UCC ERI Building
Project: UCC Engineering Research Institute Building
Start Date: January 2005
Completion Date: January 2006
Value range: €100 - €500K
Mechanical Contractor: Rotary Mechanical
Consultant: JV Tierney
Main Contractor: Pierse
Description
This is a 3000 sq metre facility containing customised laboratories, pilot trial space, environmental control rooms and general office space. It is a multiple discipline facility with over 100 researchers working on varied fields such as. Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering : Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Microbial Genomics, Biodiversity & Ecotoxicology and Marine and Freshwater.
Specific Challenges
- Pioneering Mechanical Design
- Complex Controls Routine to cascade various heating and Cooling Sources
- Liaising with Specialist third parties
- Providing detailed historic energy and performance data to site researchers
Details
- Various heating/cooling routines
- Space heating
- Air handling plant
- Web interface
