September 5, 2015

A.G. Coombs has commenced a long-term maintenance contract with The University of Queensland (UQ), bringing with it a new approach to the way asset management and maintenance services are being delivered.

The UQ portfolio encompasses in excess of 400 buildings and three major campuses with facilities ranging from cutting-edge educational and research facilities through to an inactive mine site, and marine studies facilities on the Great Barrier Reef. The contract addresses the University’s diverse installed base of heating, ventilation and air conditioning assets and building management and controls systems, and incorporates the planning, management, engineering assessment and delivery of whole-of-life maintenance services through the collective skills and capabilities of A.G. Coombs (Qld) and A.G. Coombs Advisory personnel.

Taking a systems-based approach to maintenance, as opposed to looking at individual assets, the service delivery framework also addresses energy usage analysis and optimisation, the technical redundancy or obsolescence of aging assets, broader environmental and lifecycle considerations, operational performance, and condition and/or risk-based decision-making.

The result promises to be optimised building performance and sustainable and resilient facilities across the whole UQ portfolio and for the buildings’ lifecycles.

For further information on our Queensland operations and service capability, please contact us.

The A.G. Coombs (Qld) team is pictured outside UQ’s Forgan Smith Building, St Lucia Campus