A 603-bed new build student accommodation block, spread over 33 floors, with a mix of studios and cluster accommodation. The M&E services installation at Unite Students New Wakefield Street in Manchester was delivered within a multi-storey, purpose-built student accommodation development providing high quality residential units alongside communal study areas, social spaces, and ancillary support facilities in a prominent city-centre location. The works comprised the complete installation and commissioning of mechanical, electrical, and public health systems, including ventilation, heating, domestic water services, power distribution, lighting, fire alarm, access control, and life safety systems, ensuring full compliance with current regulations and providing safe, efficient, and reliable services to support modern student living and building management requirements.
Services Undertaken:
- LTHW Heating via Gas Fired Boilers and CHP
- Potable Boosted Domestic Water Services
- CAT 5 Cold Water Services
- Hot Water Generation and Distribution
- Air Conditioning VRF System
- Natural Gas Services
- Residential MVHR Ventilation Systems
- Landlord Ventilation Systems
- Foul Above Ground Drainage
- Rainwater Drainage
- BMS Automatic Controls
- LV Distribtion
- Small Power and Data
- Lighting, Emergency Lighting and Controls
- Fire Alarm System
- CCTV and Security System
- Access Control and Intercom System
- Standby Generator System
- Telecommunications System
- TV/IRS System
- Refuge and WC Alarm Systems
Project Delivery Highlights:
- Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
- Smoke Ventilation System
- Internal Rainwater Attenuation Tank and Vortex Flow Control Device
- Cast Iron Drainage
- Sprinkler System
- Wet Riser System