Later Living & Carec. £10.0mLovett Care

Chelmsford Care Home

Full MEP consultancy duties for a new purpose-built 60-bed care home (use Class C2) for Lovett Care, let under a Design and Build form of contract, with an energy strategy aligned to BREEAM Excellent In-Use.

Lovett Care
Client
c. £10.0m
Construction value
60
Bed care home · Class C2
D&B
Design and Build contract
BREEAM
Excellent In-Use

The project

A new purpose-built 60-bed care home for use Class C2 in Chelmsford, developed by Lovett Care.

Rubix MEP have been appointed for full MEP consultancy duties, with the project being let under a Design and Build form of contract.

Our duties run from the energy strategy and overheating assessment through performance specification, post-contract design reviews and clerk of works inspections, to commissioning witnessing and project close-out including Practical Completion reporting.

CGI of the new 60-bed care home at Chelmsford: three-storey brick and render building set among mature trees

What we delivered

Energy & overheating

Energy Strategy aligned with the client’s aspirations, including BREEAM Excellent In-Use, and Dynamic Thermal Assessment for compliance with AD Part O (Overheating) of the Building Regulations.

Infrastructure & specification

Infrastructure design including redundant supplies, diversions and new connections, plus the MEP Performance Specification and Design Strategies.

Post-contract & close-out

Post-contract detailed design reviews, clerk of works duties including valuation support and inspection and reporting of MEP installations, commissioning support and witnessing, and Practical Completion reporting.

Appointment highlights Full MEP consultancyDesign and BuildBREEAM Excellent In-UseAD Part O assessmentClerk of worksPractical Completion reporting

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