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Case studies from MEC Engineers commissions and director project experience - coordinated building services, electrical infrastructure, surveys, commissioning and live-environment delivery.

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01Luxury residential

The Old Hyde

Luxury Residential MEP Design

A high-end residential MEP project combining ground-source heating, passive cooling, whole-house ventilation, intelligent controls and carefully coordinated plant and electrical infrastructure.

Location
South Coast, UK
Appointment
MEC Engineers - detailed MEP design
Luxury residential MEP design on the South Coast, UK

Overview

The Old Hyde is a high-end residential redevelopment involving extensive reconstruction of an existing property across multiple levels, including a basement plant area, cinema and external garage. MEC developed the coordinated mechanical and electrical strategy with a strong focus on energy efficiency, comfort, intelligent controls and integration of specialist residential systems.

Services provided

  1. Mechanical and electrical detailed design
  2. Ground-source heat-pump strategy
  3. Underfloor heating and passive cooling
  4. Whole-house ventilation and cooling coordination
  5. Domestic water and drainage design
  6. Electrical distribution, lighting and controls
  7. BMS and smart-home interfaces
  8. Below-ground and external services coordination

Key systems

GSHP · UFH manifolds · MVHR with cooling coils · Hot-water cylinder and buffer vessel · Central BMS · Cinema dehumidification/ventilation · Smart AV/lighting interfaces

02Healthcare

Western Community Hospital

LV Distribution & Infrastructure Upgrade

Electrical infrastructure modernisation for a live hospital, with emphasis on safe changeover, resilience, compliant protection and maintainability.

Location
Southampton
Appointment
MEC Engineers - electrical design, survey and changeover strategy

Western Community Hospital

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Overview

MEC provided electrical engineering support for rationalisation and upgrade of LV distribution infrastructure within an operational healthcare environment. The work included assessment of existing switchgear and distribution boards, development of replacement and consolidation strategies, protection upgrades, temporary supplies and detailed consideration of shutdowns and changeovers while maintaining hospital operation.

Services provided

  1. Existing electrical infrastructure surveys
  2. LV distribution-board replacement strategy
  3. Circuit protection and board rationalisation
  4. Temporary power and UPS strategy
  5. Shutdown and changeover planning
  6. Testing, witnessing and commissioning requirements
  7. Healthcare electrical compliance review

Key systems

AFDD/RCBO/SPD strategy · TN-S infrastructure · UPS pods · Main outage/changeover planning · Section 710 considerations · R1+R2, Zs and RCD witnessing

03Healthcare

Southfield Hospital

Main Switchboard & Standby Generation

A live-healthcare infrastructure project focused on resilient electrical supplies, switchboard replacement, standby generation and carefully sequenced changeovers.

Location
Hampshire
Appointment
MEC Engineers - electrical infrastructure and resilience strategy

Southfield Hospital

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Overview

The project centres on replacement of the hospital main LV switchboard and standby-generation infrastructure while maintaining continuity of service to an operational site. MEC developed the engineering approach for enabling works, temporary supplies, staged changeovers, new external generation and upgraded metering.

Services provided

  1. Main LV switchboard replacement strategy
  2. Standby-generator replacement
  3. Temporary generation and enabling works
  4. Outage and switching methodology
  5. Electrical resilience planning
  6. Metering and remote monitoring strategy
  7. Commissioning and records requirements

Key systems

Main LV switchboard · External generator · Temporary generators · Essential supplies · Heat/gas/electric sub-metering · Meter Manager remote access

04Data centre / mission critical

Mission-Critical Data Centre

High-Capacity Electrical Infrastructure

Specialist electrical engineering for multi-megawatt, resilient data-centre infrastructure and mission-critical facilities.

Location
UK
Appointment
MEC Engineers / Director experience - specialist electrical engineering
High-capacity electrical infrastructure for mission-critical data centre facilities

Overview

MEC provides specialist electrical engineering input for high-density data-centre and mission-critical infrastructure, including multi-megawatt power systems, resilient distribution, UPS, generators, transformers and high-current LV switchgear. Work includes load assessment, capacity planning, N+1 resilience, power quality and coordination of supplies to critical cooling systems.

Services provided

  1. Electrical load and capacity assessment
  2. HV/LV distribution strategy
  3. Transformer and RMU coordination
  4. UPS and battery-system design support
  5. Generator and resilience strategy
  6. Busbar and high-current distribution
  7. Power-factor correction and metering
  8. Load testing and commissioning support

Key systems

4 MVA transformers · 6,300 A switchgear · 2 MW/MVA UPS · N+1 resilience · Large busbar systems · PFC/harmonics · Critical cooling power

05Residential

9 Brudenell Road

Residential MEP Design

Coordinated MEP and utilities design for a high-quality residential development in Poole, integrating electrical, mechanical and public-health services with the architectural design.

Location
Poole, Dorset
Appointment
MEC Engineers - MEP and utilities design

9 Brudenell Road

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Overview

A residential redevelopment in Poole for which MEC provided coordinated mechanical and electrical engineering support. The design integrates electrical distribution, lighting, heating, ventilation, domestic water, drainage and utility interfaces to support a high-quality residential outcome.

Services provided

  1. Electrical distribution design
  2. Lighting and small-power design
  3. Heating and ventilation strategy
  4. Domestic water and drainage
  5. Utility coordination
  6. Life-safety system coordination
  7. Construction-stage design support

06Residential / apartments

In delivery

39 Brudenell Road

Apartment Development MEP

Full apartment MEP design from early utility strategy through detailed Stage 4 coordination, including ASHP, MVHR, fire/life safety and EV charging.

Location
Poole, Dorset
Appointment
MEC Engineers - Stage 2/3 and Stage 4 MEP design

39 Brudenell Road

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Overview

MEC is providing MEP design services for an apartment development in Poole, from early utility and plant strategy through coordinated detailed building-services design. The project includes riser coordination, plant locations, domestic services, landlord systems, smoke control and EV infrastructure.

Services provided

  1. Utility calculations and coordination
  2. Plant, ASHP, MVHR and distribution-board locations
  3. MEP riser and route coordination
  4. Domestic hot and cold water design
  5. Heating and ventilation design
  6. Landlord lighting, emergency lighting and power
  7. Fire alarm and AOV coordination
  8. EV charging design

Key systems

ASHP · MVHR · AOV/smoke control · Fire alarm · Landlord electrical services · EV charging

07Luxury residential

Quadrille Court

High-End Residential Building Services

Premium residential building-services design combining coordinated M&E systems with high-quality architectural and interior requirements.

Location
UK
Appointment
MEC / Director project experience - building services design

Quadrille Court

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Overview

Quadrille Court demonstrates MEC experience in premium residential building-services design, where comfort, aesthetics and maintainability must be coordinated closely with architecture and interiors. The project type is representative of MEC’s capability in detailed electrical and mechanical design for high-value residential schemes.

Services provided

  1. Electrical distribution and lighting
  2. Heating and ventilation
  3. Domestic water and drainage
  4. Low-carbon system coordination
  5. Controls and smart-home interfaces
  6. Utility and architectural coordination

08Residential / mixed use

Drill Yard

Residential / Mixed-Use MEP

Coordinated mechanical and electrical design for an architecturally led residential/mixed-use development.

Location
UK
Appointment
MEC Engineers - building-services design
Residential and mixed-use MEP design at Drill Yard

Overview

Drill Yard is a portfolio project illustrating MEC’s capability to coordinate building-services design within architecturally led residential and mixed-use development. The project content should focus on the engineering problem, MEC’s appointment, the systems designed and the technical outcome rather than architectural description alone.

Services provided

  1. MEP design coordination
  2. Electrical distribution and lighting
  3. Heating and ventilation
  4. Domestic water and drainage
  5. Utility coordination
  6. Fire/life-safety interfaces

09Industrial / logistics / commercial

Industrial & Commercial Development

Warehouse / Commercial MEP & Electrical Design

Practical M&E and electrical infrastructure design for industrial estates, warehouses, logistics and commercial developments.

Location
South Coast, UK
Appointment
MEC Engineers - MEP, electrical and infrastructure design

Industrial & Commercial Development

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Overview

MEC supports industrial, warehouse, logistics and commercial developments from initial utility strategy through detailed building-services design and occupier fit-out. Typical work includes incoming power, LV distribution, high-bay lighting, office services, low-carbon systems, external infrastructure and future tenant flexibility.

Services provided

  1. Incoming utility and capacity assessment
  2. LV distribution and landlord/tenant metering
  3. Warehouse/high-bay and office lighting
  4. HVAC and heat-pump systems
  5. Fire alarm and emergency lighting
  6. CCTV/access and data systems
  7. EV and PV integration
  8. Future tenant load and fit-out coordination

10Veterinary / healthcare

Veterinary Development

Clinical Building Services Design

Coordinated building-services design for modern veterinary facilities, integrating clinical requirements with efficient electrical, mechanical and public-health systems.

Location
UK
Appointment
MEC Engineers - MEP design

Veterinary Development

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Overview

Veterinary facilities combine conventional commercial building services with clinical treatment, surgery, equipment and hygiene requirements. MEC provides coordinated electrical, mechanical and drainage design to support consultation, treatment and specialist spaces while maintaining an efficient and robust building-services solution.

Services provided

  1. Clinical and general power distribution
  2. Lighting and emergency lighting
  3. Heating, cooling and ventilation
  4. Domestic hot and cold water
  5. Specialist equipment supplies
  6. Fire alarm and life-safety systems
  7. Data, security and access control
  8. Drainage and services coordination

11Education

Canford Heath Junior School

Electrical Condition Survey

Electrical condition and switchgear survey providing a clear risk-based roadmap for remedial works and future infrastructure replacement.

Location
Poole / Dorset
Appointment
MEC Engineers - survey and report

Canford Heath Junior School

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Overview

MEC was appointed to undertake an electrical infrastructure and switchgear condition survey at Canford Heath Junior School. The commission focuses on assessing existing electrical distribution equipment, identifying defects and risks, evaluating equipment condition and setting out prioritised recommendations for remedial works and future replacement.

Services provided

  1. Site electrical survey
  2. Switchgear and distribution-board inspection
  3. Condition and risk assessment
  4. Defect identification
  5. Remaining-life considerations
  6. Prioritised remedial recommendations
  7. Report and future-budget support

12Residential

Hinton Road

M&E Commissioning & Witnessing

Independent M&E commissioning and witnessing support for residential and landlord systems through completion and handover.

Location
UK
Appointment
MEC Engineers - commissioning and witnessing

Hinton Road

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Overview

MEC provided commissioning and witnessing support for a residential development, covering apartment and landlord systems and providing structured verification of key life-safety and electrical systems prior to completion and handover.

Services provided

  1. Fire-alarm witnessing
  2. Emergency-lighting witnessing
  3. UPS testing
  4. Apartment services checks
  5. Landlord systems verification
  6. Functional testing and defect recording
  7. Final sign-off documentation

13Major residential / regeneration

Director project experience

Kings Road Redevelopment, London

Major Residential Regeneration - Director Project Experience

Major London residential regeneration experience for Berkeley Homes, led by Stuart Morris as Lead Building Services Engineer.

Location
London
Director role
Stuart Morris - Lead Building Services Engineer (project experience prior to MEC, Berkeley Homes)

Kings Road Redevelopment, London

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Overview

A major London residential redevelopment for Berkeley Homes. Stuart Morris acted as Lead Building Services Engineer, coordinating building-services strategy and multidisciplinary design requirements across the development. The experience contributes directly to MEC’s capability on major residential and regeneration schemes, particularly where early infrastructure decisions must be carried through into detailed building design.

Services provided

  1. Lead building-services engineering
  2. Mechanical and electrical design leadership
  3. Utility and infrastructure coordination
  4. Residential MEP strategy
  5. Consultant and multidisciplinary coordination
  6. Design reviews and technical governance
  7. Interface with developer and project delivery teams

Key systems

Major residential infrastructure · Electrical and mechanical distribution · Utilities coordination · Plant and riser strategy · Life-safety and landlord systems

14Major residential / masterplanning

Director project experience

Harrow Redevelopment

Approx. 5,000-Home Utility & Infrastructure Design - Director Project Experience

Early utility and infrastructure design for a major Harrow regeneration scheme of approximately 5,000 homes, led by Stuart Morris as Lead Building Services Engineer.

Location
Harrow, London
Director role
Stuart Morris - Lead Building Services Engineer / infrastructure design experience (prior to MEC)

Harrow Redevelopment

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Overview

The Harrow redevelopment was a major residential masterplanning exercise for approximately 5,000 homes. Stuart Morris led initial building-services utility and infrastructure design, focusing on the strategic engineering requirements needed to support a development of this scale before individual plots and buildings progressed into detailed design.

Services provided

  1. Initial utility demand assessment
  2. Sitewide electrical infrastructure strategy
  3. Incoming utility coordination
  4. Primary and secondary distribution planning
  5. Infrastructure capacity and phasing
  6. Mechanical utility strategy
  7. Below-ground services coordination
  8. Development phasing and future-load considerations
  9. Multidisciplinary masterplanning support

Key systems

Electrical load forecasting · Utility reinforcement · Substation/LV distribution strategy · Phased infrastructure · Sitewide services corridors · Future development capacity

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