Building Services

Gifford combines art and science to create buildings that work commercially, socially and environmentally for clients and users.

Our building services engineers are passionate about putting the needs of our clients at the heart of our design solutions. We drive the ideas of innovative thinking from the start of the project so that strategic and creative decisions can be made early in the process.

From the development of educational, healthcare and defence facilities to state-of-the-art offices and historic sites, we design with imagination, in close collaboration with architects, clients and fellow Gifford specialists to produce energy efficient, functional and maintainable buildings that delight both owners and end users. This means providing mechanical and electrical engineering solutions which are as simple, robust and effective as possible.

Our approach is based on:

• Clear communication
• Deep understanding of building issues
• Excellent relationships with stakeholders
• Holistic design principles crossing conventional discipline boundaries
• Passion for facilitating great architecture
• Respect for all team members
• Strong commercial awareness
• Technical ability

Capabilities include:

• Acoustic
• Audio visual design
• Building integration and controls
• Building physics
• Communications
• Conservation environment
• Electrical engineering
• Fire engineering
• IT and communications
• Lighting
• Low carbon design
• Mechanical engineering
• MEP engineering design
• Post-occupancy evaluation and monitoring
• Public health
• Renewable energy
• Security
• Strategic design advice
• Sustainable design
• Thermal and environmental simulation and modelling
• Vertical transportation