HVAC installation in University City (Sharjah) 

HVAC installation in University City (Sharjah): local context

University City is Sharjah's academic district, home to the American University of Sharjah, the University of Sharjah and several colleges, research centres and medical facilities set across a large planned campus area. Buildings are institutional, often large-span and heavily serviced. Manolia completed MEP works for the AUS library, HVAC and BMS works on the campus, and MEP for the G+4 Bowling City leisure building.

• Libraries and archives need stable temperature and humidity control to protect collections, with fire protection chosen to suit sensitive contents.
• Work often takes place on occupied campuses, so noise, dust, access and shutdowns are coordinated with university facilities management and academic calendars.
• Leisure buildings such as bowling and entertainment venues combine high occupancy, kitchen extract and variable loads.

Building types we serve in University City (Sharjah)

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

• Heat load verification against the consultant's calculation, checking glazing ratios, occupancy and fresh-air volumes before equipment orders are released.
• Fabrication and erection of insulated supply, return and fresh-air ductwork including fire dampers at compartment walls and volume control dampers.
• Controls wiring of thermostats, sensors and actuators linked to the BMS so zones can be scheduled and monitored centrally.
• Air and water balancing to design flow rates, with measured readings recorded for every terminal and coil.

Systems we install

• Packaged rooftop and ducted split units for smaller buildings
• Exhaust and supply fans with variable speed drives

UAE site and climate challenges

• Equipment on roofs faces direct sun and high ambient air, so condensing units are selected for high-ambient operation and spaced to avoid recirculating hot discharge air.
• Large glazed facades facing west take a heavy late-afternoon solar load, so perimeter zones are separated from interior zones and given their own coils and controls instead of sharing a thermostat with rooms that never see the sun.
• Whether to invest in EC fans and variable speed drives on AHUs and exhaust fans, which lower running costs and noise in exchange for higher equipment prices and slightly more complex controls.

Relevant Manolia projects

AUS Bowling City, Sharjah

University City (Sharjah) · MEP · Completed

MEP design & build plus decoration for a G+4 leisure building.

G+28+Gym

G+28 residential tower, Sharjah

Sharjah · MEP · Completed

Full MEP subcontract for a 28-storey tower.

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