Castle Park View

The 300 private rented apartments and 75 affordable apartments are bookended within buildings of 26 storeys and ten storeys.

J S Wright was responsible for the installation, testing and commissioning of the mechanical and electrical services for all 375 apartments and communal areas across the 180,000 sq ft development.

Mechanical Installations:

• Low pressure hot water (LPHW) heating system connected to Bristol heat network in heating plant room
• Distribution pipework to feed LPHW to apartment heat interface units (HIUs) for domestic service and underfloor heating
• Boosted cold water system including pipework from cold-water plant room to serve all apartments
• Heat interface units supplied on utility boards from in-house prefabrication department
• Mechanical ventilation heat recovery (MVHR) and mechanical extract ventilation (MEV) systems
• Sanitaryware and brassware installations
• Internal rainwater harvesting system
• Above ground drainage system
• Sprinkler system fed by boosted cold water to serve all apartments
• Smoke and environmental ventilation
• Wet and dry risers in communal areas including underground parking

Electrical Installations:

• Lighting, power, fire alarm and TV infrastructure installations in all apartments

• Photovoltaic roof-mounted solar panels

• Access control and door entry systems

• M-Bus credit metering to record individual apartment energy use