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Mechanical and Electrical
Design Support
Strengthening consultant and contractor designs with practical, buildable input across mechanical, electrical, public health and process systems, and reducing risk during installation, commissioning and maintenance.
Practical MEP engineering insight from people who understand the systems and how they’re build.
Buildable, practical M&E solutions
Reduced installation and maintenance risk
All staff DBS-checked
What we do
Buildable design input from an engineering perspective
DEW enhances consultant and contractor designs with practical, buildable MEP solutions (mechanical, electrical, public health and process systems) drawing on our engineering understanding of system installation, commissioning and maintenance in practical settings.
That scope runs from HVAC, power and lighting all the way through to above and below ground drainage, hot and cold water services, and the process pipework and systems found in industrial, energy and other highly regulated environments.
We review designs and coordinated models with a builder’s eye, identifying access issues, maintenance constraints and installation risks that can be harder to spot from a purely design-led perspective, all with our goal to spot issues before they become problems on site.
The result is a design that installs cleanly, performs as intended and can be maintained for the life of the building.
At a glance
- Buildable design input across mechanical, electrical, public health and process systems
- Installation and maintenance risks identified early
- Works alongside your existing consultant team
Standards
ISO 19650 information management
BSRIA BG 6 Design Framework for Building Services
CIBSE design guidance
CIBSE Society of Digital Engineering (SDE)
Core capabilities
Three areas of focus within our MEP design support
Design Development Support
Practical engineering input
Enhancing consultant and contractor designs across mechanical, electrical, public health and process systems, with buildable solutions grounded in real installation experience.
Designs that work beyond the drawing
Buildability Review
Designs checked with a builder’s eye
Reviewing designs and coordinated models for access, sequencing and installation risk before work reaches site.
Reduced installation and maintenance risk
Maintenance and Access Review
Designed for the building’s whole life
Assessing whether your installed systems can be safely accessed, maintained and replaced throughout the building’s entire lifecycle.
Lower lifetime operating risk
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Digital Engineering Works exceeded our expectations, delivering quality work on time and within budget.
Facilities Manager
– Major UK Hospital
Project Case Study
Overview
Key Deliverables
- Fully coordinated MEP BIM models
- COBie delivery
- Live hospital environment
Services Utilised
Common questions
FAQ
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Do you replace our existing M&E consultant?
No, we work alongside your existing consultant team rather than replacing them. Our role is to strengthen the design with practical, buildable input – catching risks and inefficiencies that can be harder to spot from a purely design-led perspective.
At what project stage should we bring you in?
We can add value at multiple stages, but earlier is generally better - bringing us in during detailed design (RIBA Stage 4) gives the most scope to influence buildability and validate costs before decisions are locked in. That said, we also work on live projects already underway, reviewing existing designs and models to identify risks or savings that haven't yet been caught.
Do you cover public health services as well as mechanical and electrical?
Yes. Public health is part of the same design support offer. That covers above and below ground drainage, domestic hot and cold water services and rainwater systems, reviewed with the same buildability and maintenance-access lens as the mechanical and electrical scope. Because these services are coordinated in the same BIM model, treating them together catches the interfaces - gradients, invert levels, plant space, etc - that can cause problems when disciplines are reviewed in isolation.
What does process design support involve?
Process design support covers the process pipework and systems found in industrial, energy and other highly regulated environments, supporting consultant and contractor designs where process services have to coexist with building services in the same congested spaces. We bring the same practical focus centred around three key questions: can it be installed in sequence? Can it be commissioned safely? Can it be accessed and maintained once the facility is live?
What kind of issues do buildability reviews typically catch?
Common findings include services routed through inaccessible voids, plant that can't be replaced without major strip-out, clashes between installation sequence and programme, and maintenance access that looks fine in the model but doesn't work with panels, doors and clearances in place.
Related services
Services that complement M&E Design
Quantity Surveying Support
Cost certainty from the model
Model-derived quantities, independent validation of consultant estimates and practical NEC4 Option X10 support.
BIM / AIM Coordination
COBie, Digital Twins & FM handover
The coordinated model that every fabrication drawing is checked against.
DfMA
Prefabrication-ready designs
Pipe spool and plant skid drawings, prefabricated plant room design and offsite manufacturing support, reducing risk on site.
WORK WITH DEW
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DEW integrates directly into your project team, strengthening design with practical engineering input from the coordinated model.