As author and psychiatrist Scott Peck once said, ‘Share our similiarities, celebrate our differences.’ Building engineering consultants and contractors share certain similarities, but the differences offer an almost holistic resolution of a building project’s MEP challenges using MEP BIM services. The MEP consultant has an exhaustive list of duties, such as: Efficient running of mechanical systems – including heaters, air conditioners, exhausts and smoke-related components Designing the complete HVAC system, mechanical, electric, plumbing systems and installation Preparing and evaluating draw ..read more

It’s inevitable. Amid the chaos of rising energy prices, climate change and depleting energy resources, solutions must be explored. In a world where building construction consumes the lion’s share of energy, the use of building energy becomes a primary target for change, innovation and improvement. Along with all other types of buildings, commercial buildings too must contribute to the construction industry’s move to inch closer to net zero goals. Guiding this move, accurate and reliable MEP design and mechanical design services can make the journey easier. Commercial buildings have been shown ..read more

Just a little bit like good parenting, CDP, or the contractor’s design portion, is all about taking responsibility. Contractual obligations define the specific project parts that the contractor agrees to design. All project stakeholders understand the design element that the contractor is responsible for and has an implied responsibility for as well, such as MEP drafting services, electrical design services and MEP BIM services, to name a few. As the scope of design may be vast, depending on the type of project, the contractor has the option of subcontracting design work to specialist subcontr ..read more

We, as building occupants no longer accustomed to living in the wild, take for granted the level of comfort we enjoy indoors. Well ventilated rooms that are temperature controlled, running water and lights and gadgets that make us comfortable have become so much a matter of routine that anything else is incomprehensible.In the housing industry, especially involving large homebuilding projects, this level of comfort takes a whole lot of planning and near flawless MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) engineering design. As the designers, builders and maintainers of what could be thought of as ..read more

Changes galore – that’s what the UK construction and housing market has seen in the past critical few years. The effects of Brexit, the pandemic and economic policies have resulted in increased demands on the UK housing market to adapt, adopt new concepts and create results. What the UK housing industry needs is more choice and improved quality homes, with an emphasis on safety. That means embracing modular building design or Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). Contributions from the UK construction sector represent 8% of the GDP and 9% of employment opportunities in the UK’s economy, where ..read more

Doing the right thing is becoming increasingly popular in construction. Thus, sustainability is not just a hot topic or concept, it is now a concept that can be and must be implemented as much as possible. Eco-friendly MEP (M&E) systems can benefit not just the environment, but the pocket as well. While admirable, planning a sustainable building with green MEP design services can pose several challenges. Design technology has advanced in leaps and bounds, thus making sustainability in MEP systems both a realistic and profitable consideration. What drives MEP system sustainability in our cu ..read more

Parameters for office design include advanced technology, safety, comfort and security, all while being environmentally friendly. Flawless mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) systems design is crucial to optimising these parameters. The MEP design services must include drawings that are sustainable  and detailed, and they must satisfy all government regulations for design, installation, operation and maintenance. Infographic Mechanical Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems fall under the mechanical branch of MEP engineering design, along with lifts, escalators ..read more

‘The best laid plans of mice and men’ is a famous line from a poem about a mouse whose nest was destroyed by the poet Robert Burns. Men also create designs for their own nests that somehow don’t always work out as planned. Unlike mice, men can adapt design to suit their requirements as construction progresses. Drawings created to correctly record these changes are known as as-built drawings, or as-fitted drawings, or as-installed drawings. As-fitted models can be created from the as-fitted drawings to visualise the changes and actual building details in 3D, using 3D BIM (Building Information M ..read more

A long time ago, somewhere in the Third World, a large, luxury-fitted, modern apartment complex was built in record time and apartment units were sold, only for residents to discover that their beautiful chrome-plated bathroom fixtures and kitchen taps were stone dry; the entire complex was devoid of any water connections. Granted, this is not a common occurrence, but it does illustrate the importance and necessity of reliable and well-designed external services in building design, which includes more than water connections. In fact, in most cases, it is a starting point in the construction pr ..read more

Function and aesthetics must merge flawlessly in bathrooms. To enable this, bathroom design needs thought, expertise and seamless execution. Prefabricated bathroom modules or bathroom pods are a convenient alternative to constructing bathrooms in the traditional manner. When the right design partner can deliver accurate and high-quality and detailed fabrication shop drawings and other modular construction services, much of the design-related tasks are easily taken care of, and the prefabrication of bathroom pods and their installation can take place with minimal stress. So, how are bathrooms t ..read more