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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a complete refit of 2,000sqm with an upgrade of all building services totalling $2.5m; the office space has been designed to a high standard incorporating intelligent lighting systems, state of the art A.V. solutions, and a full upgrade on the power and data installations while not forgetting staff amenity.
The office space will now incorporate a full URV system with associated main plant and local temperature controllers installed throughout the space to reduce energy costs and provide a cost for future working environment for the staff.
Posted in General | Leave a commentBSE provides designs for new Science Centre at The Kings School
The Kings School is currently undertaking the early stages of a $20M project to implement a new Science Centre. The centre boasts 18 new student laboratories; a dedicated tertiary research centre designed to PC2 standards and LED lighting. The building’s energy usage is controlled and monitored via a KNX-based management system.
BSE are involved in the mechanical, electrical lifts and sustainability services which incorporate automated window systems with sophisticated controls to ensure air conditioning system usage is minimised.
A key feature in the project is the nominated “learning points” throughout the building, which illustrate to the students how the building services work and what they look like.
Posted in General | Leave a commentBSE assist Walton Constructions to ensure ‘the price is right’
Walton Constructions requested the services of BSE to provide information suitable for the contractors to price the Russian Relief Association’s Retirement Aged Care Facility (RACF) to ensure that they were getting adequate value for money. On a very arduous program BSE meet the milestones and quality required. We appreciate the financial benchmarks in a very tight project that is difficult such as this 40 -50 Bed RACF and 6 Ilu’s connecting to and extending from an existing development.
Posted in General | Leave a commentHelping to get across the line
BSE have just completed assisting Australand in DA submission for stage 2 (78 apartments) of the Clemton Park Development. This not only included all building services within the building, it required some thinking and input to the developments master plan for the completed stages and the future stages (in excess of 900 apartments and 10,000m2 retail). BSE look forward to being involved in the very early stages of any development, and including our expertise at the concept phase.
Posted in Latest News | Leave a commentBeards, Sideburns, Everything.
It’s Movember and time to focus on men’s health. To show our commitment, BSE staff members are donating their faces to the cause by growing a moustache for the entire month of November, and need your support. The Mo’s will spark conversations, and no doubt generate some laughs; all in the name of raising vital awareness and funds for prostate cancer and male depression.
Why so passionate about men’s health?
*1 in 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime
*This year 20,000 new cases of the disease will be diagnosed
*1 in 8 men will experience depression in their lifetime
We’re asking you to support Our Movember campaign by making a donation at our team link below.
http://au.movember.com/mospace/1766912/
If you’d like to find out more about the type of work you’d be helping to fund by supporting Movember, take a look at the Programs We Fund section on the Movember website: http://au.movember.com/about
Thank you in advance for supporting our efforts to change the face of men’s health.
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IKEA’s Newest Superstore Opens Its Doors
BSE staff, including Principal, Andrew Fraser were honoured to be invited to attend the opening of the newest and largest IKEA store in Tempe located in Sydney’s south west in NSW.
IKEA Tempe which opened its doors on November 3rd 2011 has officially been awarded the title of the biggest IKEA in the Southern Hemisphere measuring an incredible 39,000m2 comprising of a 6,690m2 showroom, 6,690m2 market hall and a 12,860m2 warehouse, 1,680 parking spaces and a 760 seat restaurant.
With an estimated $135 million in construction costs, BSE provided technical expertise delivering mechanical, hydraulic, fire, vertical transportation and ecologically sustainable development (ESD) services for the Tempe superstore to meet the corporate requirements and community expectations which IKEA insist upon.
Thousands of eager IKEA lovers flocked to the Tempe store on Thursday to experience the opening, browse through the thousands of items in every size, shape and colour and participate in some of the fun and surprises that IKEA had in store such as the world’s largest meatball marathon, ABBA tribute band, live radio broadcast, quizzes, flat pack building competitions as well as prize giveaways and competitions.
Space Solved in Springvale
BSE Principal Andrew Fraser will attend the opening of new IKEA/Harvey Norman development in Springvale, Victoria on the 8th September 2011 to celebrate the achievement of a milestone in retailing – a new space of 100,000m2.
In this era of change in retailing, BSE has provided technical expertise for this new store to ensure that IKEA remains at the forefront. We have provided services to achieve both IKEA’s corporate requirements and community expectations.
IKEA’s sphere of operation is worldwide. All new stores and their services have to be of the highest quality and efficiency to achieve current expectations and remain relevant and beneficial in future years.BSE has met this challenge for this store.
BSE has completed mechanical, hydraulic, fire and ecologically sustainable development (ESD) services for the Springvale store, the largest in the southern hemisphere with over 60 different room settings and a market hall which covers almost 7000m2.
IKEA’s overall philosophy is to use renewable and recyclable materials in its products. This approach is also incorporated in their buildings. BSE contributed to these aims with high efficient air conditioning including chilled beams and thermal storage using anticipatory requirements. Hydraulic services including water harvesting for reuse in and around the building also significantly contributes. As the ESD consultants, BSE coordinated IKEA’s low energy requirements. We ensured the successful completion of the project across all disciplines.
Posted in Latest News | Leave a comment420 George Street, Sydney
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) selected BSE to act as the Green Star Accredited Professionals as well as the building services engineers for their new head office fit-out located at 420 George St Sydney, NSW. We were chosen to provide a seamless interface between their ecologically sustainable development (ESD) and building services construction goals – something that JLL had found to be lacking in past projects.
BSE provided all mechanical, electrical, hydraulics and fire services engineering, allowing an integration of a suite of ESD initiatives to achieve JLL’s ambitious targets for the high end fit-out.
ESD initiatives incorporated into the services design include:
- Efficient lighting systems and controls
- Integration with the base building’s active chilled beam system of supplementary air conditioning systems for meeting and high density office spaces
- High efficiency capacity controlled computer room air conditioning systems
- Energy efficient fittings and fixtures in staff common area facilities.
BSE also undertook tenancy energy modelling in accordance with the ‘NABERS Energy Guide to Tenancy Energy Estimation’ in order to confirm the proposed fit-out’s energy performance under Green Star and JLL’s aspirational targets for NABERS rating.
Posted in Latest News | Leave a commentKeeping the Flying Kangaroo Flying Green
BSE has been appointed the consulting engineers for the HV and LV power systems design. The work is associated with integrating the tri-generation plants into the Qantas-owned and operated HV network at the Sydney Airport jet base.
Ausgrid currently supplies power to Sydney Airport at 33kV to both airport zone substations. This is nearing capacity, with the network owned and operated by SACL (Sydney Airport Corporation Limited). Qantas takes supply from the Ausgrid zone substation located on Qantas Drive via four dedicated feeders to Qantas switching station ‘S’. Qantas then owns and operates their own HV network downstream of switching station ‘S’.
The project comprises two tri-generation plants. One jetbase 8.6MW is planned for construction in the existing car park located adjacent to the Qantas Q Catering Building. This plant will comprise of two 4.3MW gas generators. The intention is to augment the existing Qantas HV network between switching station ‘S’ and sub mains to extend the network to the new tri-generation building.
The smaller plant (Terminal 3, 3MW comprising of two 1.5MW gas generators) will connect into either the SACL or the Qantas network at Terminal 3.
The proposed operational times will be concurrent with Ausgrid’s peak and shoulder operational times to reduce costs and more importantly, reduce green house gas emissions by 40%.
Parallel operation will include the consistent import of electricity from Ausgrid’s network. This buffer is maintained to ensure reverse power into the networks do not occur and the generators have time to react to changing loads. Off-peak and excess demand during shoulder and peak consumption will still be obtained traditionally from Ausgrid’s network, while reducing the overall power draw from the authorities mains.
Posted in Latest News | Leave a commentBSE to help reinvigorate an old stomping ground
BSE has now been appointed all mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, fire and ecologically sustainable development (ESD) design, documentation and site attendance on the Dural Hotel (formerly the Vicar of Wakefield and before that, the Sunset Hotel).
The re-energising of the site involves a complete removal and remodel of the existing centre of the building, not only dramatically increasing the amenity of the building, but bringing it into the 21st century by including ESD design to save power and water consumption and provide air quality as required by current design standards to all entertainment and eating areas.
The introduction of new air conditioning systems, water capture and reuse as well as photovoltaic systems are to be used to provide a modern and efficiently functioning hotel that can once again be the focal point of the local community.
This will help reinstate the glory of its past where John Williamson, Cold Chisel, John Swan (brother of Jimmy Barnes) and Pat Drummond, have played.
The revised hotel will supply the local community with a long lost link to the past – bringing back great entertainment while offering a new outdoor setting, wine bar and eating facilities.
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