PURA Design Ltd was formed in 2009 by Julian Saunders as a new and refreshing consultancy providing Environmental Services Engineering design and support to the built environment. PURA Design draws on Julian’s 34 years of experience working with major global consultancies within the Civil Engineering and Building Services sectors on projects from high security category C prisons to 5 star hotels.
Our portfolio encompasses the following business areas
• Healthcare; hospitals, operating theatres, wards
• Pharmaceutical research; Glaxo, Pfizers
• MOD establishments; airfields, regimental headquarters, messes
• Research laboratories, UCL, UCWM
• Retail; retail parks, shopping centres
• Leisure; hotels, sports centres, cinemas
• Commercial; bespoke and speculative office developments, high rise
• Residential; mixed use high rise, estate development, social housing, prestige
• Transport; airports, railway stations, highways
• Home Office; prisons, Young Offenders Establishments, Courts
The company ethos is to promote the best value for money design embracing sustainable solutions and the latest technology in renewable energy to reduce operating costs and minimise the impact on the environment. The scope for system design includes
• Water supply; potable water, grey water, treatment, laboratory grade water
• Hot water systems; solar heated energy, geothermal systems
• Building drainage; foul and rainwater drainage, external drainage systems, rainwater harvesting, grey water collection, siphonic rainwater collection systems, vacuum drainage systems, chemical/radioactive drainage
• External drainage; foul and surface water, SUDs, pollution control & interceptors
• Fire protection; sprinkler systems, wet and dry hydrant systems, water mist systems, full discharge inert gas systems
• Gasses; natural gas, laboratory gasses, medical gasses, anaesthetic scavenging
