IDOM provided assistance to the client in respect of the purchase and remediation of a former psychiatric hospital in Essex. The previous use of the site commenced in the mid 1920’s and included treatment and residential units together with secure accommodation for approximately 600 houses together with a school and commercial premises.

The site was constructed with a distributed heating system fed by a central boiler house. While significant amounts of asbestos had been removed in earlier activities, remnant parts of the below ground system were still present.