Steve Merridew
Principal, Building Services Engineering and Environmental Design
- Qualifications
- MEng Hons, CEng

Steve is a building services engineering director with a strong background in low energy design, masterplanning and infrastructure.
Steve advises the practice on how to maintain and improve inhouse sustainability as well as on projects and in doing so reduce our environmental impact and enhance our environmental credentials. He is a member of the reviewing panel for our bdplab which brings together the innovation and research explored across the practice, as well as acting as a stimulus for new research initiatives with both academia and industry.
He has led the environmental design of a number of key projects including a major sport and leisure development in east Manchester, the Enterprise South Liverpool Academy and the Nanjing Medical University in China.
Steve is a registered BREEAM assessor, Energy Performance Certificate Assessor, ECOHOMES assessor and a CIBSE low carbon consultant and was previously named as one of Building Magazine's Top 50 Rising Sustainability Stars.
Projects
Aviva Studios
Aviva Studios in Manchester hosts performances with state-of-the-art facilities. BDP provided acoustic, lighting, design management, and BSE services.
Nanjing Medical University
BDP’s design presents a strong architectural form that unites the two buildings, and responds to the landscape setting of the campus masterplan.
Enterprise Centre
The Enterprise Centre at the University of East Anglia sets a new standard for low-carbon buildings in the UK.
Coventry University College of Arts and Society
The new home for the College of Arts and Society at Coventry University reimagines two brutalist buildings.
Royal College of Physicians at the Spine
The Royal College of Physicians opens an exciting new purpose-built office in partnership with Liverpool City Council called RCP at The Spine.
Dhaka Metro Line 5
Dhaka, Bangladesh’s growing capital, is transforming with new metro lines.