IDA were appointed to provide MEP Design Consultancy services for this complex office and laboratory facility for a global technology company.

The facility included many specialist services, including fume hoods, CT, X-Ray, SEM machines, negative pressure chambers, heating and cooling chambers and dry room.

The corresponding MEP systems included a fume hood VAV ventilation system, specialist fume exhaust and scrubbing systems, desiccant dehumidification systems, ventilated negative pressure laboratory, special gases (Ar. He, N2 CDA), liquid nitrogen, 4-pipe reversible air-source heat pump, UPS and generator backup system.

With such a complex facility, we were required to identify at an early stage a Room Data Sheet and Technical Equipment Schedule, in order to identify and track the various power & cooling and ventilation requirements prior to detailed design.

We were also required to provide Concept & Detail design for a hardware testing laboratory with a wide range of laboratory functions.