AWM BEAN BUILDING
& CENTRAL ENERGY PLANT
Project Overview
The Bean Building expansion and Central Energy Plant project is the latest modernisation and expansion of the iconic Australian War Memorial to enable the continued remembrance of the Australian experience of war, for generations to come.
The works package is split into three (3) Separable Portions, SP2-SP4 across the project lifespan.
SP2 & SP3 commenced first with the connection of service tunnels and pipework on the northern elevation of existing Bean Building will begin as part of the SP2 works program, including upgrades to the roof, façade, fitout, services, installation of the 50kL rainwater tank, and external works.
Following the completion of SP3 Memorial staff transferred people, materials and the National Collection from the existing Bean Building into the new Bean Building Extension.
SP4 involved the refurbishment works to the existing Bean Building. Areas subject to being a connection point between existing and new Bean Building which were not undertaken during SP3, i.e., mechanical louvres, were completed during this program timeframe.
Key Features
- The Geothermal system will save the Memorial approximately $1.3m each
year on heating and cooling. - The Geothermal system will be the largest of its type in the world, with the opportunity to install up to 128kms of pipe to decrease the Memorial’s energy usage.
- The carbon savings are the equivalent of transporting about 87,500 students a year from Sydney to Canberra return to visit the Australian War Memorial carbon free.
- Largest 'vertical closed loop' GHX system in the Southern Hemisphere to date.
The Hindmarsh Difference
Upon completion this will be one of the largest geothermal installations of its type in the world. Hindmarsh will deliver the initial 70km's of pipe which will help decrease the Memorial’s energy usage. The system is designed to be expanded as required, with a potential 128kms in the pipeline. By harnessing natural resources onsite, this new generation of geothermal system will save the Memorial approximately $1.3m each year on heating and cooling.
