< PreviousNEWS UPDATE 12 MEP Middle East | March 2019 www.mepmiddleeast.com Pooja Srivastav is a pioneer in bringing energy solutions to the UAE Etihad Rail’s logistic facility will complement the Higher Corporation’s Abu Dhabi Logistics City Development Project, covering an area of approximately 6 million square meters AWARD Dubai’s fi rst building biolo- gist, and CEO of Shreem International, Pooja Srivas- tav was awarded the “Adam Global Outstanding Leader- ship Award”. Srivastav is a pioneer in bringing energy solutions to the UAE and is a known electromagnetic radiation expert. She also has a deep un- derstanding of Geopathic Stress – a distortion of the earth’s natural electromag- netic fi eld that weakens human immune system, thereby making us more vulnerable to illnesses. Commenting on the oc- casion, Srivastav said: “I’d like to thank Adam Global for acknowledging our ef- forts. This will serve as an encouragement as we aim to create further awareness about ‘Green buildings’ which are eco-sustainable and emit positive energy, inside and outside. “World over, builders and developers have begun us- ing building material that reduces electromagnetic radiation and geopathic stress, a pollution that many people are not aware of, but which has consistent and gradual impact on our physi- cal and mental well-being”. She further conducted awareness programs on Electromagnetic Rectifi ca- tion and Geopathic Stress Rectification at Saudi- German Hospital (Dubai), Aster Hospital (Dubai), Prime Hospital (Dubai), Dubai Silicon Authority, Hamariya Free Zone and Skyline College University (Sharjah). “Our vision is the same as that of the UAE govern- ment, and we’re working towards reaching the sus- tainable goals set by the government. We also aim to create further awareness in the UAE so that all of us can work towards an environ- ment free of toxins,” added Srivastav. The award was present- ed by Rt. Honorable Paul Clark, Past Minister of State for Her Majesty the Queen, United Kingdom. The ceremony, which took place during the three- day Adam Global Interna- tional Business Conference, was attended by Lords, min- isters of state, ambassadors and business icons from the UK and Europe. Pooja Srivastav accepting the award. LOGISTICS FACILITY Etihad Rail has signed a Memorandum of Under- standing with ZonesCorp to establish railway and logistics facilities within the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD). Etihad Rail’s logistic fa- cility will complement the Higher Corporation’s Abu Dhabi Logistics City Devel- opment Project, covering an area of approximately 6 million square meters. The projects will serve the industrial entities in the In- dustrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD) and Mussafah, and will provide a point of de- parture for goods bound for Saudi Arabia. The logistic facility will be the closest logistics point to the city of Abu Dhabi. HH Sheikh Theyab Bin Mohamed A l Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi De- partment of Transport and Chairman of Etihad Rail, and HE Falah Mohammad Al Ahbabi, Chairman of the Department of Urban Plan- ning and Municipalities, Chairman of the Higher Corporation for Specialized Economic Zones, attended the signing ceremony. The agreement was signed by Shadi Malak, CEO of Eti- had Rail, and Saeed Eisa Mohammed Al Khyeli, Director-General of Zone- sCorp. The agreement outlines the collaboration between the two parties to form a joint leadership team and qualifi ed task forces to fol- low up the progress and achievement of the proj- ect, as well as ensuring the completion of operational processes in accordance with the specifi ed comple- tion date, optimal perfor- mance methodologies and the relevant policies. Speaking on the occa- sion, HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed Al Nahyan said: “This agreement contrib- utes to achieving our vision to connect cities and indus- tries with a secure and sus- tainable railway network. It is also part of our mission to fi nd economic logistics so- lutions for the rail network to connect the entire UAE and provide outstanding services to industries and society.” Etihad Rail, ZonesCorp sign agreement to establish railway and logistics facilities in Abu Dhabi Dubai’s fi rst building biologist wins leadership award CEO of Etihad Rail and Director-General of ZonesCorp.For further information please visit: www.constructionweekonline.com/cwawardsoman CONTACT A MEMBER OF THE TEAM TODAY FOR INFORMATION FOR SPONSORSHIP ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT: RIAD RAAD Advertising Director Direct: +971 4 444 3319 Email: riad.raad@itp.com FOR NOMINATION ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT: NEHA BHATIA Editor, Construction Week Direct: +971 4 444 3447 Email: neha.bhatia@itp.com FOR EVENT ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT: TERI DUNSTAN Events Manager Direct: +971 4 444 3227 Email: teri.dunstan@itp.com FOR TABLE BOOKINGS, PLEASE CONTACT: LACIE CURTIS Table Sales Executive Direct: +971 4 444 3223 Email: lacie.curtis@itp.com Aw ar ds #CW Aw ar ds #CW Aw aJOIN US FOR THE 8TH ANNUAL ASSOCIATION PARTNER Monday 25TH March 2019 KEMPINSKI HOTEL, MUSCAT CELEBRATING OMAN'S CONSTRUCTION FEATS SHORTLIST REVEALED - VISIT WWW.CONSTRUCTIONWEEKONLINE.COM #CWAwards SHOW PARTNER CATEGORY SPONSORS PLATINUM SPONSORGOLD SPONSORASSOCIATION PARTNER SHOW PARTNER CATEGORY SPONSORS PLATINUM SPONSORGOLD SPONSORCOVER STORY www.mepmiddleeast.com 14 MEP Middle East | March 2019 Marko Ruljanovic, associate MEP engineer at BuroHappold Engineering, demonstrates the ongoing MEP works at the Museum of the FutureCOVER STORY March 2019 | MEP Middle East 15 www.mepmiddleeast.comCOVER STORY 16 MEP Middle East | March 2019 www.mepmiddleeast.com dination just for the façade installation,” he says. The museum features seven storeys of exhibition space, three podium levels including an auditorium, restaurant, cafe and a feature lobby area. Talking about the mechanical systems, Ruljanovic says that the primary sys- tems are installed in the basement. He says: “There’s an energy transfer station (ETS) room. We’re getting our cooling needs from the district cooling provider Empower.” There are plate and frame heat exchangers, where the heat transfer between the district cooling plant and the to optimise the layout of the calligraphy font. He says: “From an MEP standpoint, what’s interesting is how the calligraphy will be lit with integrated LED lighting, all using DMX-controlled product light- ing control systems.” Ruljanovic says that each of façade panels has numerous individual light fi tting lines, with some panels being up to 18-metres tall. “There is a signifi cant amount of light fi tting, power cabling and data cabling within each panel, all to en- sure maximum LED performance. It’s all about digital intelligence of the façade, combined with lots of planning and coor- The Museum of the Future is a building with an intricate struc- ture. Some architects have even touted it to be one of the world’s most complex building. The com- plexity was quite apparent when MEP Middle East viewed it from the ground. The museum building, which is under construction and located in front of the Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai, is de- fi ned by its amazing torus form, designed by architect, Shaun Killa of Killa Design. This extraordinary project is an initia- tive of Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), whose vision is to create the world’s most exciting home to the future of innovation, building on over fi ve years of temporary immersive exhibitions held at the World Government Summit. The key stakehold- ers involved in this collaborative project include DFF, Meraas Holding, North25, Matthew Southwest, BAM Higgs & Hill, BuroHappold, Trans Gulf, Killa Design, and others. Once complete, the museum will be- come a major centre for future trends in all scientifi c and technological fi elds, collaborating with businesses, entrepre- neurs and governments from all over the world to develop solutions for their cur- rent and future work. The building is expected to be a place for visitors to ex- perience the future through virtual simu- lations and interactive demonstrations. HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Min- ister and Ruler of Dubai, had remarked that “the Museum of the Future will be an incubator for ideas, a driver for innova- tion, and a destination for inventors and entrepreneurs from around the world”. BuroHappold Engineering is the lead consultant for the project, having car- ried out the full engineering design since project conception, and now providing supervision of the works onsite. BAM Higgs & Hill is the main contractor, with Trans Gulf Electro-Mechanical as the MEP sub-contractor. The installations of MEP system is well underway, with signifi cant areas of the basement and podium MEP works nearing completion, reports Marko Rul- janovic, who leads the BuroHappold MEP engineering supervision team for the project. There is Arabic calligraphy inscribed on the building’s façade, which is a ma- jor design feature. Ruljanovic reminds us that an artist worked with the architects The museum is expected to be a place for visitors to experience the future through virtual simulations.COVER STORY March 2019 | MEP Middle East 17 www.mepmiddleeast.com building takes place, and from out of the basement, the chilled water system rises up and goes up to the top exhibition fl oor of level 7. The distribution is essentially carried out through air handling units, fresh air handling units and fan coil units. There are also closed control units for business critical systems. The chilled water system employs pressure inde- pendent control valves (PICVs) that are self-balancing for controlling the cooling to each of the aforementioned terminal units. On asking why district cooling is pre- ferred for such a project, Ruljanovic says that the reason is because of “space ef- fi ciency”. He says: “Every square metre of the building is valuable to how the building will be used, and because of the proximity of many district cooling plants around the catchment area, it was ideal to go for district cooling.” He also adds that choosing a cooling system is a bal- ance of what is “best for the building form versus the related viability of the local in- frastructure”. Moving on to the electrical systems, Ruljanovic says that there are (low volt- age) LV systems that are fed from a sub- station onsite just like all buildings in Dubai. He adds: “DEWA has provided us with a set of six transformers. There will also be a signifi cant component of solar energy, with DEWA working closely with us and the client to provide designated power just for this building from neigh- bouring solar plants that will be located across nearby parks and infrastructure. There’s a switching station onsite that allows the mixing of the power from the normal feed and solar power.” The Mu- seum of the Future is targeting a LEED Platinum rating. The building will have essential power backup for any life safety and business continuity needs, says Ruljanovic. He says: “There will be business critical sys- tems like IT and security. Then, you have your rudimentary ELV systems for high- end high-grade buildings. We have a fully automated building management system (BMS), security system, fi re alarm sys- tem, centralised emergency lighting sys- tem, telecoms, etc. Those are all stand- ard systems that a project requires, but on top of that because this is a museum and an exhibition space, we are heavily provisioning the space for AV (audio visu- al) and IT type of environment.” Ruljanovic says that there is a huge el- evator, which provides a dual purpose for moving exhibits in and out of the build- ing, and as part of the visitor experience Without BIM, I think the MEP systems design and installations would have been almost impossible to achieve in certain areas. „ A cross-section of the museum in BIM.COVER STORY 18 MEP Middle East | March 2019 www.mepmiddleeast.com unusual museum or exhibition space. We integrate that information and further develop the overall design as a cohesive entity. We have to do our calculations for our cooling loads, carry out power calcu- lations, set up a grid system on each exhi- bition fl oor of power points, because the exhibition fl oors are vast open spaces. We have a theatre specialist onboard as well who informs us about the requirements for an immersive theatre experience. In itself, the museum is a beautiful architec- tural design with swooping ceilings; eve- rything is geometrically complex.” He adds: “We have a full team from BuroHappold working on the project. We have structural engineers, MEP engi- neers, façade engineers, fi re engineers, acoustic specialists, lighting specialists, etc. We’re proud to have the vast major- ity of our team based onsite too, which is critical to the day-to-day effi ciency of the project and the resulting quality.” Building information modelling (BIM) defi nitely played a huge role in the pro- cess. It is unimaginable not to use BIM for such complex projects. every occupied space. We’re monitoring fresh air and CO 2 levels, and accordingly, we’re opening up VAVs (variable air vol- ume units) from the fresh air systems to the air handling units and delivering the exact amount of fresh air that you need for the space. So, it’s helping us reduce energy consumption. If, for example, the space is empty, and there are no oc- cupants, the CO 2 levels will be low. We bring the fresh air requirement down, and the fresh air handling unit doesn’t have to work as hard. On the other hand, if the space is packed, we can open up the fresh air levels accordingly, for maxi- mum visitor comfort.” Planning stages Surely, for such a complex structure to come into fruition, there has to be several months of planning involved. BuroHap- pold is the MEP lead designer. Ruljanovic says: “Everything starts from the client’s vision and understanding the brief from the stakeholders. You have to get a range of specialists onboard who will tell you what the requirements are for such an moving up through the building. “It’s a very big lift, easily capable of carrying cars or small trucks to the highest exhi- bition fl oor. The walls of the lift will be laced with high-end AV systems inside,” he says. The immersive experience and AV sys- tems are a theme that is implemented throughout the museum. “The MEP sys- tems and installations are key to achiev- ing the futuristic feel and to demonstrate the very latest in current technologies within a building”, Ruljanovic says. Talking about the plumbing systems in place, apart from the typical drainage systems such as storm waste system, there is also a greywater recycling sys- tem. “We have a greywater treatment plant in the building which allows us to take wastewater from throughout the building, which is collected, fi ltered and then polished. There’s also a UV fi lter to remove all particles and we treat the wa- ter up to a certain level that can be used for irrigation or building landscaping. This is a small part of the overall sustain- ability strategy,” Ruljanovic adds. The greywater treatment daily yield is 34m3 of reclaimed water for irrigation which is over a quarter of the maximum daily ir- rigation demand. The other way the building is being sustainable is through condensate recov- ery. Condensate recovery is a process to reuse the water and sensible heat con- tained in the discharged condensate. Re- covering condensate instead of throwing it away can lead to signifi cant savings of energy. He says: “We are collecting about 80% of all the condensate that is gener- ated in our air handling equipment, fan coil units, etc., and storing it in a tank for reuse.” It should be noted that the abovemen- tioned is not a LEED requirement. “It’s not about chasing LEED points. The ap- proach to sustainability has to be genu- ine and intrinsic to the project, and we always push to do more than the normal requirements,” Ruljanovic explains. The HVAC systems that are being used work on the principle of demand control ventilation (DCV ). Demand controlled ventilation is an automatic adjustment of ventilation equipment according to occupancy. It is a control method that modulates the volume exchange of fresh or outside air into an enclosed space by mechanical air conditioning equipment. Ruljanovic adds: “We’re monitoring A design rendering of the musuem. COVER STORY March 2019 | MEP Middle East 19 www.mepmiddleeast.com Ruljanovic says: “Everything has been designed in a fully digital environment with both existing and newly developed BIM tools. Autodesk’s BIM 360 Glue is fully implemented across the BuroHap- pold and BAM/Trans Gulf team. We use iPads onsite to view the live BIM model, and we hold workshops with Trans Gulf based purely on walking through the 3D models. “Every conceivable MEP element is modelled in a digital space. You should see the Trans Gulf BIM model, it’s quite unbelievable. It gives us a completely dif- ferent way of working in MEP. Without BIM, I think the MEP systems design and installations would have been almost impossible to achieve in certain areas. It’s almost like the intricate MEP systems in the aeronautical world, with incredibly complex and exacting geometries that navigate throughout the building.” Because of the critical shape and com- plicated geometry, one cannot just apply previous learning onto this project, says Ruljanovic. This is the reason why pre- fabrication was limited in its use for this structure. He says: “This is not a typical rectilinear building with a common lay- out, where we prefabricate the room and install the same units. Every fl oor is dif- ferent and they’re all unique in terms of the interiors.” Ruljanovic says that the façade panels are fabricated in a factory in Dubai. He says: “The façades are all individually unique pieces that must fi t together per- fectly, and as far as electrical and duct- work go, we are pre-insulating the ducts before they get installed up into very high ceilings. So there is some minute level of prefabrication going on.” Other than all the challenges and ex- citement of working on the project, Rul- janovic concludes that one of the big- gest challenges is to keep pace with the technology while the project is being completed. He says: “The project was designed back in 2015; however, technology is moving forward at a rapid pace. We’re all striving to make sure that the MEP building performance and related visitor experience, both deliver on the vision of providing a building that will not only ex- hibit the future, but also be a symbol of great future building design.” Dubai, and the world, has defi nitely something exciting to look forward to in the near future. Marko Ruljanovic, associate MEP engineer at BuroHappold Engineering.Next >