Roger Preston & Partners designed the building services installations associated with the two power stations.

The work ranged from industrial ventilation systems for the main turbine halls and ancillary areas to close control computer room air conditioning for the main control rooms.

Part of Roger Preston & Partners's role was to present services designs to the relevant Chinese Design Institutes.
 

The Robens Building was built so that the HSE could centralise its research division.

The laboratories were designed, within a tight budget, to provide a better and safer working environment for scientists and to offer increased flexibility of layout. The construction period was 21 months from inception to completion.

All primary services routes are on the building perimeter, thus creating large, fully air conditioned, open plan areas for the laboratories. The innovative design incorporates movable partitions, more natural light, improved access to the services and an unobstructed 12m-deep lab space.

Laboratories include microbiology, biochemistry, dust investigation, immunology, organic toxicology, toxic metals, inorganic substances, computational chemistry and industrial and agricultural chemicals.
 

The site is being developed by LASER, a consortium comprising John Laing Construction Ltd and Serco Ltd, as a PFI project to provide new laboratory and support services accommodation on part of the existing site which is home to the National Physical Laboratory, at Teddington.

The accommodation comprises approx 20,600m² of Scientific laboratories, and scientific support serviced to provide the stringent conditions required and approx 12,300m² of offices and ancillary accommodation.

Services are provided from service pods housing heating, chilling and electrical supplies as necessary.

The remainder of the site will be put to other uses outside NPL requirements.