Jacobs Creek Visitors Centre - Barossa Valley

Project Description
The Jacobs Creek Visitors Centre was built by the Orlando Wyndam group as their Barossa Valley wine tasting, dining and convention centre. The centre was built on Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) principals with its design incorporating many natural, alternative, energy saving systems and recycled materials with the Mechanical Services system unique in its innovation and energy saving features. It was intended as a world class facility.

Services Description
The air conditioning units used for this project are a specially designed heat reclaim hybrid system with refrigerative reverse cycle, evaporative cooling and heat exchange systems incorporated into a single packaged system. Designed for low energy consumption the a/c units deliver conditioned air to the various spaces via under ground plastic ducting. The buildings structure and complementary mechanical systems are designed to use natural ventilation and heat recovery principals as the first options to condition the space prior to starting the packaged a/c units. This is predominately achieved using a ‘Trombe' wall system designed to reclaim conditioned air. Other Mechanical Services systems included in Westside's contract are kitchen evaporative cooler, cool room and wine display room, kitchen exhaust hood and reticulated LPG system.

Rock River Visitors Centre - Kangaroo Island

Project Description
This project is a new Visitor / Administration Centre and Maintenance Workshop facility at the Rocky River precinct, Kangaroo Island built to serve the Flinders Chase National Park. The remoteness of the project was particularly challenging as not only is it ‘overseas' but also on the far west side of the island.

Services Description
The Mechanical Services systems installed by Westside included roof mounted, ducted, evaporative cooling systems serving the occupied areas. Heating is provided by ducted gas furnaces integrated into the cooling system together with floor mounted gas fired radiant heaters. Ducted amenities exhaust systems were also included to complete the installation.

McCormick Centre for the Environment - Renmark

Project Description
This project is a working centre for the environment catering for wetland research and education programmes. Built using Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) principals its design incorporated low energy usage systems with the Mechanical Services exposed architecturally within the structure as a demonstrate tool for visitors. The centre includes a working laboratory, tiered seating lecture theatre, multi-purpose space, kitchen and administration facilities.

Services Description
The Mechanical Services systems installed by Westside were sympathetic to the environment and energy conscious. They included:-

• Evaporative cooling systems utilizing roof mounted ducted systems.
• A heating system that uses reticulated hot water and incorporates exposed, wall mounted, radiant heaters. Heat is generated primarily by roof mounted solar panels and stored in an insulated tank. A gas fired hot water generator provides heat when ambient conditions are suitable for solar generation.
• Fume cupboard laboratory system.
• Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) system from main bottle manifold reticulated to all equipment, kitchen, fume cupboard and laboratory work benches.
• General ducted exhaust systems.