Architect and Builder July/August 2015 | Page 13

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; RIARA APARTMENTS, NAIROBI Company Watch 11 www.sutherlandengineers.com