Engaged By: BPSM Architects

Builder: Fairbrother

Client: OneCare

Location: Glenorchy, TAS

Category: Health

Engineering Services Provided: Electrical, Mechanical, Comms/Sec, Fire

The project involved the construction of 25m Hydrotherapy Pool, Clubhouse, Amenities, Kiosk, Café and Maintenance Facility over 2 levels on the site adjacent to the Barossa Park Aged Care Facility.

 In addition an Overflow Car Parking Facility, piping of river and associated walking tracks and a Community garden were a feature of this project.

Key Engineering features of the project included:

• Use of latest technologies and alternative solutions for an integrated wireless nurse call system with redundancy, Wi-Fi telephony complete with fire and security system alarm messaging

• Occupancy sensing for various exhaust and electrical systems control

• Lighting throughout utilised the latest in LED technology coupled with control systems.

• Wi-Fi infrastructure and networks to enable VLAN of both Staff and Residents wireless internet access couple with resident care software installations other than acting on a platform for these services

• Fully networked CCTV system comprising of some 80 cameras via dedicated Cat 6 cabling

• Public access and Car Park lighting installations

• Body protection systems

• In-slab floor heating systems

• Background Music and Paging systems  inclusive of auxiliary hearing augmentation systems

• Technologies incorporating automation of external glazing blinds and electric window/louvres awnings controlled via ambient temperature levels

• Natural gas fired Heating Hot Water condensing boiler installation including skid mount dual boilers/primary pumps/hydraulic separator, secondary circulating pumps, pool heating heat exchangers supply air reheat coil, all pipework and insulation, chemical dosing and make-up/expansion equipment

• Pool hall dehumidification, ventilation and air conditioning system including packaged heat exchanger units/cool/reheat dehumidifier, filters, HHW reheat coil, collapsible fabric supply ductwork

• Variable Refrigerant Volume A/C systems

• DDC control technology for mechanical services systems control