Core mechanical, electrical, and public health engineering for early-career engineers and non-MEP professionals working with technical teams. From HVAC fundamentals to commissioning — the building blocks of every building services project.
15 lessons taking you from fundamentals through to working application — written for engineers and decision-makers, not students.
Why this course exists. If you work with engineers but don't speak engineer, every meeting wastes time. If you're early-career in MEP, the standards alone don't tell you why decisions are made. This course bridges that gap with the core concepts every MEP engineer uses daily.
Who it's for. Architects, project managers, asset managers, sustainability consultants, and early-career MEP engineers. Anyone who needs to engage technical teams without bluffing.
How it's written. Practising-engineer voice, real systems, simple explanations of why heat moves, why we ventilate, why circuits trip. No textbook physics — just the working understanding you'd get from sitting next to a senior engineer for a year.
Read in order, or jump to the lesson you need. Each lesson stands alone but the course flows from foundation to application.
Roles, disciplines, scope and the language of mechanical, electrical and public health engineering.
Heating and cooling load calculation, distribution, equipment selection. The HVAC core.
Boilers, heat pumps, district heating — types, sizing, efficiency.
Chillers, DX systems, district cooling. When each makes sense.
Natural ventilation, mechanical extract, MVHR — selection criteria.
DHW demand calculation, storage vs instant, legionella control.
Power distribution architecture, switchboards, busbar, sub-mains.
Lux levels, glare, controls, daylight, LED selection.
Cold and hot water supply, booster sets, materials selection.
Drainage stack design, foul / surface, materials, gradients.
Compartmentation, smoke control, fire detection, sprinklers.
BMS architecture, controls strategy, BACnet / KNX / Modbus.
Solar PV, solar thermal, heat pump integration with MEP.
IFC workflows, clash detection, MEP coordination disciplines.
Commissioning protocol, BSRIA / CIBSE Codes, soft landings.
Structured to support self-certified CPD logging. Each lesson provides clear learning objectives, technical content, knowledge checks, and downloadable evidence — the four elements UK chartered bodies recognise for self-certified CPD entries.
Eight outcomes. Read the course end-to-end and you’ll be able to act on each one without looking up the standard.
Understand the MEP disciplines and how they interact on real projects.
Read HVAC drawings and know what a chiller, AHU, FCU, MVHR actually does.
Size electrical loads to a working approximation for early concept design.
Specify lighting to BS EN 12464-1 / CIBSE LG07 with an idea of why.
Understand drainage above and below ground, gravity vs pumped, vent systems.
Spec hot water systems with awareness of Legionella risk and L8 ACoP.
Read a BMS schematic and identify control loops, sensors, actuators.
Engage commissioning and understand handover documentation requirements.
First 2 lessons are free, no signup. For the rest, pick what fits.
Team licences from £99/seat (5+ seats). Contact hello@novtriq.tech.
Three companion courses that pair well with MEP Fundamentals.
No signup, no card. Read the first lessons, take the quizzes — then decide.
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