Phillip Island Nature Parks – New state of the art penguins facility
Project value - $1.8 million
Builder – Kane Constructions
The Penguin Parade Visitors Centre is a multi-purpose facility that’s primary purpose is a visitor greeting and experience centre. Dedicated areas of the building include student classrooms, staff administration / utility areas, visitor arrivals and experience sections, AV theatre, food and retail outlets.
Primary HVAC systems comprise of Air Handling Units (AHU’s) that are zoned to the various conditioned spaces within the building. Chilled and heating water is reticulated to all AHU systems via secondary pumping systems interconnected to a thermal plant heat pump plant of 2 machines rated at 350kWr each. Ventilation systems comprise general, kitchen and toilet exhaust systems as required to cater the specific usage areas.
The Building Management Control System (BMCS) is a Tridium Niagara®™, Bacnet® Protocol type that extends from fundamental HVAC control and energy monitoring to capture and report on all critical hydraulic and fire services for the building.