Despite being one of the worst-hit real estate markets in the world due to the Covid pandemic, the Singaporean real estate and construction industry is experiencing significant growth and is well on its way to its former glory. Global Data predicts the Singapore construction market which stood at $22.4 billion in 2022 to grow at an AAGR of over four percent during 2024-2027. As a result, the region is now home to a huge number of real estate, infrastructure development, and construction service companies.
Among the hoard of companies operating in the market, one company that stands a notch higher than the rest is EWC Engineers. The company was founded in 1973 by Edward E Woo (Founder) by the name Edward E. Woo Consultants with a vision to provide high-quality and reliable mechanical & electrical engineering consultancy services.
Later in 2010, the company was rebranded as EWC Engineers. When the second generation of leaders tookover operations of the newly branded company, the initial focus was on growth alone. However, as the company grew and started gaining recognition in the industry, the organization started focusing on other business-critical aspects such as its employees, clients, industry knowledge, and ability to maintain sustainable growth. As a result, EWC is today a favorite and most preferred company for all stakeholders of the market.
“We see a strong potential growth in Asia especially in ASEAN and India where the majority of the population are young. We aim to provide our clients with professional services that can achieve an appropriate balance between design, environment, and cost consideration. Additionally, we are also registered with Professional Engineers Board Singapore and listed in BCA Public Sector Panels of Consultants ME 02”, says Calvin Leong, Managing Director, EWC Engineers.
Wide Service Portfolio
As an end-to-end construction service provider, EWC’s portfolio of offerings spans across four major areas – Building M&E Services Design, BIM & Building Services Coordination, ESD & Green Mark Consultancy, and Existing Building Inspection Studies. Additionally, the company handles projects across a variety of segments that include Commercial, Residential, Industrial, Public Sector, Institutional, Religious, and Country/Community Clubs.
However, M&E/MEP consultancy services with specialization in high containment laboratory facilities, data centers, district cooling, and HT electrical distribution are the ones that the company considers as its core flagship offerings. Offering such a myriad of services with exceptional proficiency has made EWC one of the most sought-after service providers in the region for every construction-related need.
“We specialize in Science & Technology infrastructure such as high technology
specification facilities (data centers, clean rooms, health facility, and high biocontainment laboratory facility BSL3), HT electrical distribution, district cooling facility, and environmentally sustainable design. Owing to the high demand for data center facilities in the ASEAN region, we have secured 20MW Data Center projects this year in Jakarta and have many more inquiries from Malaysia. With such optimism in the region, we will be setting up an office in Malaysia this year, followed by another in Jakarta and one more in India in the next 3-5 years”, adds Lam Siew Ping, Director, EWC Engineers.
The Singapore Building Construction Authority has stringent guidelines pertaining to sustainable design requirements, having a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.3 (for tropical weather), and the facility to have a design provision to be carbon neutral by 2050. Since most businesses and individuals are in a dilemma as to how these aspects can be incorporated into their buildings, EWC is also working tirelessly towards creating awareness of how this can be done in the simplest, yet efficient way. Additionally, the company also represents building owners in getting Green Mark Certification and submissions pertaining to regulatory requirements.
“To support green & sustainable engineering design, we offer energy sustainability design & consultancy services in various aspects including green mark assessment & gap analysis, life cycle costing, design for energy efficiency, waste management, environmental impact analysis, and sustainable material & product selection. Our ESD & Green Mark Team has assisted various building owners in achieving Green Mark Awards and would love to provide our services and value additions to more building owners”, says Gan Yi Zhe, Associate, EWC Engineers.
Owing to such fine practices and exquisite service offerings, EWC has to date successfully completed over 5000 projects. Additionally, the company has also been a proud recipient of numerous BCA Green Mark Awards with the BCA Green Mark Platinum Award for MHA’s HQ – New Phoenix Park being one of the highlights.
The Way Forward
When asked about the company’s future roadmap, Johnson Tan, Director of EWC Engineers says, “A 10- year roadmap is formed and updated constantly in our company. We see the need to have an identity such that the people within the company can identify with. Moving on, we want to expand our employee headcount from the current 30 to 200 by 2030 and strengthen our presence in the Asia market. We want to attract people who are aligned with our company’s mission and identity within the Asia region to join us. With this alignment of people, we envision offering the best engineering practice and good innovation to the Asian society”.
EWC is today a favorite & most preferred company for all stakeholders of the market
Calvin Leong, Managing Director
Calvin has over two decades of experience working across local and international firms and specializes in the areas of Concept Planning, Design, Specification, Tender & Contract Administration, Management, and Supervision of major M&E projects. Calvin is also a Professional Engineer with qualifications in sustainable and data center design.
Johnson Tan, Director
Holding a Master’s degree in Project Management from the National University of Singapore, a Professional Engineer, 22kV licensed electrical engineer, and with qualifications in sustainable & data center design, Johnson has 28 years of experience in mechanical & electrical planning, design, tender, site inspection, testing & commissioning, and project management.
Lam Siew Ping, Director
Having completed her BE in Mechanical Engineering from Nanyang Technology University & a Professional Engineer with a qualification in sustainable design, Lam has over eleven years of experience working with a wide variety of residential, industrial, institutional, office buildings, and school projects.
Gan Yi Zhe, Associate
A Mechanical Engineering graduate with a qualification in sustainable design, Gan has vast knowledge pertaining to the M&E requirements of various types of facilities including laboratories, institutions, office buildings, and residential buildings.
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