The adoption of a large-scale prefabrication strategy in the design and construction of mechanical services systems at the new Victorian Heart Hospital in Clayton solved numerous challenges associated with the build and project timelines and the approach is a precursor to future healthcare projects.

As Sean McGowan reports in the March – April 2024 edition of AIRAH’s Ecolibrium magazine, the project represents a watershed moment for the A.G. Coombs Group – and the mechanical services contracting sector more generally – with almost 30 per cent of construction hours spent prefabricating mechanical services systems components offsite

View the complete Ecolibrium magazine 10 page cover story here.

For more information about the Victorian Heart Hospital, Australia’s first dedicated cardiac hospital, visit https://victorianhearthospital.org/