After great success on the first of the government's Private Finance Initiative programme building Lowdham Grange prison, Kvaerner was awarded the contract for the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich.

This new hospital is part new build, part refurbishment of the old military hospital, which has stood on the site for the last 25 years.

My involvement was as the Project Engineer responsible for the design and design management of two new blocks, a new ward block and a new mortuary/pathology and medical records/TSSU.  Some basic information about these blocks is set out below:

Artists Impression of new ward block Laying the ground bearing slab, new ward block	New Ward Block The new ward block is a two storey concrete framed building with a floor area  of  approximately 40,000m2.  The building interfaces with an existing structure along one side and is partially founded over existing (partially demolished) basement.  I was responsible for the management of the design of this block, which was carried out over a 9 month period (1998). New Mortuary and Pathology Block The new mortuary and pathology is a new infill block of approximately 3000m2.  This block was also a concrete framed structure of one and two storeys.  There were interfaces with existing structure on three faces. New Medical Records and TSSU Block The medical records/TSSU (Sterilisation unit) block was also a new build infill concrete framed building.  It was 2 storeys high with 1 basement.  The medical records part was designed for very high loadings, as well as containing runners for mobile racking.	First floor slab of the new ward block   during construction The new ward block (foreground right) at the start of construction
Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Aerial View	Site of Block B - July 1998 Site of Block B - November 1998	Main structural members were prefabricated and dropped in

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