Resilient Infrastructure & Mission Expansion
A comprehensive development effort to relocate a critical regional service provider from a constrained 16,000 SF site to a high-performance, 41,000 SF headquarters.
The Friction Point
Meals on Wheels faced a critical capacity ceiling, delivering 1.3 million meals annually from a facility that could no longer support surging regional demand. The project required integrating complex industrial food production with advanced all-electric resiliency systems—all while navigating a layered capital stack of grants and New Market Tax Credits.
The Plan Build Intervention
We act as the technical proxy to ensure the facility’s high-stakes infrastructure is delivered without compromising the mission. Plan Build manages the friction between sophisticated sustainability requirements—including an 888,000 kWh solar array and battery storage—and the operational need for seamless interaction between volunteers and staff.
Our expertise:
Fiduciary oversight of the project scope with complex New Market Tax Credit and grant funding requirements.
Infrastructure coordination of an 888,000 kWh photovoltaic array and backup battery systems.
Early oversight of commercial food production facility design within a community "Resiliency Hub" to establish a comprehensive project budget and enable long-term institutional planning.
Stormwater management coordination and EV-ready infrastructure for a 90-van fleet.
Risk mitigation to identify technical hurdles in the transition to an all-electric industrial facility to prevent operational downtime.
Projected growth program development.
The Outcome
A future-proofed regional hub in West Baltimore that nearly triples production capacity, ensuring long-term food security and climate resilience for the community.
