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Mr Lamont - the answer to the Members question is as follows:
(1) H P Horn Pty Ltd.
(2) Yes, the air conditioning system has been designed for individually controlled
zones. There are 60 main zones with separate air handling units with a
further 62 sub-zones. For example, each Members suite is served by a
separate air handling plant and each space within the suite is a sub-zone.
Ministers suites are each served by an air handling unit with 3 sub-zones within
the suite.
(3) It is possible for the air conditioning to be controlled zonally. The various
zones are controlled automatically through a computer-ised building
management system (BMS). Adjustments can be made to the control settings
through computers connected to the BMS which are located at South
Building and the ACT Asset Management Service Depot at Fyshwick.
(4) The contract sum is $1,729,542.00.
(5) The cost of maintenance for the first 12 months of operation is included in the
contract sum.
After this period has expired, maintenance responsibility passes to the ACT Government. The precise arrangements and costings for future maintenance are still being formulated and are not yet available.
(6),(7) and (8) There is no specific correlation between any particular temperature level and OH&S implications. The ACT Government Service OH&S Manual states at Policy No. P 11 Clause 2 Thermal Environment and Thermal Comfort:
* The thermal environment is a composite of a number of climatic
factors. The major variables include air temperature, air movement,
humidity and radiant heat.
* Thermal comfort is dependent upon an individuals response to
temperature and is affected by such factors as level of activity and
metabolism, personal health, medication, alcohol consumption,
suitability of clothing, level of acclimatisation and level and length of
exposure to adverse conditions.
Policy No. P 11 goes on to state:
* It is therefore impossible to specify a thermal environment that will satisfy everyone and difficult, if not impossible, to determine exact boundaries between acceptable and non-acceptable levels.
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