Wellsite Safety Office
Additional Info
Award Winner : Alta-Fab Structures Ltd.
Architectural Excellence : This Safety Office, complete with a transportable emergency shower, is the leader in the industry and meets all the requirements of OH&S. As such, this unit had to be designed from the ground up to accommodate the unique and intensive needs of the oil & gas industry. The trailer needed to house emergency shower units with enough on-board water storage to meet OH&S requirements. Not only did the structure have to accommodate all the needs of an emergency shower, but it needed to double as a high-end luxury accommodation and safety office. All aspects of the trailer required unique layouts and materials to ensure luxury, comfort, and durability were accommodated. The final build resulted in a cutting-edge architectural design capable of tolerating rugged industrial usage.
Cost Energy Effectiveness : Because of the unique and intensive requirements of the safety office, keeping costs down was a priority. The primary cost the designers mitigated was from the energy required to heat the water supply required for the shower system. By installing an efficient mixing system and a high-efficiency water heater, the required energy and required costs for running the unit were kept to a minimum. Additional efficiencies were added into the unit, including triple glazed windows that provide better insulation, keeping heating costs to a minimum. In the office and living side of the unit, energy efficient appliances were used exclusively to keep operating costs down. Through the entire procedure the experienced procurement team sought out the most cost effective solutions to the unique engineering and architectural challenges faced by the project.
Occupied Date : 2/22/2012
Production Start Date : 2/9/2012
Project Location City : High Level
Project Location State Name : AB
Technical Innovation : Many custom additions were needed to build the shower room to OH&S requirements. To allow for immense drainage capacity the room was built to be water tight. To accommodate for the weight of the water tanks provisions were made to reinforce the flooring. To allow the tanks to fill at the same time and empty at the same rate the plumbing schematic was custom designed. A specialized “VFD” pump was sourced that had capacity to pump the water to OH&S requirements. Substantial electrical requirements were accommodated to run this pump. A separate shut off junction box and power cord with a 60 amp twist lock plug was required. Also, the water temperature was required to be maintained between 68F and 72F at a flowrate of 20 gallons /min for 20 min. To do this a high-efficient water heater was paired with a hot water storage tank with a recirculating pump to maintain the water temperature at the mixing valve. The mixing valve is also specialized to control the temperature and water volume.
Total Square Feet : 720