Laboratories

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Monash University

Parkville Campus

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Building 403 Level 4

$2.8M (2012)

Demolition generally back to base shell of 670M2 of existing 1970’s

laboratory and office space. Construction of two PC2 research laboratories either side of an instrument room. Combined total of 14 ducted fume cupboards were included providing a major challenge to the HVAC design. The services consultants were able to design the HVAC system to permit all fume cupboards to be operating concurrently by providing sufficient make-up air via roof mounted supply fans. Lab gases including vacuum, N2, compressed air and natural gas.

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University of Melbourne

Parkville Campus

Medical Building 181

Level 6W Pathology PC2 Labs

$3.0M (2014)

Demolition back to base shell of 920M2 of existing 1960’s office and laboratory space.

Construction of four PC2 research laboratories, interconnected, one research laboratory for tissue culture. Cool room, microscopy dark room, equipment room and freezer room

(to accommodate -800C and -200C freezers), lab gases, RO water reticulation. Ducted fume cupboards, re-circulating bio-hazard and laminar flow cabinets. Associated post graduate, post doctoral offices and meeting rooms. New HVAC, power and data services. HVAC made use of existing chilled water supply.

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Monash University

Clayton Campus

School of Biological Sciences

Building 17 PC2 Laboratories

$3.4M (2014)

Demolition generally back to base shell of 525M2 of existing 1960’s

laboratory and office space. Construction of PC2 (QIC2-7.2) research laboratories including six insulated CT rooms (40C to 350C), wash room with lab glasswashers, preparation labs, molecular biology lab, insectary labs and store room. Lab design required strict controls to contain ingress and egress of insects, this included provision of air locks to facility with air curtains, the sealing of all services penetrations visible or concealed, detailing of laboratory benches to exclude concealed accessible gaps, cavities and the like. This approach extended to mechanical and electrical services. The facility was independently certified upon completion without the need for additional rectification works.