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101 Collins Street — Electrifying an Icon
101 Collins Street is a Melbourne landmark attracting some of Australia’s blue-chip corporations to occupy its prestigious location. In an age of gr...
A.G. Coombs Advisory was engaged as Independent Commissioning Agent, acting on behalf of the University and working with the design team, construction team, commissioning and building tuning teams to ensure the project’s commissioning and handover was well planned and executed to achieve the project outcomes.
Rising from the foundations of the existing Building 2, and with numerous interfaces with the existing iconic Building 1 tower and Central Park district cooling scheme led to many challenges for the new, high-tech facility designed by fjmt architects. The twisting form of the tower means no two floor plans are the same and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic during the first 12-month building tuning period has presented its own challenges.
The facility includes many complex systems requiring careful attention to commissioning planning and execution, including:
A.G. Coombs were responsible for the Mechanical Services Design and Construct installation based on building services consulting design by Steensen Varming and Wood (Superlab). A.G. Coombs also provided warranty maintenance, continuing whole-of-life services to the University.
Project Name: UTS Central
Location: Broadway, Sydney
Client: University of Technology, Sydney
Project Value: $307m
Independent Commissioning Agent
A.G. Coombs Advisory utilised its multi-disciplinary team of experienced building services engineers and commissioning specialists to work closely with the client, consultants and contractors ensuring commissionability and maintainability were considered through all phases of the project, and that commissioning and building tuning were verified and well documented for final handover. The project has achieved a certified 5 Star Green Star Design & As Built rating
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