High-performing buildings start with better decisions.
Motz Engineering helps owners and project teams design, coordinate and verify building systems for long-term performance. That means systems that are practical to operate, easier to maintain, responsive to control and designed with energy efficiency in mind.
Our work supports complex building environments where system performance, schedule integrity and operational readiness are critical to project success.
Through disciplined MEP engineering, commissioning and coordination, we help teams make informed decisions earlier and deliver buildings that are ready to perform from day one.
Founded
1935
Disciplines
Certifications
WBE Certified
The best project outcomes come from strong relationships, clear expectations and early coordination. The IMPRESS Process™ gives Motz a consistent framework for delivering that experience across every project.
It guides how our teams coordinate, document decisions, identify risks, verify performance and capture lessons learned throughout the project lifecycle.
The process also strengthens collaboration among architects, engineers, contractors and facility teams, helping keep decisions aligned from design through construction, turnover and operations.
For clients, that means issues can be addressed earlier, coordination is stronger and each project benefits from the experience that came before it.
IMPRESS helps turn Higher Standards. Better Results. into a repeatable way of working.
The best project outcomes come from strong relationships, clear expectations and early coordination.
Motz works closely with clients and project teams to identify issues early, align decisions with construction sequencing and maintain clear documentation throughout the project.
By addressing potential conflicts during design and verification, we help reduce avoidable rework, support schedule momentum and improve readiness for turnover and operations.
Lessons learned are carried forward, helping each project benefit from the experience of the ones before it.
Integrate projects aligned with demonstration proficiency.
Functional Process Scope
Establishes structural engineering baselines by systematically unifying external client data ecosystems. Ensures initial asset deployment synchronizes directly with strict compliance parameters.
Maintain alignment of project objectives and established standards.
Functional Process Scope
Executes systematic engineering maintenance sequences over fixed infrastructure parameters. Applies continuous calibration filters to avoid functional drift.
Strengthen relationships within the entire value stream by review
Functional Process Scope
Sustains strategic connectivity vectors between raw supplier tiers, processing houses, and field implementation teams via retrospective communication channels.
Support equipment selection, logistics decisions, and purchasing negotiations.
Functional Process Scope
Manages downstream supply chain operations, technical specifications vetting schedules, and localized machinery procurement pipelines to safeguard logistical predictability constraints.
Produce efficient and cost-effective engineering solutions for systems and components.
Functional Process Scope
Sustains strategic connectivity vectors between raw supplier tiers, processing houses, and field implementation teams via retrospective communication channels.
Review the design in collaboration with all stakeholders.
Functional Process Scope
Triggers cross-functional feedback loop mechanics across target system engineers, client stakeholders, and safety leads. Formalizes peer sign-off procedures prior to systemic pipeline transition.
Ensure quality across all aspects of the modeling, documents, and follow-through.
Functional Process Scope
Enforces strict validation rules over multi-axial component blueprints and mechanical schema documents. Mitigates systemic failure probabilities through thorough edge-case analysis protocols.
Motz Engineering began in Cincinnati in 1935, when O. Wayne Motz and wife founded Motz Engineering to provide refrigeration engineering services for a local Cincinnati grocery distribution business.Â
From the beginning, the work reflected a practical approach to engineering: understand how systems will operate, use technology thoughtfully and design for long-term performance.
As the firm grew across generations, Motz expanded its capabilities and the complexity of projects it supported. Wayne’s son, W. Bruce Motz, joined the firm in the 1970s, when the firm primarily served Cincinnati Gas & Electric and Cincinnati Bell. In the 1990s, third generation leader, R. Bradly Motz, took over the firm and broadened the focus into K-12, Higher Education, and Workplace projects.
In 2015, ownership transferred to  a new family: the Murdocks. Today, under the leadership of Suzie Murdock Engel, PE, the firm continues to build on that foundation with a renewed focus on high-quality work, strong teams and disciplined project execution with the IMPRESS Process™.
The firm has evolved significantly since 1935, but the expectation remains the same: deliver thoughtful engineering, solve problems early and create systems that perform well over the long term.
Complex projects demand more than technical expertise. They require aligned goals for the project mission.
Motz operates with the core standards:
The earlier teams align, the more effectively they can solve problems.
Motz works to keep owners, architects, contractors and facility teams connected around shared priorities, helping resolve coordination issues before they become construction problems.
Strong project teams take ownership.
Our team takes pride in their work and values being a part of our Clients’ overall team.. We stay engaged, follow through and make it easier for clients to get the answers and support they need.
Our flexibility and practical problem-solving help us respond as project needs evolve while maintaining accountability for the work we own.
These principles shape how the firm approaches both engineering and commissioning engagements.
Motz is led by engineers and commissioning professionals with extensive experience supporting complex building environments.
Leadership maintains a focus on technical rigor, disciplined execution, and clear communication across project teams. The goal is clear: strengthen engineering coordination, support construction teams, and ensure building systems perform as intended.
Cory St. Clair helps lead commissioning efforts at Motz Engineering, working closely with owners, contractors, and project teams to ensure systems perform as intended long after construction is complete. His work focuses on field coordination, issue resolution, functional testing, and maintaining accountability throughout the commissioning process. Known for a practical, jobsite-oriented approach, Cory helps teams reduce delays, improve system performance, and support smoother project turnover through disciplined verification and clear communication.
Mike Murdock is Managing Principal at Motz Engineering, where he helps lead the firm’s work across complex healthcare, higher education, industrial, and mission critical environments. He is known for a practical, operational approach to project leadership that emphasizes coordination, responsiveness, and long-term client relationships. Mike works closely with teams and clients to support disciplined execution, reduce avoidable project friction, and deliver reliable outcomes through clear communication and accountability.
Sarah Lubell is an Engineering Leader at Motz Engineering with a background in process engineering across consumer products, food and beverage, specialty chemicals, and industrial process systems. She is known for bringing clarity and consistency to complex project environments, helping teams stay coordinated and focused as conditions evolve. Sarah works closely with project teams to strengthen communication, improve execution, and support the operational standards that drive reliable project outcomes.
Ben Young leads & supports systems, coordination, procurement, and logistics of MEP equipment. A little more than 25% of Motz Engineering Clients prefer Motz to procure and manage logistics of their MEP Equipment to limit field coordination issues and avoid supply-chain logistic challenges. His day-to-day responsibilities include managing Motz’s high-profile projects, as well as manage the logistics of $10Ms+ of MEP Equipment.
Motz Engineering supports projects across the United States, partnering with architects, contractors, and owners on complex building environments.
The firm regularly supports projects in Healthcare, Higher Education, Aviation, Mission Critical, Industrial, Municipal, Sports & Recreation
The firm regularly supports projects in:
Healthcare, Higher Education, Aviation, Mission Critical, Industrial, Municipal, Sports & Recreation
Licensed for Engineering & Commissioning in:
Ohio, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina, Alabama
Licensed for Commissioning only in:
Illinois, Virginia, Delaware, Missouri, Wisconsin, Maryland, Iowa, Washington DC, Utah, Michigan
Orlando
7800 Southland Blvd Ste 110
Orlando, FL 32809-6968
407.205.8207
Cincinnati
447 Morgan St
Cincinnati, OH 45206-2347
513.621.5400
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