responsible engineering
We are a collective of minds driven by a passion for our world.
The built environment is where we spend most of our lives and it has to perform well and be responsible towards the resources.
As building services/MEP/environmental engineers we design the systems that provide air, light and thermal comfort to internal spaces - and we inform the design of the buildings to minimise the energy needed for these systems to operate efficiently.
mstep has a mission to help create comfortable, healthy, efficient environments in which we can breathe, live, work and thrive - and that do not cost the Earth!
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We decarbonise existing and future spaces through responsible engineering design from inception to completion.
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mstep brings 25 years of delivering very low and zero carbon buildings and places of varying complexities across many sectors and countries.
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Using our knowledge, our enthusiasm and the latest technologies, we deliver the future today.
the apex
Client: West Suffolk Council
Stage: Concept Design
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The Apex is a 4000m2 award-winning multi-use venue designed to excellent acoustic standards.
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In 2010 Sasha was the project director responsible for the MEP design. The public building is tempered entirely by open loop reversible water to water heat pump. Ground-source heat pumps are used to provide heating and cooling to the building and is delivered via radiators, underfloor heating and air-handling units.
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In 2022 mstep delivered a review and proposed an upgrade of systems to enable The Apex to achieve further substantial reductions towards net zero operational carbon.
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By replacing existing systems with new more efficient equivalents, a reduction of carbon emissions of the site can be expected up to 30% compared to the current levels.
