Mechanical room

A small building or home may have at most a utility room but in larger buildings, mechanical rooms can be of considerable size, often requiring multiple rooms throughout the building, or even occupying one or more complete floors (see: mechanical floor).

Technical rooms in residential houses typically house technical equipment such as air handling units, central heating, electric panels or water heaters, or gives easy access to utilities such as a building's internal stop-tap for water supply, inspection holes for greywater or sewage lines.

Mechanical rooms typically house the following equipment:[1] Equipment in mechanical rooms is often operated and maintained by a stationary engineer or a maintenance technician.

Modern buildings use building automation systems to manage HVAC cycles, lighting, communications, and life safety equipment.

Often, the control system hardware is located in the mechanical room and monitored or accessed remotely.