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United Petroleum, Umina

December 19, 2018

Project No: 6852 & 6619

Our United Umina project was completed in two stages as two different projects. For stage 1, our client was United Petroleum who we provided DA support and a site-based stormwater management plan for.  

We stepped in on the project again in stage two, this time we were contracted by the project’s builder and provided full detailed design.  The service station required more than the usual copy-and-paste canopy design due to the diagonal positioning on the fuel pumps; we instead employed steel truss framing for the canopy and a tailored design for the main building to suit its dual tenancy intention.

Burwah Terrace, Caloundra

November 22, 2018

Project No: 6658 & 6515

The BEC Team contributed through a range of disciplines to this two-storey duplex project in Burwah. Our structural contribution covered foundation, framing, bracing, and roof structure right through to construction support and form 16 certification.  We also provided Hydraulic plumbing and drainage, reticulation and rainwater drainage for the project. Our civil contribution included water and sewer connections, bulk earthworks plan, erosion and sediment control plan, storm-water drainage, vehicle crossover and submission of applications and approval paperwork.  After our initial scope was completed, we were re-engaged by the client to provide design and certification for a relocated property sewer connection for inclusion in a build over asset application to Unity Water.

The storm-water for this project was particularly challenging. The site is sloped downward from the road, and current standards require that site runoff drains to the kerb; this issue was further complicated as the site captured upstream storm-water run-off from the neighbouring property in addition to its own. After building up what we could of the property, our storm-water team designed a charged system, utilizing a u-bend like system to deliver water from the lower ground back up to kerb level, with an additional infiltration type ‘cleaning eye’ pit and soaking bed, which would prevent stagnant water from sitting in the system. Additionally, our team designed a rock garden which doubled as a retention tank for slow release of storm-water flow.

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Aldridge Street, Auchenflower

October 10, 2017

Project No. 6577

The Aldridge Street development was a 1 into 3 subdivision and multi-residential development in Auchenflower. This particular project enabled the BEC Team to make fantastic use of our multi-discipline skill set. Originally asked to provide storm-water concepts, our team was further engaged for the provision of site based storm-water management plans and a traffic impact assessment.

We provided storm-water drainage methodology, quantity management, quantity mitigation methods and quality assessment. Our Civil capabilities and status as qualified QUU endorsed consultants were key to designing non-standard property connections for water and waste water to support the property subdivision; as well as ensuring the design satisfied certification and approval criteria. 

Aldridge Street was a long-term project, and BEC’s diverse range of services meant we could continually offer support across multiple disciplines and project stages.   (more…)