The National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) project entailed the construction of a new Nursing, Therapies, Sociology and Politics (NTSP) building which comprised of treatment rooms, phonetics and recording booth, rehab facilities, various treatment laboratories, lecture theatre, study areas, classrooms, staff and administration offices.  The gross floor area was 5,500m².

Constructed to a tight programme, the co-ordination of the varied and high quality finish of the building was challenging.  Internal finishes included Fermacell partitions and linings, hardwood joinery, as well as numerous floor, wall and ceiling finishes. Some of the curtain walling spans three floors, stiffened with beautifully detailed lattice trusses. There is also a curved stairwell enclosed in "Reglit" glazing.
 

Our contracts manager and our services coordinator worked closely with the relevant services contractors to ensure that all of the many aspects of the services came together to reflect the designer and building users' requirements.  As well as the normal mechanical and electrical installations encountered in a building of this type (LPHW heating, air-conditioning, building management system etc) the building contains a very complex ventilation system, whereby ventilators on individual windows are activated by CO² sensors in the rooms.  Lights are generally activated by motion sensors, as an energy-saving feature.  We also had significant involvement in planning and detailing of the air-testing of the building.