Project
55 Market St
- 20 storey A grade Commercial office tower, comprising of 2 basement levels, a podium with retail and office spaces, and 18 levels of dedicated office floors.
- Major Asset Repositioning.
- Completed during a full building refurbishment construction project.
- Mechanical Plant Upgrade, BCA upgrade & full BMS replacement.
- Multi-stage chilled water plant, condensing boilers, tenant condenser water system, on floor AHUs, VAVs, Podium & Retail chillers.
- New ICN serving multiple building services.
- 5 star NABERS Energy target.
Overview
GSTEC delivered a comprehensive building services and automation solution for 55 Market St.
The scope included the design, engineering, installation, and commissioning of a Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Building Operations (EBO) Integrated Building Platform, encompassing a full Building Management System (BMS), a new Integrated Communications Network (ICN), an Energy Management System (EMS) for electricity, water, thermal energy, and gas metering, integration with the Coppertree analytics platform, and a building tuning program. Other building services such as vertical transport, fire systems, and lighting were also integrated into the platform.
The Schneider Electric EBO provided a high level of integration and connectivity, utilising multiple communication protocols to the following connected equipment:
- 360 Schneider MPV BACnet IP Variable Air Volume Box controllers.
- 12 x Schneider Automation Servers.
- 50 x Schneider RPC BACnet IP Terminal
- Unit Controllers.
- 4 x Water Cooled Chillers providing 3500Kwr capacity.
- 2 x Modular Communicating Condensing Boilers.
- 49 x ABB Variable Frequency Drives serving ventilation fans and pumps.
- 19 x Air Handing Units complete with electrically commutated (EC) communicating plug style fan decks
Outcome
The result is a fully integrated, energy-optimised, and intelligently controlled office building, delivering enhanced operational visibility, occupant comfort, and scalable systems for long-term performance and sustainability