Embracing Innovation and Efficiency – Meinhardt Group's Impactful Contribution to Hong Kong's Healthcare Sector
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The cities of the future are being engineered today, and Meinhardt Group is playing a pivotal role in developing and shaping infrastructure worldwide.
In line with this, Meinhardt Hong Kong is undertaking a significant project – the design and construction of the Hospital Authority Supporting Services Centre (HASSC) in North Lantau, Hong Kong.
The HASSC, an industrial building operated by the Hospital Authority (HA), is designed to provide crucial supporting services to both existing and newly established hospitals in the region. The project, which is slated for completion in 2024, is a testament to Meinhardt Hong Kong's commitment to delivering superior Mechanical and Electrical engineering solutions to overcome complex real-world challenges.
Encompassing myriad facilities, the six-storey centre represents a hub of activity dedicated to ensuring the smooth operations of healthcare institutions. Its structure has been meticulously planned, from a high-capacity laundry area complete with various sorting, washing, drying, and packing systems, to a Central Food Production Unit (CPU) outfitted with facilities for food storage, preparation, and dispatch.
The centre houses a state-of-the-art corporate IT Data Centre, designed to accommodate IT equipment racks and an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system to backup the IT equipment. The redundant sets of UPS are supplied by separate and diverse power feeders, ensuring the continued provision of IT/IS services to HA hospitals, institutions, and clinics.
The Data Centre employs a front-flow air discharged air conditioning system, utilising a common ceiling void as the return air plenum. This connects the hot aisles and the computer room air handling (CRAH) units, providing efficient cooling for the Data Centre Halls and underlining Meinhardt's commitment to applying innovative cooling strategies to complex server environments. A unique feature of the High Density Data Hall is the adoption of in-row cooling units.
Another vital component of the HASSC is the central emergency stores. These serve as storage for critical personal protection equipment (PPE) and key linen items, a function that has become increasingly critical during periods of heightened pandemic alerts and supply disruptions from HA contractors.
The HASSC project also includes provisions for functional ancillary services, such as car parking and loading/unloading facilities for lorries, container trucks, and private cars, ensuring smooth and efficient operations.
As we move towards a future where city infrastructures need to be smarter, more efficient, and responsive to evolving needs, Meinhardt Hong Kong’s contributions to the HASSC project reflect our commitment to such progress. By applying cutting-edge mechanical and electrical engineering solutions to healthcare services, Meinhardt Group continues to prove that we are not just shaping cities. We are shaping lives.
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