CONSULTING.ENGINEERING.SERVICES Energizing designs for smarter cities
Jul 10, 2015
CONSULTING.ENGINEERING.SERVICES
Energizing designs
for smarter cities
ABOUT US
We believe in great architecture. And the potential of its impact on its
surroundings. Which means that it deserves to be thought through and
given attention. And at the heart of all that detail is a rigor for doing
most with what you bring to us on the table. We’re single minded
almost obsessed with savings. And so is our team of energy efficiency
experts who get to work at designing an operational plan that helps
you work best with what you have so that we can get you savings,
during construction as well as operations across both energy and
maintenance. Our capabilities mean that you can bring us in at any
stage it has been empirically proven that you get the best results when
come in right at the beginning so that we can pass on the savings to
you from even before you actually start spending.
How do we keep our plans real, effective and singularly savings
minded?
We’ve taken cues from the best strategies for energy efficiency, mainte-
nance process improvement and applied them to our methods. And at
the heart of our methods lie the principles of lean six sigma which
ensure continuous improvements; a proactive sizing down of excesses.
So in our line of work this would translate into operational savings,
continuous monitoring and improvement tools to run all equipment to
peak efficiency and health.
A little bit on our team of experts. We have specialists across the
domains of MEP design, Energy Audits, design Peer reviews, Asset
maintenance and environmental engineering. We have the engineering
DNA and equipped with this expertise we can meet your needs quickly
and scale up or down to suit your requirements.
“A great building must begin with the unmeasurable,
must go through measurable means when it is being
designed and in the end must be unmeasurable.”
L O U I S K A H N
OUR EXPERTISECONSULTING & PLANNING
DESIGNING ENGINEERING
FACILITY OPERATIONS
CONSULTING & PLANNING:
We know the potential of an exercise that’s sustainable and
how it’s all worth the collective effort. Our approach is to
systematically adapt our strategy to the lifecycle of the
building and propose a cost-effective, energy-efficient
design for development. This means you benefit not only
in the short term but also in the long run because we leave
you with a property that has lowered energy costs, enjoys
a higher value and a clear differentiation in public image
from other buildings.
Our team includes: ASHREA professionals, FIEE UK energy
consultants, IWA professionals, and specialists in building
automation. Together, we first create models and lighting
photo-metrics which we showcase to you the client, to help
you select MEP and ELV design options. We have found that
building in this transparency into our methods right from
the planning stage means that you are more aware,
informed and know as much about your building as we do.
DESIGNING:
In the ecosystem of a building, MEP systems play the role
of a central nervous system.
We understand how critical the delivery of a detailed and
well-thought out MEP system therefore is. The design, coor-
dination and execution of an efficient MEP system presents
an unusual challenge. These systems are advanced,
complex, often construction is fragmented and often these
problems expose both a lack of technology and the
proactive thinking for applying technology to the context of
your business and its technical conditions. In some cases
there is even distributed knowledge concerning the differ-
ent types of systems. And tailoring existing software to meet
the special needs of MEP coordination becomes a painpoint.
We are experienced across all phases of the MEP systems
design - from due diligence, code issues, architectural needs,
coordination, construction, commissioning, operation,
maintenance, to even retrofiting for new uses.
And in keeping with the more modern definitions of MEP
systems we address both traditional as well as modern MEP
systems that include - HVAC, electrical, building manage-
ment systems, security , and even the telephone/datacom
systems.
ENGINEERING:
How can our MEP engineering services save and optimize
energy usage in HVAC, lighting and ELV systems?
How can our solutions utilize LEED and ASHRAE standards?
How can we help our clients improve comfort and security
while maximizing the efficiency and reliability of communi-
cation and within their facilities?
These are the questions that propel our engineering
solutions for clients.
FACILITY OPERATIONS:
We help building owners and facility management operators
reduce operation costs and improve profitability through
increasing the productivity of your real estate portfolio.
Our facility operations services save energy, extend MEP
equipment life and keep systems operating at peak
efficiency. We do all of this through the six sigma principles
of continuous monitoring and improvement.
Because we customize our model to suit your needs, you’re
enabled to respond to changing business requirements with
confidence in achieving results.
REPORTS
We offer detailed analysis of the energy efficiency potential
and current stats of your business. Our assessment is
thorough and scientifically carried out with recommenda-
tions in the form of solutions.
How does this help you? This ensures that there isn’t an
existing bias that peppers our recommendations making our
solutions unbiased, rooted in a problem-solution format.
We cover the entire spectrum of reporting that is required to
establish maintenance of global standards – these start from
sustainability reports and go all the way to energy efficiency
reports.
REPORTS
PERSPECTIVE
“prospect - vista - outlook – view”
N’VIRON1 believes in a viewpoint. We believe that our properties need to be more than brick and mortar. They need to be
sustainable landscapes. Green roofs with personalities that transform the community they belong to. Designs that’s experi-
ential, intelligent. Delivery that’s centred around your needs. We’re constantly answering questions like - why does it make
business sense to bring sustainability at the heart of your energy efficiency efforts?
As we evolve our viewpoint we invite you to write in – discuss, debate and disagree with us on our perspectives on sustain-
ability and energy efficiency. Feel free to share your whitepapers, thoughts, canvases of ideas, greenfield opportunities
with us at our coordinates below and we’d love to collaborate with you to make them happen!
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SUSTAINABLE PROPERTIES
N’VIRON1 properties make for innovative offerings. That’s
because they are interesting combinations of our full range
expertise in the portfolio starting from MEP System
Enhancements, HVAC Replacement Planning to Energy
Conservation and LEED Certification and equivalent
standards
WHY ENERGY EFFICIENCY
We get out of bed asking ourselves this question. Buildings
are places that can become landmarks of the urbanscape–
complementing the city’s skyline and evolve to engage the
street and the neighborhood. A great building becomes a
great workplace, shopping mall, a great home which is why
it needs to be nurtured with a view on the future.
40% of the world’s energy is consumed by buildings and
21% of greenhouse emissions come from buildings. With
only one of the many tools in the armoury - Intelligent
Building Technology – energy savings to the tune of 40% can
be realized potentially. This isn’t a mere statistic. This is the
power of energy efficiency!
We work with you to optimize and leverage what you have
drastically reducing your need for capital. From design
energy efficient lighting, HVAC systems, to using low energy
materials & methods of construction & reduce transporta-
tion energy, to balancing all aspects of energy use in a build-
ing: lighting, space-conditioning and ventilation, we take
what you have and derive maximum benefits from it for
you getting the maximum bang for your buck.
SUCCESS STORIES
Design review and Energy Efficiency recommendations for a large mining resource company
MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA
The project required us to work with the building designers and the client’s Facility
Management team and subsequently recommend improvements for the building’s MEP
design. The purpose was to recommend specifications for a fully integrated building to
support integrated operations and energy efficiency. The project being built in Australia
had to be designed for lower cost of operation mainly maintenance, manpower and
energy.
N’VIRON1 successfully carried out the integration tests of various equipment’s and
delivered a design which was operationally efficient; which will save the client millions
of dollars during its lifecycle.
Through this exercise, the client managed to save money on the project development
(CapEx) and were thoroughly informed about the operational costs and savings from it.
Design review for sustainable operation and operational efficiency (energy, maintenance, manpower)Mixed use city projectCAIRO EGYPT We were appointed as sustainability consultants for the whole city development, where
Mechanical/ Electrical design required inputs for lowering CapEx.
We reworked the design with an integrated approach towards operational sustainability.
These were followed with simulations on the designs using eQuest and Dialux softwares
to build EE measures in the design. The exercise resulted in CapEx savings in the range of
USD 3 million for the client with operational and energy savings throughout the life of
the building.
Energy Audit for a large mall Dubai UAE We were appointed as energy auditors by the mall operations to reduce their high energy
bills and provide recommendations to save early deterioration of the MEP assets.
We did a detailed study of the mall MEP as built design and reported gaps leading to high
energy bills.
A comprehensive study was also carried out about the installed MEP assets which
resulted in the some startling indication of the deterioration of the equipment. A presen-
tation with complete facts and in-efficiencies were reported to the management with
rectification measures resulting in savings for the mall operator. The exercise resulted in
the reduction of energy bills by 33% annually. Recommendations were also made to
improve asset maintenance practices leading to prolonged MEP asset life.
Design review for integration and interoperability for large corporate Dubai UAE We were approached by the building operator to review the Facility management
processes and practices followed within the facility to reduce its operating costs
(Maintenance, Energy).
A detailed onsite exercise was carried out to identify the gaps in the MEP design, energy
loss, maintenance practices and inventory management. Complete list of problems were
presented to the client with solutions and ROI on each solution.
On successful implementation of the recommendation, the client managed a reduction in
the building operating costs by 22% annually.
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NVIRON1 SERVICES
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