The ANU SA8 project consists of 1031 student accommodation beds with single occupant rooms in 8 buildings across 5-8 storeys. The design of the complex is based on recommendations via a student survey which emphasised the importance of both indoor and outdoor communal spaces to encourage greater interaction among students
and families.

The construction will comprise of:

• 32 self-contained units
• Associated resident recreation facilities, common rooms and kitchen facilities
• Associated administration facilities
• Dining halls
• Bicycle parking
• Hard and soft landscape works including recreational courtyards and roof terraces
• Associated community facilities including cafe, gym, share way and mixed-use hardstand area

The project consists of two new 8 storey buildings, Bruce Hall and Wright Hall that feature symmetrical representation to create a singular image. The two halls are made up of 800 bed student residences incorporating two fully and self-catered dining halls, communal recreation areas, storage for 800 bicycles, and landscaping. The communal areas include study rooms, theatrette, laundry, common room, landscaped roof terraces and kitchen gardens. The project involved demolition of the existing Bruce Hall building and ground remediation prior to construction commencing.

Each building contains a dining hall located along the edges of University Avenue allowing the students to have a physical and visual connection between the respective halls. Given the historic placement of the existing Bruce Hall Dining facility, the proposed placement provides a historic link to the previous hall and the relationship of the diners to the University Avenue.

The Cooper Lodge is located at The University of Canberra’s Bruce Campus, a few minutes’ drive from Canberra’s city centre and the Belconnen Westfield shopping centre.

The project consists of two buildings, one of eight stories, and the other four stories, connected by bridge links on four levels. Both buildings will be home to 417 students at the University of Canberra. Cooper Lodge is a mixture of 267 single occupant studios and 30 five bedroom apartments. The project also includes an undercover secure area for bikes and motorcycles.

The ground floor of both the interconnecting buildings will provide convenient commercial and retail space for the students. This includes a cafe, bakery, restaurant, and supermarket, bar, University Student Services and a clothing store.

The project was carefully designed and styled each room with a modern feel whilst managing to provide an energy efficient, environmentally friendly and cost effective building. Cooper Lodge has been designed to meet the requirements of a 5 Star Green-Star rating.

Wing 5 of the Cameron Offices into off campus student accommodation for under and post graduate students at the University Of Canberra (UC). The Cameron Offices are iconic heritage buildings constructed primarily of concrete, and are located in the Belconnen Town Centre.

The adaptive reuse project will provide a modern student accommodation complex within an existing unique and significant heritage fabric. The project provides a student accommodation facility in a nearby off campus setting to support the activities of the UC which has seen its student numbers grow by more than 35% since 2007.

Once the refurbishment is complete the 5 storey building will house up to 260 students, providing a range of accommodation options such as 1 and 2 bedroom studio apartments, 3, 4, & 5 bedroom apartments, and communal facilities including kitchenettes, laundries, break out study areas and recreational facilities in a safe and secure environment.

The major focus for the Cameron Offices project is heritage conservation, with the building being listed in 2005 as a Commonwealth heritage place.

Gas divert around car park = 110m x 110mm pe

Divert gas around new bike shelters = 68m x 110mm pe

Including all Gas shut downs and connections

Built on the Canberra Hospital campus, the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children brings together a broad range of public health services, including maternity, maternal and foetal medicine, gynaecology, neonatal intensive care and paediatrics. These services are all located in a single, state-of-the art, three-storey facility.

• Demolition Works (plumbing services)
• Sanitary Drainage
• Sanitary Plumbing
• Trade waste Drainage
• Trade waste plumbing
• Grease Waste Drainage
• Grease Waste plumbing
• Domestic Water Supply (hot, cold and warm)
• Non Potable water
• Recycled rainwater
• Fire Mains
• Fire Extinguishers
• Fire Hydrants
• Fire Hose Reels
• Natural Gas Supply
• Temporary construction services as directed by the SI
• Fixtures and Fittings and equipment
• Storm water drainage
• Sub soil drainage

The new Kambah P-10 School, re-named Namadgi School is constructed on the old Kambah High School site. The project required the demolition of the existing buildings & the construction of buildings and facilities for: Preschool & Kindergarten, Years 1 to 10; a Performing Arts, Design Technology, Visual Arts, Science Laboratories, Learning Resource Centre, Administration, Gymnasium and Canteen.

The school accommodates 900 students and up to 120 teaching and ancillary staff.

Consisting of multiple discrete buildings, the involvement of specialist sustainable consultants in the early stages of the design was successful in ensuring the project objectives were included in the early design works, thus ensuring maximum uptake of sustainable design principles’ into the construction process.

The block is roughly square in shape, bounded by Drakeford Drive to the north-east, O’Halloran Circuit to the south-east, Kambah District playing fields to the north-west and a cycle/walkway to the south-west with the existing Urambi Primary School site beyond. Currently vehicle access to the School is gained from O’Halloran Circuit.

The site has a gentle fall across it from the north (rear) to the south (front) corners of approximately 6 metres and has an approximate total area of 74,500m2 The existing building group is located to the lower south-eastern sector of the site, with the western sector being occupied by playing field and northern area occupied by tennis, basketball and netball hard surface courts. The site includes a high number of well-established mature trees of varying speciesThe Namadgi School incorporates a range of sustainability principles. During construction materials with a high recycled content were used, such as the carpets and internal wall linings. A highly insulated building envelope was used as was “green” concrete mix. Clever design allows the maximisation of natural ventilation and learning spaces are filled with natural light. A photovoltaic solar system has also been installed to supplement the school’s power supply. This will have an output of 30kW.

All buildings on the site have individual ‘Smart Meters’ linked to the Building Management System. Software will allow students and staff to view and log power and water usage. Such monitoring will enhance students’ learning when studying sustainability, energy and environment.

A 200,000 litre rainwater retention tank is on site, with water able to be used for irrigation of the grounds. Each building has a grey water system for
toilet flushing.

At the completion of the demolition ninety-three percent of all materials from the former Kambah High School structure were recycled, exceeding the Green Star benchmark of eighty percent. This project was required to achieve a 5 Star Green Star – Education Design v1 certified rating.

• Sanitary plumbing and drainage;
• Stormwater plumbing and drainage;
• Trade waste plumbing and drainage;
• Grease waste plumbing and drainage;
• Grey water plumbing and drainage;
• Domestic cold water;
• Domestic hot and warm water;
• Fire hydrant service;
• Fire hose reel service;
• Natural gas service;
• Sanitary fixtures, fittings and tap ware

The new Defence Network Operations Centre located at HMAS Harman in Canberra co-locates a number of previously separate information based arms of Australia’s Defence Force.

Under the new roof, the DNOC team operates Australia’s fourth largest telecommunications network operating 24/7.

The $20M project required a fast track design, documentation and construction period with only 12 months between concept design
and commissioning.

The project is the planning, design, documentation, construction and commissioning of the HMAS Harman Communications Facilities. The facility is an important national asset for the Defence organization, incorporating high levels of security and operational reliability.

The scope comprises:

1. An extension to the existing Defence Network Operations Centre (DNOC) to house additional staff and computer equipment. DNOC is a secure, operationally critical facility that operates 24 hours a day and seven days a week.
2. A new stand-alone Data Centre. This is also a secure facility operating on a continual basis, containing a large number of computers, but largely unstaffed.

The site is located at HMAS Harman, between Fyshwick, ACT and Queanbeyan, NSW

DNOC Building

The building essentially comprises of

2100m2 ground floor extension

2100m2 level one extension Modifications to the existing Building 434

2012 Harman 434 extension to DATA centre upgrades fire service

Fire service bore 375m of 180mm pe

Electrical conduit 200m of 2 x 63mm pe

Sheppard electrical conduit 48m x 63mm

O’Donnell and Griffin electrical conduit 145m x 125mm pe

BUILDING 195 SERVICES New DATA building

The building essentially comprises of the following:

5,400 m2 ground floor plant rooms and

support areas.

3,000 m2 level 1 plant rooms and support areas.

3,000 m2 level 2 plant rooms and support areas.

3,000 m2 roof plant rooms.

Fire service 585m of 180 pe

Electrical conduit 240m x 2 x 63mm

Water service 188m of 180mm pe

Fire service 80m x 180mm pe

Rainwater 80m x 63mm pe

Sewer rising main 88m x 50mm pe

O’Donnell and Griffin electrical conduit 45m x 6 x 125mm pe.

A Plus Plumbing have undertaken the Design and Construction of Canberra Park; a student accommodation facility This circa $35.0 million project includes the construction of a multi level 128 bedroom / 160 bed Residential Aged Care Facility and associated amenities including a commercial kitchen, commercial laundry, chapel, reception foyer, administration area , café, 2 passenger lifts, underground car parking and extensive landscaping

• Amenities Areas
• Café
• Plant rooms
• Kitchens
• Sanitary Drainage
• Grey Water Drainage
• Water Services Supply
• Stormwater Drainage
• Sewer Drainage
• Domestic Hot Water
• Domestic Water
• Domestic Cold Water
• Non Potable Water
• Fire Hose Reel System
• Fire Hydrant System
• Sanitary Fixtures
• Taps and Faucets
• Natural Gas System
• Grease Waste System
• Re-use Water System
• Trade Waste System

A Plus Plumbing have undertaken the Design and Construction of Canberra Park; a student accommodation facility located on the corner
of the Federal Highway & Old Well Station
Road, Gungahlin.

The project is being built in three stages:

• Stage 1—Student and group accommodation and food/dining hall (38,030sqm)
• Stage 2—Holiday Park with all facilities, cabins and sites
• Stage 3—Hotel

Overall, the development site covers 24,000sqm and is due for completion in March 2017.

The purpose built Canberra school and group accommodation and dining hall facility, will assist to meet the demand for accommodation for groups visiting Canberra.

The project is being delivered in conjunction with FreeSpirit Resort and Holiday Parks, nettletontribe and Northrop Engineers.

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Project Features

• 102 student accommodation rooms (for 408 students)
• 40 teachers rooms (for 72 teachers)
• 12 coach driver rooms (for 12 coach drivers)
• A dining hall and commercial kitchen
• Maintenance building and an undercover coach parking area for up to 12 coaches

Project Size

124,000sqm

The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) located in Canberra is a joint partnership between the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the University of NSW (UNSW). It provides an undergraduate learning/living environment for budding Officers of the ADF (Army, Navy and Air Force) to undertake both military and university studies whilst living on site and being exposed to the expectations and rigors of military life.

It also provides post-graduate study for civilians, more senior ADF personnel and public servants.

Approximately 900 Army and Air Force officer cadets and Navy Midshipmen are enrolled in the three year training program at ADFA. About another 500 cadets are currently completing a fourth year of academic studies or post-graduate studies through UNSW. These cadets come from around Australia

and from other Defence Forces around the world through military exchange programs.

ADFA is located in Campbell. It is situated next to Mount Pleasant and adjacent to the Royal Military College, Duntroon.

The redevelopment project at the ADFA is required to be completed by 2013 and will provide much required vital upgrades to the existing facilities and services at the campus. A majority of the facilities were designed in 1981 in accordance with the prevailing standards and technology.
Since opening,

ADFA has undergone several significant changes in organisation and management arrangements of both the academic and military components. These upgrades will provide an opportunity for ADFA to rationalise the campus and re-evaluate their requirements keeping pace with the technological

advances and to meet their perceived needs for next two to three decades.

The following are the scope of works for the project:

1. Provide a new 1200 seat Assembly Hall on existing Adams Hall Site. Adams Hall (Building 2) is to be demolished.
2. Refurbishment of existing Building 30 and 32 to create a new Learning Space Environment.
3. Provide a new Indoor Sports Centre.
4. Refurbishment of existing Cadets Mess Hall Kitchen (Building 4).
5. Refurbishment of existing JNCO and SNCO Living In Accommodation facilities (Buildings 7 to 11).
6. Creation of new space in existing Building 3 for the Divisional Officers and Chaplains Office.
7. Provision of new Bike Shelters.
8. Upgrade of mechanical central plant items for certain buildings only.
9. Provide a new Battle PT ropes training area

The work under this contract covers the complete supply, installation and testing of the work

• Preliminaries
• Materials
• Excavation and Backfill in rock excavation
• Subsoil Drainage
• Stormwater Drainage
• Rainwater recycling systems
• Condensate tundishes
• Domestic Gas Services
• Greasy Drainage
• Sanitary Drainage & Plumbing
• Domestic Cold Water
• Domestic Hot Water
• Fire Hydrant Service
• Fire Hose Reel Service
• Downpipes
• Sanitary Fixtures & Appliances
• Pumps & Control Equipment
• Demolition works as indicated on drawings
• ADFA 10 projects including gas infrastructure upgrade to gas reticulation
• Gas 460m x 315mm pe 100kpa
• Gas 220m of 110m pe 100kpa
• Including all Gas shut downs and connections
• Water service 265m of 180mm pe
• Fire service 130m of 180mm pe
• 90m 4 x 180mm pe electrical

The HMAS ALBATROSS redevelopment project will upgrade and refurbish existing facilities and infrastructure for the command, training, maintenance, operational and administration functions to meet projected base operational and support capabilities for at least the next 20 to 30 years.  Present infrastructure deficiencies are impacting this required capability.

HMAS ALBATROSS is an operational Naval Air Base with over 2,000 on site staff, the redevelopment project (stage one) aims to undertake major civil infrastructure upgrade works whilst limiting disruption to the base operations and staff.

The project scope of works includes, but is not limited to major activities listed

The major civil infrastructure works will involve the following

• Construction of approximately 9.5 lineal kilometres of underground potable and fire water main pipework and valve infrastructure including fire brigade booster valves attack hydrants and feed hydrants.
• Construction of approximately 1.2 lineal kilometres of 33kV high voltage underground conduits and pit infrastructure
• Construction of approximately 2.6 lineal kilometres of  high voltage underground conduits and pit infrastructure
• Construction of approximately 1.4 lineal kilometres of 11kV high voltage underground conduits and pit infrastructure
• Construction of approximately 3.2 lineal kilometres of 415/240 voltage underground conduits and pit infrastructure
• Construction of approximately 1.6 lineal kilometres of underground communications and data conduits and pit infrastructure
• Construction of approximately .76 lineal kilometres of underground civil stormwater pipe work and pit infrastructure
• Construction of approximately 1.2 lineal kilometres of natural gas underground mains pipework and valve infrastructure

Design and construct and commission a new waste disposal facility to convert general solid waste into compost.

The site was once the Woodlawn Open Cut Mine which produced zinc, lead and copper ore until 1998. Veolia established a waste disposal facility for Sydney’s southern suburbs general waste at the site. Veolia also uses the disposal of by-products to generate electricity.

The environmental approval granted to Veolia to use the Woodlawn mine site as a waste disposal facility requires the property to be rehabilitated for agricultural use. To achieve this, the MBT Facility was designed to convert (upon completion of Stage 2), 200,000 tonnes of general solid waste into 40,000 tonnes of compost each year to be used as clean fill material.

The Woodlawn MBT Facility will increase the resource recovery capabilities of the Woodlawn site, through the production of compost from the organic faction of waste. This will assist the municipal and commercial sectors to meet their resource recovery targets set by the NSW Government.