Services/MEP Engineering
MEP design for buildings that have to run on less.
How much energy a building will use is largely decided before anyone moves in. We design the services that determine it, integrating low carbon and renewable systems into a scheme rather than adding them to it.
Awards and accreditations
Five times winner, CIBSE Building Performance Consultancy of the Year2022 to 2026
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Why the services design matters
Most of a building’s operational carbon is committed at design stage. If the mechanical, electrical and public health systems are sized around an assumed way of building, the result is plant that is larger, costlier and more energy-hungry than the project needed.
Our core focus is to establish, develop and implement the most viable low-energy systems for each project, through an analytical and flexible process that supports and complements the architect’s design rather than constraining it.
Because we sit as M&E engineers inside the same practice as our energy and sustainability teams, strategy and delivery are not separate conversations. Targets set at feasibility are the ones that get built, in a robust and cost-effective way.
How we work
01
Feasibility
Set the energy and services targets early, test options against site, budget and planning constraints, and agree the strategy before it is locked in.
02
Concept design
Develop the services strategy alongside the design team, coordinating with the architecture as it takes shape rather than reacting to it later.
03
Technical design
Model and coordinate mechanical, electrical and public health systems in Revit through to construction issue, resolving clashes before site.
04
Delivery and in use
Support the team through construction and review how the building performs once occupied, closing the loop between design intent and outcome.
Services modelled in Revit and coordinated with structure and architecture, so buildability, access and maintenance are resolved before site.
What we design
Scope is set around the project. Most commissions combine several of the following.
Mechanical services design
Electrical services design
Public health and drainage
Heat pumps and heat networks
Renewable energy systems
Energy and thermal modelling
Ventilation and overheating
BIM/CAD coordination in Revit
Who we work with
01Private residential developers
02Housing associations and local authorities
03Education and public buildings
04Hospitality and leisure
05Commercial and workplace
06Retrofit of existing buildings
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Selected projects
Where the approach shows
Bukit Timah Fire Station
Thermal modelling and low-carbon services for the zero-energy reuse of a 1950s fire station as a community node.
On-site PV supplies 20%+ of energy
Forest School
Full M&E, ventilation and daylight design for a live school refurbishment and rooftop playground.
Met new-build overheating and comfort criteria
Whittington Park Sports Pavilion
Low and zero-carbon services for a CLT community pavilion, including a UK-first wastewater heat-recovery system.
80% CO2 improvement over 2006 Building Regs
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Common questions
When should we bring you into a project?
As early as feasibility or concept. Most of the energy and cost decisions are made before the services are designed, so early input is where we make the biggest difference. We are also glad to join later and work with what is already there. If you would like to talk one through, get in touch.
Do you work alongside our architect and design team?
Yes. We develop the services in step with the architecture as it takes shape, coordinating with the wider team rather than resolving clashes at the end.
Can you review or take on an inherited MEP design?
Yes. We regularly pick up part-complete or inherited designs, review what is in place and develop it to the standard the scheme needs.
Do you design for both new build and retrofit?
Both. Our work spans new buildings and the retrofit of existing ones, from single buildings to large master plan developments.
What software and standards do you work to?
We model and coordinate in Revit, and design to the relevant CIBSE guidance and Building Regulations, so the output fits straight into a BIM workflow.
Can you cover the energy and sustainability side too?
Yes. Our energy and sustainability team sits in the same practice, so strategy, compliance and the MEP design are joined up rather than handed between consultants.