When reviewing the building against benchmarks for WLC, including the LETI extrapolated targets, the buildings perform well against 2020 targets.
This would have multiple benefits, not least in saving on expensive pipe work to carry water long distances, because it's such a large site.But also, the bigger the pipe loop, the more problems you have with water quality.
We should be installing this new system soon..Converting offices to labs.This is something else we’re looking at – or designing the mechanical and electrical engineering systems in new office buildings so that they are flexible enough to change usage later.
Obviously, there’s a challenge in thinking about ceiling heights and so on, but mostly the complexity is around air exchange.In an office, you aim for one and a half air changes per hour, whereas with laboratories, because they've got lots of safety cabinets and other devices, we have to look at 10, 15 or even 20 changes an hour in some places.
So the ductwork has to be 10 times as big, and the risers 10 times as big to carry the air up and down, and so on.
Designing in flexibility presents lots of interesting challenges.. Master planning and MEP Design for a precious metals refinery.Reduced subcontractor risk and reduced packages costs.
Reduced and simplified subcontractor detailing.De-risk main contractor with and allow more efficient procurement.
Reduced programme from integration and BIM to logistics & machine design.For more information on our Façade Engineering please.