Manufacturing Facility Upgrade

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Interface Australia is Australia’s largest manufacturer of carpet tiles for residential, commercial and industrial use. The company engaged GHD to assist with a major upgrade of its manufacturing facility. 

It was important to the client that any upgrade was arranged so as to minimise disruption to ongoing plant operations.

The scope of the work includes new and extended office and factory buildings (including the doubling of available manufacturing and warehousing area); roads and car parks; an improved and extended stormwater system including rainwater harvesting; site-wide fire protection services; and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) services.

Our team has an ongoing involvement in the project which involves the provision of planning, engineering and management services, in particular:

  • Concept development and preliminary estimating works
  • Preparation and submission of Development Applications to the consenting authorities and consultation with other controlling authorities
  • Detailed design and documentation of additional infrastructure as required on the site, including structural steel framed building, roads and car parks and drainage works
  • Project scheduling and planning activities
  • Construction management of contractor activities including on-site superintendents role

Consistency and support of Interface Australia’s global sustainability policy is critical to the success of the project. This has meant all project works are being undertaken with a high priority given to environmentally sustainable design principles.

Architecture

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Our integrated team of architects, designers, planners, and engineers will work with you to deliver comprehensive, holistic, and innovative design solutions for projects of all sizes and scope.

Imagine being able to do a virtual walk through a project, adjust specifications and costings before even breaking ground. Collaborate with us at your early concept stages and utilise technologies such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) which allows you to do just that.

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EIA & Approvals

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GHD provides holistic, integrated solutions for managing impact assessment and approvals. Our environmental and community planners, engineers and scientists work with you to understand your needs from concept phase through to decommissioning.

From the start of a project, we consider environmental and social factors to help you minimise potential impacts of a project, reduce approvals timeframes and compliance costs and increase community engagement and acceptance.

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HVAC

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GHD has a global network of HVAC professionals that can enable you to achieve your project goals - in a broad range of market sectors - laboratory, communication, residential, computer, government, hotel, industrial, defence, sport, health, sports, education, retail and commercial.

Energy efficiency, sustainable design and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions are critical components of our work. As well as conventional HVAC design, GHD embraces advances in technology and sustainable design. In particular, our environmentally sustainable design (ESD) services – including sustainability, energy simulation, energy and water auditing services, design of passive cooling systems, accredited Green Star, NABERS, LEED and other major building ratings, integrated energy management and green building framework development.

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Road Systems

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For more than 50 years, we’ve delivered innovative road systems including rehabilitation, expansion and development of new highways, complex interchanges, toll roads, bridges and tunnels. Our planners and engineers provide integrated services to plan, design, construct, maintain and manage all aspects of road corridor life.

From planning and procurement through to feasibility and investigation, and design, construction, delivery and maintenance, you’ll enjoy bespoke solutions for roads that incorporate masterplanning, funding and economic analysis, transport planning, asset management, environmental management, risk management and more.

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