Our team of experienced M&E design consultants in Dublin supports projects across all sectors and every stage of design and construction, helping you optimise efficiency, ensure full regulatory compliance and future-proof your building.
EDC’s Dublin team provides mechanical and electrical engineering design services to developers, main contractors, architects and public sector clients across Dublin and the wider Leinster region. We deliver coordinated MEP design solutions that support project delivery, improve building performance and meet the technical and regulatory demands of each development.
With an established presence across Ireland and the UK, EDC combines local project knowledge with the resources of an experienced multidisciplinary engineering consultancy. Our mechanical, electrical, energy and sustainability teams work closely with project stakeholders from early design through to completion, providing practical, commercially focused building services solutions.
Dublin developments face specific planning, building regulation and energy performance requirements that influence building services design. Here’s what shapes MEP design across Dublin projects, what it means for your development, and how EDC can help.
Dublin’s electricity and water networks are under pressure. ESB Networks says housing applications won’t be rejected for network reasons, but reinforcement may be needed first, and it advises early notice and a connection agreement before starting.
Uisce Éireann has warned that new wastewater connections may not be possible in parts of the Greater Dublin Area by 2028 without the Greater Dublin Drainage project. Data centres face the tightest limits of all.
Dublin occupiers are prioritising modern, sustainable space, while demand for older stock weakens. A strong BER is now part of a building’s commercial case.
For existing buildings, the question is whether they can be upgraded to stay lettable, and at what cost.
In the Docklands and Poolbeg catchment, a Climate Action Energy Statement must show how a scheme is district heating enabled.
Heating decisions set plant space, electrical load and running costs, so they need settling before lodging for planning.
Irish regulations say relatively little about overheating, yet airtight, well-insulated apartments can still get too hot. Single-aspect layouts add to the risk.
Meeting the minimum isn’t enough. Comfort needs testing while the layout can still change.
A building can’t be opened or used until the Certificate of Compliance on Completion is filed, and that depends on signed-off design and inspections.
Fire and access certificates should be coordinated with the services design from the start.
Late M&E input can cause costly layout changes and reduce usable space, which directly hits revenue.
Gaps can also appear when the consultant steps away after early design, so continuity through construction matters.
Progressive MEP design from engineers who stay involved, from early engagement through to handover.
We engage the wider design team early and integrate infrastructure into the MEP design from the start, backed by a QA process that monitors every project. Design once. Get it right. Deliver with confidence.
First consultancy in Ireland and the UK to achieve Level 2 BIM accreditation, now ISO 19650
Every client has a dedicated single point of contact who takes an active role in the project, so decisions don't stall. Senior leadership from Day 1.
Guaranteed 24-hour response time
We define performance requirements early and apply cost oversight throughout design development, preventing over-engineering and late-stage redesign.
Cost and risk management is one of our core services
| Project | Location | Client | Value | EDC scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerodrome Q2 | Rathcoole | Keldin Engineering | – | MEP Design |
| 92-93 St. Stephen's Green | St. Stephen's Green | Townlink Construction | – | MEP Design, Energy & Sustainability |
| Mezzino, Highfield House | Dublin | NTP Capital | €28m | MEP Design |
| Dún Brí (Dundrum Central) | Dundrum, Dublin | Land Development Agency | – | MEP Design Energy & Sustainability HPI (Home Performance Index) |
| North City Operation Depot (NCOD) | Ballymun, Dublin | Dublin City Council | £50m | MEP Design, BIM & Digital Deisgn, Energy Strategy & Design |
| The Blakes | Stillorgan, Dublin | Cairn | – | MEP Design |
| Facebook, Clonee | Clonee, Co. Meath | Meta (Facebook) | €300m | Mechanical Engineering, BIM |
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Richard O'FarrellManaging Director
Gareth MurphyExecutive Director
Michelle KellyAssociate Director - Dublin