Integrated MEP Engineering

Power, cooling and controls for facilities that cannot switch off

Coordinated building services model showing mechanical, electrical, and fire-protection routes
PWRPowerCLGCoolingCTLControlsFPSFire safetyICTDigital infrastructure

TEBIN designs MEP systems for data centers and other facilities that have to keep running: power distribution and backup, cooling, controls and fire safety, coordinated in one BIM model so every interface is resolved before it reaches site.

Live facilitiesUPS and load-bank design in operation
ResilienceN / N+1 / 2N / 2(N+1)
DeliveryConcept to commissioning support
DocumentationTender / IFC / construction

Bring the systems together before the interfaces harden

  • New data center design

    The project needs coordinated building-systems design for the IT load, power infrastructure, cooling strategy, fire safety, controls, monitoring, and BIM coordination.

  • Existing facility conversion

    An existing building becomes a technical facility and requires verification of power, cooling, space, routes, shafts, and fire-safety constraints.

  • Emergency power or generator replacement

    The project needs switching scenarios, temporary power logic, construction sequencing, and safe integration with existing systems.

  • Design review before tender

    Client needs an independent technical review of MEP concept, redundancy, calculations, interfaces and documentation completeness.

One facility. Five connected layers.

A power event changes cooling capacity. A cooling event affects the operational load. Controls determine the response. Safety systems must remain available throughout. Reliability is therefore an interface condition, not a discipline claim.

Interface matrixIllustrative: where one layer depends on another
PWRCLGCTLFPSICT
PWRDirect dependencyDirect dependencyDirect dependencyDirect dependency
CLGDirect dependencyDirect dependencyDirect dependencyShared space or route
CTLDirect dependencyDirect dependencyDirect dependencyDirect dependency
FPSDirect dependencyDirect dependencyDirect dependencyShared space or route
ICTDirect dependencyShared space or routeDirect dependencyShared space or route

Direct dependencyShared space or route

What the layers protectThe load stays onEvery layer is designed against the others, so a fault in one does not take the facility down.
PWR

Utility & Power

Energy for IT load, production equipment, cooling, controls and safety systems

CLG

Cooling & Mechanical

Environmental conditions required for continuous and safe operation

CTL

Controls & Monitoring

Automatic response, alarming, trending, failover and operator visibility

FPS

Safety & Compliance

Protection for people, assets and operational continuity

ICT

Digital Infrastructure, Security & Utilities

Network rooms, security and utility routes that every other system depends on

Designed while the facility kept running

Two published projects: power systems redesigned in data centers that could not be switched off.

Data CentersGermany

Testing a Data Centre That Is Already Full: Permanent Load Bank Design

A permanent load bank strategy for a data centre in full operation: testing concept, integration across redundant electrical paths, load bank locations, busbar routing, and updated single-line diagrams.

  • LP1–LP4HOAI design stages
  • LiveFacility in operation
  • PermanentTesting capability built in
Read the case study

Data CentersEurope

Replacing the UPS Systems of a Data Centre That Could Not Be Switched Off

Design for replacing the uninterruptible power supply systems and battery banks of a data centre in continuous operation: replacement strategy, removal sequencing, and updated electrical calculations, protection settings, and as-built documentation.

  • LP1–LP4HOAI design stages
  • LiveFacility in operation throughout
  • As-builtDocumentation reconciled
Read the case study

The systems behind continuous operation

Each group is developed as an engineering package and checked against the systems, spaces, structures, utilities, and operational sequences around it.

PWR

Electrical Power Systems

Clear redundancy philosophy with coordinated A/B power paths

Typical scope

  • Medium- and low-voltage power distribution
  • Utility connection interfaces
  • Transformers and substations
  • Main switchgear and distribution boards
  • Uninterruptible power supply systems and battery interfaces
  • Generator systems and emergency power architecture
  • Static transfer switches, busbars, and power block concepts
  • Cable routing and containment
  • Earthing and lightning protection
  • Load schedules, power balance, and electrical calculations

Design value

  • Clear redundancy philosophy with coordinated A/B power paths
  • Reduced risk of single points of failure identified during design
  • Better tender and construction clarity for electrical contractors
CLG

Cooling & Mechanical Systems

Cooling architecture aligned with IT load and power topology from concept stage

Typical scope

  • Chilled water systems
  • Precision cooling systems
  • Air handling units, computer room air handlers and air conditioners, and technical ventilation
  • Free cooling and economiser concepts
  • Liquid cooling and coolant distribution unit interfaces
  • Pump systems and hydraulic arrangements
  • Plantroom layouts and maintenance access zones
  • Mechanical calculations and equipment schedules

Design value

  • Cooling architecture aligned with IT load and power topology from concept stage
  • Early coordination of plant space, access, and maintenance zones
  • Practical integration of air and liquid cooling strategies
CTL

Controls, Monitoring & Automation

Clear monitoring and control responsibilities across all MEP systems

Typical scope

  • Building management system architecture and control philosophy
  • Energy management and electrical power monitoring integration
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition documentation
  • Network topology and communication interfaces
  • Input/output lists and control point schedules
  • Alarm, trend and monitoring requirements
  • Switching and failover sequence support
  • Factory and site acceptance testing documentation support

Design value

  • Clear monitoring and control responsibilities across all MEP systems
  • Reduced ambiguity between engineering design and automation vendors
  • Better operational visibility for facility management teams
FPS

Fire Safety & Life-Safety Systems

Fire and life-safety coordinated with power, ventilation, controls and building layout

Typical scope

  • Fire detection and alarm systems
  • Gas suppression and special extinguishing systems
  • Sprinkler and fire protection interfaces
  • Smoke and heat exhaust ventilation coordination
  • Emergency lighting and life-safety power interfaces
  • Cause-and-effect matrix coordination
  • Fire system integration with building controls

Design value

  • Fire and life-safety coordinated with power, ventilation, controls and building layout
  • Documentation suitable for tender, construction and commissioning coordination
ICT

Digital Infrastructure, Security & Utilities

Fewer late changes caused by missing routes, rooms, openings or equipment access zones

Typical scope

  • Information and communication technology rooms and network interfaces
  • Security system routes and equipment locations
  • Utility connection coordination
  • Technical rooms and shaft coordination
  • Cable containment strategy
  • Interfaces with civil, structural, architectural and external networks

Design value

  • Fewer late changes caused by missing routes, rooms, openings or equipment access zones

Engineering information for the decision ahead

Output principle

Every issue should make the next action clearer: approve the basis, procure the work, build the systems, or confirm their operation.

A decision closes each stage

  1. 01Basis approved

    Concept & Basis of Design

    What we settle

    Define main MEP architecture: utility interfaces, power topology, cooling strategy, controls philosophy, safety systems and technical room requirements.

    What you receive

    • Design basis report and MEP concept narrative
    • Capacity and load assumptions
    • Redundancy philosophy documentation
    Full deliverable list +3
    • System architecture diagrams
    • Utility interface strategy
    • Initial equipment space requirements
  2. 02Work procured

    Tender Design

    What we settle

    Confirm loads, capacities, voltage drop, short circuit levels, cable sizing, cooling demand, airflow, hydraulic parameters and system performance.

    What you receive

    • Tender drawings and specifications
    • Equipment schedules and technical descriptions
    • Interface matrix and scope clarifications
    Full deliverable list +2
    • Preliminary calculations
    • BIM model for coordination and quantity support
  3. 03Systems built

    IFC / Detailed Design

    What we settle

    Coordinate routes, plantrooms, shafts, equipment access zones, maintenance clearances and construction constraints in the federated model.

    What you receive

    • Coordinated discipline models and construction drawings
    • MV/LV single-line diagrams
    • Cable routing and containment layouts
    Full deliverable list +4
    • Plantroom and technical room layouts
    • BMS/EMS/EPMS architecture
    • Fire alarm and suppression layouts
    • Calculation reports and equipment schedules
  4. 04Operation confirmed

    Execution & Commissioning

    What we settle

    Coordinate RFIs, design clarifications, technical reviews, commissioning sequences, and as-built documentation where required by project scope.

    What you receive

    • RFI coordination and design clarification
    • Technical submittal review
    • Commissioning documentation coordination
    Full deliverable list +1
    • As-built model and drawing coordination

Send us the constraints

Start with the system constraints

Share the project type, design stage, target capacity, redundancy philosophy, available information, and main technical risks. We will define the required engineering scope and interfaces.

Recent work: UPS replacement and a permanent load bank in data centers that stayed in operation.

Discuss the systems scope

Project examples

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