Dowds completed the full Mechanical and Electrical package for the new state of the art South Lake Leisure Centre, Craigavon – one of the largest public sector construction projects within Northern Ireland in recent years. The new multi-use sports and leisure complex represents a major new flagship health and wellbeing destination.
The new leisure centre features a 50m pool, learner pool and leisure pool, the largest gym in Northern Ireland featuring state- of-the art equipment, spin and dance studios. It also includes an extensive health and wellbeing suite, activity rooms, squash courts and a large sports hall suitable for a variety of sporting activities, as well as expansive outdoor water sports provision.
Our design team worked through design to maintain the BREEAM 2011 Very Good rating. The project was preplanned using 3D modeling, so we could design and co-ordinate systems before work started. Our design team worked very closely with 3D modeling development to work towards “Inclusive Sports Facility (ISF) Accreditation Scheme” for the project at grade “excellent”. This allowed us to show that access and movement round the building and use of the systems could be achieved before the installation by use of “walk through” on 3D models.
A significant emphasis is placed on our supply chain members in terms of their experience & ability to contribute to the buildability of the project.
David Henry, Building Services Manager, Farrans
Dowds contribution to this project and handover played a key role in making it the success that it was, without their input at site management level we would not have had the high quality of workmanship on the project.
