Arana Hills Library Air Conditioning & Electrical Renewal

Arana Hills Library

Air Conditioning & Electrical Renewal

Moreton Bay, Queensland

About the project

The Project

VAE Group completed the air conditioning and electrical renewal of Arana Hills Library for the City of Moreton Bay, delivering a coordinated upgrade across the facility’s mechanical, electrical, controls and associated building services.

The project involved the design and construction of new HVAC systems, with VAE acting as Principal Contractor and responsible for the coordination of all related works.

The renewal was designed to improve indoor air quality, system reliability, maintainability and temperature and humidity control across the library.

Scope of Works

Mechanical Services

New chilled-water plant serving the main library, including an air-cooled chiller, chilled-water air handling unit, pump, expansion tank & associated pipework reticulation.
Ducted air conditioning upgrades to key library spaces, including the workroom, office & toy library/meeting room.
New exhaust & transfer-air systems, controls cabling & environmental sensors, testing, air balancing & commissioning.
Cleaning & reuse of existing main-library ductwork where suitable.

Electrical Services

New main switchboard, library distribution board, submains, earthing system, internal, external & architectural lighting, emergency lighting, exit signage, cabling & metering.
Electrical testing, certification & as-built documentation

Controls

Integrating new mechanical systems with the existing IELVS building management platform, including new temperature, humidity & CO2 sensors, updated controls graphics & monitoring.

Associated Building Works

New equipment plinths and supports, access panels for future maintenance, ceiling removal & reinstatement, penetrations, sealing & make-good works.
Protection & temporary relocation of library assets during construction.

Outcomes

Improved temperature and humidity control across the library through the installation of a new chilled-water system serving the main library.

Increased system reliability through replacement of ageing HVAC equipment & renewal of critical electrical infrastructure.

Improved indoor environmental monitoring through new temperature, humidity & CO2 sensors integrated with the existing IELVS building management platform.