August 20, 2026 in News
Heritage Meets High Standards — Melbourne Townhall
When Walker Fire Protection was tasked with upgrading the fire sprinkler system at Melbourne’s heritage-listed Town Hall, the project presented ...
Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL)
The Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL) underwent a refurbishment to achieve an upgrade that upheld latest code authority requirements.
A.G. Coombs partnered with Johnstaff Projects to deliver end-to-end project services for the World Health Organisation (WHO), as part of the VIDRL refurbishment.
A section of the level 1 car park was transformed into four PC2 labs and a meeting room; new PC2 and PC3 labs were installed on level 2; and a PC3 lab on level 2 was refurbished. Plant upgrade was also undertaken on the building’s roof to service the entire site. Upgrades included:
- A new gas fired external heating water heater and circulating pump.
- A new gas fired steam boiler.
- New compressed air plant.
- Reverse Osmosis Water systems. Exhaust Ventilation Systems.
Air Handling Units (AHUs).
Gas tight dampers.
The scope of works also included:
- Extension of existing chilled water, heating water, natural gas and steam reticulation pipe works.
- Modification of Laboratory Gases and extension of CO2 and compressed air reticulation systems to nominated laboratory outlets.
- Refurbishment of mechanical service systems to comply with the latest codes and standards.
- Upgrade of the building management system (BMS) to provide automatic control of the supply and exhaust systems including the decontamination / fumigation process.
