Project Name: IRT Marco Polo & Cordeaux Lodge – Wollongong
Value: $1.7 million
Builder/Client: Shape / IRT
Business Segment / Industry: Aged Care / Retirement Living
PSB Air is delivering mechanical upgrade works across two aged care buildings at IRT Marco Polo and Cordeaux Lodge in Wollongong. The project involves the refurbishment and replacement of HVAC systems within existing facilities, including both staged upgrades and live environment works.
This project required a carefully managed delivery approach across two separate aged care buildings, each with its own operational demands, staging requirements, and service conditions. With refurbishment works in one building and live environment upgrades in the other, the project called for close coordination, practical planning, and a strong focus on resident comfort, compliance, and continuity.
Key challenges include:
PSB Air is delivering a tailored mechanical solution across both buildings, with works designed to suit the different operational, staging, and compliance requirements of each facility.
Marco Polo
Cordeaux Lodge
PSB Air is delivering a design-and-construct solution with a staged methodology tailored to each building. Works are carefully coordinated to suit refurbishment sequencing at Marco Polo and minimise disruption to residents at Cordeaux Lodge.
The project is on track to deliver:
PSB Air delivers practical, well-coordinated mechanical solutions for aged care and retirement living projects where compliance, resident comfort, and staged delivery all matter. From live upgrades to larger commercial hvac installation works, our team supports complex projects with a practical, performance-focused approach. Get in touch with our team to discuss your next refurbishment, replacement, or live environment upgrade.
Aged care projects often involve live environments where resident comfort, continuity, and safety need to be protected throughout the works. At IRT Marco Polo and Cordeaux Lodge, the upgrade also required staged delivery across two buildings with different operating conditions and existing service constraints.
The works at Cordeaux Lodge are being delivered in stages to minimise disruption to residents and staff while maintaining day-to-day operations. This approach allows mechanical upgrades to be completed safely and efficiently within an occupied facility.
The project includes new and replacement HVAC systems, upgraded toilet exhaust systems, outside air systems, kitchen exhaust, and fire damper certification works. These upgrades are designed to improve comfort, air quality, and overall compliance across both buildings.
A staged approach helps ensure refurbishment works and live environment upgrades can be delivered in a practical and controlled way. For this project, it supports coordination across both buildings while helping maintain resident wellbeing, operational continuity, and compliance throughout the works.
