Jupiter Engineering Firm will provide services for Megachurch in Boynton Beach

RGD Engineers, a multidisciplinary engineering firm based out of Jupiter, will provide mechanical, electrical, and structural design and management for the megachurch set to be built in the empty Dillard’s store at the Boynton Beach Mall. The church is not expected to open until January 2014.

The church, a branch of Christ Fellowship, will renovate the 127,000 square-foot property in order to serve what is estimated to be about 9,000 worshippers each Sunday. The renovation plans will include gutting the entire department store to convert it into a 1,500-seat theater.

The RGD Engineering firm will be in charge of the mechanical, electrical, and structural design for the church and will provide on-site management for the duration of the project. The goal is to provide innovative cost effective designs that are safe, code compliant and always energy efficient.  RGD will work closely with Beck Architecture, a Dallas based firm, to ensure that careful attention is paid to all details involved in the preparation and execution of each design aspect of the project.

It is estimated that the project will create 348 construction jobs and 35 permanent jobs with a payroll of more than $1.5 million.