LOCATION: Adelaide Street, Belfast
CLIENT: Straben Ltd
MAIN CONTRACTOR: Patton Construction
CONTRACT VALUE: £125k
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Adelaide Exchange began with an initial refurbishment and extension to a historic mill building. Later phases incorporated the provision of 183 underground car parking spaces, 165,000 square feet of office space, 2 retail units and a 148 bedroom hotel.
It remains to be one of the most exciting projects to have emerged in Belfast in recent times and creates an outstanding landmark on the City’s horizon. The complex spans across a city block with frontage on both Adelaide Street and Alfred Street.
The development of grade A offices is now home to Belfast City Council as well as Liberty IT International.
The high standard of finish and technical specification of Adelaide Exchange coupled with provision of excellent data cabling solutions and fibre –optic connectivity leads to a world class office development.
The complex spans an entire city block with frontage onto Adelaide and Alfred Street. Architecturally, Adelaide Exchange is in striking contrast to its surroundings as a proudly modern construction.
LOCATION: Belfast
CLIENT: Belfast City Council
MAIN CONTRACTOR: JD Mc Geown
COMPLETION DATE: March 2013
CONTRACT VALUE: £400k
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Belfast City Council retained JD McGeown Ltd on the basis of its capability and capacity to deliver against its bespoke requirements on the installation of a revolutionary and new “intelligent” lighting system.
This innovative £330 000 project is the first of its kind in Europe and the first outside of the United States. The revolutionary lighting system has monetary efficiencies for Belfast Council which will be realised with a £9000 per annum reduction in its electricity bill as well as a further £5000 savings per annum in maintenance charges .An additional attribute of the system is its reduction in carbon emissions of 80 tonnes per annum.
JD McGeown Ltd delivered to the challenges presented by this project. These included installation within a 6 week time frame, secured through meticulous pre planning and team management working together with Belfast City Council’s Property Maintenance Office.
Belfast City Hall is a listed and landmark building where our engineers were presented with health and safety difficulties which were managed and overcome. The installation of the unique lighting system at the iconic Belfast building demanded that our engineers gain access to non-traditional electrical routes which were potentially time consuming and high risk.
Belfast City Hall remained fully operational during the installation of the lighting system as our engineers were mindful to avoid any disruption to the Councils working schedule. To achieve these engineers had to be available outside normal working hours.
LOCATION: Stranmillis Road, Belfast
CLIENT: Queens University Belfast
COMPLETION DATE: April 2013
MAIN CONTRACTOR: Mc Aleer and Teague
CONTRACT VALUE: £800k
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The Ashby is a noted 1964 building complex within the Queen’s University of Belfast providing accommodation to several Engineering Faculties.
The project entailed refurbishment and upgrade of 6000 sq. meters of laboratory space devoted to teaching and research as well as office accommodation.A further part of the project was engaged in renewal of services infrastructure.
The works were conducted while the building remained live and operational, demanding sectional completions which was carefully managed and delivered.