MEPF & Solar Design Resources for Architects
We coordinate early so you never lose ceiling height or elevation to badly routed services — and we hand you tender-ready, code-referenced specifications. One accountability line: design → approvals → execution.
Specifications & building-code library
Copy-paste, tender-ready specifications — each tagged with the exact governing Indian/international code, so they drop straight into your tender documents.
Fire Fighting
Sprinklers, hydrants, hose reels, detection & alarm, extinguishers.
OpenHVAC & Mechanical
VRF, chiller plant, AHU, ventilation — ASHRAE, ISHRAE, IS 659, ECBC 2017, NBC Part 8.
OpenElectrical
LT distribution, DG, transformer, earthing, lightning, cabling — IS 732, IS 3043, IS 2309, CEA, IEC 60364.
OpenPlumbing & Public Health
Water supply, drainage, pumps, STP — IS 1172, IS 2065, CPHEEO manual, NBC Part 9.
OpenSolar EPC
Modules, inverters, mounting, grid — IEC 61215/61730, MNRE ALMM, CEA, net-metering.
OpenMEPF & Solar Code Reference Index
All 39 governing codes with a one-line scope — the master index.
OpenSpatial clearance guides
How much ceiling void, plant room and shaft to reserve at schematic stage — so services never eat your floor-to-floor height.
Above-Ceiling / Plenum Space
Void depth to reserve for MEP services above the ceiling.
OpenAHU Room Size Estimator
Plant-room footprint to allow for air-handling units.
OpenElectrical Room & Panel Clearances
Working clearances for panels & electrical rooms.
OpenMEP / Plumbing / Fire Shaft Sizing
Riser-shaft sizing for high-rise cores.
OpenCode checklists
Scannable checklists, each citing its governing code — fire & life-safety, Fire-NOC, ECBC 2017 and green ratings.
NBC 2016 Fire & Life-Safety Checklist
Egress, refuge, staircases & pressurization — NBC Part 4.
OpenFire-NOC Document Checklist
Apply at blueprint stage — documents & process.
OpenECBC 2017 Compliance Checklist
Envelope, HVAC, lighting & renewables — ECBC tiers.
OpenGreen-Rating Quick Guide
IGBC vs GRIHA vs LEED — which MEP/solar earns credits.
OpenMEP Commissioning & Handover Checklist
Tests, inspections, documents and the decisions that decide the handover date.
OpenInteractive calculators
Quick, transparent estimates with the assumptions shown — sized for schematic design and tender writing.
Solar capacity from shadow-free area
kWp your roof can hold from usable, shade-free area.
OpenSolar ROI & payback estimator
Self-use, export and payback, NPV and IRR from your own inputs.
OpenSolar vs sanctioned-load checker
System size vs your DISCOM sanctioned load.
OpenEV charging load calculator
Coincident kW and kVA from charger inputs and simultaneity.
OpenRefuge area calculator (NBC 2016)
Refuge area from occupant load and height.
OpenTransformer sizing
Planning kVA from coincident demand, PF and utilisation.
OpenCommercial heat-load (AC tonnage)
kW and TR from your own W/m² basis plus separate loads.
OpenVentilation / ACH calculator
Airflow from room volume and an air-change rate you source.
OpenTrending technical reads
Short, architect-focused notes on the topics shaping building services right now.
Solar on Facades & Elevations: Designing DSPV In
As roofs fill up, towers are turning to facades and elevated structures for PV. Here's the architectural reality of designing solar into the elevation.
OpenEV Charging Load Planning for Building Parking
EV charging is becoming a byelaw expectation. Reserve the load, the feeders and the space now — retrofitting a basement later is brutal.
OpenBESS & Solar-Plus-Storage for Commercial Buildings
Batteries are not always worth it. Here's when solar-plus-storage pays for a commercial building — and what it demands of the building.
OpenA2L Refrigerants & the R-410A Phase-Down
High-GWP refrigerants like R-410A are being phased down. Their lower-GWP replacements are mildly flammable (A2L) — and that changes plant rooms.
OpenHeat Pump vs Chiller for Commercial Buildings
Cooling-only? A chiller may be simplest. Significant heating or hot water too? A heat pump can do both from one plant.
OpenIntegrating Solar Without Ruining Roof Aesthetics
A solar array doesn't have to wreck a clean roofline. Layout, module choice and a proper shadow study do most of the work.
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