Bio 21
Name: Bio 21
Client: Kane Constructions
Location: Parkville
Build time: 3 Months
The Bio 21 project is a 3-storey Mass Timber and steel structure for Kane Constructions and the University of Melbourne.
CLT and LVL were chosen for this project not only for being renewable but for its ability to shield sensitive microscopes and research equipment from certain types of interference.
The project consisted of over 250 LVL beams and 72 CLT panels over 3 levels and a roof structure.
The Bio 21 project also posed unique challenges with heritage-listed walls, trees, and structures to contend with.
Standstruct was tasked with the installation of all LVL members and CLT plates.
This included beams and CLT installed underneath the heritage-listed roof and façade sections at the west of the project. Standstruct, with the help of our cranage partner, installed the massive 12m x 2.3m panels weighing in just under 4t under the heritage roof without incident or damage.
Overall, this project was handed over ahead of program with a quality that has become a signature of Standstruct.
FAST FACTS
Construction:
- 252 LVL beams
- 858m² of Xlam Australia CLT
- 5,817 fixings
Transportation/Cranage:
- 4 mobile cranes ranging from a small 4t crawler crane to a 250t all-terrain crane
- 8 oversized semis of CLT
