Brand New Retirement Development in Winchester

Project Overview

Chesil Lodge, Winchester, is an innovative housing development specially designed for people over 55 with existing or potential care needs. The project includes 52 modern one- and two-bedroom apartments set across three buildings linked by spacious atriums: 44 of the self contained flats are available at affordable rents, and 8 are for sale or shared ownership. The brand new retirement facility constructed by Galliford Try offers accommodation, a residents’ lounge, restaurant, activities room and outdoor spaces.

Challenge

Construction work need to continue during the winter months, and with wet trades under way it was necessary to provide background warmth so that the plastering, dry lining, tape and jointing could be completed and followed by finishing trades such as carpentry, tiling and painting. Galliford Try needed a low-cost and effective solution to keep the project on budget and on schedule.

Solution

RVT provided two 150KW 110v indirect oil-fired heaters, which were positioned at ground level, and warm air was then pumped into the atriums via flexible ducting to provide continuous movement of warm, dry heat into the adjoining residential blocks. Warm air was drawn into the corridors on each floor and circulated equally throughout the building. With lots of local residents close to where the heaters were sited, although the CLIMEX heaters are already quiet in operation, additional noise mitigation was required and Soundex acoustic quilts were set up around the heaters to provide this.

We were aware of the drying times involved and in order to speed up the process we arranged for RVT to attend site and carry out a survey. We had previously used RVT on several other projects and were confident of their ability to provide us with the correct equipment and service to maintain a constant temperature inside our building. The RVT engineers arrived
on time and we received great service on both the install and instruction of the equipment. The plant continues to be in
use and is functioning exceptionally well.” - Ian Butter, Construction, Manager, Galliford Try