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Douglas Building RNSH

Douglas Building RNSH
THE DOUGLAS BUILDING, ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL
SYDNEY, NSW

This building was initially known as the POEM Building (Paediatrics, Obstetrics, Emergency, Maternity) but was later renamed the Douglas Building, which also incorporated a severe burns unit. The design included a number of operating theatres, negative pressure isolation rooms, a particularly complex fire matrix and a zone smoke control system.

Sector: Health Care
HVAC Value: $ 5 million
Developer: NSW Department of Health
Head Contractor: Brookfield Multiplex
HVAC Design: Bassett Consulting Engineers (plus part D&C)
Completion date: 2004
System type:

Chilled water VAV with water cooled screw chillers