Building Hydraulics

GHD's hydraulics and fire services (an integral part of our building services delivery) embody advanced technology and ecologically sustainable design.

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Our clients are active in all community and business sectors — from justice, healthcare and education through to residential, commercial and retail property.

GHD services include:

  • Audit and due diligence reports
  • Feasibility studies
  • Preliminary and concept design
  • Schematic and detailed design and documentation
  • Specification and fixture and fitting selection and scheduling
  • Construction phase services
  • Budget estimation
  • Post construction evaluation
  • Expert witness services
  • Sustainable design
  • Safety in design review, reporting and workshopping
  • Three-dimensional construction modelling with full building information modelling management

The services GHD provides have applications in:

  • Sanitary plumbing and drainage, pumped sewerage reticulation including vacuum plumbing and drainage installations
  • Trade waste plumbing, drainage and pre-treatment of grease, chemicals, acids, silts and oils
  • Roof water catchment, discharge and reuse design
  • Stormwater discharge, retention and reuse design
  • Cold water reticulation, pressuration, water conservation and management, and cross contamination prevention
  • Hot water generation and reticulation using solar, electricity, gas or heat pump technology in stored, heat exchange and Instantaneous mediums
  • Fire systems including hydrants, hose reels, extinguishers, sprinklers, with and without pumps and combined hydrant/sprinkler systems; specialist fire systems such as gaseous suppression systems, aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) sprinkler and monitor systems
  • Fuel gas services for domestic and industrial applications
  • On-site septic and sewage treatment plants
  • Specialist water services like reverse osmosis and demineralised water

For further information, contact:

Don Boynton
Tel: 61 7 4720 0400
Email: Don Boynton

Al Raha Beach

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The Al Raha Beach development is a beachfront project being built along the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway, opposite Al Raha Gardens.

The USD$15 billion development sits on reclaimed land at Al Raha Beach, occupying an area of 6.8 million square metres, with a total built-up area of 12 million square metres. Developed by ALDAR, Al Raha Beach will be a new city district that will serve as the new gateway to Abu Dhabi City and accommodate 120,000 residents in an arrangement of high-rise towers and low-rise developments. It is being built in 11 residential and commercial precincts, each with its own distinct personality and appeal.

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Al Wakrah Hospital

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GHD is the principal consultant for the design and post -contract supervision of this 300-bed, 122,000sq m acute care hospital, south of Doha.

The design is based on concentric circles, evocative of a stone thrown in a pond, to symbolise the outward growth of the hospital as it it expands into the future. The circular design allows for maximum use of light, which is both environmentally sound and also thought to be beneficial in the healing of patients.

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Bilal Pearl Tower

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GHD has been engaged by Ahmed Hassan Bilal Trading and Contracting Company to re-design and oversee the construction of a 20-storey residential tower on the Pearl Island development in Qatar.

The tower development consists of chalets; studios; one, two and three bedroom apartments and penthouses; and facilities including two swimming pools, and separate male and female gymnasiums.

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CSIRO Energy Centre

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GHD’s design for the CSIRO Energy Centre sets a new benchmark in ecologically sustainable design.

The centre features a combination of energy-efficient building services, such as active and passive cooling systems and small-scale generation units capable of delivering most of its power needs.

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Fire & Rescue Training Academy

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This centre for excellence located in Queensland offers commercial training to businesses throughout Australasia. The site boasts an education centre, live fire campus, technical rescue cell and training facilities.

GHD provided the hydraulic, engineering, architectural and project management services.

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George Weston Foods Bakery

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GHD helped George Weston Foods to turn their fire disaster into triumph by designing and supervising the construction of Australia’s largest bakery, located in Chullora, New South Wales.

Our 80-strong team from Australia and New Zealand delivered planning, site selection, building layouts, and design and construction phase services. The solution included innovative design, fire protection, and energy-efficient hydraulic, mechanical and electrical services.

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Queensland Hospital Upgrades

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When Queensland public hospitals and health facilities undertook major upgrades, GHD delivered hydraulic, mechanical, fire, communications, security and electrical services.

GHD provided services to the Cairns Base Hospital, Caloundra Health Services Centre, Nambour Hospital, Mornington Island Hospital, Thursday Island Hospital, Palm Island Hospital and the Bamaga Hospital and Community Health Centre.

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Replacement of Public Land Bridges

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The Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment engaged GHD to provide a range of engineering services for the Public Land Bridges Replacement Project.

Located throughout the State’s numerous forests, parks and reserves, these bridges provide vital access for a number of important land uses, including fire management and suppression, and general public access for recreational purposes.

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The Bundaberg Barrel

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The Bundaberg Barrel is an iconic symbol of the traditional brewing methods of the famous Bundaberg Brewed Drinks factory. This new tourist facility reflects this concept, housed within a purpose-designed building shaped in the form of a traditional timber barrel.

As well as the unique barrel shaped building, design works included associated external roadworks, carparking and landscaping.

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Woodford Correctional Centre

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Use of the sewer to dispose of contraband during security searches is not possible at the high-security Woodford Correctional Centre in southern Queensland. GHD developed a vacuum sewer system that enables operators to isolate any block prior to security searches.

The system was selected because it was easier and more cost-efficient to install, as the site is predominantly hard rock. It also offered ecologically-sustainable development principles, because it reduced water usage.

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Don Boynton

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Don Boynton started his career in 1985 in the construction industry. In 1990, Don was employed as a construction manager and worked on several projects in Vanuatu. On returning to Australia he took up a position as a supervisor and then as a plumbing inspector for the Beaudesert Shire Council. From there, Don moved on to be a hydraulics designer with Connell Wagner Consulting Engineers and GHD.

Projects delivered by Don have required him to take the project from concept design, to detailed design and documentation, to construction and commissioning phases. Don brings practical and technical knowledge to projects from his experience in the construction industry.

Position:  Service Line Leader, Building Hydraulics
Tel: 61 7 4720 0400

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