MTU Consultants – Ground Breaking Construction Project Management

Specializing in the Administrative components of General Construction, MTU will expedite and process all aspects of your Building Trades Permits.  This includes even providing Building Code translations as it relates to your project! We assist not only Homeowners and General Contractors, but also Architects, Designers, Engineers, Plumbers, HVAC Mechanics, and other Trades.  Ask us about our Public Right-of-Way Encroachment Permits for pipe-bursts, concrete and street excavation.

Interested in updating your Kitchen or Bathroom?  Maybe even adding a deck in your backyard, perhaps ‘sweating some equity’! We take pride in our ability to research the many avenues related to your property to make sure you are getting the best bang for buck when it comes to improvements and updating your property permits.  Our staff has experience of having had worked inside  various Municipalities and Jurisdictions in the Bay Area, creating and developing Building and Planning Plan Check Procedures and Protocol.  We ensure that we can help you figure out the most cost effective and convenient approach to the Permits Process.

We further examine the science of building practices in Metropolitan Urban Cities. We research to preserve existing structures. We examine conventional and unconventional concepts within historical or contemporary design as needed. Serving mostly, Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, USA. Experience in Building Code application practices include knowledge of:

  • Seismic (Zone 4)
  • Floodway (FEMA)
  • Wildlife Urban Interface (WUI)
  • Unconventional Design and Theory
  • Hillside Landscape
  • Historical Preservation
  • Residential (R1, R2, & R3)
  • Commercial (C1)

Residential Remodels and ADU

When remodeling an home, improvements can take a new homeowner on an investigation spree.  The actual Building and Construction process should not be confuse this with interior design.  These are components that do not require a Permit.  The Building aspects that require review by City Agencies will not appreciate in value if you do not permit the process.  The Assessors Office, Tax Records and City Agencies do not have linked computers, so you will not necessarily know all the compounded data to evaluate true value.  Owners often have to visit the Municipal Departments independently to get accurate information.  Knowing your property and what you purchase should be done before purchase.  Because we fall in love with the house prior to any research individuals neglect facts and hard data.  MTU will research these components of your home for remodeling.  Architects, Engineers, Surveyors, Contractors and Developers are welcome to these same services.

ADU – Auxiliary Dwelling Unit:  Second Unit and In-Law Unit Specialist.  Title 24, Fire Separation and Sound Barrier may be required.  Architectural Plan call outs will help the Architect Design in a more complete fashion to avoid second submittals.

Tenant Improvements – Commercial

Improving a Commercial Space may include relocation of business.  In the Bay Area we have relationships within agencies to gain accurate information for improvements.  Restaurants, Beauty Salons, Cellular Merchants and Retail all have to meet Zoning requirements.  We research the components needed to best utilize your space.  Separate Fire and Health Department Plan Submittal and Routing.  Experienced in the navigation for Industrial Plan Check.

Construction Types

Conventional Framing, Aluminum Framing, Structural Engineered, Unconventional Design, Residential Planning, Urban Planning, Zoning and Development, Flood Way, Wild Life, Environmental, Tree Abatement, Maritime Experience and knowledge of the United State Infrastructure and the relationship to Land Convenants.  The Takings Clause.  Eminent Domain.