HVAC and district cooling
Cooling is the system nobody in Dubai can do without.
We design and install HVAC systems for residential, commercial, industrial and hospitality buildings, and the plant that serves them: chiller plants, including containerised and modular plants, district cooling energy transfer stations, pumps and chilled-water networks. Our in-house design team and our international engineers take each system from the heat-load calculation to a balanced, commissioned plant.
- projects in our record include HVAC and district cooling
- 30
- As at October 2026
- of them under construction now
- 12
- As at October 2026
The scope we design, install and test.
We have built modular chiller plants for Trane, including the plant for the RIU Hotel for Nakheel, and designed and built the MEP of FedEx’s sort facility in Dubai South, with its district cooling plant.
- Chilled-water systemsChillers, pumps, plate heat exchangers and chilled-water pipework, insulated and clad.
- District cooling ETS roomsEnergy transfer stations built to the provider’s specification, tested with the provider and handed over for connection.
- Chiller plantsPermanent, semi-permanent and containerised chiller plants, with their power supplies and controls.
- Air distributionAir handling units, fresh-air units, fan coil units, ductwork, grilles and diffusers.
- Ventilation and smoke controlCar-park ventilation, kitchen extract, stair pressurisation and smoke extract, interfaced with the fire alarm.
- Testing, adjusting and balancingAir and water balancing, performance tests and the records the consultant signs off.
What makes the difference on this discipline.
ETS rooms accepted at the first inspection
Provider specifications, mock-ups and witnessed tests are planned into the programme from the start, so the district cooling provider accepts the room and the connection date holds.
Plant that keeps running after handover
Chiller plants are commissioned under load and handed over with the manuals, spares and operator training the plant needs, and we can maintain it afterwards.
- ASHRAE 62.1 and 90.1
- Dubai Building Code, ventilation and energy
- District cooling provider specifications
- SMACNA duct construction standards
Where we have delivered it.
30 projects in our record include HVAC and district cooling. These 6 show the range.
Jebel Ali Village South End Residences
Complete MEP works for a multi-block residential development for Wasl.
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DTA ship engineering warehouse
Full civil and MEP works for a G+4 ship engineering warehouse and office building.
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Dubai Airports building retrofit, Phase 1
BMS and mechanical retrofit, delivered with Siemens.
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Pharmaceutical formulation plant, JAFZA
MEP works for a new pharmaceutical formulation plant.
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Trane modular chiller plants
MV, HV, mechanical and plumbing works, including the RIU Hotel for Nakheel.
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Levanto by ORO24
Complete MEP works for a 2B+G+3P+16 residential and commercial building.
View projectBefore you appoint us.
Do you build district cooling ETS rooms?
Yes. We build ETS rooms to the provider’s specification, test them with the provider and hand them over for connection to the network.
Can you build a temporary or semi-permanent chiller plant?
Yes. We carried out the electrical works across Empower’s semi-permanent chiller plants and installed modular chiller plants for Trane.
Who balances the system?
Our own testing, adjusting and balancing engineers, with the results witnessed by the consultant.
Answers technical questions, reviews tender scopes and stays with each project through handover.
Planning an MEP package?
Send the drawings, the BOQ or just the brief. Our HVAC and district cooling team replies with the approvals involved, a programme and a priced proposal.