Mechanical Services Design Standard
Mechanical Services Design Standard
Mechanical services
1. Minimum Design Standard – Mechanical Services
1.1 General
The purpose of this Minimum Design Standard is to set out Northern Territory Government (NTG)
minimum requirements for the design of Mechanical Services for non-residential building projects1.
The Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system must provide proper air flow, heating, and
cooling to each area in an efficient and economical manner. When dealing with humidity control and
ventilation, occupant health must always take precedence over energy issues.
Any design aspects not specifically addressed by this Minimum Design Standard must be identified by the
designer and brought to the attention of the Department’s (Department of Infrastructure, Planning and
Logistics (DIPL)) Senior Project Manager Mechanical Engineer for resolution during the design process.
It is expected that the design and installation of mechanical services and equipment in buildings generally
comply with all current statutory requirements and current applicable Australian Standards. These are not
specifically referenced in this document.
For the purpose of this Minimum Design Standard, whenever reference is made to NTG or DIPL it means
the nominated Superintendent or Superintendent’s Representative for the project.
In all instances the Mechanical Services must be designed in consultation with the designated DIPL
representative and the client.
Heat load calculations must be carried out using the ACADS-BSG CAMEL software package or similar and
approved.
For designs associated with existing assets, the design engineer and the drafter must visit the site and
determine the available ceiling space, switchboard capacity (inspection by authorised personnel only),
existing plant capacity etc. prior to submitting the fee offer.
All statements made in this document shall be understood to be a minimum requirement, unless specifically
noted as otherwise. Guidelines for best-practice are provided over and above the minimum requirements
for some design elements and these are clearly described as such, as well as specifying what is required from
the design development process with respect to addressing those guidelines (for example a cost-benefit
analysis may be required to assess the best-practice guideline, or a qualitative discussion provided in the
design development report etc).
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The functional requirements of residential buildings significantly differ to those of non-residential buildings.
For each item proposed the information provided must include, but not be limited to:
Make
Model name, designation, and number
Size, including required clearances for installation
Capacity of all system elements
Performance characteristics related to all inputs, all outputs, and all the functions of the item
Energy efficiency characteristics of proposed item and/or system
Proposed location
Country of origin and manufacture
Materials used in the construction
Certification of conformance to the applicable code or standard
Assumptions
Calculations
Technical data schedules
Manufacturers' technical literature
Type-test reports
Other information listed in this Minimum Design Standard as being required
1.4.2 General
In all instances the Mechanical Services must be designed in consultation with the designated DIPL
representative and/or the client, refer below design development process.
Design development process:
I. Concept design report and drawings including cooling load calculations and proposed
control functional description for approval by the Superintendent. Approval must be
obtained to proceed to detailed design development documentation phase.
II. Design documentation including drawings and technical reports at 25% completion.
Approval must be obtained to proceed to 75% documentation stage.
III. Design documentation including drawings, controls functional description and technical
reports at 75% completion. Approval must be obtained to proceed to 100% documentation
stage.
IV. Design documentation including drawings, controls functional description and technical
reports at 100% completion. Approval must be obtained to proceed to Contract
documentation stage.
Design the Mechanical Services systems in full consultation with DIPL to ensure compliance with policy
guidelines on system components and for their ongoing operation and maintenance. This must be achieved
by means of a written brief by the Project Manager which must be documented by the designer in a return
brief to DIPL for verification and acceptance.
On completion of design works, along with all required documentation for tender, submit all supporting
heat load calculation reports, program data files, and Safety in Design (SID) reports.
Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics (DIPL) – All sections of the Master
Specification for Major Building Works. Copies of these sections must be requested through the
DIPL Project Manager.
Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics (DIPL) - Typical vapour barrier details and
specification - available via
https://dipl.nt.gov.au/industry/technical-standards-guidelines-and-specifications/technical-
specifications/buildings ).
NTG Data and Voice Cabling Standard – Latest Version - available via
https://dcdd.nt.gov.au/office-of-digital-government/ict-policies-standards-procedures .
Current applicable Australian Standards.
National Construction Code (NCC).
Local Council requirements.
Northern Territory Government and/or Federal Government requirements.
Power and Water Corporation requirements.
NT Work Safe Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 and its Regulations
Environment Protection Authority requirements, and
Any other relevant Acts or Regulations.
1.5.1.1General
Design air conditioning systems for ease of maintenance, including good accessibility to all items of plant.
External noise levels from plant rooms, cooling towers and condensing units must be assessed with respect
to the occupied areas and the site boundary, to ensure sound pressure levels are within that nominated by
the Australian Standards and these Guidelines.
Design air conditioning systems to meet the requirements of DIPL, AS 1668 Parts 1 and 2, and AS 3666.
Do not use the natural ventilation provisions of the NCC to achieve a concession regarding the drawing in
of outside air for air conditioned spaces.
Design for minimum energy consumption. The DIPL Sustainability Minimum Design Standard requires
compliance with NCC2019 Section J for buildings that are above the DIPL Section J Compliance
Threshold. For mechanical services, compliance with NCC2019 Part J5 is required for all buildings (without
qualification).
All air handlers and fan coil units must have adequate insulation thickness to avoid condensation on
the external surfaces at all times. All air handler frames to have a thermal bridging class of TB2 or
greater.
All chilled water air handling units to have minimum 6 row deep main coils, and any of the following
pre-cooling options:
o Dedicated chilled water outside-air pre-cooling dehumidification unit, with a minimum 6 row
deep coil, and
o Run-around coil system with a minimum 6 row deep pre-cooling coil. No row depth restriction
to the heat gain/reheat coil.
Active dehumidification (and associated pre-cooling/run-around systems) is not specifically required
for designs in NCC Climate Zone 3 however it remains the responsibility of the designer to ensure
that internal design conditions will be achieved with the system they propose.
If reheat is required at the air handler to offset over-cooling from the dehumidification process, then
that heat shall be sourced from a passive and/or recovered source (for example via return air or
recovered via a run-around coil or condenser water path). Primary sources of heat such as electric
heater banks or heated hot water shall not be used for dehumidification reheat.
The use of air to air heat exchangers shall be considered in the design development process and
addressed in the design development report, noting the following:
o Air to air heat recovery is encouraged where there is an opportunity for heat exchange with spill
air (i.e. conditioned air from a spill air path rather than exhaust air from toilet/kitchen/laboratory
exhaust path). The design development report must identify such opportunities and provide a
life cycle cost evaluation to support their inclusion/exclusion.
o Air to air heat exchange with toilet/kitchen/laboratory exhaust air streams is not permitted.
However, opportunities for heat recovery from these exhaust paths via run-around coil systems
will be welcomed as an optional design inclusion where they can be justified by life-cycle cost
evaluation.
o Latent heat recovery is particularly encouraged in NCC Climate Zone 1 due to the high latent
loads and energy saving opportunities in this climate.
Desiccant-based dehumidification is not permitted.
All water coils must have a fin density of no greater than 394 fins per metre (10 fins per inch) to
assist in coil cleaning.
All water coils must have a face velocity of no greater than 2.0 metres/second.
Packaged DX-type units are to have a minimum of two fixed-capacity stages or incorporate variable
capacity compressors. Packaged air-conditioning plant is to comply with NCC Section J clause J5.11.
Approval must be obtained for use of Packaged DX-type units in any design.
Filters must be deep-bed type, of a class to suit the minimum effective outdoor air requirements of
AS 1668.2-2012, or class F5 (whichever is greater). Use ‘Pyracube’, ‘Four Peak’, or ‘Multipeak’ type
filter forms.
Consideration must be made to coil construction materials and protective coatings, with regards to
preventing or mitigating corrosion (i.e. if the site is in close proximity to salt water).
Air handlers must have fully ducted return and outside air reticulation to all air handling units. Do
not use plant rooms as mixing plenums.
Economy cycle shall be included where required by NCC2019 Part J5.2a (iii) & Table J5.2, with the
added criteria that for buildings that are occupied over 4,000 hours per year, the total air flow rate
threshold for systems requiring economy cycle in Climate Zone 3 is reduced from 7,500 L/s to
3,500 L/s. Where not specifically required by these conditions, designers are still encouraged to
utilise economy cycle in Climate Zone 3 wherever the system design is able to accommodate it
without extensive modification.
Provide tempered air conditions inside all mechanical plant rooms via bleed air from the air handling
units. Target design conditions for plant rooms must be no more than 28°C and 60% RH.
Where reheat coils are deployed, limit the in-duct humidity to no more than 85% RH.
Nominate stainless steel drip trays with adequate length to catch all airborne condensate or use a
low face velocity. Face velocity must not exceed 2.0 m/s for all coils.
Approved corrosion protection systems must be provided for all condenser coils.
For air handlers serving kitchen areas, the total room heat load is to allow for the full heat load of
permanently active kitchen equipment (such as refrigerators and freezers), and 30% of the total heat
load of transient kitchen equipment (such as stoves, ovens and dishwashers).
For all DX plant, it is essential that discharge air from the condenser(s) is not recirculated back into
the suction path of that condenser, any other condenser or any ventilation supply air system. Plant
configuration must be designed in accordance with this requirement.
As per NCC2019 Part J5.2a (v), any chilled water air handler with flow >1,000 L/s must have a
variable speed fan when its supply air quantity is capable of being varied (which is expected to be
applicable to the majority of systems) and the control strategy should incorporate variable speed
control of the fan. (Note that this requirement does not specifically apply to DX systems but
variable flow solutions for these systems will be favourably considered where the risks associated
with low-flow are appropriately mitigated).
1.5.2 Evaporative Air Cooling Systems
The use of evaporative air cooling systems will be subject to approval of the DIPL representative, and must
only be considered in latitudes south of Katherine, and only where the ambient operating conditions exist
below 23°C wet bulb for sufficient periods of time for evaporative cooling to be economically viable.
Do not use evaporative air cooling systems in areas where water availability is scarce, or where poor water
supply quality will lead to excessive mineral and scale build-up.
Optimise the system configuration based on the design requirements of the space:
Residential installation: Direct evaporative, and
Commercial or large-scale installation: Indirect or two-stage evaporative, as the primary cooling
system or pre-cooling stage to refrigerant-based plant.
Primary evaporative cooling systems must achieve the following internal design conditions:
Maximum internal conditions 27.4 °C dry bulb, relative humidity (RH) no more than 80%,
Air change rate of 20 – 40 air changes per hour (ACH), and
Achieve relief/exhaust air for the space through non-mechanical means.
Use control and water quality systems that are automatic with continuous water quality monitoring. Use
robust, low maintenance components for controls and sensors. To reduce water consumption, do not use
water quality systems that use continuous water bleed or periodic dumping methods.
Interlock the operation of the unit with ambient enthalpy sensors for:
Economy cycle – where the water circuit can be disabled and the fan permitted to run to provide
ventilation when ambient conditions equal the target internal temperatures, and
Extreme ambient conditions – where the system can be disabled when it cannot achieve target
internal conditions. Set to automatically change over to refrigeration-based plant in this condition.
1.5.4.1General
Design exhaust air systems in compliance with AS 1668 Parts 1 and 2. Provide mechanical exhaust
ventilation in all circumstances where make-up air is to be sourced from air-conditioned spaces or where
natural ventilation will create a public nuisance or hazard.
Select exhaust fans based on expected duty, serviceability, efficiency, and acoustics. Allow for fan
selections which will have minimal in-duct and breakout noise to comply with the interior space acoustic
levels specified in AS 2107, with minimal additional acoustic insulation required.
For fans capable of 100 litres per second and above, provide speed controllers to allow for exhaust air flow
rate balancing.
Where mechanical exhaust fans have make up air sourced from air-conditioned spaces, ensure that the
main air handling systems maintain overall building pressurisation when the exhausts are active,
particularly when the exhaust system is constantly operating. Generally provide make up air through
transfer ducts.
Any specialist exhaust air systems (e.g. Physical Containment laboratories, negative pressure wards) must
be designed strictly in accordance with the Australian Standards, and the requirements of applicable
statutory authorities, and commissioned via a specialist NATA accredited agent.
Do not use air-to-air energy recovery units to recover energy from exhausted air.
1.5.4.2Toilet Exhausts
Natural ventilation (Subject to NCC clause F4.6) for ablutions is only permitted where there will be
sufficient natural cross-flow ventilation through the building, such as standalone toilet blocks and the like.
Coordinate with architects and other services to ensure that any airflow from naturally ventilated toilets
cannot permeate adjacent occupied spaces.
Interlock toilet exhausts with light switches and/or motion sensors where provided.
All fans are to have 15 minute run-on timers to allow for any remaining odours to be ventilated from the
space.
For multiple fans attached to a single exhaust stack arrangements, provide backdraft dampers on each fan
to prevent exhausted air from pushing back into adjacent spaces. Ensure each fan has enough static
pressure to drive exhaust air through the common duct when all fans are active.
Attempt to locate fans in easily accessible areas and avoid locating access panels and plant in socially
and/or culturally sensitive areas.
1.5.4.3Kitchen Exhausts
All commercial kitchen exhaust hoods are to be of the compensating type with filtered outside air make up.
Use of proprietary commercial kitchen hoods is subject to approval by DIPL, and, prior to design, supply
the manufacturer’s letter of compliance to AS 1668.2.
Do not use inline ducted fans for kitchen exhaust. Use roof mounted high temperature vertical discharge
fans only.
Use a minimum ratio of 20% air-conditioned spill air, 80% filtered outside air to compensate for exhausted
kitchen air. Do not use less than 20% air-conditioned spill air.
For exhaust ductwork, comply with the duct design requirements of AS 1668.1 and AS 1668.2, particularly
with respect to duct service hatch and horizontal duct fall requirements. Ensure the duct design does not
allow for grease to pool and create a fire hazard.
Do not allow for direct line-of-sight noise emitted from the exhaust fan to enter the kitchen space. Either
design for two or more duct bends before the fan, or provide kitchen exhaust specific in-duct attenuators.
For grease filters, use ‘Email’ Type GW or similar.
1.5.4.4Fume Cupboards
Generally comply with AS/NZS 2243.8, and dependant on the facility usage and design brief, the
ventilation requirements in AS/NZS 2243.1 for Physical Containment level facilities, and/or the Australian
Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources – Requirements for Operating Approved
Arrangements.
Where employed, high volume low speed fans shall incorporate occupancy sensors for automated on/off
control and temperature sensors for automated speed control.
Energy efficient coordination of the air-conditioning system and the ceiling fans should be considered in
commissioning and building tuning, with the intent that in operation the air-conditioning set point may be
able to be set higher than the design condition, and in hybrid buildings may even be able to be switched off
in mild conditions where the fans are able to provide sufficient cooling effect on their own.
After hours air conditioning is to be provided with an energy efficient after hours dedicated air
conditioning system inter-locked with the main plant so that it does not operate when the main
plant is on; and
The BMS, if present, is to record and communicate an alarm when room temperature rises above
30o C.
All new mechanical services plant and equipment is to be scheduled and controlled using simple Direct
Digital Control (DDC) systems, based on off-the shelf components with fully open protocol architecture,
and is to include basic energy monitoring functions.
As the facility may have infrequent or intermittent usage patterns, provide time-clock control for all
systems to include function for set-back control on temperatures and ventilation rates. Manual operation
and override of every mechanical system must also be provided.
For all systems with central thermal plant, controllers for all elements of the air-conditioning system are
required to communicate on a common Building Management System accessible via a user interface with
an on-site operator workstation and a remote web server connection (unless otherwise specified/approved
by DIPL).
The central BMS shall allow for control of central plant to be based on the live parameters of downstream
field equipment (i.e. allowing the chilled water plant control algorithms to consider the chilled water valve
position of all downstream AHUs, and allowing AHU control algorithms to consider the damper
positions/zone temperatures of all downstream VAVs, for example).
The BMS user interface shall include graphics screens for all plant equipment as required to clearly
demonstrate to the user the operation of the plant and key control parameters of control algorithms for
the plant. AIRAH Manual DA28 Appendix D: BMCS Graphics Screens should be used as a general reference
point for the required detail and layout of BMS graphics screens.
Trend logging and reporting capability shall be available for all key data points via the BMS user interface,
with data both displayed graphically on the user interface and exportable for external analysis.
Exceptions to the above requirements will be considered by DIPL for works on existing sites where the
existing infrastructure is not capable of meeting these requirements.
1.6.3 Ownership
All ownership of access accounts, passwords, programming logic, and intellectual property used in the
control system must be transferred to the Northern Territory Government. All licenses for proprietary
software used in conjunction with the development and/or operation of the control system must be
transferrable, and be transferred, to the Northern Territory Government.
proportional and integral control response. Otherwise, valve position shall be controlled in response to
deviation from a variable supply air temperature set point. (Note that supply air temperature sensors are
still required where direct-valve control is employed, for maintenance and performance monitoring
purposes).
Initiation of the chilled water system will be initiated and terminated by means of chilled water valve
opening positioning. An increase and retardation of thermal potential from the chilled water system will be
initiated and retarded by means of chilled water valve opening and positioning.
Air handling unit supply air mass flow will be varied in response to thermal load within a minimum to
maximum range to conserve electrical energy.
Where VAV terminals are employed downstream of the AHU, the fan speed shall be controlled to achieve
a static pressure set point and the set point shall be dynamically varied in response to VAV damper
position.
The outdoor air ventilation and pressurization rate will be varied in response to the detection of occupancy
within a minimum to maximum range to conserve thermal (and consequentially electrical) energy.
All air handler controls systems are to run independently from the thermal plant system and from other
separate air handler controls and field devices.
Alternatively, performance based solutions are actively encouraged and must be pursued provided they
are supported by the Building Certifier and the application of Fire Safety Engineering principles that are
further supported by computational modelling techniques.
1.6.10 Metering
The requirements of NCC2019 Part J8 shall apply. The lead responsibility for the metering system shall be
under the mechanical design. The mechanical design must be coordinated with other services designs to
ensure the following requirements are met using BACnet compatible equipment.
For buildings that require a sub-metering system under NCC2019 J8.3(b), and for any building with a central
plant HVAC configuration, the sub-metering system must have remote access capability and independently
capture the following end use categories:
Incomer check meter(s)
Chillers
Chilled water plant ancillaries (i.e. pumps and cooling towers)
Heating hot water generators
Heating hot water system pumps and ancillary loads
Fan coil units and air handler fans
Artificial lighting
Appliance power
Central hot water supply (domestic)
Lifts and other internal transport devices
Diesel generator electricity production
Solar PV electricity generation
Other ancillary plant
Note that metering requirements for the above categories are to be understood as a requirement to
capture the aggregate of all units within the category. It is not the intention to individual sub-meter each
individual unit in each category. Exceptions to the above requirements will be considered by DIPL for
works on existing sites where the existing ICT infrastructure is not capable of meeting these requirements.
Chillers
External shading of glazed facades and windows. Naturally, this is of particular importance on east
and west facing facades to control the effect of solar glare to internal spaces in the morning and late
afternoon,
Intermittent power surges and power outages from the grid in the build-up and wet seasons, and
dirty power sources in remote communities. Provide surge protection to MSSBs, and power
filtration and UPS supplies to controls sub-boards,
Plant located at ground level must be located on a concrete plinth not less than 150 mm above
surrounding ground level,
Provide access panels in ductwork immediately below the roof penetrations to allow inspection for
moisture entry,
Provide steel or aluminium alloy security bars or other effective means to prevent entry to the
building via ventilation ductwork,
Major items of external plant to be grouped and screened where visible from street sight lines and
open spaces. Where accessible from public areas, provide a secure lockable enclosure with
galvanised wire mesh roof, and
Acoustically treat external plant as necessary to achieve environmental noise restrictions in
accordance with the recommendations of the acoustic consultant.
Platforms must be sized to allow access to all sides of plant for maintenance, and
Where air handling units are located in walkways, the minimum height to the underside of the
platform frame must be 2.4 m.
Medium Density (MR) residential: 55 LAeq dBA from 7am to 10pm and 45 LAeq dBA from 10pm to
7am.
A penalty of 5 decibels applies if there is modulation or tonality in the noise source and 10 decibels if both
modulation and tonality are present.
The sound pressure level contribution from HVAC or associated equipment at any specific external activity
area within the site such as play areas, sports areas, walkways, designated work areas etc must not
increase the background noise levels by more than 3dB(A).
Valves must be butterfly lever action if less than 150 mm DIA, or geared action for 150 mm DIA and
above.
All valves must have extended shafts to accommodate complete insulation of the pipework. Valve
actuators must have a reserve torque capacity of 25% from that nominated by the valve manufacturer.
Incoming mains and main distribution pipes must be installed of a size adequate to permit connection of
future buildings or any expansion. The requirements are to be discussed with the DIPL representative and
generally follow the site master plan if available.
For pipes that pass through floors or walls specify sleeves filled with appropriate insulation or fire rated
material to suit the application.
Specify suitably sized pipework risers within the building to service every building level. Provide dirt legs
and drains at the bottom of each riser, fitted with hose cocks. Pipework risers must incorporate dedicated
isolating valves at every building level take-off and at all other significant sub branch pipework runs. It
must be possible to isolate each building level and sub branch without disrupting the chilled water service
to other levels and sub-branches. Provide drains at the lowest points in the chilled water system on each
building level. Automatic air bleeds complete with isolation valve and drains to the nearest waste must be
provided at the highest point of any piping system.
All screwed valves and fittings must have unions for easy removal without requiring cutting of the
pipework.
Fit Binder test plugs to all air-handling units, fan coil units, pumps etc. These must extend a minimum of
15 mm beyond the outside surface of the insulation. Binder test plugs must be located next to all DDC
sensors for calibration and test purposes.
Chilled water thermal inertia tanks must allow for stratification and incorporate a well-designed diffuser
for charging and discharging. Ensure that the Froude number is less than 0.5. Tanks must be able to
withstand the full pump head.
Special consideration must be made to ductwork exclusively serving evaporative cooling plant. Subject to
the approval of the DIPL representative, ductwork hidden from view may be externally insulated, and
ductwork exposed to view may be uninsulated. Acoustics and noise transfer from evaporative plant
through ductwork must be carefully assessed where evaporative plant is used.
Specify all longitudinal joints to be the Pittsburgh type with a smooth interior finish.
Use TDF/ TDC (Transverse Duct flanges or Transverse Duct Connectors) for joining ductwork. Do not use
slip joints.
Duct supports must not be used to support piping, ceiling, or any other loads additional to the ductwork.
The Installation of Duct Liners must comply with the requirements of AS 4254.2 and the NCC and:
The insulating performance of the duct liner must comply with the requirements of the NCC.
The liner surface designated to be exposed must face the airstream.
The liner must be adequately retained within the duct by use of pins.
The liner must be neatly butted without gaps at all joints.
The liner must be folded and compressed in the corners of rectangular duct sections or must be cut
and fitted to ensure butted edge overlapping.
Longitudinal joints in duct liners must not occur except at the corners of ducts, unless the size of the
duct and the standard liner’s product dimensions make them necessary.
Provide duct access panels in the risers at each floor and in each branch or sub-branch for cleaning
purposes. Duct access panels must not be more than 10 metres apart. Duct access panels minimum size
300 x 200 mm may be ‘Bullock’ brand and the location of access panels above ceilings must be
coordinated with the ceiling grid, light fittings and equipment layout. Where these access panels are visible
they must be fitted with ‘Larkspur’ catches.
Ceiling registers must be of the square louvers-faced type of ‘Bradford’, ‘Holyoake’, ‘Dragon’, or other
approved manufacture, with removable cores. The interior of ductwork behind registers should be painted
black.
Wall registers must be of the adjustable blade type with the front set of blades horizontal. Maximum blade
spacing is 20 mm.
All exhaust and return air grilles must be square or rectangular one-way louvre faced type grilles similar in
appearance to the general ceiling registers, and with removable cores unless required for aesthetic
reasons.
Ductwork penetrations to walls and floors must be packed with an approved insulation (fire rated in a fire
rated wall, ceiling, or floor) and must be flanged on both sides of the penetrations. Flexible ducts must be
sleeved where they penetrate full height walls.
Where required, provide details for all duct penetrations and cushion heads passing through walls and
ceilings with special requirements (such as fire rated security walls and ceilings).
Outside air intakes must be provided with easily removable media filters to pre-filter the air before it
enters the unit(s). Outside air grilles must be anodised aluminium, coating thickness minimum 20 microns,
colour to match the exterior colour scheme of the building. Do not use Colorbond for outside air grilles.
Provide removable vermin mesh behind all external louvers. Outside air ductwork located in conditioned
space must be insulated externally to avoid condensation.
Secure areas will have special requirements. Check the brief and consult the Project Manager to obtain the
specific design requirements.
1.10.4 Pumps
Pumps must be close-coupled, Back-End-Pull-Out type wherever possible, ‘Ajax 2000 Series’ or ‘Southern
Cross’. Impellers must be bronze, casings gunmetal and shafts etc stainless steel. Chilled water pump
selection must be based on suitability to the duty. The pump casing and electric motor must be sized to
accommodate an impeller two standard sizes larger than selected. Stainless steel drip trays are to be
mounted on concrete inertia bases complete with spring mounts.
In all cases, dual pumps must be provided complete with variable speed drives (VSD) for balancing or
controlling purposes. Each secondary/tertiary chilled water pump must be sized to accommodate 100% of
the required design water flow.
When pumps are arranged in a parallel configuration for staged operation, ensure that a minimum of 70%
of total design flow can be sustained with the loss of any one pump.
1.10.5 Motors
Motors must be totally enclosed fan cooled and normally be limited to 1450 rpm maximum. Motors must
have an IP56 rating. Belts, pulleys, and couplings must be protected by the use of easily removable and
replaceable guards. Motors rated at more that 10kW must be provided with a lifting eye. All motors rated
at 5.5 kw and above must be of the Premium Efficiency type (‘TECO Max-E2’ or equivalent).
Outside: 1.1°C DB
Inside: 22°C DB, 50% RH (max)
The above set points apply to offices, laboratories, classrooms, patient care areas, lecture theatres etc
unless other specific conditions are stipulated in the Brief. All set points for temperature control are to be
adjustable over the range of 18°C to 28°C. Set point minimum temperature for cooling must be 22°C. The
set point is to be determined by DIPL. An adjustable dead band of at least 2°C must be provided across the
set point.
Preliminary design reports must state what consideration has been given, in the design, to the
consequences of abnormal ambient conditions for extremes, separately of dry bulb temperature and
absolute humidity, with consideration to recent trends in frequency of occurrence of abnormal extremes
and projected future abnormal extremes.
Katherine and its surrounds have no requirements for winter heating for items of plant operating for 10
hours or less daily.
It is a requirement to specifically assess and provide options for upper limit humidity control in the design
development report.
The selected heat exchangers for air handling systems must be able to achieve peak load cooling capacity
at elevated chilled water temperatures to improve chiller energy efficiency.
In the absence of detailed equipment layouts and heat rejection quantities, the cooling load calculation
must include a 15 W/m2 allowance.
1.12.1.3 Workshopping
Where documented or requested by any of the Superintendent, client, or consultants, convene a workshop
to resolve any issues of query, concern or conflict.
1.12.5.3 Switchboards
Submit the following information for each building services switchboard:
Board location and designation.
For each submain connected to the board, submit the following for each item connected to it:
o Submain designation.
o Item designation and name.
o Power rating in kW.
o Number of phases.
o Full load amps per phase.
o Power factor.
o Total amps on each phase for respective submain.
1.12.6 Mechanical Services Detail Drawings
Submit the following detail drawings at minimum 1:100 scale, showing:
Fire and smoke dampers.
Floor wastes.
Ductwork, plinths, pipework, and equipment layouts and sections. Show the location of fire-resisting
building elements.
Diffuser, grille, terminal, and reference numbers corresponding to identification and design values.
Key performance data include, but are not limited to, capacity (L/S) master power, and speed.
Riser layouts, and sections.
Plant room layouts, and sections.
Locations of automatic control sensors, motors, and valves.
Acoustic details.
Conditioner construction details.
Seismic restraint details.
Provisions for access for maintenance and removal of components
Lifting provisions for heavy items.
Piping and other schematic drawings
Submission drawings required by authorities.
Connections to other services.
Switchboard details.
Single line diagrams of all mechanical-electrical services.
1.12.7 Technical data
1.12.7.1 General
Documented fan pressures and pump heads are based on provisional equipment selections and estimated
pressure drops.
1.12.7.2 Equipment
Calculate the respective system pressure losses based on the equipment proposed and layouts shown on
the design drawings and submit the proposed selections.
1.12.7.3 Submissions
Submit technical data for all items of plant and equipment.