Features
- Category: Contracting
- Client: Garry Gavigan – Glenashling Nursing Home
- Design Team:
Architect: H.K. O’Daly & Associates
QS: Neil Lynch - Completion Date: March 2012
- Location: Glenashling Nursing Home, Oldtown, Celbridge, Co Kildare
- Value: €1.9M
- Description:
The project comprises a 23 unsuited bedroom extension to an existing nursing home at Celbridge, Co. Kildare. The new build involved constructing a new two storey building which is linked to the existing building, together with alterations to the existing facility. A separate store, plant room and single apartment building were also provided. New kitchen, dining room, living spaces, sluice room, storage rooms, laundry room along with site works and mechanical and electrical installations form part of the works. The new buildings were built and certified to the passive house standards, with air tightness requirement of 0.6m³ per hour per m³ at 50Pa. The works were carried out while maintaining full operation of the existing healthcare facility and are completed to meet HIQA standards. Heating is provided with a Heat Recovery Ventilation system. Windows and doors have been tested to Passive House standards. Building is constructed with 9 inch concrete block with 200mm external insulation with 275mm insulation in the roof and 200mm insulation under the floor.
