Aeromedical Hub, Brisbane Airport, QLD

Sector

Commercial

Location

Brisbane, QLD

This intricate project at Brisbane Airport is currently underway – and it’s already presented us with a fantastic opportunity to flex our ‘performance-based fire engineering’ muscle!

A custom solution has been required to address the unique challenges presented by the building which involves multiple aircraft hangars, associated sleeping quarters, health care with supporting offices – all while working alongside the operational needs of a diverse range of key stakeholders.

Key challenges:

Special hazards, including multiple aircraft hangars, associated sleeping quarters and dangerous goods to name a few.
Numerous specialist fire safety systems, including overhead and wall wetting fire sprinklers, foam suppression systems, smoke detection systems and drainage.
Multiple uses, including healthcare, aircraft hangars (fixed wing and rotary), offices, holding areas, workshops, and overnight sleeping quarters.
Interconnected building parts requiring a performance based approach towards united building provisions.

Key solutions:

First principles fire engineering to support numerous special hazards via considering the specialist fire safety systems.
Rationalising construction from Fire Resistance Levels (FRLs) and compartmentation through to material selection flexibility.
Performance-based egress provisions.

Key outcomes:

A bespoke facility that supports:

Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS)
Retrieval Services Queensland (RSQ) and Queensland Health
Life Flight
Gov Air
A development that considers all of the special hazards not covered adequately by the Building Code of Australia (BCA) through a truly Performance-Based Fire Engineering Approach.