CHARLOTTE, NC
Commercial electrical tenant improvement contractor in Charlotte
LOCAL MARKET
Tenant improvement electrical across the Charlotte region
Charlotte’s office market is anchored by banking and financial services in Uptown and SouthPark, with growing suburban campuses in Ballantyne and University City. Many build-outs are large, fast-paced office fit-outs with dense workstation and IT requirements.
South End has become a hub for restaurants, retail and creative office in new mixed-use buildings. Those spaces have their own capacity limits and building rules.
Permitting in the region is handled largely at the county level, which differs from many other metros.
Areas we serve around Charlotte
- Uptown
- South End
- SouthPark
- Ballantyne
- University City
- Matthews and Huntersville
WHAT WE BUILD OUT
Build-out work we take on in Charlotte
Office and corporate suites
Receptacle and workstation power, lighting and occupancy controls, AV and conference-room circuits, and the IT closet power and grounding a new floor plan needs.
Restaurants and food service
Dedicated circuits for every piece of cooking and refrigeration equipment, hood and fire-suppression interlocks, walk-in power, and a service sized for the full cook line.
Retail and in-line space
A new suite panel off the house meter bank, storefront and display lighting, signage circuits on time clocks, and point-of-sale power laid out to the fixture plan.
Medical and dental clinics
Exam and operatory power, imaging equipment feeds coordinated with the vendor, patient-care grounding, and emergency or life-safety circuits where the occupancy calls for them.
Fitness, studio and salon
Cardio and equipment floor power, dimmable studio lighting, dedicated circuits for dryers and water heaters, and GFCI protection wherever water and people meet.
Industrial, flex and warehouse office
High-bay lighting, 480V equipment feeds and disconnects, dock and charging-station power, and the office core built out inside the warehouse shell.
LOCAL PLANNING
What we plan around in Charlotte
01
Confirm the county
02
Plan for dense office layouts
03
Coordinate with building management
04
Start utility requests early
PERMITS AND CODE
Permits, code and utilities in Charlotte
North Carolina adopts the National Electrical Code statewide. In Mecklenburg County, building permits and inspections are handled by the county’s code enforcement office, including for the City of Charlotte.
Duke Energy serves the Charlotte region. Service changes and new meters go through the utility, which we coordinate as early as possible.
Lighting alterations are subject to the state’s adopted energy code. We confirm the control requirements before pricing.
What we confirm before pricing in Charlotte
- Mecklenburg County or an adjacent county jurisdiction
- Whether Duke Energy service work is needed
- IT and workstation power density
- Building rules in Uptown towers
- Energy code lighting requirements
- Current review and inspection lead times
COMMON QUESTIONS
Charlotte electrical questions
In Mecklenburg County, permits and inspections are handled by the county’s code enforcement office, including for addresses in the City of Charlotte.
Yes, in surrounding areas including parts of Union, Cabarrus and Iredell counties. Each is handled by its own jurisdiction.
Yes. We handle dense workstation power, lighting controls and low-voltage for large office floors.
Yes. We confirm available capacity and building rules early, then circuit the kitchen to the equipment schedule.
Yes. We install structured cabling and telecom rooms, or pathways for your IT vendor.