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Sustainability Practices
- Focus on the circular economy in our designs, studies and company practices
- Low carbon designs, i.e. use of solar panels, alternative energy generation techniques
- Attention to passive cooling and reduce solar gains in design
- Ensure designs are bicycle and/or pedestrian friendly as required and assist those
- Waste saving techniques adopted
- During execution supervision, sustainable principals strong emphasis on occupational safety, labour principles practiced
- Environmental Impact Assessments / Environmental Construction Impact Assessments commissioned and followed and recommendations reflected in designs
BIM Experience
Old Doha Port
Location: Qatar
Scope: Conceptual and Detailed Design Drawings
Strategic Food Security Facilities
Location: Qatar
Scope: Detailed Design, Construction Support
Prince Hamad Visitor Centre
Location: Qatar
Scope: Conceptual and Detailed Design Drawings
Heritage / Resorts
Rijal Almaa, Deire’ and Three Ain Villages
Location: Rijal Almaa, Deire’ & Three Ain Villages, KSA
Scope: Master Plan & Design
Lagoon Hotel & Resort
Location: Jordan Valley
Scope: Design drawings and construction supervision
Levant Resort
Location: Jordan
Scope: Design & W.D
Infrastructure
Culture and Religious Centre
Location: Oman
Scope: Conceptual and Detailed Design Drawings
Arabian Palaces
Location: UAE
Scope: Conceptual and Detailed Design Drawings
Al Yarmouk Club
Location: Jordan
Scope: Conceptual and Detailed Design Drawings
King Abdul Aziz University
Location: KSA
Scope: Design and Tender Documents
Health Specialists Building
Location: KSA
Scope: Design and Tender Documents
Rotana Hotel
Location: KSA
Scope: Design and Tender Documents
ARAMEX Interior Design
Location: Jordan
Scope: Office Design and Fit-Out
Twin Towers
Location: Qatar
Scope: Detailed Design, MEP, BIM
Master Plan
Location:
Scope:
Industrial
SABIC Projects and Operations Framework Agreement
Operator: SABIC
Location: Saudi Arabia
Scope: Engineering and consultancy support services for all affiliates
YASREF Projects and Operations Framework Agreement
Operator: YASREF
Location: Saudi Arabia
Scope: Engineering and consultancy support services for all affiliates
Truck Loading Facility
Operator: Petro Rabigh Company
Location: KSA
Scope: Conceptual / FEED for a Petrochemical Product Truck Loading Facility
Case Study 1 - Hamad Port Facilities, Qatar
- Focus on sustainable design, fully functional and efficient terminal and storage facility of edible bulk with continuous flow of commodities
- Scope included Concept Design and Basis of Design / 3D Renderings / Sustainable Strategies / Safety / Connectivity / Safety In Design
- Equipment Design includes MV Substations, Central Chilled Water Plant, Sewer System Design, ICT and Security, Data Networks and connectivity, HVAC systems, Fire Fighting, Compressed Air System
- Ensuring safe operations, low carbon design and controlled emissions and waste management systems
- Development of a smart and unique “Building Management System” (BMS) as a centralized control system monitoring all buildings/structures
- Energy Conservation opportunities due to connectivity and lower CO2 emissions meeting sustainability philosophies
- Sustainability strategy followed the Global Sustainability Assessment System developed by GORD (unique for Qatar) with a 2 star rating
- Connectivity included Gateways, GPS, Ethernet Communication, SCADA, HMI systems were provided
Case Study 2 – Heritage Villages
- Unique UNESCO orientated projects for Rijal Almaa, Deire’ and Thee Ain villages in Saudi Arabia
- Sustainable and cultural heritage project to integrate historical buildings with tourists points
- Focus on solar shading, shaded areas to allow passive cooling and reducing solar gains
- Waste saving with a low carbon designs with the use of photovoltaic cells and motion detection energy saving systems
- Traditional methods adopted for insulation using eco-friendly materials
- Importance of natural light in line with historical practices
Case Study 3 - Hospital & Hotel Complex
- King Abdulaziz University and Wadi Jeddah Company Hospital and Hotel complex
- 300 Beds and 150 clinics Hospital with all required facilities for major surgery and medical specialists
- 5* Hotel complex with 285 rooms and additional amenities of a sports club and ball room / event facility
- Total plot area of 146,000m2 consisting of:
- 3 Basement floors for parking and MEP facilities
- 4 floors podium with Hospital and Hotel with 12 story
- Sustainable Techniques adopted in design including:
- Minimizing water consumption through benefitting from sea water for chiller systems
- Low carbon design with the use of photovoltaic cells on façade and on roof space
- Use of insulation systems to reduce HVAC energy consumption adopting
- Importance of natural light throughout complex, with solar shading / shaded areas and passive cooling to reduce solar gains
- Pedestrian / patient mobility techniques considered
Case Study 4 - Transportation Hub
- Ministry of Transportation led project to improve traffic congestion and mobility within an urban area
- Project intent was to significantly accessibility and efficiency of public transportation issues
- Detailed Traffic Impact assessments and evaluations were conduction to develop efficient routes and paths for transport flow within the constraints of an existing transport system
- Multiple locations were selected and focus on sustainability, improve societal values, reducing the cities carbon footprint by encouragement of public transport.
- Use of solar energy generation techniques at all locations was encouraged for terminals and structure roofs
- Electric vehicle were incorporated to operate encouraging energy transition
- Smart technologies were incorporated for sound/light and tracking systems
- Focus on mobility encouraged for special needs passengers
BIM Case Study 5 - Old Doha Port Project
- Support was provided to main contractor for the development of the old Doha Port Project in Qatar
- The engineering package scope including SC requirements were met
- BIM was utilised to support the execution of the project
- Generation of COBie and Asset Management Schedules were also utilised
Sustainability Environment, Social and Governances
- BEC are committed to implemented sustainable techniques in relation to supporting Energy Transition, Minimizing Environmental Impacts, Growing societal values and ensuring safer operations in its design and execution strategies
- During Technical Studies execution, BEC ensure to implement these principles, examples include the following:
- Preventing uncontrolled release of emissions to the atmosphere by ensuring control measures are in place
- Re-use of by-products from the process or activity
- Use of alternative energy techniques
- Localisation of material sourcing
- Re-use of existing equipment planned for demolition
- Water Management / Resource Management
- Safe practices with procedures and guidance managed
- Appropriate actions are suggested and agreed by the forum for closeouts
- Recently launched Aramco Sustainability Report for 2021 sets out clear principles which BEC will implement in all projects and design.
Fast Track Construction
SCOPE REQUIREMENTS
- Fast Track Construction
- Modulization of construction Techniques
BEC RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
- Significant experience gained as a PMC consultant to construction projects in Saudi Arabia has ensured schedule optimization through means such as:
- Overlapping of key activities demonstrated during Plant Shutdown PMC activities
- Coordination and incorporation of key activities required during short windows
- As a design consultant, a focus on floating Material Requisitions as early in design as feasible for long lead item. This is demonstrated on the 50+ design projects BEC engaged in to be executed during a shutdown window which required timely arrival of long lead material
- Experience has also been gains on pre-fabrication activities, modulization where possible considering challenging execution schedules. Again, these are common activities during facilities shutdown, which BEC has gained considerable experience