Building Services Engineering

Providing thermal comfort and air quality, our Mechanical Engineers are focused on addressing heating, ventilation and air conditioning requirements.

Our experience and expertise cover all types of heating and cooling systems, from the traditional through to those guided by new ‘net-zero’ initiatives. While maximising the passive design of buildings to achieve sustainable and energy efficient solutions, TGA can also review and upgrade existing HVAC systems working alongside Facilities and Services Managers across large and small estates.

Providing power and control, our Electrical Engineers provide power and control to buildings, making buildings function and perform for their occupants and owners, whilst minimising energy consumption.

From major infrastructure upgrades to delivering smart buildings, our Engineers remain current and aware of technological developments to ensure their designs are appropriate, allowing buildings to function correctly and efficiently.

We design buildings with people in mind, consulting closely with developers, owners, and users to fully understand each building’s purpose. Our goal is to create attractive, environmentally responsible, high-performance buildings that are safe, healthy, and comfortable for occupants, while being easy to maintain and cost-effective to operate. We ensure our buildings meet current requirements and have the flexibility to adapt to future needs.

Our sector-specific expertise allows us to work on buildings across various sectors, including historic buildings, complex office environments, retail centres, museums, educational institutions, residential developments and laboratories. We have extensive experience in building services engineering for healthcare facilities and have designed some of the world’s most complex healthcare systems.

Where practical, we employ passive heating and lighting systems, such as natural ventilation, external shading, and thermal mass, to regulate conditions. These can be combined with active systems, like air conditioning, to provide high levels of comfort and efficiency. With buildings accounting for over 40% of all energy consumption, sustainable design is now a priority on both regulatory and corporate agendas.

Collaborating closely with our clients, we balance aspirations with engineering and budgetary constraints to design high-performance, low-energy building systems.

Our building services engineering (MEP) offerings include:

• Ventilation, cooling and air conditioning
• Heating systems
• Medical gases and steam distribution
• HV and LV Electrical infrastructure
• Electrical distribution and power generation
• Lighting design and control
• Fire detection and alarm
• Security and access control
• Containment systems
• Lightning Protection
• Electrical Vehicle Charging
• Photovoltaic (PV) energy generation systems
• Holistic design process
• Passive systems
• Active systems
• Environmental regulation compliance
• Whole-life costing reports for systems and utilities
• Future flexibility planning
• Comparative assessments of alternative systems and designs
• Existing building assessments

Effective Planning Pays Off
Given the significant cost proportion of building services in a project, meticulous planning is essential for timely and budget-compliant delivery.

Adopt a ‘Whole Life’ Perspective for Your Building
We consider future flexibility for changes in use, both in engineering systems and commercial viability. To add value, we conduct whole-life costing to assess the ongoing and initial costs of maintenance, repair, servicing, and operation, alongside social and environmental impacts. This process aids the design team and client in selecting optimal designs, systems, and strategies, ensuring cost control and certainty from the outset.