Utilities: energy-efficient and future-proof designs

Everything under one roof: from hot water to process vacuum

Our experts will design and size your entire utility installation, including:

• Hot water production through heat recovery, heat pumps, and booster heat pumps
• Low- and high-temperature cooling water systems
• Cooling tower water production and distribution
• Distribution networks for city water, (recovered) rainwater, process water, and other systems
• RO water production and distribution
• Softened water production and distribution
• Distribution of medical gases
• Compressed air generation and distribution
• Process vacuum generation and distribution
• Steam production using fossil fuels or electricity (high and low voltage)
• Wastewater networks, including recovery options

Our integrated approach guarantees installations that combine reliability, sustainability, and efficiency.

From needs assessment to detailed design

Each project starts with a thorough needs assessment and a consumer matrix. Based on simulated user profiles, we select the most suitable equipment and determine the optimal hydraulic layout. Energy efficiency, regulations, potential for energy sharing with neighboring sites, and sustainability are our guiding principles. We develop the best strategies to immediately reuse recovered energy, or to utilize or capture excess energy production through energy sharing systems, if necessary across project boundaries. In this way, we support your sustainability ambitions from day one.

Technical design with a focus on TCO

We analyze pipes, pressures, and temperatures in detail and optimize equipment selections with annual simulations. This results in a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and a robust system. In addition to mechanical design, we also refine the control strategy through advanced simulations, and consider ease of maintenance and ergonomics.

From strategy to delivery

We align the tender file with your procurement strategy. Together, we determine the selection criteria and ensure transparency and consistency throughout the process. After construction, the installation undergoes precisely balancing and testing. Based on our design, the simulated theoretical model, and the monitoring tools in the Building Management System (BMS), we verify hydraulic performance and subject the installation to a robustness test. This guarantees that the design is not only theoretically correct, but also performs maximally in practice.

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