Old Christians, Rathbane

Project:	Old Christians, Rathbane, Co Limerick
Completion Date:	August 2021
Client:	Limerick City and County Council
Project Value:	€11m
Services Provided:	Civil & Structural Engineering, Assigned Certifier, Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP)
Project Size:	43 units

Project Description

Partnering with main contractor ABM Design and Build, GARLAND provided Civil & Structural, Assigned Certifier and PSDP services on this social housing design and build project located in Rathbane, Co Limerick.

The development consisted of 43 residential housing and apartment units, together with associated external works and site development works and took place under the Accelerated Design and Build Social Housing programme for Limerick City and County Council. The site is comprised of 14 no. 2 storey houses, 17 no. 3 storey houses, 3 no. 3 storey duplex and 3 No. 2 storey duplex apartments with a combined internal gross floor area of 4,515 m².

The structural frame comprised panelised light gauge steel frames (LGSF) with integrated insulated wall panels built off site and delivered flat packed to the site for completion and delivery in a very short time period. 

The building fabric incorporates a high standard of insulation achieving an A2 rating using triple glazed windows and air-tight membranes meeting the requirements and to the satisfaction of Limerick City & County Council.

Internal party walls were built to meet onerous thermal conductivity, acoustic and fire resistance requirements. Each dwelling was installed with a high performance heat pump as the main source of hot water and heating. Further advanced heat zonal design allowed for minimal electric usage thus reducing Carbon footprint of end user.