Concept Report

3B+G+P+28+R Floors Service

Apartment Building on Plot No.
AA-T-003 @ AL SAFOUH FIRST
Dubai. U.A.E.

REPORT ON

Mechanical Design Concept Report

Prepared by:

BHNS Engineering Consultant

MARCH 2013

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

A. MECHANICAL 3

1.0 INTRODUCTION 3

2.0 MECHANICAL SYSTEM 3

3.0 AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION 4

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MECHANICAL

1.0 INTRODUCTION
Purpose

This report has been prepared to describe the Mechanical Services

proposed for 3B+G+P+28+R Floors Service Apartment building on plot no:
AA-T-003 @ AL SAFOUH First, Dubai.

1.1 Project Description

The proposed consist of 28 stories high rise building. The floor utilization is
as follows:

1. (B3 B1) floors are car park areas. Pump room and other service rooms.

2. Ground floor is entrance lobbies, for the Service Apartment, Substation room
and refuse room.

3. (1st-11th) floors are Service Apartment and service rooms

4. 12th floor is a mechanical floor.

5. (13th-21th) floors are Service Apartment and service rooms.

6. 22nd floor is a Mechanical floor.

7. (23rd-28th) floors are Service Apartment and service rooms.

8. Roof deck floor are gym and service floor.

9. Roof floor is with swimming pool.

2.0 MECHANICAL SYSTEM

The Following Mechanical Systems are proposed

2.1 Air Conditioning and Ventilation

- Dx Ducted Split air conditioning system.

- Central toilet & kitchen extract system

- Car parking ventilation system

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3.0 AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION

3.1 Design Parameters

Design in general, shall be based on ASHRAE recommendations,

applicable Dubai Municipality Regulations and TECOM regulations.

3.1.1 Design Conditions

External : 46 degree C DB/29.4 degree C WB

(Summer)

Internal

a.) Offices/Residential : 24 + 1 degree C DB (summer)

50 + 10% Relative Humidity

b.) Pump room, : 28 + 1 degree C DB

Lift Machine room, etc. 50 + 10% Relative Humidity (RH is not
controlled).

c.) Core areas (electrical : 24 + 1 degree C DB/50 + 10 %

room, lift lobby, service lobby, etc.

3.1.2 Occupancy

a.) Retail Areas : 4m2 per person.

b.) Office spaces : 10m2 per person.

c.) Entrance lobby : 10m2 per person.

d.) Residential flats : 2 persons in bedroom

4 persons in sitting room

(overall flat occupancy shall be

based on 2 persons per
bedroom).

e.) Lift Lobby : 6 persons.

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f.) Gymnasium : 4m2 per person.

3.1.3 Margin of Safety

a. Cooling load Calculation : 10% on sensible load

5% on latent load

3.1.4 Ventilation

Total fresh air for each flat shall be based on 2 persons per bedroom space.

a.) Residential flats : 15 CFM per person

b.) Entrance lobby : 15 CFM per person.

Extract Air Flow Rate

Toilets / Pantry : minimum 50 CFM per/W.C.

fixture

3.1.4.1 Ventilation (Car Parking)

a.) Normal Operation : 6 air changes / hr.

b.) Smoke Operation : 10 Air changes / hr.

3.1.5 Noise Levels

a.) Apartments (bedrooms rooms) : NC 25 30

b.) Apartments (except bedroom spaces) : NC range 35

c.) Plant rooms : NC range 40 -45

d.) Car parking : NC range 35-40

3.1.6 Pressure Philosophy

Each flat shall be slightly negative to the corridor. The whole building shall
be positive with respect to the outdoors to prevent infiltration.

Area requiring no dirty extract shall be maintained under negative pressure

by extracting volumes more than the supply volume.

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3.1.7 Fire Philosophy

Smoke detectors shall be positioned in return air ductwork of each AHU. A

fire condition sensed by the smoke detectors shall, through the fire
annunciation panel, signal the AHU to switch off.

Air Handling units shall also be interlocked with the fire alarm system so as
to switch off in fire situation within relevant zone.

Fire dampers shall be positioned in all ductwork crossing firewalls, with the
exception of smoke exhaust ducts. They shall be triggered from fusible link
connection cited in the damper.

3.1.8 Air Filtration

3.1.8.1 Based on ASHRAE Standard 52.1

Primary filters (Flat Panel) : 25% Arrestance

Secondary filters (bag) : 85% Dust Spot

3.1.8.2 Recirculation FCUs shall be provided with only aluminum panel filter

3.1.9 Seismic Vibration Control

All mechanical equipment, pipe work within plant rooms shall be

mounted on vibration isolators in accordance with seismic codes
(Zone 2A).

3.2.0 AHU /FCU Coil Face Area : Air velocity not to exceed
2.5m/s.

3.3 System Description

3.3.1 Air conditioning for the building has been designed with DX ducted split units
where total units are 350 numbers.

80 numbers of condensing units are kept on podium level serving

B1,B2,B3,GROUND,PODIUM,LEVEL- 2,LEVEL- 3 AND LEVEL- 4.

149 numbers of condensing units are kept at mechanical floor-1 which is at

LEVEL - 12 serving floors from LEVEL- 4 to LEVEL-18.

101 numbers of condensing units are kept at Mechanical floor - 2 which is at

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LEVEL-22 serving floors from LEVEL-18 to LEVEL-28.

20 numbers of condensing units are kept at gym roof floor serving floors from
LEVEL 28 to LEVEL 30.

3.3.2 Fresh Air Treatment Units shall be installed ( on Roof floors). Treated Fresh
Air shall be ducted via risers and discharged in ceiling void of each
flat/corridor and flat behind the FCUs.

All floor toilets, pantries and kitchens shall be ventilated. Total extracted air
shall be ducted to roof floor and connected to the heat recovery system.

3.3.3 Heat recovery thermal wheel shall be provided within FAHUs on the roof to
recover the possible sensible and latent cooling from the extracted air and
reduce the air conditioning load of fresh air intake.

3.3.9 Air Conditioning System Zoning:

3.3.9.1 Lift lobby, corridor,telephone room and electrical room.

3.3.9.2 Flats

Each flat shall have separate FCU for living dinning and bed room for one
Bed room apartment.

Each flat shall have separate FCU for living dinning and separate FCU for
Bed room 1 & 2 for 2 bed room apartment.

3.3.9.3 Function Hall and Gymnasium

FCUs shall be considered based on cooling load of each space.

3.4 System Description (Car Parking Ventilation System).

3.4.1 Ventilation for basement floors car parking shall be via duct system with
ducted in line extract fan.

3.4.2 Fresh air will be provided by ducted in line make-up fresh air fan.

3.4.3 The extract and fresh air fans shall be fans for normal and smoke mode
operations.

3.5 Equipment

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3.5.1 Fan Coil Unit

All FCUs for apartment areas shall be horizontal ducted concealed with fan,
motor, drain pan and all required piping, wiring, controls.

3.5.2 100% Fresh Air Unit (FAHU)

FAHU shall be double skin construction, floor mounted, double deck type
with supply and extract fans along with thermal wheel and heat shoe pipe.
The FAHUs shall have primary and bag filters at intake air section.

2. HVAC ALL AREAS

The systems shall provide an appropriate environment for a high quality and be
compatible with the architectural/interior designs. In general, this should include:

Good air quality and outside air quantity for all people-occupied areas

Summer / winter humidity control

Appropriate room acoustics

Good thermal control

Good solar/glare control

High degree of adaptability

HVAC systems in compliance with the following must be provided for all areas of the
building.

These systems shall include:

The design, installation and maintenance provisions shall be in full compliance

with all relevant International, European, North American, National and Local
standards and regulations, and in particular any health, fire, safety and environmental
legislation.

Design conditions indicated for each area, as indicated in Table 3

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The life expectancy of the plant and equipment used shall be in accordance with
CIBSE, ASHRAE, BS 7543 or other recognized International Standards, with an
expected life in the order of 2530 years, subject to existing economical availability

Minimized operating costs, by utilizing local environmental building design, top

industrial insulation levels, efficient engineering plant and systems, appropriate
zoning, effective control systems based on established algorithm standards,
selection of the most cost effective fuels and heat recovery systems

Minimized space utilization for plant and equipment and distribution, by planning the
most appropriate location for plant, co-ordination with structure (for optimizing
ceiling heights) and providing efficient distribution systems. All systems will be fully
accessible for a safe service environment.

The systems proposed should comply with the following recognized international
Industry standards:

CIBSE
ASHRAE
NFPA (Life Safety Systems)

Notes with the Table

Note 1 20AC/Hr or sized to dissipate heat and moisture from equipment if

details are available.

Note 2 Air change rate shall depend on kitchen equipment heat output and on
extract volume from canopies. A minimum face velocity must be
provided to each canopy, refer to the kitchen section of this document.

Note 7 Toilet extract to be sized on 10AC/Hr, with make-up air via the toilet
lobby, supplied from the nearest supply air system.
Note 8 Ventilation to these areas to be designed to maintain internal air
temperature below 25C/77F for 95% of the year, if possible without a
cooling system. If a cooling system is required, the internal design
temperature shall be 24C/75F.

Note 9 Ventilation rates to be based on 8-12 l/s per guest, final figure to balance
the exhaust rate. All supply air will be direct supplied to room.

Note 10 Extract volume from bathroom shall be greater or equal to the supply air
volume to the room and a minimum of 6AC/Hr.

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Note 11 Ventilation rates to be selected to achieve the maximum summer

temperature requirement. Fans to be controlled from a local thermostat.
Natural ventilation is an acceptable alternative if suitable control can be
demonstrated.
Note 12 The fresh air quantities indicated for public spaces are the maximum
allowed for calculations and equipment selection but no less then
25CFM per person for occupancy design load. The actual fresh air
quantity is to be controlled via air quality sensors, to maintain a
maximum CO2 level in the occupied space of 600 ppm with graphical
display on building automation system.

Note 13 Opening windows may be an acceptable alternative to mechanical

ventilation in temperate climates. Exhaust systems shall be provided for
processes such as welding, carpentry and painting.

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