I enjoy working on sauna and thermal suite projects. My time however is limited, and importantly there are two other good resources I recommend;
Lassi Liikkanen – Author of ‘The Secrets of Finnish Sauna Design’ and the Saunologia.fi blog. Lassi is in my (and many others) opinion the most knowledgable person in the world when it comes to understanding sauna, how saunas work and sauna design. He can provide a variety of services from a simple review and feedback of plans to a complete bespoke design. Lassi’s knowledge extends beyond sauna and he can be a valuable resource in all areas of a thermal suite.
Design For Leisure – Specializes in thermal suites including both residential and commercial. Founder Don Genders and his team are also behind GWI’s ‘Guide to Hydrothermal Spa & Wellness Development Standards’. As talented as DFL are, I would still use Lassi for the saunas themselves.
Other Resources
Orfield Labs – Provides guidance and design for Acoustics, AV, Lighting, Daylighting, Thermal Comfort, and Indoor Air Quality for those who want the best in each of these areas.
Energy Vanguard – Provides building science guidance along with design for residential HVAC systems. If you want the best energy design and HVAC system for your home and thermal suite.
Trumpkin Consulting
I can provide project guidance and review of plans for sauna and thermal suite projects as well as business guidance. I take on only a very limited number of projects. This is on a ‘best effort’ basis so it may sometimes take a day or three for me to reply to emails though I do try to respond quickly if there are critical deadlines.
I do not have the resources to create plans or specs but can work with the organizations above or with your architect/design/build team.
I would particularly be interested in doing a couple of residential or commercial/hospitality thermal suite projects that I can photograph and publish articles about (E.G., do not require strict privacy or NDA’s).
Payment – I do not charge for anything I do but ask that you make a donation to one of two organizations in whatever amount you’ve deemed my services worth;