Projects by Jako Industries

ABC Headquarters

The ABC Headquarters building was completed in September of 2004. The new contemporary building included administration, television, radio facilities including rehearsal rooms, drama and dance theatre and studio and audio booths.

Project Name: ABC Headquarters
Client: ABC
Architect: JCY
Mechanical Consultant: NDY
Builder: John Holland
Completed: September 2004
BMS: TAC Schneider
Chiller Plant: Trane
AHU’s: Carrier
Project Value: $3.5M AUD
ABC Headquarters,
Introduction:

The ABC Headquarters building was completed in September of 2004. The new contemporary building included administration, television, radio facilities including rehearsal rooms, drama and dance theatre and studio and audio booths.

Project Description:

New state of the art facility to house the ABC’s broadcasting studios in Western Australia.
Mechanical services consisted of:

  • Central chilled water systems complete with cooling towers and pumps.
  • Ultra violet water sterilising system.
  • Central heating water boilers.
  • One 14 zone built-up air handling unit delivering 53,000 Litres per second.
  • A Further Fifteen 15 air handling units.
  • Precision controlled AC units serving the data and data storage rooms.
  • Energy optimisation systems to control the usage of Mechanical Plant.
  • A (DDC) building management system incorporating security and fire.
  • Associated piping and sheet metal duct.
  • Acoustic treatment to mechanical systems serving studios.
  • Attenuation and noise control requirements.
Technical Challenges:

Project involved many complexities including stringent acoustic requirements for systems serving the radio and television studios and staged handover for critical areas. The project had a construction period of 18 months and was completed in September 2004. In excess of 50 client initiated system changes were managed throughout the project duration and a significant amount of redesign was required due to space and programming constraints.

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