Our Lady’s College, Galway

Our Lady’s College, Galway

About the project

Fallon Consulting Engineers has been commissioned by CEIST Ltd via The Department of Education and Skills (DoES) in this Additional Accommodation Scheme project at Our Lady’s College, Presentation Road, Galway. DFCE acted as part of a design team which included Healy Partners Architects, McCullagh Lupton Quinn QS, RPS and Tobin Engineers.

DFCE provide Civil and Structural Engineering Services for the 969mextension of the School to include A Science Laboratory, Commerce Room, Technology Room, Universal Access WC, Plant room, etc.

The school is located within the curtilage of several protected structures, this protected structure status is under part IV of the Planning and Development Act 2000. Due to this, and as a part of the design, DFCE have adhered to the DoEHLG Principles of Conservation.

The school’s location which is directly parallel to the Eglington Canal required DFCE to Design and Commission Geotechnical Investigations, Soil Suitability Tests, Traffic Studies (including Campus Road Safety Audits, Traffic & Transport Assessments and Mobility Management Plans) and Flood Risk Assessments.

DFCE have coordinated a traffic management plan for the restricted site to enable the school to operate within the Galway City Council Development Plan.