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PROJECT CHALLENGES:
Continuity of acute and emergency care services; minimised dust, vibration and noise; deep excavation; design, construction and commissioning of MRI scanner facilities to high standards
AWARDS:
European Healthcare Design Award: NHS Healthcare Design (winner), 2017
Construction Excellence Awards: Health Infrastructure Award (shortlisted), 2017
IStructE NI Award (shortlisted), 2017
RIAI Awards, Health (winner), 2018
Schuco / RIBAJ Excellence Award - Health (regional winner), 2017
New-build NHS radiotherapy centre
Radiotherapy centre and alterations to chemotherapy unit within the existing estate of Altnagelvin’s acute hospital: consultation and treatment areas with four radiotherapy bunkers, Faraday cage, wards, offices, plant rooms, underground car park.
This project included the demolition of obsolete structures and relocation of existing accommodation/plant to free the site for construction of the new unit. Siteworks were designed to achieve cut/fill balance with minimal removal of material. Deep excavations were executed safely and successfully. Temporary and permanent retaining structures included contiguous piling and concrete walls. Crash decks were designed to protect an operational pedestrian tunnel during construction. Concrete structures were designed for the building’s lower levels with a 2-storey steel frame above to support metal decks with in-situ concrete floors and portal bracing for glazed elements. Vibration, sound, dust, etc were all tightly controlled during construction and our engineers liaised with statutory bodies to modify services without interruption (water, drainage, gas, oxygen, communications) and with experts on specialist facilities (scanner commissioner, radiation protection adviser, senior medical staff). Gas membranes/venting were added to take gas away from buildings.
Blue light routes were kept clear throughout construction.
