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Overview space campus, south eastern Regional College, Bangor
Leading M&E contractor meets noise and space challenges to install energy efficient and innovative system…
Superb performance by Harvey Group in SPACE!
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s a unique facility, the new £12million SPACE campus at South Eastern Regional College (SERC) in Bangor required a unique M&E solution. This challenge was met head on by Harvey Group working collaboratively with M&E consultants, Bennett Robinson and main contractor, O’Hare & McGovern. The new 3,650 m² facility was funded by the Department for Employment and Learning and is aiming to boost education and training across three areas – creative industries, computing and engineering – by providing bespoke accommodation for the Schools of Manufacturing and Electrical Engineering, Computer and Software Engineering and Performing and Creative Arts. The heart of the Performing Arts Centre is the theatre, around which rehearsal and production studios are located. The theatre
has all the attributes of a professional auditorium and, in addition to being suitable for staging professional productions, it provides first-class rehearsal, recording and performance facilities for the students of Bangor and the surrounding area. The Technology Innovation Centre provides a business quality learning environment that further enhances the College’s existing capacity for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology and Engineering sciences. As Paul Stevenson, Contracts Manager at Harvey Group, explained, the company faced a range of challenges across the project. “The plant rooms were small and spread out throughout the building, while the ceiling void space was tight and had to incorporate a number of services as well as the
steelwork. To combat this, all the services were well co-ordinated with the various parties involved to ensure that everything fitted perfectly and that we didn’t face any clashes during the installation process. A lot of time and thought was also put into the design of the plant rooms to create the best possible arrangement.” The team was also challenged with maintaining critical noise levels. “The music rooms and recording studios had to achieve an NR25 noise rating, meaning that certain aspects of our mechanical installations could have affected this. Again, we had to put a lot of thought into this along with the design team, with all the plant carefully selected and positioned within the building to avoid any issues.” The M&E installation on this new build project was extensive, yet the overarching feature of
“We go into these projects aiming to build relationships and work as part of a wider team and we are delighted with the end result.” 54 | PLUMBING & HEATING MAGAZINE
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