Ventilation & smoke extraction in Dubai Investments Park (DIP) 

Ventilation & smoke extraction in Dubai Investments Park (DIP): local context

Dubai Investments Park is a large mixed-use development off the Emirates Road near Jebel Ali, combining industrial plots, warehouses and cold stores with residential, retail and education buildings. It has been one of Manolia's busiest areas: the firm delivered MEP for a 19-factory industrial complex with HQ, HVAC for a driving centre of six buildings, HVAC for a mall and HVAC for a cold store here.

• Factories and warehouses need high electrical loads, process ventilation, compressed air and large-scale sprinkler or hydrant systems, coordinated with racking heights and roof structure.
• Cold stores require insulated panels, refrigeration plant, vapour barriers, anti-condensation measures at doors and careful control of floor heave and defrost drainage.
• Dust from surrounding desert and construction sites clogs condenser coils and filters, so maintenance access and filter selection are planned for frequent cleaning.

Building types we serve in Dubai Investments Park (DIP)

For mid-rise residential and mixed-use buildings, the work concentrates on compact plant on the roof, car-park ventilation in podiums, metered apartment DBs and tight ceiling voids that make coordination drawings decisive.

Scope of work

• Stair and lift lobby pressurisation fans with relief dampers or variable speed control to maintain pressure without making doors hard to open.
• Smoke exhaust fans, smoke dampers and make-up air paths for atria, malls and corridors as required by the strategy.
• Fire-rated cabling and secondary power arrangements for smoke control fans so they operate during a fire.
• Cause-and-effect testing, door opening force checks and Civil Defence witnessed tests.

Systems we install

• CO and NO2 gas detection for demand ventilation
• Motorised smoke dampers and relief dampers

UAE site and climate challenges

• Pressurisation fans draw outdoor air that may be very hot and dusty, so intakes are positioned away from smoke exhaust discharges and fitted with sand louvres to keep fans and dampers working reliably.
• Strong winds and sand can jam relief dampers and louvres, so these are checked during commissioning and included in periodic maintenance to ensure they open and close freely on demand.
• Whether to use dedicated smoke fans or dual-purpose fans that ventilate daily and switch to smoke mode, which saves equipment but needs high-temperature ratings and careful control priority.

Relevant Manolia projects

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