PARK CENTRAL, ROSEBANK
KINGS TOWER, LAGOS
FNB REGIONAL HEAD OFFICE, UMHLANGA
quantities and costs with the latest Civils
3D modelling packages.
efficiency and comfort. The division’s rational
fire and equipment design capabilities are
legendary, and its wet services team is
arguably the most experienced of its kind
in Southern Africa. Their goal is to ensure
an optimal interaction between a structure
and the utilities it requires.
In 2011, the group started an Electrical
Engineering division - encompassing MV/
LV electrical installations, generator and
UPS power backups systems, lightning
protection, security and access control
as well as building management systems
for commercial, retail, residential and data
centres – thereby connecting a building to
the source of its life and energy.
Mechanical and Electrical
Eleven years ago, Mechanical Engineering
was added - the design of systems and
pathways that allow a building to function.
Sutherland views HVAC (Heating, Ventilation
and Air Conditioning) as more than just
an acronym: rather, as the very heart and
lungs of a building. As an active member of
the South African Green Building Council,
the team employs state-of-the-art energy
modelling and Revit MEP software to ensure
Façade Division
Sutherland is thrilled, as of June 2015,
to announce the formation of its own
Façade Division.
Working closely together with the
mechanical and electrical divisions’ subservices, include selecting glazing performance targets for daylight, glare, thermal
transmission and radiant heat exchange;
allowing for the effect of façade composition
on overall thermal transmission values;
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