and architectural documents.

📐 Coordinated, Buildable Documents

One team producing coordinated architectural and MEP drawings, schedules, specs, and stamped calcs, issued for construction.

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Describe the operating constraint or project goal. An engineer can help define the next step.

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Plant and Facility Work near West Chester, PA

🍔 Food & Beverage 🥛 Dairy Processing 🍪 Snack & Bakery 🍖 Meat & Poultry 🐶 Pet Food 🌾 Agrifood 🛒 Consumer Products 🧴 Personal Care & Cosmetics 🧪 Chemical Processing 🧫 Specialty Chemicals 🔬 Life Sciences 💊 Nutraceuticals 💧 Water & Wastewater Treatment 📦 Warehousing & Distribution 📦 Packaging & Fulfillment

Local and Project Context near West Chester, PA

PE-Licensed in 21 States
LAPORTE Professional Engineers are licensed in 21 US states. Deliverables are stamped and sealed for permitting, insurance, and regulatory review wherever the facility is located.
Architecture and MEP in One Team
In-house architecture works alongside mechanical/HVAC, electrical, and plumbing engineering, so building and systems are designed and coordinated together and issued as one construction set.
Industrial and Regulated Buildings
Manufacturing plants, food, beverage, and pharma facilities, warehouses, and industrial support buildings, including plant expansions and renovations executed around active operations.
Six US Offices
Project teams work from six US offices: West Chester PA (headquarters), Columbus OH, Chicago IL, Rochester NY, Durham NC, and Denver CO. That footprint supports site visits, construction support, and commissioning across the country.

Engineering Leadership

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Nate Kocher, P.E.
Partner, Director of Electrical and Automation Engineering
LAPORTE • West Chester, PA

Engineering and management consultant with 15+ years of work in control systems, power distribution and systems integration for food, beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

  • P.E. Licensed in 21 States
  • Penn State, B.S. Electrical Engineering
  • West Chester University, MBA
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Keith Morgart, P.E.
Electrical and Automation Engineer
LAPORTE • Greater Pittsburgh, PA

Electrical power and controls engineer whose work includes power distribution, motor controls and code compliance for industrial and commercial facilities.

  • P.E. Licensed Professional Engineer
  • University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, B.S. Electrical Engineering
  • NEC, NFPA and IEEE standards
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Project Questions

Do you provide architecture in-house?
Yes. We provide architectural design alongside mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering, so your building and its systems are designed and coordinated by one team.
What building types do you design?
Manufacturing plants, food, beverage, and pharma facilities, warehouses, and industrial support buildings.
Can you handle a full facility from architecture through MEP?
Yes. One team carries architecture and MEP from concept through issued-for-construction and construction administration.
Are drawings stamped?
Yes. Our Professional Engineers are licensed in 21 states and we provide stamped, permit-ready deliverables.

Engineering support in nearby areas

Engineering support for West Chester, PA

LAPORTE Consultants
Suite 200, 158 West Gay Street
West Chester, PA 19382
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Tell us the building or facility project, whether mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or architecture, and we'll route it to the right team.