Sustainability
Design
For new construction and major renovations, it is important to align the project goals with your company’s sustainability targets. However, building mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) designers usually focus on functions and safety but put sustainability, building operability, energy and OPEX in a lower priority. It is because typical MEP designers only provide limited support to the building owners and operators as soon as the building is built and hand overed.
Sustainable design seeks to reduce negative impacts on the environment, and the health and comfort of building occupants, thereby improving building performance. The basic objectives of sustainability are to reduce consumption of non-renewable resources, minimize waste, and create healthy, productive environments.
- Sustainable design aims to achieve the following:
- Minimize non-renewable energy consumption
- Optimize operational and maintenance practices
- Protect and conserve water
- Enhance indoor environmental quality
- Generate return on investment
- Reduce CAPEX and OPEX costs
Utilizing a sustainable design philosophy encourages decisions at each phase of the design process that will reduce negative impacts on the environment without compromising the bottom line. It is an integrated, holistic approach that encourages compromise and trade-offs. Such an integrated approach positively impacts all phases of a building’s life-cycle, including design, construction, operation and decommissioning.
How we can help
Regardless of your project scale, BeOps’ technical and management team will collaborate with your preferred MEP designer, equipment suppliers, and installation contractors by putting your sustainability and operation goals in the high priority during the design and build process. This integrated process not only reduce the overall life-cycle cost of the project, but also supporting your building to become net zero/ultra-energy efficiency and achieving sustainability certificates (e.g. LEED, EarthCheck, WELL, Green Star, etc.)
