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Institutional & Diplomatic engineering experience.
Institutional and diplomatic developments require accountable engineering, resilient services, controlled technical interfaces and careful coordination with specialist security, communications and operational requirements.
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Institutional and diplomatic developments require accountable engineering, resilient services, controlled technical interfaces and careful coordination with specialist security, communications and operational requirements.
Secure and dependable power
Distribution, standby generation, UPS support, earthing, protection and power-quality coordination for essential and specialist systems.
Water, drainage and fire systems
Storage, distribution, drainage, rainwater harvesting, detection, alarms and firefighting systems coordinated across the development.
Specialist-system interfaces
Infrastructure provisions and controlled coordination for security, communications, ICT and other restricted specialist systems.
Technical governance
Review of contractor proposals, shop drawings, materials, method statements and alternatives against approved performance and local support.
Supervision and commissioning
Inspections, progress reporting, quality-control tracking, witnessed testing, corrective action and handover documentation.
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Institutional & Diplomatic
06 projectsOngoing & upcoming
Projects in delivery.
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Institutional & DiplomaticCompleted · August 2023
European Union Headquarters Fit-Out
Full MEP and fire engineering design with construction supervision for the European Union Headquarters fit-out at Dunhill Towers, including coordinated workplace and secure technical infrastructure.
- Location
- Dunhill Towers, Westlands, Nairobi
- Asset type
- Diplomatic headquarters fit-out
- Project status
- Completed
- Completion
- August 2023
- Appointment scope
- MEP and fire engineering design; construction supervision
- Emplan role
- MEP engineering consultant
- Project scale / profile
- Diplomatic headquarters fit-out
- Engineering scope
- Mechanical and ventilation design; Electrical power and lighting design; Plumbing and drainage design; Fire engineering design; Construction supervision and technical coordination
Emplan capabilities applied
- Mechanical and ventilation design
- Electrical power and lighting design
- Plumbing and drainage design
- Fire engineering design
- Construction supervision and technical coordination
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Institutional & DiplomaticOngoing · MEP design
Luigi Broglio Space Centre
Ongoing MEP design work under Triad for the Luigi Broglio Space Centre, supporting a technically demanding institutional and scientific facility on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast.
- Location
- Malindi, Kenya
- Facility
- Italian Space Agency operational base outside Italy
- Project status
- Ongoing
- Emplan role
- MEP engineering consultant
- Project scale / profile
- Facility: Italian Space Agency operational base outside Italy
- Engineering scope
- Coordinated MEP design for specialist institutional facilities; Reliability, maintainability and operational-continuity considerations; Electrical, mechanical, water and life-safety interface coordination; Integration with specialist technical systems and existing infrastructure; Multidisciplinary design coordination under Triad
- Primary functions
- Satellite data reception, telemetry and tracking
- Delivery relationship
- MEP design work under Triad
Emplan capabilities applied
- Coordinated MEP design for specialist institutional facilities
- Reliability, maintainability and operational-continuity considerations
- Electrical, mechanical, water and life-safety interface coordination
- Integration with specialist technical systems and existing infrastructure
- Multidisciplinary design coordination under Triad
Completed projects
Delivered and established experience.
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Institutional & Diplomatic
New Embassy for the State of Israel
MEP engineering and construction-stage supervision for a diplomatic development with demanding requirements for reliability, coordination, confidentiality and controlled technical interfaces.
- Location
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Construction period
- October 2018 - July 2022
- Appointment scope
- MEP design, procurement support, construction supervision, testing and commissioning
- Asset type
- Institutional & Diplomatic project
- Emplan role
- MEP engineering consultant
- Project scale / profile
- Institutional & Diplomatic project; detailed scale to be confirmed
- Engineering scope
- HVAC, ventilation, water, drainage and rainwater harvesting; Fire protection, detection and life-safety systems; Electrical distribution, standby generation and UPS systems; Controlled interfaces with specialist communications and security systems; Technical submissions, inspections, quality control and commissioning
- Delivery model
- EPC / Design and Build
Emplan capabilities applied
- HVAC, ventilation, water, drainage and rainwater harvesting
- Fire protection, detection and life-safety systems
- Electrical distribution, standby generation and UPS systems
- Controlled interfaces with specialist communications and security systems
- Technical submissions, inspections, quality control and commissioning
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Institutional & Diplomatic
Indian High Commission Development
Full mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire engineering design for the Indian High Commission development on Limuru Road, carried through coordinated tender documentation. The project did not proceed to construction.
- Location
- Limuru Road, Nairobi
- Asset type
- Diplomatic development
- Delivery status
- Design completed to tender; not constructed
- Appointment scope
- MEP, fire engineering and lighting design to tender stage
- Emplan role
- MEP engineering consultant
- Project scale / profile
- Diplomatic development
- Engineering scope
- Mechanical engineering design; Electrical engineering and specialist lighting design; Plumbing and drainage design; Fire engineering consultancy and system design; Coordinated tender documentation
Emplan capabilities applied
- Mechanical engineering design
- Electrical engineering and specialist lighting design
- Plumbing and drainage design
- Fire engineering consultancy and system design
- Coordinated tender documentation
Institutional & Diplomatic
IOMe Lamu
Full MEP and fire engineering design with construction supervision for the IOMe innovation-lab facility in Lamu, coordinating building services through completion.
- Location
- Lamu, Kenya
- Asset type
- Innovation lab
- Completion
- August 2021
- Appointment scope
- MEP and fire engineering design; construction supervision
- Emplan role
- MEP engineering consultant
- Project scale / profile
- Innovation lab
- Engineering scope
- Mechanical and ventilation design; Electrical power and lighting design; Plumbing and drainage design; Fire engineering design; Construction supervision and coordination
Emplan capabilities applied
- Mechanical and ventilation design
- Electrical power and lighting design
- Plumbing and drainage design
- Fire engineering design
- Construction supervision and coordination
Institutional & Diplomatic
Kalama Resource Centre
A net-zero community resource centre in Kalama Conservancy, now supported under M-PESA Foundation, with coordinated energy, water, wastewater, connectivity and passive environmental design shaped around conservation, researcher needs and practical local operation. The project was not submitted for or awarded third-party sustainability certification.
- Location
- Kalama Conservancy, Kenya
- Asset type
- Community conservation resource centre
- Appointment scope
- Full MEP design and supervision
- Project status
- To be confirmed
- Emplan role
- MEP engineering consultant
- Project scale / profile
- Community conservation resource centre
- Engineering scope
- Off-grid solar PV and disciplined load management; Rainwater harvesting, year-round storage, chlorination and filtration; Wastewater treatment, disinfection and controlled reuse; Passive ventilation and wildlife-sensitive service routes; High-speed internet, research connectivity and practical local maintenance
- Project support
- M-PESA Foundation
- Delivery relationship
- Emplan and Design Partnership JV for MEP engineering on supported projects
- Performance
- Net-zero project; not certified
Emplan capabilities applied
- Off-grid solar PV and disciplined load management
- Rainwater harvesting, year-round storage, chlorination and filtration
- Wastewater treatment, disinfection and controlled reuse
- Passive ventilation and wildlife-sensitive service routes
- High-speed internet, research connectivity and practical local maintenance
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