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Jul 1

EP1 - From Calculation to Leadership: the shift that changes your career

Free Basis of Design pack → meptoday.com/starter-packs Two engineers. Same qualification, same software — sometimes even the same Excel file. One stays a calculator for their whole career. The other becomes the person who makes the decisions and helps the company grow. The difference has almost nothing to do with the maths. In this first episode, Mohamad Tabatabaee - Chartered MEP Consultant with 25+ years of experience - explains the single shift that separates a design engineer from a design leader: controlling the assumptions behind the calculation. With a real project example (and the 800-drawing "blame game" that follows a late change), plus the one habit you can start on your very next project. In this episode: - Why software and even AI can calculate faster than you — and why that's not the point - How senior engineers know which assumptions are critical - What a Basis of Design (BOD) actually protects you from - The assumption register: what to write down before the brief changes Download the free Basis of Design starter pack: meptoday.com/courses Next episode: going deeper into the assumption register and the red-flag checklist.
May 17

TS1, Operational Reality and the Challenge of Local Behaviour

In this episode of MEP Today, I discuss some of the industry feedback and practical concerns around the TS1 draft version for heat networks. The discussion covers localisation of data, operational behaviour, document hierarchy, thermal storage, manufacturer concerns and how changing occupancy patterns - particularly after COVID and hybrid working — may impact hot water and heating demand assumptions in real projects. The episode also explores the wider question of how standards should balance compliance, operational reality and future flexibility across different building types and energy centre arrangements. Industry feedback on the TS1 draft remains open until 25 May.
Apr 29

Are We Designing for Reality… or Assumptions?

Rethinking Heat Network Design with TS1 (intro)
11/13/2025

Getting the BOD Right: Early Agreement for BCW & DHW Design

This episode explains how defining the Basis of Design early helps avoid major BCW and DHW sizing issues. Learn about diversity factors, flow rate methods, and the codes that shape reliable hot and cold water system design.
11/03/2025

BOD - DW 172

In this MEP Today episode, we break down DW 172: Commercial Kitchen Ventilation — the key standard for designing safe and efficient systems. Learn about airflow, hood design, filtration, and compliance tips for high-performance
10/21/2025

BOD Ventilation – Designing Air from the Start

Early clarity on BOD Ventilation sets the foundation for every successful project.In this episode, we discuss how updated BCO 2023 and CIBSE Guide A guidance is reshaping design practice — from realistic occupancy assumptions to measurable IAQ targets.Better decisions at the concept stage mean fewer changes, healthier spaces, and verified performance.
11/29/2022

Introduction of series 2

Series two focus is about the exchange information platform.
03/08/2021

CDP part 1 BMS

Review the specilaist feedback about the design stage

Mechanical Electrical and plumbing

Creator

mohamad tabatabaee
Years Active

2020 - 2026
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13
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