Areas of Practice

Expert Determination and ADR for M&E and Heat Network projects

The complexity of modern building services engineering is a challenge. The resolution of disputes, that sometimes inevitably arise, requires both expertise to understand the issues and diplomacy to reach a settlement between the parties. In parallel, forensic technical analysis is needed to breakdown the issues and find the true origin of defects. Elan MEP offers an ADR (Alternative dispute resolution) expert determination service to its clients.

Heat Network Design Checks & HNTAS

The heat network industry is evolving so quickly that the ability of many businesses in the sector to keep up with the advances in design knowledge is being put to the test.

We offer a HNTAS gap analysis report in order to assess, for our Clients, the implications of the new HNTAS regulations as currently understood.

Heat Network Optimisation (HNES)

We offer both a grant funding application route for HNES optimisation studies and a client paid for route to an HNES compliant study. This means that clients can move faster to a full HNES capital funding application. We carry out detailed technical review of existing systems and identify the optimisation measures that should be implemented. The technical report includes a root cause analysis on key failures and also benchmarks the system against established KPIs. A techno-economic assessment for the costs and the effect on carbon emissions of measures proposed are included in this study.

Decarbonisation Studies

The fossil fuel means by which we heat light and cool our buildings are a major source of carbon emissions. There are actions that can be taken to reduce emissions in the short-term from gas-fired and cooling plant. There are easy wins in this area, in that very large numbers of buildings have plant that is either poorly maintained or it failed to be set up correctly during the final commissioning stage at Handover. It is properly delivered MEP Engineering that drives to results in achieving Low Carbon operation and design.

Performance Specification

Elan MEP can provide performance specifications, design schematics and sketches to outline the nature of Heat Network optimisation or decarbonisation works and how they can be best implemented.