AUGUST 2024
The Importance of Mechanical Rooms in Commercial Spaces
If you’re familiar with our work, then you know how dedicated we are to creating clinical and retail spaces that combine exceptional quality with high efficiency. Because helping companies thrive and effectively serving patients and customers is always our end game. A key component in making sure everything works properly when and where businesses need it the most is building a well-run mechanical room. We understand the crucial role the mechanical room plays in this, whether in new clinic building constructions or luxury office renovations. This often-overlooked area encapsulates essential systems like HVAC, compressors, vac systems, amalgam separators, and plumbing, ensuring everything runs smoothly.
Meticulous organization and thorough documentation of these systems are essential, particularly when dealing with complex building systems and designs. By focusing on these details, we ensure that every aspect of the practice or retail location operates seamlessly, supporting your commercial business’ success.
The bottom line is that a well-planned mechanical room is energy-efficient and easy to maintain. Here are some strategies and methods from our residential business that we use to design and build a well-organized and functional mechanical room across our luxury clinical and retail spaces.
Labeling and Documentation
We label and color-code throughout the mechanical room to ensure it is well-organized and easily identifiable for anyone who needs to work in the space. In our custom mechanical room, which we designed for Great Bay Orthodontics, all equipment, valves, and switches for items such as compressors, vacuum systems, amalgam separators, and mop sinks were properly labeled and easy to understand. Records of service and owners’ manuals are kept for ease of facility repair and maintenance work in the future.
Safety Measures
Accidents or injuries should always be prevented by capping your hot water lines with safety taps, securing loose cables, and regularly checking for potential hazards. For premier dental offices such as Elite Dental in Natick, we ensured all compressors, vacuum systems, water, and more were safely installed and able to be quickly adjusted if needed.
Room Layout
The room should be protected from both humidity and extreme cold or hot temperatures, which helps cut down on utility costs in the long term. We also strive to design and build a mechanical space large enough for easy maneuverability, enabling comfortable performance of both repairs and everyday tasks in a mechanical room. For our custom mechanical space designed for Concord & Lexington Oral Surgery Associates, we allowed for ample room to move about the equipment and also allowed for multiple people if necessary.
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The Wellen Commercial Team
