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BAM CONSTRUCT has been con-firmed as the winner of the biggestbatch of Government funded priorityschool projects let to date.

The seven new schools will belocated in Newham, Lambeth,Barnet, Waltham Forest, Greenwich,Bromley and Camden.

The first estimated build cost hascome in ahead of initial expectationfor the London batch which hadbeen estimated at around £50m.

Work will now progress to theplanning application stage.

It is BAM’s second batch afterbeing appointed to deliver the £27mset of four schools in the Midlandslast month.

LAST TWOBam is also in the last two bidders for last two of the four remainingbatches of schools under theGovernment publicly funded programme.

Both are in the North Westregion, worth an estimated £42mand £25m.

BAM WINS £75M LONDONSCHOOLS PACKAGE

EDUCATION SECTOR: NEWS

GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES £5BNREGIONAL SCHOOLSFRAMEWORKTHE EDUCATION Funding Agencyhas started the search for firms to signup to its new regional school frame-work covering smaller upgrade proj-ects.

Its new framework will be split intofive English regions and cover mainlyrefurbishment and remodelling work.

The plan is to use the firms todeliver typical contracts of £3m-£5m,but could include projects from£200,000 to £10m.

The Agency plans to hold a sup-pliers day in Sheffield on 18 Octoberto set out its plans for the new pro-gramme of work.

Procurement chiefs will stir upcontroversy among smaller regionalcontractors because the present planis to exclude firms with turnover ofless than £25m. This calls into ques-tion the Government’s commitmentto supporting smaller contractors andsuppliers.

The new upgrade framework is tobe rolled out across the full spectrumof education facilities from freeschools, university technical colleges,studio schools, Academies CapitalMaintenance Funded schemes, basicneeds and other work programmes.

Bids will be invited on 25November with successful contractorsunveiled early in the New Year on aprogramme that will run up to July2018.

REGIONAL LOTSSeven firms will be given place on each lot, except

south east where eight will be appointed

LOT 1: North East of England, value £750m

LOT 2: North West England, value £750m

LOT 3: South West, value £750m

LOT 4: Midlands, value £1bn

LOT 5: London and south east, value £1.75bn

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HUDDERSFIELD UNI TEAM JOINSMACHINE TOOL RESEARCH PROJECTEXPERTS at Huddersfield Universityhave joined an internationalresearch project to double lifespanof machine tools used in the engi-neering industry.

A large machine tool can cost afirm many hundreds of thousandsof pounds – so potential savings areenormous if its working life can beextended.

The 6.2m euro project – namedEASE-R3 – is funded by theEuropean Union. Fourteen partners,including universities, research insti-

tutes and engineering companiesthroughout Europe, are taking part.

Huddersfield is the only UK uni-versity to be involved. The universityis home to the EPSRC Centre forInnovative Manufacturing in AdvancedMetrology – the science of meas-urement – which is part of the inter-nationally-renowned Centre forPrecision Technologies.

The research is being co-ordinat-ed by Italian engineering firm Fidia,which has been a frequent collabo-rator with metrologists at Huddersfield.

NEWCASTLE UNI STUDENTHALLS UP FOR GRABS

ABOUT 4,000 direct jobs will be cre-ated during the construction phasewith a further 6,000 indirect postssupported in the wider economy as aresult.

The first phase of the project onthe 69-acre site off Fabian Way willcost £250m and is expected to becompleted by the summer of 2015.

First Minister Carwyn Jones wasthe guest of university vice-chancellorProf Richard B Davies on Thursday tomark the start of the work.

He used the occasion toannounce that a further £32minvestment had been secured at thesite to create a EngineeringManufacturing Centre.

More than £20m of the cash isfrom EU regional funds, and backedby the European Investment Bank.

Mr Jones said the investmentwould help drive forward the devel-opment of the campus, "creating acornerstone" for research andemployment opportunities in con-

struction industry as work getsunderway.

He added: “I welcome the oppor-tunity to be here on this significantday not only to mark the start of con-struction but also, crucially, toacknowledge the benefits to Walesof our relationship with Europe,including EU funding.”

Oil giant BP originally donatedthe land for the campus, while RollsRoyce, Hewlett-Packard, Tata, Bell Labsand BAE will be involved in the project.

The university estimates the cam-pus will contribute more than £3bnto the regional economy over thenext 10 years.

It is set to include a research andtesting facility operated in partner-ship with Rolls-Royce.

There will also be new teachingand research facilities for the univer-sity's engineering, business and eco-nomics, maths, and computer sci-ence departments as well as studentresidential accommodation.

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£100M HACKNEY FASHIONHUB PLANS APPROVED

EDUCATION SECTOR: NEWS

THE UNIVERSITY of Newcastle hasappointed a project manager to overseeplans to demolish and rebuild studentaccommodation in the city. The uni-versity plans to demolish self-cateringaccommodation at its Richardson Roadsite to pave the way for nearly 1,000student rooms and a new sports centre.

Project manager Summers Inman,which recently oversaw the refurbish-ment of the university’s student unionbuilding, will now steer the studentaccommodation project.

Plans to demolish the site for newstudent halls boasting ensuite roomswere first revealed two years ago.

PLANS to build a £100m fashion out-let centre in East London have parad-ed through the planning process.

The joint venture project betweenManhattan Loft Corporation andChatham Works was given the greenlight last night by Hackney council.

Two seven storey buildings willreplace temporary structures current-ly home to several fashion brands inHackney Central in what has beenhailed as the first of its kind in aninner city location.

Work to build the hub, which willinclude a “stitching academy” offer-

ing apprenticeships and trainingopportunities, will begin next year.

Harry Handelsman, chief executiveof Manhattan Loft Corporation said:“We are delighted that these visionaryplans have been granted permission.

“We can now start delivering theplans that will create a new fashiondestination that will provide new jobsin the area and extra footfall to exist-ing local shops.”

Around £2m from the GreaterLondon Authority’s post-riot fund isbeing ploughed into the schemedesigned by architects Adjaye Associates.

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EDUCATION SECTOR: SOUTH AND CITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM

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SAFETYFIRST

SOUTH AND CITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM HASBECOME ONE OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETYLEADERS WITHIN THE EDUCATION SECTOR

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reflects both the management of safety within thecollege and an ability to deliver high class, industry-standard training.

The success of its health and safety practices wascelebrated this year when the Royal Society for thePrevention of Accidents (RoSPA) presented the col-lege with the Commended award in the Educationand Training Services Sector.

RoSPA’s awards manager David Rawlins said,“RoSPA firmly believes that organisations thatdemonstrate commitment to continuous improve-ment in accident and ill health prevention deserverecognition. South and City College Birminghamhas shown that it is committed to striving for suchcontinuous improvement and we are delighted tohonour it through the presentation of an award.”

Mike Hopkins, College Principal, said that theaward was incredibly significant. “It isn’t the sort ofthing that colleges are generally associated with. Weare one of the largest construction training providersin the country, and to gain this award is a majoraccolade because not only does it reflect the quali-ties of the college but it shows the industry that we

can achieve the standards that they would expect inthe workplace.

“Our construction training facilities provide indus-try standard environments for our students to learnthe skills they require for careers in the sector. Thatmeans they are being taught in an environment thatrequires the same level of health and safety that anyconstruction company would have to adhere to.Therefore, it is absolutely necessary that we set anexample of health and safety best practice.”

Driven from the top, a culture of health and safe-ty has been established within the college that pro-motes effective communication and collaborationwhere employees and students are empowered totake a proactive role.

“You have to have commitment from the topand you have to have the right people in place todo it,” remarks Mike. “In turn, they have to have theright commitment and support as well as theresources to go with it.

“We’ve gained the award by establishing a com-plete culture of health and safety. It is essential thatyou are focused on everything you do in regards to

South and City College Birminghamhas become one of the health andsafety leaders within the educa-tion sector. The college, one of thelargest and most successful further

education institutions in the country, pro-vides a wide range of vocational courses andqualifications to over 21,000 students. A spe-cialist in the provision of construction train-ing, the college has been recognised for itshigh quality teaching and success rates,achieving Beacon College status.

These standards are mirrored in the college’shealth and safety policies and procedures. The col-lege recognises that safety across all its campuses isintegral to the training environment but even moreso in its construction, engineering and associatedcourses. Therefore, the aim has been to achieve ahigh level of health and safety by establishing a uni-formed, consistent and proactive approach that

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health, safety and the welfare of the staff and stu-dents because the risks to you as an organisationare immense.

“Notwithstanding our formal duty to the peoplewe teach, from a business sense we have to demon-strate we not only have the highest regard for safe-ty but we can deliver industry-leading practices.

“So much of our success has been about hav-ing the support network in place to manage andoversee its implementation and to ensure the stu-dents themselves feel empowered to carry it outand even enforce it.”

Key to South and City College Birmingham’sethos is the work of Dawn Ward, a NEBOSH qual-ified health and safety manager who has beeninstrumental in embedding a strategic approachacross the entire college.

“There is always an assumption that becauseyou are a health and safety professional in a col-lege environment that your role is insignificantbecause the risk is traditionally very low. It is actu-

ally quite the opposite in our college and is astereotype I want to change.

“On a day to day basis we have a great rangeof risks that we must face. As a major construc-tion training provider we have established alearning environment that recreates the experi-ence students will see in the workplace.Therefore, the risks that go along with that envi-ronment are present.

“From day one all students are trained in thecorrect use of personal protective equipment andin our construction training areas staff and stu-dents must wear the relevant safety clothing. Thisincludes high visibility jackets, hard hats andheavy-duty boots.

“The potentially dangerous equipment andprocesses our students experience carry significantrisk if safety procedures aren’t in place. So we mustensure a competent safety regime is in place; aregime that is firstly developed to industry standards,and secondly, carried out by staff and students.”



“NOTWITHSTANDING OUR FORMAL DUTY TO THE PEOPLE WE TEACH, FROM A BUSINESS SENSE WE HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE WE NOT ONLY HAVE THEHIGHEST REGARD FOR SAFETY BUT WE CANDELIVER INDUSTRY-LEADING PRACTICES.”




Work in a learning environmental also posesfurther challenges. “For example, we work withpeople as young as 14 years of age. We alsohave a large number of students who havecome to us because they have struggled toadapt to the traditional school environment. Inaddition, we are the largest training provider forover 16s with learning disabilities. So we haveadded pressures because we are dealing withvery vulnerable people.

“Therefore, health and safety at our college isfar from simple. What the RoSPA award tells usis that we are doing the right things.”

Dawn, who is a qualified Health and SafetyExecutive (HSE) consultant, acknowledges thatshe has been given the resources and support toinvest in training and relevant safety measures.She considers that every health and safety pro-fessional requires 3 things: enthusiasm, passionand a caring attitude. “If any one of those factorsare missing,” she says, “then safety managementwill fail in an organisation.”

Part of a successful health and safety regimenis ongoing assessment of policies and procedures.

Dawn explains that, alongside human resources,she will identify any weaknesses and plan bespoketraining courses for staff at times that suit them. Atthe moment she is focusing on the DSEAR riskassessment with a number of staff currently intraining. The college is also beginning to enhanceits health surveillance techniques with higher leveltraining and has recently invested in new equip-ment to monitor noise levels.

The college has put in the resources to estab-lish a comprehensive health and safety regimenat a time when many construction companiesdon’t have the capital to do likewise. Dawnadmits that she has had the support of thePrincipal and Governors to invest in health andsafety which has seen her earn the NEBOSHDiploma in Occupational Health and Safety,and has allowed a number of staff mem-bers to go through the range of RoSPAtraining courses. However, recognisingthat the industry needs further support,South and City College Birminghamhas set up a low-cost consultancy wheresmall and medium-sized businesses




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“We’ve invested a lot of money in regenera-tion of our current estate as well as building newfacilities and we are very conscious of utilising theskills of local businesses and supporting the localeconomy,” explains Dawn. “What we wanted todo was engage with small businesses, many ofwhom have worked with us on construction proj-ects in recent years, and offer an affordable con-sultancy service that could help them during atough economic period.

“Because health and safety is of such impor-tance today, most projects, particularly in thepublic sector, require contractors to have a vari-ety of qualifications and accreditations. Manysmall and medium-sized businesses simply don’thave the financial capability to put staff throughtraining schemes and apprenticeships. This canbe quite disabling when seeking new opportuni-

ties so we hope to provide them with a low-costtraining solution that could potentially bringthem further work.”

Looking to the future, Dawn says she’s pleasedwith the college’s achievements so far but morecan be done. “We are very proud of our RoSPAaward because we know, as a higher educationcollege, what we have is unique. But it is only a rep-resentation of the high standards we set ourselves.

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EDUCATION SECTOR: MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY LONDON


AN INNOVATIVEAPPROACHMIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY LONDON TEACH 40,000 STUDENTS AT THEIR CAMPUSES IN LONDON, DUBAI,MAURITIUS AND MALTA AND WITH PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMIC PARTNERS ACROSS THE WORLD

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“We developed an overall master plan and weshare the Town Hall,” recalls Warren. “The Counciluses the front and still has the Council Chamber formeetings but the back of the building is occupiedby us. We also have a community library within thecampus ‘quarter’ and our students can access thelibrary as well as members of the Barnet andHendon communities.”

PHASED APPROACHMost development has taken place on vacant sitesso there has been little demolition. And, as Warrenrecounts, it’s all been undertaken using a phasedapproach: “We had some quick wins early wherewe could close a campus and share with anotherone. That opportunity ran out quickly and we thenclosed a campus every two years. We would dosome development at Hendon, close a campus anddispose of it, then repeat the cycle.”

The approach had several advantages, includingcreating a rolling funding stream as the proceedsfrom each campus disposal were used to financethe next development. It also enabled every phaseto be tendered separately, different firms generallyundertaking each one. One of the biggest benefitshas been an avoidance of disruption, each phase

Many educational institu-tions are formed throughmergers that create a vari-ety of locations. In thecase of Middlesex

University London, that resulted in elevensites which, as Director of Estates andFacilities Warren Forsyth attests, was far toomany: “They were scattered, of differingstandards and operated in insular ways.Students didn’t get the same student experi-ence because each campus didn’t necessarilyhave enough accommodation, a studentunion, a student entertainments programme,student support in terms of disability support,financial advice and counselling.

“There wasn’t the full range of services on everycampus so it was difficult for students to have the levelof university experience we wish to afford them. The

only way to do that was to create a level of mass tosupport students collectively and give them an oppor-tunity for academic engagement across disciplines.”

CONSOLIDATING CAMPUSESThe decision was taken to consolidate everythingonto the Hendon Campus, the first project startingin 2003 with the building of a new library. Sincethen, over £200 million has been spent on newbuildings and refurbishing or refitting existing ones,culminating in the transfer of the final campus toHendon in summer 2013.

The process started with consultation with theLondon Borough of Barnet, which owned and occu-pied substantial property around the HendonCampus. The University shared facilities at theNorth London Business Park and could vacatespace the council needed there, enabling it toacquire space previously used by Barnet.




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being timed to complete so students could finish anacademic year at their old campus and move toHendon at the start of the next year. The phasedapproach also gave health and safety benefits sincestudents could largely be separated from develop-ment work.

As with most new developments, there’s beenan emphasis on sustainability, the university’s newlaboratories building being the first building inBarnet to achieve a BREEAM excellent rating andone of the first laboratories buildings in the UK togain that status. A progressive travel plan hasenabled the new campus to have hundreds fewerparking bays than its predecessors and so releasedevelopment space.

“For all staff who came over to Hendon, if theygave up their parking permit we offered to pay forpublic transport up to zones 1-6 for four years,” statesWarren. “Or we would pay for them to get a bicycleor motorbike and associated equipment up to£1,200. We encouraged car sharing by setting up asegment of the national database of Liftshare forMiddlesex University staff and students to participate.There is no charge for parking if they can demon-strate at least two people were sharing one car at anypoint in time. So there was quite a wide-scale sweepof incentives for green travel and getting people intomore environmentally friendly travel planning in theprocess. No staff joining since January 2010 havebeen eligible to apply for a parking permit.”

The development has won the University a BIFMNew Ways of Working award since the traditional

way of people having their own office and desk withprinter has changed. Centralised printing hasreduced the number of printers, copiers and scan-ners from 1,800 to 85 and everyone has laptops thatcan be used anywhere, with wireless access to infor-mation available to both staff and students. All mailis digitised and posted direct to desktops, enablingworking from any location in the world.

Warren says: “We’ve not only built new build-ings, we’ve built new IT architecture and infrastruc-ture, created new printing facilities and providedcompletely different layouts to offices. I can work inany office across the campus rather than just theEstates and Facilities Office. There’s no ownership ofa particular space; it’s for us to use collectively in themost effective and efficient way.”

With the project finished and the last old cam-pus closed, the challenge now is to keep everythingfresh and meet student demand. That demand hasincreased with student recruitment significantly

higher because of the facilities on offer. The out-come is that Middlesex has become a victim of itsown success, pressure on available space causingscheduling problems and infrastructure challenges.The main tasks now revolve around ensuring theenthusiasm, momentum and drive are maintainedso the campus remains appealing and effective.

“In some instances, we’ve reconfigured build-ings that are only one year old,” comments Warren.“We’ve been quite ruthless when revisiting some-thing that may be relatively new. We wouldn’treconfigure the whole building but, if a space isunder pressure for an alternative use, we will revisitthat and do some reconfiguration work if we needto. We accept that, even if we’ve got somethingright, it may not be right forever because the worldmoves on and we’ve got to keep pace.”

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AS WITH MOST NEW DEVELOPMENTS,THERE’S BEEN AN EMPHASIS ON SUSTAINABILITY, THE UNIVERSITY’S NEW LABORATORIES BUILDING BEINGTHE FIRST BUILDING IN BARNET TOACHIEVE A BREEAM EXCELLENT RATING


EDUCATION SECTOR: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD


The University of Salford’s exten-sive heritage is tied in with thecity’s own industrial history, withthe thriving textile industry inSalford during the 19th century

leading to the foundation of the RoyalTechnical Institute In 1896. The school splitinto two separate entities in 1958, and aftervarious incarnations for both institutions, theUniversity of Salford was formed via a merg-er in 1996, a hundred years after the originalinstitute had been founded. Since then, theambitious university has established itself asone of the leading names in health, energy,the built environment and more recently,media.

This newfound expertise in media subjects comesas a result of the University of Salford’s involvementin MediaCityUK, a huge regeneration project for thecity, which has seen the BBC and ITV move produc-tion up north. “Part of our campus is based inMediaCityUK, and that’s formed a real unique sellingpoint for us,” said Stephen Talboys, the Director ofEstates and Property Services for the university.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD IS A FRIENDLY,VIBRANT AND PIONEERING UNIVERSITY CONTINUALLY INVESTING IN THE CAMPUS, FACILITIES AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS

AT THE HEART OF LOCALREGENERATION

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EDUCATION SECTOR: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD


Appropriately, for a university so connected to itslocation, the HE institution has also undergone agreat deal of investment, with Salford currently ableto boast two multi-million pound projects which arebeing undertaken to improve student life on cam-pus. “This part of Salford has been tagged as aregeneration area for quite a while, and there arestill a number of projects happening just down theroad from us along Chapel Street,” Stephen said.“We’re playing our part in a large regeneration proj-ect by making these investments and changing theplace we’re all working in.”

The first of the developments is the ResidenciesProject – an 80 million pound investment by our pri-vate sector partners, which will create over 1300 newstudent rooms at the heart of the university’s PeelPark campus. “It’s a big project which will make a bigimpact on the campus,” explained Stephen. “That’s allpart of us seeking to create a more vibrant place thatremains active after teaching hours, and at the week-ends too.” The project is currently in the final stagesof development, with the university hoping to openthe new development to students in September 2015.

The second big project being undertaken by theuniversity is the Gateway Building, a 55 millionpound project, which will house a number ofschools, including arts and media subjects. “Thebuilding will include a performance space, theatre,workshops, and music rehearsal rooms, and we’remanaging that project directly,” said Stephen. “Thecontractor is currently on site, and that building isdue to open early in 2016.”

“Both projects are in place to ensure we have acampus that is fit for purpose in the 21st century.One of the things we’ve struggled with in the pastis creating a vibrant evening and weekend atmos-phere; we’ve got a great campus with so muchgreen space, which is quite unique in an urban arealike this.”

In addition to offering a more productive envi-ronment for students and staff to enjoy, the invest-ment will also look to improve the parts of the cam-pus that are used by the public, says Stephen. “Thepublic space on the campus will also be of highquality, by creating new squares and walkways,

which will completely change the external environ-ment.” Associate Director Chris Large added, “Thatwill also enable us to close one of our campuses, inorder to consolidate on the Peel Park campus.”

This investment is just the beginning for theUniversity of Salford, says Stephen. “In the long runwe are aiming to be sustainable, and I don’t justmean that in the environmental sense, but also inmaking sure the university is successful and stillthriving in 30-40 years time.”

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THIS INVESTMENT IS JUST THE BEGINNING FOR THE UNIVERSITY OFSALFORD. IN THE LONG RUN WE AREAIMING TO BE SUSTAINABLE, AND I DON’T JUST MEAN THAT IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSE, BUT ALSO IN MAKING SURE THE UNIVERSITY ISSUCCESSFUL AND STILL THRIVING IN30-40 YEARS TIME.”

STEPHEN TALBOYSTHE DIRECTOR OF ESTATES AND PROPERTY SERVICES

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EDUCATION SECTOR: ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY


FROM THE MERGER OF TWO COLLEGES ANGLIA RUSKINUNIVERSITY NOW HAS SOME 30,000 STUDENTS WITHINEAST ANGLIA WITH CAMPUSES IN CHELMSFORD, CAMBRIDGE AND PETERBOROUGH

INVESTING INEDUCATION

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fourth at Fulborn that’s due to close, with studentsmoving to a new site adjacent to the Cambridgecampus. That’s the main focus of development andcovers the construction of a nursing facility on abrownfield site that will continue the University’srole as the largest provider of nursing courses inEngland.

“We have demolished a good portion of the sitebut retained an existing Victorian school,” confirmsAkin. “We refurbished that for a music therapy centreand the area around that we are rebuilding in threephases. Phase one is mainly skills laboratories, highlyserviced simulation areas where students gain directexperience as though in a hospital ward. There isequipment that allows them to simulate human con-ditions with computerised mannequins. Then thereare standard classrooms and offices for teaching staff.

“We will have a 200-seat lecture theatre, a visionand eye research unit, nursing and midwifery train-ing, therapy and a research unit. We finish phaseone in December, move in January and subsequentphases are out to tender. There is high tech equip-ment for the nursing activities with audio visual facil-ities connected to hospitals. We have buildings

where we can beam live operations from hospitalsinto lecture theatres and people in those theatrescan talk to surgeons operating live on patients.”

The Cambridge development is the latest in aseries for an institution that acquired buildings of dif-ferent types and ages across the campuses. A masterplan for Chelmsford has seen the old central campusdisposed of and the proceeds used to develop a newsite. Cambridge has several older buildings, oftenwith inherent issues and in conservation areas, whichmakes redevelopment or improvement difficult. InPeterborough, a new building has been constructedand a 1960s office block converted to academic use.

The University has partnerships with various cor-porations for which it provides services, enabling itto build properties in Harlow and Peterborough plusa specialist training centre in Colchester. The rela-tionships add to the funding streams that includeown resources, grants, proceeds from property dis-posals, private donors and endowments.

All new developments, as Akin recounts, incorpo-rate sustainability features: “For the Cambridge phaseone development, virtually the entire roof is coveredin solar panels. We normally build to a minimum

Growth is generally to beencouraged but can, asAssistant Director AkinOluwatudimu knows, presentchallenges: “There are always

new developments. Although we are educat-ing many students, overall floor space is rel-atively limited so space per student is lowcompared to other institutions. So we areconstantly reprogramming space and adapt-ing, making sure space can be used to itsbest advantage.”

Although a relatively young institution, AngliaRuskin University has grown quickly and now hassome 30,000 students within East Anglia. Havingformed by merging two colleges, it has campuses inChelmsford, Cambridge and Peterborough, plus a




BREEAM very good standard and this one is on tar-get for that. We look for air source heating, mechan-ical ventilation and highly environmentally controlledareas, low energy lighting and other features to lowerthe carbon footprint. All buildings will be operatedwith building management systems connected to ourmain campus to remotely interrogate temperaturecontrols and will have lighting sensors and other fea-tures for minimum energy consumption.”

REDUCED EMISSIONSThe emphasis on sustainability applies increasinglyto existing properties since all higher education insti-tutions are required to reduce carbon omissions.Over the last two years, it’s been changing light fit-tings and controls, attending to boilers and otherM&E installations. There’s also been a concertedeffort to get the message of sustainability across,including a ‘Switch Off’ campaign to encourage stu-dents to reduce energy use.

“We’ve been successful in winning funding todevelop an energy centre on the Cambridge cam-pus,” comments Director of Estates and FacilitiesSandy Lynam. “It will reduce our carbon omissionsand we are designing that. We have invested a greatdeal in video conferencing so people don’t travelmotorways as much as they did.”

The high level of development activity has healthand safety implications, given the need to ensurecontractors, students, staff and visitors are free fromharm. That’s made difficult by the lack of down-timeoutside normal academic terms due to summer

schools for overseas students, conferences, specialistcourse and other activities. Nevertheless, Sandyinsists it’s all covered: “We are redeveloping twocampuses, which present interesting constructionchallenges when we have demolished and rebuiltbuildings in the middle of them. They include ourLord Ashcroft International Business School, right inthe middle of the Cambridge campus, which wecompleted three years ago with much complexwork and we maintained a working campusthroughout. Health and safety is taken very serious-ly and we participate in RoSPA audits, our last oneachieving a Level 5 Diamond Award.”

CONTINUED GROWTHAs it continues to grow, Anglia Ruskin’s develop-ment programme doesn’t slacken. “There’s been afocus on science and the fine arts so we’re findingspace in those areas is more than a little tight,”remarks Sandy. “We are looking to develop sciencefacilities in Cambridge because we have buildingswhere classrooms are too small for the sizes of

teaching we have today. We have invested a lot inmodern teaching facilities and all our classroomsnow have advanced media or interactivity but weneed larger rooms. We can’t create them regularlyand we’re going through a demolition programmeto help renew some key resources.”

A building innovation centre under constructionin Chelmsford will bring together business innova-tion and advanced engineering. The University’smedical strength is being further developed with thenew medical campus while construction engineeringand engineering disciplines continue to grow.

Sandy says: “Over the last few years, we’ve beenthrough a period of intensive redevelopment andthat is now settling down although there are stillnew initiatives. In Chelmsford, we have a bright newcampus which has brought a lot of very positivecomments. In Cambridge, we have to do a lot morework to make it the same standard.”

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EDUCATION SECTOR: UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON


As Environment Manager forthe University of Brighton,Abigail Dombey’s responsibili-ties include ensuring itachieves its 50% carbon

reduction target by 2016. And with a long-term strategic plan in place and plenty ofdevelopment and refurbishment projectsunderway, that requires a good deal of input.

Brighton became a university in 1992, havingpreviously been a polytechnic and various collegesbefore that. It now occupies five campuses, three inBrighton and one each in Eastbourne and Hastings,with a wide variety of properties. These range fromrecent buildings to several Nineteenth CenturyEastbourne properties that Abigail describes as‘lovely but leaky’. The latter are having improvedinsulation but the main activity is in Brighton wherecapacity is being expanded with a new building,

part of the council’s redevelopment of the old fruitand vegetable market site.

The largest university property in Brighton is theCockcroft Building, originally a 1960s building, whichis home to a wide range of facilities at the university’sMoulsecoomb campus. The university is investing£27 million in the project to refurbish the building,which is being led by the Estate & FacilitiesManagement capital projects team. “There’s a windowreplacement project going on,” comments Abigail.“The new units will reduce solar gain and the buildingwill be warmer in winter and cooler in summer. Theworks are improving insulation and refurbishing twoor three floors at a time whilst occupied to ensure thateverybody’s disrupted as little as possible.”

As part of the drive to reduce carbon, an aquiferthermal energy storage system is being installed toprovide low carbon warmth and cooling. All devel-opments involve close working with contractors

THEGREEN TEAMABIGAIL DOMBEY IS IN CHARGE OF THE TEAM RESPONSIBLE FOR REDUCING THECARBON FOOTPRINT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON

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which, as Abigail outlines, has resulted in variousfeatures: “We’ve installed the largest PV array in thecity on the roof of the building.” By using these lowcarbon technologies, the Cockcroft project aims toreduce energy costs by up to £47,000 a year.

Other measures have included a low carbon,water cooled data centre, two virtual servers and theinstallation of LED lighting across the estate. “We’reoptimising our BMS to reduce carbon and we’veinstalled automatic meter reading to monitor andreduce energy consumption,” continues Abigail.

The initial focus is on bigger buildings where thegreatest savings can be made, which resulted in a sig-nificant reduction in the first year. The aim is for anabsolute overall carbon reduction, despite the estateincreasing in size. The exception is the Varley Parkhalls of residence scheme, where several hundrednew rooms are being added and a relative reductionis sought. This will be partly achieved through a cen-tralised district heating and CHP system.

A big focus is the university’s c-change initiative,which has seen it short listed in the Green GownAwards. “It’s a behaviour change campaign to helpus achieve our carbon reduction target,” explainsAbigail. “It engages students and staff by usinginteractive engagements and it’s based on a senseof fun.”

There’s a big focus on biodiversity, with a policyof only using native plants in projects and a pro-posal to bring sheep onto the campus to help man-age the estate. That, together with purchasing elec-tricity from renewable sources and aiming forBREEAM ‘excellent’ for new builds and 'very good’for refurbishments, has helped Brighton be in thetop five of the Green League, a list of 141 environ-mentally friendly universities.

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As the name would imply,Bournville College started lifeas the Bournville Day Contina-tion School and part of theCadbury’s empire, having been

founded in 1913 by the chocolate company toprovide on-site education for the factoryworkers and their families.

Since then, the college has built a rich history itself,moving to its former campus in Northfield, Birminghamin 1972 before securing a final move to the purpose-built Longbridge site in 2011. The move, which markedthe end of a 3-year development process, saw the col-lege place itself in one of the most advanced FE build-ing developments in the country, and at the heart of abillion pound regeneration scheme.

The 250,000 square foot building occupies justover 4 acres of land in Longbridge, a part of the citywhere once stood the MG Rover car productionplant. Executive Director of Estates and IT DavidCollins said, “Bournville College is essentially theanchor development – the hub of the site. Since ourmove in late 2011, we’ve seen numerous shops andbusinesses open here. The area now has the vibran-cy of a proper town centre.”

This vibrancy is down to the eclectic studentpopulation, who enjoy a range of facilities at the col-lege, says David. “The Learning Resource Centre(LRC), which is equipped with over 300 computers,laptops and Macs sits at the heart of the building.”He continued, “there is also a 3D cinema on site forstudents to see the latest releases in a more privateenvironment.” An enclosed mall, known as ‘TheStreet’, runs from the LRC through the building andprovides a hive of student activity. “There’s a refec-tory, deli bar here, and even a Starbucks café here,”says David. “We also have our own student staffedrestaurant that serves the College and is alsoopened up to the public.”

In addition to this contemporary restaurant, anumber of Bournville College’s state-of-the-art facil-ities are available for public and corporate use. “Wehave a number of commercial activities on the site,”David explains. “We have a fully equipped confer-ence centre which can take about 180 delegates,with its own break out rooms and catering facilitiesas well as a fully equipped MOT and servicing baysfor members of the public to bring their vehicles forrepair and servicing.” An ultramodern fitness suite isavailable to students and members of the public too.

It features an extended sports hall, basketball, bad-minton and 5-a-side courts, as well as a steam roomand sauna. “People can come along and enjoy thesegreat facilities,” says David

Overall the building and facilities support theexpert vocational training undertaken in the Collegeand help create real working environments to givestudents an added advantage to gain employmentor progress to further qualifications and /or highereducation.

The site at Longbridge has been designated asa ‘ITEC Park’ by the city council, and BournvilleCollege are looking to develop even further with anew Construction Centre and other STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) builds/developments The new college has been an integralpart of the vivacious Longbridge regeneration proj-ect, all of which is thanks to sustained investment.According to David, “the success of the college, andthe project in general is a testament to the hugeinvestment that has been put in to the site by all par-ties involved in the development.”

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EDUCATION SECTOR: CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE


The City of Glasgow College wasformed in September 2010through a merger of three spe-cialist further education colleges.The new College inherited an

estate that required significant investment toprovide the quality of learning environmentexpected by students, staff and the College’sindustry partners.

As Project Director Iain Marley confirms, themerger created an opportunity to do more thanmodernise the estate, it provided a context for a farmore ambitious business transformation projectwith the new campus acting as both a catalyst andenabler of change: “The new campus strategy willaddress the fundamental weaknesses in the existingaged and dispersed estate through consolidationonto two sites. The property benefits are huge andinclude reduced running costs and greater flexibili-ty but the biggest dividend is the benefits that willaccrue for learners in the form of industry standardsimulated spaces and inspiring, technology richenvironments. The new facilities will be unrivalled inthe UK and underpin the College’s vision to be aworld class institution that redefines the learners'experience of a college education.”

TWO CAMPUSESThe intention is to create two campuses, one at thelocation of the former Glasgow College of NauticalStudies on the River Clyde with a particular focus onengineering and maritime curriculum for 20% of

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students and the rest based at the city centre site.The project was procured under EU regulationscompetitive dialogue procedure. Following pre-qual-ification, bidders went through two phases of dia-logue during which they developed and refinedtheir design, ICT, facilities management and com-mercial proposals. A preferred bidder, the GlasgowLearning Quarter consortium was confirmed inJanuary 2012, with a start made on site in June 2013.

The development comprises around 80,000square metres with completion of the RiversideCampus in time for the 2015/16 term and the CityCampus a year later, designed to minimise disrup-tion. “Scheduling the migration to the new accom-modation to be outside term time was signalled asa strong preference but not an absolute constraint,”recounts Iain. “Bidders were incentivised to pro-gramme works to achieve this as it formed part ofthe bid evaluation process. In addition to design,construction and programme risks, migration risksare transferred to the consortium, which is a furthersignificant benefit to the college given the chal-lenges associated with the scale of the project.”

Procurement was under the ScottishGovernment’s Non-Profit Distributing model, whichreplaced PFI/PPP in Scotland. The contract coversthe three-year development and a 25-year operat-ing period during which facilities management andlifecycle services are provided. The new contractincorporates transfer to new sites. Iain says: “There’sover 1,000 staff and 32,000 students so migrationis a challenging logistical exercise.”

“The consortium is also responsible for the design,build and handover of a new ICT infrastructure, thedesign playing an important role in creating a moreflexible environment; for example, it will seamlesslyallow students and visitors to use their own mobiledevices. More generally, the ICT solution will facilitatenew work styles and allow the College to be respon-sive to lifestyle changes and increasing demand forflexible working and learning.”

SUSTAINABLE ESTATEA key aim is to create a sustainable estate that costsless to run, has improved energy efficiency andoffers greater public access and utility. “The contractrequires the achievement of BREEAM excellent onthe teaching accommodation and very good for thehalls of residence and all buildings must achieve anEPC A rating,” comments Iain.

The development context for each site is different; the City Campus allowing the decanting

of students to reorganised space and temporaryaccommodation so the whole site is availableunencumbered for redevelopment. The RiversideCampus, however, will remain operational so there is a phased development with internal movesfor buildings to be demolished before new onesare built.

It’s a complex undertaking but one that’s firmly on track. “We have high quality designs andwe are confident these will blend well into the city’s architectural landscape,” remarks Iain. “It’s an exciting time: we have a very strong team and arobust programme so we are very confident thatthe project will be delivered on time and withinbudget and the communities served by theCollege will benefit for years to come from thisinvestment.”

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