PROJECT
BRAIDSIDE INTEGRATEDPRIMARYSCHOOL
be discharged,” says Cormac. “The site is adjacent to a dual carriageway, so there were specific requirements for the acoustics to achieve safe noise levels that are acceptable for teaching children. A lot of effort went into this aspect of the design, even down to what ventilation strategy employed because the windows only have a marginal opening. One of the solutions was to install acoustic screens to help baffle the noise.” The block and brick superstructure includes rendered panels and some aluminium and a composite timber cladding. Underfloor heating and mechanical ventilation systems regulate the airflow and the temperature. There are PV panels on the roof. “Due to special restrictions within the building a roof top plant strategy needed to be employed.” Another aspect of the project involved
road re-alignment to allow a filter lane and new entrance to the busy Frys Road. “This required a lot of coordination between the teams and Transport NI.” Just before Easter, when handover was due to take place, Covid-19 locked down the site. “This added three months to the project due to the lockdown and the limitations with personnel numbers upon return,” says Cormac. “We knew the school had a hard deadline at the end of July because they needed a minimum of two weeks to get prepared for the kids coming back to school. “Normally before a handover you try to get as many people on site to finish up but the social distancing rules just didn’t allow for that. Closer to the end there was weekend work and a few late evenings pulled to complete on time.” Despite the challenges, Cormac is pleased with how the project turned out.
“There was great cooperation between all those involved and we ended up with a great product. The school is delighted. ”
Client: Trustees of Braidside Integrated Primary School CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES: Project Manager: Connor McGeown, WYG Architect: Isherwood and Ellis M&E Engineer: Beattie Flanigan C&S Engineers: Design ID Project QS: VB Evans CONTRACTOR TEAM: Main Contractor: Glasgiven Contracts Architect: Knox and Clayton M&E Engineer: ISD C&S Engineers: Gilligans PROJECTTEAM...
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