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MEP case study · Healthcare

The Clinic — Dubai Financial Centre

DIFC, Dubai, UAE · Delivered · Full MEP installation

Scope

HVAC, electrical, plumbing, testing and commissioning

Type

Clinical fit-out within an occupied tower

Setting

Dubai Financial Centre

Interfaces

Base build services, landlord, clinical equipment

Complete MEP installation for a modern clinical facility in DIFC — HVAC, electrical, plumbing and specialist clinic services installed, tested and commissioned inside a finished commercial building.

01Coordination

Clinical requirements set against a fixed base build

Clinic layouts, equipment loads and ventilation regimes were coordinated with the base-build capacity and the landlord's constraints before installation began.

  • Base-build capacity verified against clinical loads
  • Ceiling zones coordinated with architectural and specialist requirements
  • Landlord approvals and access windows agreed up front
  • Equipment services confirmed with the clinical supplier schedule
Concealed ceiling-mounted air conditioning units with connected services
Ceiling services — resolved against the finished plane

02Plantroom

Distribution and plant installed to a clinical standard

Chilled water, drainage and power distribution were installed with valve access, isolation and future maintenance dimensioned into the layout.

  • Chilled-water and drainage routes set out with access retained
  • Electrical distribution and general power installed to load schedule
  • Isolation points located for room-by-room maintenance
  • Plumbing and domestic water installed and pressure tested
Valved pipework and pumps forming part of the mechanical installation
Distribution — isolation and access designed in

03Commissioning

Tested, balanced and recorded

Systems were tested, balanced and commissioned with the architectural and specialist clinic requirements verified together, not in isolation.

  • Air and water balancing recorded against design tolerances
  • Ventilation regimes verified for clinical spaces
  • Electrical testing and certification completed
  • Coordinated witness testing with the client team
Technician commissioning an installed air conditioning unit
Commissioning — readings taken and recorded on the running system

04Handover

A documented, operating clinic

Handover was a complete document set and a walkthrough: as-builts, O&M manuals, test certificates and training under a single line of responsibility.

  • As-built drawings issued at completion
  • O&M manuals, warranties and test certificates indexed by system
  • Facilities training delivered on the running installation
  • Defined aftercare window with one point of contact
Completed clinic entrance at Dubai Financial Centre
Handover — the facility operating as designed

Services that close the ceiling,
and the programme.