Project Name: Humanities & Social Science Building NUI
Location: Maynooth Co Kildare
Architects: Scott Tallon Walker
Completion Date: 2010
We were engaged as specialist airtightness experts to carry out site audits of the ongoing works, review of details, complex junctions, full ITC Level 2 building thermographic survey and the FINAL ISO 17025 INAB Accredited airtightness. The speed of construction, complexity of the building and size of the project resulted in 1 x monthly inspection intervals and regular workshops with the site team which enabled the building fulfil its specification of < 5.00 (m3/hr) /m2 @ 50Pa. The project consisted of Construction of a 4,500m² concrete framed teaching and administration building, of 3 storeys over basement incorporating a 350 seat tiered lecture theater, large central atrium and associated site works. The building possess a highly engineered façade with a mixture of twin wall environmental glazing with internal blinds and high performance bi-modular curtain walling with actuator controlled opening ventilators.