Mechanical Engineering

HVAC (HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING)

District Cooling Plants

Comfort Heating

Air Conditioning

  • Chilled water plants.
  • Thermal energy storage.
  • District cooling.
  • Direct expansion systems.
  • Package unit systems.
  • Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems.
  • Alternative refrigerant systems.
  • Heat recovery systems.
  • Variable air volume (VAV) systems.

Ventilation Systems

  • Statutory compliance.
  • Process ventilation.
  • Kitchen extract systems.
  • Fresh air treatment.
  • Clean room pressurisation and filtration.
  • Pressure cascade systems.
  • Energy recovery systems.

Statutory Compliance

  • SANS 10400:O, SANS 10400:XA, SANS 204.
  • ASHRAE; BS; EN; IBC; NFPA etc.

Data Centre Cooling

  • Close Control.
  • Humidity Control.
  • Uptime Institute Compliance.
  • UPS Room Ventilation and Cooling.
  • Data Centre System Audits.

Cold Rooms, Freezer Rooms

Energy Recovery Systems

Fire Services

  • Smoke Extracting.
  • Pressurisation Systems.

Energy Modelling

CFD Modelling

Thermal Imaging audits

WET SERVICES (PLUMBING & DRAINAGE)

  • Soil and Waste Drainage.
  • Hot and Cold-Water Supply Systems.
  • Low Pressure Water Systems (Lower than 10 Bar).
  • High Pressure Water systems (Higher than 10 Bar).
  • Rainwater and Storm Water.
  • Water Heating Systems.
  • Energy Efficiency Systems.
  • Water Efficiency.
    •  Water saving.
    •  Grey water treatment plants.
    •  Rain water harvesting.
  • Sewage Treatment Plants.
  • Water Treatment Plants.
  • Water Storage and Pumping Systems.
  • Rational Designs and Assessments.
  • Evaluation of Plumbing Systems.

FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING

Fire compliance design in respect of regulations, both South African and International, including the following aspects:

  • Fire rational designs.
  • Safe evacuation of building occupants.
  • Fire containment and compartmentalisation.
  • Smoke management and control.
  • Structural integrity.
  • Construction materials review and approval.
  • Provision of fire-fighting equipment and statutory signage.
  • Integration of MEPF services with fire design.
  • Local authority submissions.
  • Statutory compliance.

Fire Systems design, procurement and supervision of:

  • Automatic sprinkler protection systems.
  • Firewater systems.
  • Bulk water supplies for sprinkler and firewater.
  • Smoke extract and pressurisation systems.
  • Gaseous suppression systems for data and electrical/electronic environments.
  • Kitchen hood suppression systems.
  • Automatic smoke detection systems.
  • Voice evacuation systems.
  • Fire stopping and steel protection.
  • Emergency and Fire Signage.
  • Voice and emergency evacuation systems.

Fire Systems audits of existing facilities:

  • Compliance with building regulations.
  • Suitability and compliance of existing fire protection and detection systems.
  • maintenance and service audits.
  • Changes of occupancy and building requirements.

VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION

  • Passenger; Goods; Firemens’ Lifts.
  • Hoists.
  • Escalators.
  • Dumb Waiters.
  • Traffic Studies.