Tag: MEP Consultancy
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Hotter Isn’t Always Smarter: The Hidden Cost of Cranking Your Dishwasher to 70°C
Most of us don’t give much thought to the temperature setting on our dishwasher. Eco. Normal. Intensive. We pick the one that sounds right and hit start. But what if that choice meant a tangible difference in your energy bill, and your carbon footprint? Let’s break it down. Heating Water = Energy. The Higher the…
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Hand Calculations vs Software: Are You Engineering or Just Clicking?
Let’s get something out of the way first: We love software. We build it. We use it. Sometimes we even dream in Python. But every now and then, someone sends us a set of results that just don’t add up. Literally. When we ask how they got there, the answer is almost always: “Well… the…
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Why Low-Flow Fixtures Aren’t Always Sustainable
Low-flow taps and showers are often seen as quick wins for sustainability. They reduce water consumption, but that’s only part of the picture. In buildings with long pipe runs, especially in larger residential or commercial setups, low-flow fixtures can actually increase hot water energy use. Why? Because they delay hot water delivery, meaning users run…
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Engineering Better Buildings: Where Sustainability, Mechanical Design and BIM Intersect
As the pressure to deliver low-carbon, future-proof buildings grows, so too does the need for intelligent collaboration across disciplines. At the heart of this evolution lies the intersection between sustainability, mechanical building services design, and Building Information Modelling (BIM). Whether we’re tackling a healthcare facility, a heritage retrofit, or a new education hub, the process…
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How Much of the World’s Electricity Comes from Renewables?
The global shift toward renewable electricity is well underway, but progress is uneven. The shift toward sustainable, low-carbon energy is critical for reaching net-zero targets, and MEP consultants are playing an increasingly important role in enabling this transition through smart building services design and infrastructure planning. As of the latest figures, around 30% of the…
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The Green Energy Dilemma: Why Developing Nations Can’t Just ‘Go Renewable’
Carbon emissions within developed countries seems to be a continued hot topic, but there are less developed countries who are starting from points. The wealthier nations of the world had their Industrial Revolutions without sustainability restrictions, but now we are pushing decarbonisation agendas on developing countries as they struggle to meet their basic needs [1].…
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Retrofit or Rebuild? A Mechanical Perspective on UAE vs. UK Energy Strategies
The UAE and UK take different approaches to mechanical building services. The UAE invests heavily in large-scale, high-tech developments, while the UK focuses on retrofitting older infrastructure. Investment & Space The UAE creates land; Projects like Palm Jumeirah drive demand for district cooling, desalination, and smart infrastructure [1]. The UK, constrained by space, must adapt…