New Build Apartment scheme, full Mechanical & Electrical design, featured 4 design types and Atrium containing two escape stairwells and fire fighting lift.
Each Apartment had independant electrical, heating, ventilation & plumbing systems.
The design included Communal services of Fire Alarm, Video door Entry System, sizing of water boost system & Utilities Applications.
Existing building converted to one Bed Apartments, with their own individual gas fired central heating, via Combi Boiler which also provided hot water.
Mains Water boost pressure system to serve entire building.
To protect the means of escape in some Apartments, water mist fire suppression systems where specified, linked to the central Fire Alarm system.
Each Apartment is served by its own metered Water, Gas & Electrical service.
Utility load requirements calculated and applications for upgraded supplies carried out.
New 8 storey steel framed construction Apartment block with underground Car Parking.
Full Mechanical & Electrical design to Apartments and Communal Areas, 2 lifts, Fire Engineering to Car Park & Stairwells. The electrical load was such, that an On-Site electrical Sub-Station was required, which we specified.
Using specialist fans, Smoke control for two levels of underground car parking was designed, which assists fire fighting operations, the fan system sensors, also prevents the build-up of carbon monoxide during normal day-to-day operation, by running the fans at variable speeds.
In the event of fire the stairwells are protected by pressure fans and AOV (Automatic Opening Ventilation).
We specified the electric heating, drainage and plumbing system, including a mains water pressure boost system with break tank to allow 3 BAR water pressure though-out the Apartments, even on the highest floors.
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