CAREER EPISODE 1
Mechanical Design Of Lusail Multipurpose Hall– Lusail, Qatar
1) Introduction
[CE 1.1]
This career episode illustrates the project details which were assigned to me during my first year as a junior mechanical design engineer at Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shairand Partners). The project, Lusail Multipurpose Hall, is located in Lusail, Qatar. The project lasted approximately 12 months. I executed the project activities in November 2011 and completed all the assigned tasks in October 2012. The project is based in Lebanon.
2) Background:
[CE 1.2]
Nature of the Project
This project involved the development of the major sports arena for the Qatar Olympic Committee, which features a four-story atrium with major gathering spaces, access facilities, and, on top, approximately 16,000 seating in the concourse area. The project’s total footprint is around 45,000 square meters, with a built-up area of 130,000 square meters.
[CE 1.3]
Statement of Duties
During the concept phase, the detailed design phase and the final design phase, I handled the following:
- Performed cooling load calculation for the whole project.
- Calculated the fresh air and exhaust flows needed per space.
- Involved in the balancing of the ventilation system to ensure the required positive/negative pressure requirements for the spaces.
- Developed the layouts of return, supply, fresh air,& exhaust air ducting with proper sizing from air handling units& fan coil units.
- Carried out fans’ static pressure calculation and determined the dimensions of the chilled water system to design a properly size chilled system.
- Held meetings with the members of Qatar’s civil defence and submitted drawings and design details to get their approval.
- Performed the Staircase Pressurization Calculations
CAREER EPISODE 2
Mechanical Design Of Four Seasons Hotel In Kingdom Tower – Jeddah, KSA (Saudi Arabia)
1) Introduction
[CE 2.1]
This career episode would explain the details of the project ‘Mechanical Design of Four Seasons Hotel in Kingdom Tower- Jeddah, KSA comprehensively’. In this tenure, I was employed as a mechanical design engineer at Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners). The total time allocated for this project was 12 months, i.e. it was started in June 2016 and completed in July 2017. It is located in Jeddah, KSA.
2) Background
[CE 2.2]
Nature of the Project
This hotel, which is part of the Kingdom Tower, a planned skyscraper in Jeddah, consists of a guest room hotel on floors 20 to 26 and serviced apartments on floors 27 to 37, along with a banquet area, a spa, restaurants and support functions at podium floors. The total built-up area of the project is around 60,450 square meters. The project is a five-star luxury hotel meant to be a future pole of attraction for the city.
[CE 2.3]
Statement of Duties
During the concept phase, detailed design phase and final design phase, I handled the following:
- Carried out Booster pump flows and head calculations.
- Determined the hot water tanks’ storage volume and heating load capacities.
- Designed the swimming pool plumbing system
- Developed the layout of domestic water, drainage and storm water pipes.
- Designed the Hotel toilets and kitchen plumbing system.
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CAREER EPISODE 3
Mechanical Design Of Residence Number 5 – Luanda, Angola
1) Introduction
[CE 3.1]
In my seventh year as a mechanical design engineer at Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners) in Beirut, Lebanon, I was assigned as the mechanical HVAC team leader on a new project handled by the company. The project is entitled ‘Remodelling and expansion of house N°5 in Beco do Balão, Luanda, Angola’. It is an existing luxury villa in need of full renovation. My assignment for the design lasted approximately 6 months, from October 2018 to April 2019.
2) Background
[CE 3.2]
Nature of the Project
The project is a remodelling and expansion of the residence at number 5, located in the Beco do Balão neighbourhood, a prime location near the presidential palace of Angola. The project’s modern infrastructures and services are designed to provide the highest standard of comfort and finest quality services. The residence consists of one basement, a ground floor and a first floor. It includes a gym with a sauna. The total built-up area of the project is around 1400 square meters.
[CE 3.3]
Statement of Duties
During the concept phase, detailed design phase and final design phase, I handled the following:
- Designing the HVAC system required for the villa.
- Assigning tasks to the junior engineer I was supervising.
- Handling in-house meetings with other trades and coordinating the project requirements.
- Reviewing the calculations done by the junior engineer and ensuring they were accurate.
- Training interns.
- Project’s HVAC system presentation.
- Creating Dynamo tools and implementing them in the project.
- Preparing the bill of quantities for materials.
- Developing specifications for manufacture.
- Developing project report. Get free CDR samples available at AustraliaCDRHelp.Com.
