The most advanced
clinical healthcare simulation centre in Europe is assured of a healthy
environment for its occupants despite planning constraints and almost half of
the building being below ground.
The award-winning(*) Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
(RCSI) has opened the new centre at 26 York St, in the heart of Dublin’s St
Stephens Green area, all of which is ventilated by grilles and diffusers from
UK-based Gilberts Blackpool.
In total, some 500 of
Gilberts’ ventilators have been installed, via Keane Environmental, throughout
the 10,000m2 building.
Gilberts’ GSL slot,
GSF perforated plate swirl, MBD multi linear blade, GZL zip and DGA four-way
diffusers plus LGN slimline linear bar grilles have been utilised to air the
space. They have been incorporated into the multiple learning, study and
recreational environments throughout the ten floors, including the 1200m2 National Surgical & Clinical Skills
Centre- the first of its kind outside of the USA.
Explained Keane
Environmental’s Ryan Caldwell. “The site is compact, and in the heart of
Dublin’s historic centre, which posed build height restrictions. Thus four
floors are below ground level. We also had to balance the architectural
aesthetics, and appropriate air changes across a range of internal
environments, which had varying degrees of requirements in terms of air
quality. By using Gilberts grilles we were able to provide all the technical
expertise, product quality and diversity to meet all of the project
complexities.”
Founded 55
years ago, Gilberts Blackpool is unique in its ability to develop components-
whether ‘mainstream’ or bespoke - entirely in-house, from initial design
through tooling, production, testing and supply, at its 90,000 ft2 manufacturing facility and head office in
Lancashire. Its state of the art test centre, designed and built in-house, is
one of the most technically advanced in the country.
