Housing and Care 21 – Keelboat Lodge Extra Care

Client: Housing and Care 21
Project: Keelboat Lodge, Extra Care
Value: £5,500,000
Programme: 2014 – 2015

Client Requirements

The Client, Housing and Care 21, in conjunction with the developer, Tolent Construction, wanted to construct a new care facility in Sunderland.

The scheme has 85 residential units which are a combination of 1 and 2 bedroom apartments. It also comprised a number of semi detached bungalows.

The scheme is low energy using high efficiency gas fired boiler plant in conjunction with underfloor heating.

 

Scope of Services

We were appointed by the mechanical services design and build contractor to undertake the detailed design of the mechanical services.

Which included the following systems:-

  • Incoming Services
  • Heating Installation
  • Domestic Services
  • Mechanical Ventilation
  • Building Management System

Project Team

Developer – Tolent Construction

Architect – Shuttleworth Picknett & Associates

Building Services Engineer – Armstrong Rhead Ltd.

Mechanical Contractor – H. Malone & Sons

Electrical Contractor – M. E. Electrics