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QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY BELFAST, ONE ELMWOOD
LIGHT FOR A BRIGHT GENERATION NUGENT USED INNOVATIVE METHODS TO PROVIDE THE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION FOR THE NEW QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ UNION BUILDING…
N UGENT worked closely with the Main Contractor Felix O’Hare to provide the MEP installation of One Elmwood, the new Student Centre and Students’ Union at Queen’s University in Belfast. The open-plan, modern 10,000 sq m space cost £30m and has replaced the iconic Students’ Union (SU) building that was inaugurated in 1967. The original SU went through a major refurbishment in 2005, during which MEP services were also carried out by NUGENT. The incredible facilities will accommodate 25,000 students and staff. The new building features vibrant social and commercial spaces such as the Mandela Hall and state-of-the-art facilities for clubs and societies and will transform the provision of student services and support
offered by the University. The electrical installation comprised of the following systems: LV main switchboard and associated sub-mains cabling, general containment and distribution (including support structure), sub-switch boards and distribution boards, general purpose power, general and emergency lighting, lighting control system, data and communications cabling (including UPS back up supply installation), disabled toilet alarm and disabled refuge alarm systems (networked to Queen’s University Belfast – QUB – central security), fire alarm installation (also networked to QUB central security), electrical services associated with the mechanical services install, and audiovisual distribution system installation (excluding event lighting). NUGENT provided the installation of a
public address system, intruder alarm, internal and external IP CCTV systems and access control (all networked to QUB central security), electrical services associated with passenger and goods lift installation, photo-voltaic panel (46no.), lightning protection, hearing loop/ infrared hearing assistance system, earth bonding to services and structural steel. The company also worked on inspection, testing and commissioning, provision of as-fitted drawings and provision of demonstrations and training. Specific requirements As NUGENT was also responsible for the mechanical installation, one of the main challenges faced by the company was coordinating the installation of electrical containment and the various mechanical
“NUGENT couldn’t be more satisfied with the installation delivered at one of the new landmarks in Belfast.”
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