Kevin Hunt, PE · Principal Engineer
Richmond, Virginia · VA + NC

Mechanical · Electrical · Plumbing

MEP engineering that stays close to the work.

KPH Consulting provides practical building-systems design, permit documentation, and construction support—led directly by a licensed professional engineer from first coordination through the field.

Principal-led deliveryOne point of contact from design through construction.
Licensed in Virginia & North CarolinaBuilding-systems engineering across both states.
Permit-ready documentationClear plans, calculations, schedules, and review responses.

A coordinated MEP partner for the full project cycle.

Support scales from targeted equipment coordination to complete multidisciplinary permit sets, with practical decisions made early and documented clearly.

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Mechanical

  • HVAC design and plan production
  • Heating and cooling load calculations
  • Equipment selection and sizing
  • Ventilation and kitchen-hood coordination
  • Geothermal and water-source heat pumps
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Electrical

  • Power and lighting design
  • Equipment power coordination
  • Panel schedules and load calculations
  • Permit and code-compliance support
  • Plan-review and construction responses
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Plumbing

  • Domestic water and sanitary design
  • Fixture and equipment coordination
  • Water-heating system design
  • Kitchen and food-service coordination
  • Schedules, details, and revisions
Right-sized by design. PE judgment without big-firm overhead.

KPH is built for renovations, fit-outs, and focused new construction where direct senior attention matters. Clients work with Kevin Hunt, PE—not through layers of account management or junior staff—with trusted specialty subconsultants brought in when a project calls for added capacity.

Coordinate early

Align system requirements, equipment, architecture, structure, and utilities before conflicts become field changes.

Document decisively

Produce coordinated plans, schedules, calculations, and details that communicate the design to reviewers and contractors.

Navigate permitting

Support code compliance, agency comments, permit revisions, and technical responses through approval.

Stay engaged

Answer contractor questions, review field conditions, and revise construction documents when the work changes.

Built around renovations, demanding programs, and real-world constraints.

Recent work spans commercial interiors, amenity buildings, restaurants, schools, industrial facilities, and adaptive reuse.

M/E/P

Sidecar

Waxhaw, NC

Full MEP permit set for a bar and restaurant.

M/E/P

Hampstead Renovation

New Kent County, VA

Full MEP design for a historic building renovation with a Mitsubishi VRF system.

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New Kent Christian School

Mechanical systems design and permit revisions.

M/E

Dominion Packaging

Industrial mechanical and electrical permit documentation.

M/E/P

Brio Amenity

Coordinated mechanical, electrical, and plumbing construction documents.

A decade of building-systems experience, focused through one accountable lead.

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Experience across consulting engineering, utility work, controls, and multidisciplinary MEP delivery. KPH supports architects, contractors, owners, and public-sector teams in Virginia and North Carolina.

Kevin Hunt, PE, principal engineer at KPH Consulting

Bring KPH into the conversation early.

Share the project type, location, schedule, and current drawing set. Kevin will respond directly.