Sectors & expertise
We work holistically, across all sectors, to give the best result for your building. Our management team take an active role in all projects.
Workspace
As occupiers continue to seek more efficient use of their space, the M&E services can become the limiting factor. Through engineered solutions JDP can optimise available efficiencies.
We understand the importance of workplace in this post-pandemic world where the look and feel of workplaces are more important to occupiers than ever before. We work with Architects on the ventilation, temperature control, lighting and power to create an effective office space. We look to use natural ventilation where practical to benefit air quality and low energy design.
When designing new buildings or major refurbishments we use a fabric first approach to maximise the efficiency of operation of the mechanical services before considering options for renewable energy. This is inline with Building Regulations and BREEAM/LEED and, in doing so, we ensure that our design optimise cooling requirements.
Data Centres
Mission critical data centres require resilient engineering services to ensure highest levels of availability of both power and cooling. Since 1980, JDP have been designing data centres to provide optimised energy efficiencies in fans, pumps and cooling systems to reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions and fuel costs for clients.
Every data centre will be designed to meet the requirements of the specific occupier, or anticipated occupier. As IT equipment evolves there is an increase in the density of power requirements, and therefore the cooling required at the racks.
We are exploring solutions for higher density cooling whilst keeping energy efficiency at the forefront of our designs.
Industrial & logistics
Optimisation of building performance for developers and owner-occupiers is crucial, and greening of existing stock equally so. Within the regular client refurbishment and lettings cycle, JDP develop and apply all available improvements in building performance, seeking maximised outcomes.
Our experience includes working on logistics facilities for speculative development, working on fit-out for occupiers and both refurbishment and extension for owner-occupiers. These buildings need to adapt and work with the clients’ operations, which may change over time.
Going forward these changes may involve EV charging for vehicle fleets, provision of PV to make the best use of large roofs and moving to low carbon sources for heating.
Education
Projects for schools and universities have similarities to other types of work but require specific considerations. Immovable completion deadlines for the autumn term and working on live sites with noise, safety and continuity of all academic activities being paramount.
Our experience spans primary, secondary and tertiary education, including science/IT space, music facilities, libraries, sports halls and student accommodation.
Many of our education sector clients have a strong focus on reducing their carbon emissions through the replacement of end-of-life plant and equipment, improved control and monitoring, and the introduction of renewable energy systems.
We have recently overseen the installation of PV arrays on six buildings for one of our university clients.
Healthcare
Within the healthcare sector, JDP provides health authorities, trusts and private sector clients with a comprehensive range of solutions, covering small-scale works through to refurbishments and build.
We understand the importance in hospitals of reliable, maintainable and cleanable solutions. In a recent plant replacement project the brief required significantly improving maintenance access for the proposed equipment, and required minimal downtime when switching over to the new systems.
We provide designs in line with the HTM requirements, in addition to clients' project specific needs.
Residential
Primarily due to changing technology and regulations, residential, student accommodation and hotel projects increasingly require similar approaches to commercial schemes.
However, whilst functionality is as important as aesthetics for commercial projects, aesthetics remain the primary element within residential schemes. Our involvement with the Architect from an early stage is of particular importance.
Our services cover all aspects of building services engineering from feasibility study through to the full design of projects and the life-long support of facilities management teams, including:
- Mechanical engineering design
- Electrical engineering design
- Energy calculations
- Feasibility studies
- Maintenance audits
- Condition surveys
- Dilapidation reports
- Troubleshooting
- Document Management Service to update and store record documents online
Through our secure online portal, Amber offers a complete document management service providing:
- Online storage and simple retrieval of building information
- AutoCAD drawing management and site surveys
- O&M manual compilation