Ireland's New Children's Hospital, Dublin
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Hospital
Ireland's New Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Ireland's New Children's Hospital, Dublin. Photo: Valsir.
Project
Children's hospital
Location
Dublin, Ireland
Campus
St. James's Hospital
Systems
Rainplus

The new children's hospital is located on the campus of St. James's Hospital in Dublin and serves as a hub for services currently managed by tertiary hospitals in the Dublin area. It is the main site of Children's Health Ireland, consolidating all paediatric hospital services in Ireland.

Valsir Rainplus was chosen for the stormwater drainage system.

What it shows for a Finnish project

On a large hospital campus the roof rainwater is part of the building's protection. According to Valsir, the Rainplus syphonic rainwater system is sized for extreme rainfall and protects the building in extreme weather.