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University of Canterbury Student Association Building

About the project

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Location

Christchurch NZ

Client

Leighs Construction

Year

2019

Value

$4m

The Project

VAE were engaged by Leighs Construction to deliver the new state of the art students meeting and events building at the University of Canterbury.
The new 3,500m2 two-storey purpose-built student association building provides the student body with facilities including a Performance Theatre, Function Centre, Social Spaces, Club Spaces, Bars, UCSA office and external entertainment areas including an amphitheatre and outdoor kitchen.
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Engineering

  • Advisory Services
  • Design
  • BIM Drafting
  • Drafting Co-ordination
  • Audit
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Construction

  • Prefabrication
  • Installation
  • BMS
  • Automation
  • Electrical
  • Co-ordination of Services
Safety

Management

  • BMS
  • Bureau Performance Management
  • Maintenance
  • Compliance
  • Upgrades

Key Achievements

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VAE were awarded the project on a construct only basis, however due to inherent problems with the design that was issued for construction the functionality of the building would have been compromised (including architectural & acoustic) this led to VAE taking on a vast amount of design work in order to ensure a fully functioning building solution.

02

The team managed to produce the above positive result whilst having a significant lack of full design control which meant many challenges including time delays with approvals etc.

03

Due to documents not being coordinated between structure, architecture and services prior to project commencement VAE took on full design level co- ordination. VAE have received praise from the client, stating that the project would not have been successful without VAE’s input.

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Work with us

VAE engineers, constructs and manages ‘Smarter HVAC Solutions’. Our methodology is based on our value of ‘Built in Certainty’. This means that we have the people and technology to thoroughly assess the challenge and identify the smartest ways to build in certainty into your building assets.

Our people ensure we deliver a fit-for-purpose solution that achieves optimum performance and maximises value throughout your asset’s lifecycle. With industry capabilities and expertise we can offer candidates a range of career opportunities in various  locations across Australia, New Zealand and PNG.

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