· Engineering / Specification starter
A consultant-grade scope helper.
Not a quote.
A defensible scope is the foundation of a defensible deployment. For each discipline below we publish the documents required, the site-survey items to settle, the coordination owed to other trades, the commissioning artefacts, the handover items, the risks worth registering up-front and the exclusions and assumptions stated rather than assumed.
This is not a quotation tool. It does not return prices. It returns the scope you would build with us — so the conversation about price has a defensible structure beneath it.
What the specification starter is for
A structured scope outline per discipline, suitable for an early-stage RFP, an architect's design pack, an internal stakeholder briefing or an AMC-with-scope handover. It draws on the deployments we deliver, the standards we cite, and the failure modes we have observed.
When to use
When you are scoping a serious project and need a defensible structure before the first conversation with vendors or contractors.
When not to use
As a substitute for a site-specific scope of work. Each project has its own context that bends the checklist.
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Disciplines
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Project types
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Checklist items
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Risks tracked
· Project types
Pick the shape of the project first.
New build
Greenfield construction with the system designed in from carcass stage.
Retrofit
Existing occupied building; cabling pathways and architectural constraints already fixed.
Expansion
Phase-2 work over an existing TechnoGuru or third-party deployment.
Remediation
Audit-then-fix work on a deployment with known performance or compliance gaps.
· Disciplines
Eleven disciplines, eleven scope outlines.
Fire alarm and life-safety
Addressable detection, sounder phasing, evacuation cause-and-effect, voice-evacuation PA where the occupancy demands. Coordinated with sprinkler, hydrant, BMS and lifts for cross-zone interlock.
Coordinates with: 4 disciplines · 3 project types
Open scope outline →
CCTV / video surveillance
ONVIF-class IP cameras, VLAN-segregated VMS, design-led FOV/PPM coverage. Coordinated with structured cabling, PoE switching and access control for event correlation.
Coordinates with: 3 disciplines · 4 project types
Open scope outline →
Access control and intrusion
Card / biometric reader fabric, door controller topology, anti-tailgating logic, integration with CCTV and fire (mag-lock release on alarm).
Coordinates with: 4 disciplines · 3 project types
Open scope outline →
AV systems
Room-by-room AV scope — loudspeaker selection, display sizing, DSP and matrix routing, control interface. Coordinated with acoustic envelope and structured cabling.
Coordinates with: 3 disciplines · 4 project types
Open scope outline →
Home automation
Residential KNX / DALI / Rako fabric with scene-driven control across lighting, shades, climate and AV. Designed for vendor-independent longevity and lived-in flexibility.
Coordinates with: 2 disciplines · 3 project types
Open scope outline →
Auditorium / cultural hall
Front-of-house line array, stage lighting fabric, broadcast-grade AV, acoustic envelope and assistive-listening loop. Ceremonial-grade calibration.
Coordinates with: 4 disciplines · 3 project types
Open scope outline →
Conference room / boardroom
Per-room AV with conferencing platform certification, microphone bus, intelligibility target. Coordinated with structured cabling and the building's network.
Coordinates with: 2 disciplines · 3 project types
Open scope outline →
BMS — building management system
BACnet / Modbus building bus integrating HVAC, lighting, energy, fire-alarm status, generator and UPS into a single supervisory dashboard. Operator-facing.
Coordinates with: 4 disciplines · 4 project types
Open scope outline →
UPS / BESS — battery-backed power
Online-double-conversion UPS and / or LFP BESS sized to the actual load profile and ride-through requirement. Coordinated with generator-start and BMS visibility.
Coordinates with: 3 disciplines · 3 project types
Open scope outline →
Networking and structured cabling
Cat6A copper plant + OFC backbone, VLAN-segregated switch stack, controller-based Wi-Fi, PoE budget design. The substrate for every other discipline above.
Coordinates with: 5 disciplines · 4 project types
Open scope outline →
Hotel systems
Guest-room control, hospitality Wi-Fi, BGM, IPTV, voice, fire integration, key-card access. Coordinated for guest experience and property-management system tie-in.
Coordinates with: 5 disciplines · 3 project types
Open scope outline →
· Where to go next
Use the spec starter alongside the rest of the platform.
Engineering