OFFICE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Office Building Construction

Table of Contents

Introduction4

Strategic Building Management Table4

Proposed Design of Office4

Building Attributes6

Types of Spaces6

Offices6

Employee/Visitor Support Spaces6

Administrative Support Spaces7

Important Design Considerations7

Cost-Effective7

Functional/Operational8

Flexibility9

Urban Planning9

Productive10

Technical Connectivity11

Sustainable13

Design and Construction Criteria13

Office Design13

Office Building Management14

Physical environment15

Office size15

Walls, windows and doors15

Ceilings and floors16

Lighting16

Climate17

Healthy Office Environment18

Emerging Issues18

Modernisation18

Commissioning19

OSHA Regulations19

Building Factors: Health and Hygiene21

Built Environment23

Conclusion23

Office Building Construction

Introduction

The office building project, containing 25 floors is underway in Melbourne, where approximately 5000 employees will be housed. This paper provides guidelines for construction of an office building in Melbourne with regards to the Australian Occupational Health Safety Standards (AOHS).

Location

Project

Commencement Date

Completion Date

Principal Contractor

500 Bourke Street Melbourne

25 Level Office Building

March 2008

December 2010

Safe Constructions Pty Ltd

Strategic Building Management Table

Proposed Design of Office

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To accomplish this impact, the buildings must benefit from an integrated design approach that focuses on meeting a list of objectives. Through integrated design, a new generation of high-performance office buildings is beginning to emerge that offers owners and users increased worker satisfaction and productivity, improved health, greater flexibility, and enhanced energy and environmental performance. Typically, these projects apply life-cycle analysis to optimise initial investments in architectural design, systems selection, and building construction.

Building Attributes

An office building must have flexible and technologically-advanced working environments that are safe, healthy, comfortable, durable, aesthetically-pleasing, and accessible. It must be able to accommodate the specific space and equipment needs of the tenant. Special attention should be made to the selection of interior finishes and art installations, particularly in entry spaces, conference rooms and other areas with public access.

Types of Spaces

An office building incorporates a number of space types to meet the needs of staff and visitors. These may include:

Offices

Offices: May be private or semi-private acoustically and/or visually.

Conference Rooms (www.wbdg.org)

Employee/Visitor Support Spaces

Convenience Store, Kiosk, or Vending Machines

Lobby: Central location for building directory, schedules, and general information

Atria or Common Space: Informal, multi-purpose recreation and social gathering space

Cafeteria or Dining Hall

Private Toilets or Restrooms

Physical Fitness Area

Interior or Surface Parking Areas

Administrative Support Spaces

Administrative Offices: May be private or semi-private acoustically and/or visually.

Operation and Maintenance Spaces

General Storage: For items such as stationery, equipment, and instructional materials.

Food Preparation Area or Kitchen

Computer/Information Technology (IT) Closets. See WBDG Automated Data Processing Center for PC System related information.

Maintenance Closets

Important Design Considerations

Typical features of Office Buildings include the list of applicable design objectives elements as outlined below. For a complete list and definitions of the design objectives within the context of whole building design, click on the titles below.

Cost-Effective

The high-performance office should be evaluated using life-cycle economic and material evaluation models. In some cases, owners need to appreciate that optimising building performance ...