Occupied Site Construction in Irving, TX

Before disconnecting any permanent HVAC equipment, we install portable cooling or heating units capable of maintaining the tenant's specified temperature and humidity range in the occupied zone. The temporary units are connected to the building's power distribution and tested under load — confirming they can actually maintain the setpoint — before the permanent equipment is de-energized. We maintain the temporary system throughout the construction period and restore permanent service before the temporary equipment is removed.

ICRA stands for Infection Control Risk Assessment, a process required by the Joint Commission and recommended by the CDC for construction in or adjacent to occupied healthcare facilities. ICRA requires construction contractors to install barriers that maintain negative pressure in the construction zone — preventing dust and potentially pathogenic particles from migrating into adjacent patient care spaces — and to use HEPA filtration within the work area. Daily ICRA barrier inspections and cleaning protocols are required. We treat ICRA compliance as a patient safety obligation and provide daily ICRA status documentation to medical facility clients.

Yes. Retail center construction in Irving while adjacent tenants are open requires maintaining fire lane access at all times, protecting customer parking from construction equipment and material staging, and controlling construction noise during business hours. We develop a construction logistics plan for occupied retail centers that identifies material delivery routes, staging areas that do not impede customer access, and fire lane protection measures that comply with City of Irving Fire Marshal requirements.

Yes. City of Irving Building Inspections will issue phased Certificates of Occupancy or Certificates of Completion for portions of a building that have completed construction and passed final inspection, while construction continues in other zones. Phased CO requires that the completed zone maintain fire-rated separation from the construction zone, that the life-safety systems in the completed zone are fully functional, and that the accessible egress paths from the completed zone do not pass through the construction zone. We coordinate phased CO inspections with the building inspector and Fire Marshal in advance to ensure inspection slots are available when each zone is ready.

We provide tenants with at least 48 to 72 hours advance written notice of any construction activity that will produce noise above normal business operations, create temporary odors, require access restriction to any portion of the tenant's space, or interrupt any utility service — even temporarily. For planned utility shutdowns, we provide a minimum of one week's advance notice and confirm the shutdown window with the tenant's facilities contact before the shutdown date. Emergency shutdowns — required by an unforeseen utility failure — are communicated to the tenant immediately and restored as quickly as possible.

General Contractors of Irving manages occupied-facility construction throughout Irving, Las Colinas, Grand Prairie, Coppell, Farmers Branch, and the DFW mid-cities market. Our occupied-facility work includes Las Colinas office tower MEP upgrades, medical office building clinical renovations near Christus Health Irving, occupied retail center renovations along Beltline Road and MacArthur Boulevard, and active industrial facility improvements in the Grand Prairie border industrial area.