Hoare Lea
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| Hoare Lea Consulting Engineers | |
|---|---|
| Type | Partnership |
| Founded | 1862 by Edwin Hoare and Henry Lea |
| Headquarters | Bristol United Kingdom10 offices throughout the UK |
| Industry | engineering consulting |
| Revenue | in excess of GB£50 million (2005) |
| Employees | ca. 600 |
| Website | [1] |
Hoare Lea is a professional services firm specializing in mechanical, electrical and environmental engineering for construction. Hoare Lea was founded in 1862 by Edwin Hoare and Henry Lea who designed the first air conditioning system at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. The firm is one of the oldest engineering consultancies in the world with over 600 staff based in ten offices throughout the UK. The head office is located in Aztec West Business Park in Bristol. The other offices are located in Birmingham, Cardiff, Isle Of Man, Leeds, London, Manchester, Oxford, Plymouth and Poole. Hoare Lea's motto is Sustainability Through Innovation.
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[edit] Specialist Groups
The firm has a range of specialist groups to complement its mechanical and electrical engineering discipline. These are the following:
Acoustics: Engineering, architectural and environmental
Communications: Integrated systems for the workplace
Engineering Management: Post occupancy professional advice
Expert Witness: Forensic investigation & dispute resolution
Fire Engineering: Detection, protection and fire and smoke control
Lighting Design: Architectural, technical, display and daylighting
Research & Development: New technologies, future proofing and information
Virtual Engineering: Building and system performance simulation[1]
Vertical Transportation: Lifts, escalators and vertical access equipment
Sustainability: Internal knowledge collection and dissemination
Public Health: Surface water and foul drainage systems, rainwater havesting
Refrigeration: Dry expansion and flooded, ice storage and pumpable ice slurries, CO2 systems, heat pumps and secondary refrigeration systems
BREEAM: Demand for green buildings simulation
[edit] Initial Professional Development Scheme
Hoare Lea has a comprehensive and structured Initial Professional Development (IPD) Scheme designed to train its first and second year graduates to become competent engineers. The scheme is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). The firm also has strong links with University of the West of England (UWE) and University of Bristol. Last year, they recruited over 60 graduates across the UK to strengthen its position in the construction industry.
[edit] Awards
Hoare Lea has won numerous CIBSE Building Services Awards which include "Large Consultancy of the Year", (1998, 2003[2], 2006[3] and 2007[4]), "Best Office of the Year", (2007) "Building Services Best Practice", (2006) and "Engineers taking the Lead", (2002) to name a few. The firm also won the Lighting Design Awards 2003 for the Apollo Victoria Theatre.[5].
[edit] Projects
Some of the notable projects in which Hoare Lea was involved are as follows:
- Bank of America, Canary Wharf
- BAA Terminal 5 Phase 2, London
- Adnams Brewery in Southwold, Suffolk
- Reydon in Southwold, Suffolk
- University of Warwick, Mathematics and Statistics Department Building, Coventry
- Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol
- The Mall, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol
- British Museum - Mexican Gallery, London
- Hewlett Packard Research Building, Bristol
- The Oracle, Reading
- Conversion of Highbury Stadium (Arsenal FC) to Residential Units[6].
[edit] References
- ^ IES Case Study - Hoare Lea. IES (Virtual Environment) Website. Retrieved on 2007-07-09.
- ^ 2003 Building Awards. Building Services Journal (15 December 2005). Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
- ^ 2006 Building Awards. Building Services Journal (8 July 2006). Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
- ^ 2007 Building Awards. Building Services Journal (25 June 2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
- ^ 2003 Lighting Design Awards. NJO. Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
- ^ Arsenal sign Davies, and Hoare Lee set for Highbury. Arsenal News Review. Retrieved on 2007-07-09.
