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NWE Built Environment Consultants

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What we offer

Our Comprehensive Engineering Solutions

NWE Built Environment Consultants offer sustainable, cost effective engineering services, all under one roof. We have extensive experience in the engineering services of civil, structural, roads and transportation, mechanical, electrical, dam, hydro-power and mine related infrastructure engineering.
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PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT FEASIBILITY STUDIES
  • Property development viability evaluation with the help of our own in-house software (Pro Pac 5)
  • Compilation of financial business plans (including a project program, cash-flow & viability summary)
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Civil

NWE Built Environment Consultants has extensive experience in civil engineering services covering all aspects of large scale bulk and localised urban infrastructure including urban roads, stormwater management systems, foul sewer networks and potable water reticulation networks. Our engineers have the capability to deal both quantitatively and qualitatively with concepts, designs procurement and operations of major civil engineering projects. We are experienced in the design, contract administration and construction supervision of civil engineering projects in the public and private sectors, as well as community based works programmes.
Department Head: Michael Smuts

MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE
  • Master plan investigations (structure plans)
  • Sustainable urban stormwater drainage systems
  • Sewerage systems (gravity and pressure reticulation systems)
  • Portable water reticulation systems (pressure and non-pressurised systems)
  • Urban Roads
SPECIALISED SERVICES
  • Bulk Earthworks
  • Hydrology and Hydraulics
  • Building related infrastructure
  • Engineering and topographical surveying
  • Natural and artificial turf sports facilities
  • Airport infrastructure, runways & taxiways
  • Geotechnical engineering
  • Agriculture Engineering

Civil Engineering Portfolio

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Electrical

The electrical discipline at NWE Built Environment Consultants has vast experience in projects covering the areas mentioned below. We strive to stay on the forefront of development, both technological as well as practical. An effort is made to get involved in new areas for example green/renewable energy generation. The vision is to deliver projects of high quality, at the right price conforming to client expectations.
Department Head: Mark Domingo

BUILDING SERVICES
  • Communication (telephone, intercom and nurse call)
  • Security systems
  • Standby power systems (UPS & generator)
  • Building management systems (BMS)
  • Fire detection and evacuation
  • Lighting systems and control
  • Power systems
  • Mains connections
  • Lightning protection
  • Audio visual systems
  • IT backbone
  • CCTV
  • Access control, and time attendance
  • Asset control
  • Public address (PA)
DISTRIBUTION AND RETICULATION
  • TV antenna networks
  • LV reticulation
  • MV reticulation
  • Master plan developments
  • Overhead lines
  • Sub-stations (MV & HV)
  • Street and high mast area lighting
  • SF6 oil and vacuum switchgear
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
  • Instrumentation
  • Control systems
  • System integration
  • General process control
  • Data acquisition and maximum demand analysis
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
  • Renewable energy (wind, PV and CS)

Electrical Engineering Portfolio

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Mechanical

The Mechanical Engineering Department at NWE Built Environment Consultants has a wide range of project experience ranging from Building Services for Office Blocks, Training Facilities and Industrial Buildings through Plant Engineering for Food and Beverage Processing to Renewable Energy Plant Design and Development.
Department Head: Peter Dicks

BUILDING SERVICES
  • Building management System (BMS)
  • Water Management
  • Plumbing – hot and cold water, sewerage
  • Hot Water Generation
  • Fire protection
  • Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning & control
  • Lifts and escalators
  • Rational fire design
  • Energy Efficiency
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
  • Process control
  • Material handling systems
  • Equipment design and selection
  • Cranes and crawl beams
  • Dust extraction
  • Paint booths
  • Process piping
  • Boilers, Steam Piping & Heat Exchangers
  • Factory layouts
  • Industrial ovens
  • Medical gas distribution
  • Vacuum systems
  • Compressed air reticulation
  • Industrial gas reticulation

Mechanical Engineering Portfolio

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Architecture

At NWE Built Environment Consultants, we provide a comprehensive architectural service, guiding projects from the initial concept through to completion. Working closely with our multidisciplinary team of engineers, quantity surveyors, and project managers, we deliver coordinated, practical, and sustainable design solutions tailored to each client's vision.

Our architectural services are aligned with the South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP) Work Stages.
Department Head: Nico Janse van Rensburg

Stage 1 – Inception
Every successful project begins with a clear understanding of the client's vision, objectives, and project requirements. During this stage, we establish the project brief, assess the site, identify opportunities and constraints, and advise on feasibility, statutory requirements, budgets, and programme considerations.
Stage 2 – Concept and Viability

Ideas begin to take shape through concept design and spatial planning. We explore design options, develop preliminary layouts, and assess the technical, functional, and financial viability of the proposed development. Concept drawings and visual presentations allow clients to participate in shaping the design from the outset.

Stage 3 – Design Development
The preferred concept is refined into a coordinated architectural design. During this stage, the design is developed in collaboration with the engineering disciplines, ensuring that structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, and other technical requirements are fully integrated before statutory submissions and construction documentation commence.
Stage 4 – Documentation and Procurement
Detailed construction documentation is prepared for municipal approval, tendering, and construction. This includes technical drawings, schedules, specifications, and coordination with the wider consultant team to ensure the project is fully documented and ready for implementation.
    Stage 5 – Construction
    Throughout construction, we provide professional contract administration and site inspection services to monitor progress, assess quality, respond to technical queries, and ensure that the works are carried out in accordance with the approved design and contractual requirements.
      Stage 6 – Close-Out

      At project completion, we assist with inspections, practical completion, final completion, and project close-out. We ensure that all contractual obligations have been fulfilled and that the completed building is ready for occupation, providing clients with confidence that their project has been successfully delivered.

        Our Project Experience
        Our architectural team delivers professional services across a diverse range of projects, including:
        • Residential Homes 
        • Additions & Alterations 
        • Multi-Residential Developments 
        • Commercial Buildings 
        • Industrial Facilities 
        • Institutional & Community Projects 
        • Mixed-Use Developments 
        • Property Development Support

        Architecture Portfolio

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        Structural

        The structural department at NWE Built Environment Consultants, with its staff complement of experienced engineers and technical staff, has been involved in a wide variety of structural engineering projects. Structural projects from small to large have been successfully completed in both the public and private sector in Southern Africa.

        The structural department provides comprehensive (sustainable, economical and buildable) solutions spanning the life cycle of the structures from conception through to design, construction and commissioning. We ensure that these solutions meet or exceed our clients’ needs and expectations. Environmental friendly structures are always a design goal and therefore we specialize in Green Building certification.
        Department Head: Deon Visser

        SOFTWARE
        We use advanced structural draughting, – analysis, and – simulation software, such as Autodesk AEC Collection (REVIT, AUTOCAD, NAVISWORKS, AUTOCAD PLANT 3D, RECAP PRO, ROBOT etc.) and PROKON-SUMO. With these software we can generate intelligent 3D models of the structures and therefore our models can be incorporated in the Building Information Modelling (BIM) processes of the professional teams on the projects.
        RESTORATION
        An increasing number of existing rundown inner-city buildings are transformed and restored for new uses. The structural department is capable of identifying the structural conditions of existing building structures, presenting a range of design options, and working closely with our clients to develop cost-effective, value-filled solutions for building expansions or renovations.
        INVESTIGATIONS, REVIEWS AND ASSESSMENTS
        We inspect buildings where damage and/or failure have occurred. We produce reports that describe the nature of the problem, the cause, and options for remedial action (including estimated budget costs for implementation). We are able to provide third-party design reviews of all types of structures to clients. A full-scale review report that argues all the aspects of the original design is presented to the client. We evaluate all probabilities and risks associated with the original design, and draw a conclusion on its validity.
        STRUCTURES
        • High-end homes and mansions
        • Multi-storey and high rise buildings
        • Warehouses and factories
        • Educational facilities
        • Health-care facilities
        • Depots
        • Auditoriums
        • Hotels, resorts and recreation facilities
        • Shopping centers
        • Processing Plants
        • Chemical Plants
        • Cold room storage facilities
        • Bulk materials handling supporting structures
        • Fuel service facilities
        • Supporting structures for vibrating equipment
        • Pipe-support structures
        • Material handling – Skid Stackers
        • Conveyor-supporting structures, transfer stations etc.
        • Product-storage facilities
        • MCC buildings
        • Pump houses
        • Cooling-water systems – cooling towers
        • Waste-water treatment facilities
        • Chimneys – stacks
        • Bridges
        • Culverts
        • Reservoirs
        BUILDING MATERIALS
        • Reinforced in-situ concrete,
        • Post-tensioning concrete,
        • Pre-cast concrete,
        • Masonry,
        • Timber,
        • Shipping containers,
        • Structural steel,
        • Light weight steel
        • Aluminium frames and
        • All other type of light-weight materials

        Structural Engineering Portfolio

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        Roads & Transportation

        The management team of the roads and transportation division of NWE consists of senior engineers with extensive experience gained while being employed by some of the largest and well-known Consulting Engineering Companies in South Africa. Projects have been undertaken for almost all the state road authorities in South Africa as well as various local authorities, large private bodies and authorities in neighbouring SADC countries.
        Department Head: Wouter Engelbrecht

        TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
        • Traffic and transportation modelling
        • Transportation and road planning
        • Traffic impact studies
        • Public transport systems and facilities
        • Road safety audits
        • Financial and economic feasibility studies
        • Transportation policy and legislation
        • Toll road feasibility studies
        ROAD RELATED SERVICES
        • Feasibility
        • Route evaluation and location
        • Consultation with authorities and public
        • Environmental impact assessments
        • Negotiation with utility owners
        • Geometric and pavement designs
        • Geotechnical investigation
        • Bridge and retaining wall designs
        • Hydrological studies
        • Stormwater drainage design
        • Bridge and major culvert hydraulics
        • Rehabilitation of existing surfaced and un-surfaced roads, bridges and stormwater drainage structure
        • Road management systems including pavement and asset management systems
        • The interpretation of intrusive testing
        • Project documentation and tender evaluation
        • Construction management and site supervision
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        Dam & Hydropower

        NWE Built Environment Consultants has extensive experience in dam engineering services covering all aspects, inception-, pre-feasibility-, and feasibility studies. Our engineers have the capability to deal both quantitatively and qualitatively with concepts, designs procurement and operations of dam engineering projects. We are experienced in the design, contract administration and construction supervision of dam engineering projects in the public and private sectors, as well as community based works programmes.
        Department Head: Wouter Engelbrecht

        DAM ENGINEERING
        • Hydraulic analysis and design
        • Structural analysis and -design
        • Hydrological analysis
        • Flood rooting and dam break analysis
        • Diversion structures
        • Hydraulic equipment design
        • Instrumentation & monitoring systems
        • Environmental services
        • Project costing & finance modelling
        • Contract documentation & adjudication
        • Contract supervision
        GEOLOGY & GEOTECHNICS
        • Geotechnical and geotechnical analysis
        • Seismic risk analysis
        • Slope stability
        • Slope stability of surface excavations
        • Profiling test holes for materials
        • Material analysis
        • Contract supervision
        WATER RESOURCES & HYDROLOGICAL STUDIES
        • Water demand
        • Surface run-off
        • Hydrological studies
        • Yield determination of catchment
        • Yield risk assessment
        HYDROPOWER
        • Integrated power
        • Optimisation
        • Hydrologic equipment design
        • Structural analysis and design
        • Instrumentation and monitoring
        • Ecological reserve determination
        • Risk assessment
        • Power transmission
        • Project costing & finance modelling
        • Contract documentation & adjudication
        • Contract supervision
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        Mine Related Infrastructure

        The planning and design of mining infrastructure relies on the input of the civil, structural, mechanical and electrical disciplines. Our experience in this area covers feasibility studies, front-end engineering design, detail engineering design, project management and construction supervision of a wide variety of mining infrastructure.
        Department Head: Wouter Engelbrecht

        WATER
        • Environmental studies
        • Water balance modelling
        • Waste characterisation and management
        • Strategic planning for tailings and water management
        • Tailing Storage facility
        • Water supply
        • Flood studies
        • Pipeline analysis and design
        • Seepage control and contamination assessment
        • Water quality assessment
        • Diversion structures, storm water controls and spillways
        • Waste Water treatment facilities
        MINE FACILITY DESIGN
        • Bulk materials handling structures
        • Conveyor supporting structures, transfer stations etc.
        • Material Stackers (radial, skid etc.)
        • Crusher support structures
        • Product Storage Facilities
        • MCC Buildings
        • Pump Houses
        • Heavy industrial structural steel buildings
        • Fuel facilities
        • Heavy Duty Wash Bays
        • Processing plant infrastructure
        • Power distribution and reticulation
        BULK EARTHWORKS
        • Geotechnical and materials Investigation
        • ROM Tips and feeders including retaining walls
        • Haul road design
        • Overland terraces and service roads
        • Overburden and waste rock stockpiles
        • Hard parks for mining equipment
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        Project Management

        NWE has experience project managers in the fields of project management, contracts management, programme management and financial / risk management in order to assist International-, National- and Local Governmental Clients as well as private educational institutions and associated property developers.
        Department Head: Wouter Engelbrecht

        PROJECT INVESTIGATION
        • Investigations and reports
        • Feasibility studies
        PROJECT PLANNING
        • Critical path analyses
        • Programming of activities
        • Organisation and co-ordination
        • Community liaison
        FINANCIAL CONTROL
        • Cost estimates
        • Cost predictions and reports
        • Subsidy applications
        • Cost control
        PROJECT CONSTRUCTION
        • Site management and supervision
        • Quality assurance
        • Contract administration
        • Materials control
        • Inspections during manufacturing
        • Commissioning of projects