Roger Preston & Partners : examples of our work

Government & Civic Buildings

Reykjavik City Hall, Iceland

Roger Preston & Partners was appointed as lead mechanical and electrical and building management systems consulting engineer for this prestigious project for Reykjavik City Council. The building is low energy with a low maintenance design based on maximum use of natural resources. The overall performance of the building was proved through computer modelling of environmental systems during design development.
Features:
	Cold water drawn from upper aquifer
	Power generation & hot water heating using geothermal energy
	Snow & ice clearance using low grade geothermal energy before returning all water to aquifer
	High performance facade
	Environmental systems design analysed through computer modelling

The Houses of Parliament, London

Client:	Parliamentary Works Directorate
Architect:	HOK International (Cecil Denny Highton)
Size:	Various appointments

Refurbishment works are carried out in the Grade I listed building during Parliament's summer recess as part of a long term programme.
Features:
	Comprehensive survey of existing installations to provide record and load details of the existing electrical distribution
	The design and supervision of the installation of replacement switchgear and upgrading of the stand-by electrical supplies to give greater flexibility
	Preparation of reports and recommendations for incorporating future upgrading of lighting and power supplies in the Chambers with consideration to energy saving
	1st Floor Committee Room Environment Refurbishment
	Burma Road Upgrade
	Term Commission for M&E Services Work
	Feasibility Study for Victoria Tower, Multi-Floor Document Storage Area Air Conditioning

The Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts, Liverpool

Client:	Property Services Agency
Architect:	Farmer and Dark
Size:	28 Courtrooms and associated accommodation

The building, which houses 28 courtrooms as well as public concourses, office and ancillary accommodation, library, catering facilities and car park is air conditioned in all principle areas with mechanical ventilation elsewhere. Twenty five major packaged air handling units with associated return air systems were installed.
Features:
	Provision for CCTV, security alarms and public address systems
	4MW electrical load
	Standby generation for one third of courts and other vital areas

Examples

Al Ghazal Military Establishment, Qatar

Guildhall Precincts City of London

Health & Safety Executive Laboratories, Sheffield, UK

National Bank of Poland, Poland

New Zealand House, London

Palacio de Congresos Valencia, Spain