Mechanical, Electrical, and Public Health Engineering
Tetra Tech delivers integrated mechanical, electrical, public health (MEP), and vertical transportation engineering solutions that enhance building performance, sustainability, and occupant well-being.
Our expert teams support the delivery of high-quality, low-carbon buildings through our comprehensive MEP engineering services. We draw on extensive cross-sector experience to craft tailored solutions that improve cost efficiency, enhance energy performance, and play a key role in shaping sustainable building design and performance.
We harness dynamic simulation, modelling, and advanced digital design tools to optimise building performance from the outset. Our multidisciplinary teams collaborate closely with clients and design partners to deliver innovative and practical solutions that minimise environmental impact in both new-build and retrofit projects.
We use our global resources and expertise to deliver advanced consulting and engineering designs, tackling some of the most challenging building projects worldwide. We lead the way in developing innovative, high-performance building solutions.
We have extensive experience across all major building sectors, including residential, commercial, healthcare, education, industrial, public utilities, and energy.
Mechanical Engineering Design
Our mechanical engineering solutions focus on delivering efficient, comfortable, and climate-responsive building systems.
- Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system design and optimisation
- Process mechanical systems
- Specialist gas systems for laboratory and medical applications
- Acoustics, noise, and vibration
- Building information modelling (BIM)
- Building management systems
- Smart building design
- District heating systems
- Fire protection and sprinkler systems
- Thermal modelling and simulation
- Low energy design
Electrical Engineering Services
We design resilient, intelligent, and future-ready electrical systems that power buildings efficiently and reliably.
- Low- and high-voltage distribution systems and infrastructure
- IT and communications systems
- Functional and feature lighting and controls design
- Inspection, testing, and certification
- Life safety systems
- Security systems
- Public lighting
- Integration and hook up of process equipment
- Power generation and distribution
- Renewable energy generation and integration (e.g., large-scale wind turbines and PV)
- BIM
Public Health Engineering
Our public health engineers design safe, sustainable systems that support health, safety, and compliance. This includes foul and surface water systems for individual buildings and wider developments, in line with building regulations, water authority, and public health requirements.
- Hot and cold water services
- Fire suppression and sprinkler systems
- External foul and surface water drainage (public and private)
Building Performance Engineering
We offer performance-led engineering that ensures buildings meet or exceed their sustainability, comfort, and compliance targets.
- Sustainable design
- Low-carbon and net zero carbon engineering
- Computer simulation and dynamic modelling
- CIBSE TM52 overheating assessments
- CIBSE TM54 operational assessments
- Climate-based daylight modelling (CBDM)
- Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) assessment
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) assessment
- Whole-life carbon assessment
- Lifecycle cost assessment
- Building performance optimisation
- Building decarbonisation and energy audits
- Energy performance certificates and display energy certificates
- Thermal bridging calculations
