Overview

The Water Supply Network Design course provides a comprehensive and practical framework for the design, review, compliance verification and commissioning of building water supply systems within Abu Dhabi’s regulatory environment.

Across seven modules, participants examine the Abu Dhabi plumbing regulatory framework, water-demand calculations and system configuration, pipe-network hydraulics, storage and network management, booster-pump design, hot-water and solar systems, and controls, testing, commissioning and compliance. The course follows the full lifecycle of the water supply system from the external source and utility connection through internal distribution and final operational handover.

The course is grounded in the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) and local Abu Dhabi requirements and connects code intent with practical engineering calculations, system configuration, hydraulic design and authority coordination. Real project scenarios, solved calculations, design mistakes and compliance issues are incorporated throughout to help participants develop engineering judgement beyond minimum prescriptive compliance.

Who Should Enrol?

This course is designed for professionals involved in the design, review, coordination and commissioning of building water supply systems, including:

Senior plumbing design engineers.
Sanitary and water-supply engineers.
Water-supply systems design managers.
Mechanical and MEP consultants.
Site and commissioning engineers.
Engineering professionals responsible for authority submissions and technical reviews.

The course is particularly relevant to professionals responsible for translating fixture demand and code requirements into hydraulically balanced networks, pressure-control strategies, booster systems and coordinated water-supply designs suitable for Abu Dhabi authority approval.

Why This Course Matters

A building water supply network must deliver the required quantity of potable water at suitable pressure and quality under changing occupancy and demand conditions. Achieving this requires more than selecting pipe diameters: engineers must coordinate utility connections, water demand, elevation, friction losses, storage, pressure zoning, pumping and hot-water systems within one integrated design.

Incorrect fixture-unit calculations, oversized or undersized pipes, inadequate pump head, missing pressure zones, poor storage arrangements or insufficient commissioning can result in pressure failures, water stagnation, excessive energy use, leakage, noise, contamination risks and authority rejection.

This course develops a complete engineering approach to water supply design, enabling participants to combine regulatory compliance with hydraulic performance, reliability, maintainability, energy efficiency and practical commissioning requirements.

Course Deliverables

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Interpret and apply UPC requirements and Abu Dhabi regulatory requirements governing building water supply systems.
Calculate building water demand using Water Supply Fixture Units (WSFU), diversity and demand-conversion methodologies.
Select appropriate direct, indirect or hybrid water-supply configurations based on building type, available pressure and operational requirements.
Perform pipe-network hydraulic calculations considering flow rate, friction losses, velocity and residual-pressure requirements.
Develop pressure-zoning and network-management strategies for mid-rise and high-rise buildings.
Size and select booster pumps using design flow, Total Dynamic Head (TDH), redundancy and control requirements.
Design and integrate hot-water, recirculation and solar-water-heating systems with appropriate temperature, scald and thermal-expansion protection.
Evaluate water-storage requirements, pipe materials, insulation and support systems for reliability and long-term performance.
Develop and review control strategies for pumps, tanks and temperature-management systems.
Plan and verify pressure testing, flushing, disinfection, commissioning and authority-compliance documentation prior to handover.

Why Professionals Choose This Course

Designed specifically as a PE-level course for senior plumbing and water-supply professionals in Abu Dhabi.
Covers the complete water-supply lifecycle from regulatory review to commissioning.
Develops practical WSFU and water-demand calculation skills.
Explains direct, indirect and hybrid building water-supply configurations.
Applies Bernoulli and Darcy–Weisbach principles to real hydraulic-design decisions.
Covers pipe sizing, friction losses, velocity limits and residual-pressure verification.
Provides dedicated coverage of pressure zoning and booster-pump design.
Integrates potable-water storage, network resilience and utility coordination.
Covers hot-water systems, recirculation, scald protection and solar integration.
Connects technical design with DMT review, AHJ requirements, testing, commissioning and handover.

The course helps experienced engineers move beyond rule-of-thumb sizing and develop water-supply systems that are hydraulically sound, energy-efficient, maintainable and ready for authority review and real-world operation.

Course Content

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Module 01 — Abu Dhabi Plumbing Regulatory Framework

Establish a clear understanding of the regulatory framework governing water-supply systems in Abu Dhabi, including UPC intent, public-health principles and the role of DMT as an Authority Having Jurisdiction. The module also addresses utility coordination, submission responsibilities, maintainability and how professional engineering judgement complements—but does not replace—code compliance.

Module 02 — Water Demand and System Configuration

Calculate building water demand using Water Supply Fixture Units, diversity and probable-flow conversion methods. Compare direct, indirect and hybrid water-supply arrangements and select appropriate configurations according to occupancy, building type, available municipal pressure, operational reliability and authority requirements.

Module 03 — Pipe Network and Hydraulic Design

Apply hydraulic principles to the sizing and optimisation of water-distribution networks. The module covers design flow paths, friction and minor losses, velocity control, pressure balance, residual-pressure requirements, Bernoulli’s equation, Darcy–Weisbach calculations and coordination with booster-pump and pressure-zoning strategies.

Module 04 — Water Storage and Network Management

Examine water-storage requirements, tank configurations, pressure zoning and network-management strategies that support reliable operation under peak demand, utility fluctuations and maintenance conditions. Participants also evaluate pipe materials, insulation, supports, flow-control devices and durability considerations for potable-water networks.

Module 05 — Booster Pumps

Develop booster-pump systems for buildings where available municipal pressure cannot satisfy network requirements. Calculate design flow and Total Dynamic Head, compare constant-speed and VFD systems, establish duty/standby redundancy, develop pressure zones and coordinate control strategies for stable, efficient and reliable water delivery.

Module 06 — Hot Water and Solar Integration

Design and integrate storage and instantaneous water-heating systems with the building water-supply network. The module addresses demand and storage sizing, temperature control, scald protection, thermal expansion, recirculation, heat losses and solar-water-heating systems appropriate to UAE climatic conditions.

Module 07 — Controls, Testing and Commissioning, and Compliance

Bring the complete system into operation through coordinated controls, testing and commissioning. Participants examine pump and tank control logic, pressure and leakage testing, flushing, disinfection, booster-pump testing, temperature verification, authority inspections, common non-compliances and the documentation required for safe operational handover.

Water Supply Network Design

AED 2,500 AED 3,500

AED 2,500 AED 3,500

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