The Various MEP Drafting Services

MEP stands for mechanical, electrical and plumbing services and these are implemented in the various simple and complex structural and industrial projects.

For getting effective results out of the various constructional projects, a good coordination between the mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems is necessary.

Well defined locations should be established for each and every component of the MEP systems in order to avoid any type of interferences. 

The various MEP drafting services offered by the professional organizations can be listed as below:

• HVAC load calculations
• HVAC layout and equipment selection
• Pipe layouts and sizing
• Design of lighting systems
• Design of power distribution systems
• Design of fire distribution systems
• Designs of domestic water distribution system
• Waste water system designs

The first stage that the professionals undertake in providing the MEP Design Services is the conceptual engineering phase. In this phase, the engineers and designers carefully investigate to know the energy requirements of the whole structural building.

The HVAC engineers compute the heating and cooling loads using different mechanisms. Before creating any drawings, the engineers collect extensive information from the structural models.

The next phase is the preliminary design, in which the duct and pipe routes are added to the model. The engineers then identify any type of clashes between the MEP components and the structural models.

They also identify various connection locations to the external MEP systems of the building such as the waste water management system, communication systems and the fire protection systems.

Next comes the pre design development phase, in which any type of coordination issues are identified and solved so as to proceed to the final development phase.

The various software that the agencies make use of, in providing the MEP drafting services are as follows:

• Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, NavisWorks, SolidWorks, CATIA, 3D Max and Inventor

All these software are equipped with powerful documentation tools and provide a wide range of simulation and analysis functionality.

In the final design development phase, all the MEP components are selected and routed to their termination points.

Then the engineers finally check the physical coordination between the components and also verify the compliance of the installed components with the building requirements.