MBDA Project Genesis – Phases 1, 2 & 3
Phase 1 of the new missile test facility for MBDA consisted of the shell & core works of the building with our scope entailing the fit out of 6 new plantrooms and an external plant compound and the initial primary distribution of mechanical services. The underground incoming services were also part of this phase of works. Phase 2 consisted of a full fit out to the manufacturing and office areas providing closely controlled conditions for the nature of the manufacturing. Phase 3 involved a new extension to give MBDA additional office space. This included 2No new plant rooms containing with new AHU’s VRF, chilled water and heating systems.
Plantrooms
8 large plantrooms at the rear of the building which were to serve the production part of the building consisted of the following:
- 13 No. air handling units with LTHW heating & chilled water coils and full humidity control
- 13 No. extract fans
- 34 No. gas fired modulating stacked boilers
- LTHW & CHW primary and secondary twin pumps sets
- LTHW heating & CHW pressurization units
- DHWS pumps
- Category 5 booster water tank
- Full sprinkler system
- BMS panel / control for each plantroom
2 No. at the front of the building which were to serve the offices areas consisted of the following:
- 1 No. Kitchen AHU
- 2 No. gas fired wall hung condensing boilers
- DHWS pumps
- 3 No. heat recovery units
- BMS panel / control for each plantroom
- Full sprinkler system
Underground Incoming Services
- 250mm gas main, 180mm mains water and 100mm sprinkler main stretching over 200 metres around the perimeter
External Plant Compound
- 3 No. chillers complete with header pipework and pre-insulated mains that ran underground into the building were installed.
