HNA Edinburgh Defence Precinct

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The Edinburgh Defence Precinct is a new facility at Edinburgh in South Australia. The project comprised a generational redevelopment of RAAF Base Edinburgh providing new facilities to accommodate an Army Battle Group and included a redevelopment of Base Support Facilities and infrastructure.

GHD provided design management and integrated design services including Architecture, Interior Design, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Fire, Hydraulic, Communications and Security Engineering, and environmental consulting, in concert with a range of significant and specialist sub-consultants.

The project was completed under budget, on time, to a high quality. It is an exemplar project that has set a new defence benchmark in facility and infrastructure design and delivery.

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The Defence environment is changing; new challenges emerge daily and threats are dynamic and ever changing. Operations are carried out in an environment of increasing global interaction — where systems are critical, facilities are essential and equipment reliability is vital.

A key servicing challenge is how to make the most efficient and effective use of available assets in training and operations. This demands improvements in the development and function of facilities, in facility maintenance, in equipment reliability and in personnel availability – all within tight budgetary constraints.

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