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The company

About us

Afazeres Curiosos works on the design, supervision and verification of technical installations β€” HVAC, domestic hot water, electrical, telecommunications and fire safety.

Γ‚ngelo Deus, founder of Afazeres Curiosos
Origin and leadership

Experience applied to technical installations

Afazeres Curiosos - Unip, Lda was founded in 2020 by Γ‚ngelo Deus, who holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and Management, specialising in Thermal Mechanics.

It draws on thirty years in technical installations: production management and technical management of HVAC, electrical, fluid network and thermal plant works, and commercial management of maintenance contracts for buildings in operation β€” banks, shopping centres, hospitals, hotels and industry.

This experience covers projects for clinics, industrial units, hotels and thermal plants.

Building services and site supervision

Technical areas

HVAC units on a building roof at dusk

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC)

Domestic hot water tanks in a plant room

Domestic hot water (DHW)

Electrical switchboards lined up on a building's technical floor

Electrical systems and power

Telecommunications racks in a building's technical room

Telecommunications (ITED and ITUR)

Building lobby with fire detection and signage

Fire safety (SCIE)

Reinforced concrete structure under construction with a crane in the background

Civil construction and structures

Plant room with water pumps, pipework and pressure gauges

Water supply and drainage networks

Services

What we do

HVAC units on a building roof at dusk01

HVAC

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning designs, with analysis of thermal comfort, air quality and energy consumption.

See HVAC β†’
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Electrical Systems

Low-voltage electrical installations, switchboards, lighting, emergency power systems and integration with renewable energy.

See Electrical Systems β†’
Telecommunications racks in a building data centre03

Telecommunications

ITED and ITUR designs for electronic communications infrastructure.

See Telecommunications β†’
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Fire Safety

Fire safety (SCIE) designs, self-protection measures and support with the ANEPC licensing process, protecting people and property.

See Fire Safety β†’
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Construction Supervision

Technical monitoring on site, verification of workmanship and quality, and document management, within the scope agreed for each project. Includes civil construction and structures, and water supply and drainage networks.

See Construction Supervision β†’
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Commissioning

Testing, verification and start-up of technical installations, validating performance against the design before handover to the project owner.

See Commissioning β†’
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Technical Audits

Rigorous diagnosis of the condition of existing installations, identification of non-conformities and well-founded recommendations for improvement.

See Technical Audits β†’
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Technical Consultancy

Technical support for design decisions, choice of solutions, optimisation of installations and specialist opinions.

See Technical Consultancy β†’
Domestic hot water tanks in a plant room09

DHW

Production, storage and distribution of domestic hot water, including solar thermal, heat pumps and energy retrofit.

See DHW β†’
Owner's representative, seen from behind, following the team on a construction site at sunset10

Client Representation

Technical representation of the project owner from brief to handover, with cost, time and quality under control.

See Client Representation β†’
MEP drawings with review marks and a laptop showing the 3D model of the installations11

Design Review

Review of MEP designs before construction: compliance, coordination and quantities.

See Design Review β†’
Technician with a torch inspecting old pipework and electrical panels in a plant room12

Technical Due Diligence

Checking a building's technical installations before purchase or lease, with future costs.

See Technical Due Diligence β†’
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Team Curation

Selecting and coordinating the right design team, appointed directly by the client.

See Team Curation β†’
Legal information

Company details

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Do you need MEP engineering support?

Talk to us about online consultancy, design development and review, site supervision, commissioning or audits in HVAC and DHW, electrical systems, telecommunications and fire safety.