BMS & controls in Abu Dhabi City 

BMS & controls in Abu Dhabi City: local context

Abu Dhabi City covers the main island's grid of streets, from the Corniche towers and government buildings to dense mid-rise blocks built from the 1980s onward, along with hotels, hospitals and private palaces. Many buildings are now 20–40 years old, so replacement and upgrade work runs alongside new towers. Manolia's work in the capital includes building works for a G+3P+24 office tower, MEP works for a 28-storey tower and HVAC works for Al Bahar Palace.

• Older towers on the island often need chiller and cooling tower replacements, re-piping of corroded risers and new BMS controls, delivered while tenants stay in place.
• Fire and life safety upgrades are approved and witnessed by ADCDA, and refurbishments commonly bring smoke control, alarm and sprinkler systems into line with the current UAE Fire & Life Safety Code.
• ADDC load approvals and substation arrangements need to be confirmed before final electrical design, especially when existing buildings add significant cooling load.

Building types we serve in Abu Dhabi City

For malls and retail centres, the work concentrates on large-volume air handling, tenant-ready chilled water or refrigerant capacity, smoke extraction for atriums and car parks and food-court exhaust.

Scope of work

• Points schedule development listing every sensor, actuator, alarm and meter to be monitored or controlled.
• Control sequences for chiller staging, pump speed, AHU temperature and fresh-air control written and tested.
• Graphics and alarm setup so operators can see plant status, trends and faults clearly.
• Integration with district cooling ETS valves and meters, so return temperature and consumption can be trended against the provider's bills.

Systems we install

• DDC controllers for plant and floor equipment
• Network switches and secure remote access gateways

UAE site and climate challenges

• Plant on roofs operates under severe heat, so BMS alarms monitor high condenser pressure, chiller trips and pump failures to alert operators before an outage affects the building.
• Sensors in dusty plant rooms and fresh-air ducts drift faster than in cleaner climates, so calibration checks and replacement intervals are included in the maintenance schedule.
• Wireless versus wired room sensors in renovations, where wireless avoids opening finished ceilings and walls but needs battery replacement and signal checks.

Relevant Manolia projects

4B+G+M+HC+24

5-star furnished-apartment hotel tower, Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi · MEP · On hold

District cooling via a 1 km underground pipe trench (project on hold).

Hassani Group factories & HQ, DIP

Dubai Investments Park (DIP) · MEP · Completed

Factory complex, HQ and staff accommodation, all served from one central cooling station.

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