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& FacilitiesEstates and Facilities have produced their draft Strategic Report covering the next five years. This document was presented to BEC (Building and Estates Committee) and will be distributed to Schools and other stakeholders for discussion and agreement. The draft document can be viewed and downloaded here.
Additionally, the department has produced and published its first formal annual report. This document will be published again later this year to cover the financial year 2009-10. Copies are available at our reception or by downloading here and will be distributed to Schools, Departments and key stakeholders in due course.
A £4.5 million scheme will see major improvements including the installation of a translucent roof to enclose the existing courtyards and create over 1,000 m2 of additional space. The plan is to transform ‘The Commie’ as it is affectionately known into a ‘Learning Atrium’, providing a variety of different spaces ranging from active social areas for groups to silent study areas for individuals.
The building’s current layout will allow developers to create a ‘new student-centred active learning environment in an exciting and stimulating space’. Other features include a central sensory garden, roof terraces, more use of natural lighting thanks to the new roof, a café and the installation of wireless connectivity technology.
The refurbishment will see the creation of common corridors, such as the corridor of democracy, healthy living and support. The latter will see services like Counselling and the Advice Centre placed side by side to offer a more joined-up experience.
The
exciting new build and refurbishment project at Emm Lane became fully
operational on Monday 25th January when the new teaching facilities including a
state of the art MBA lecture theatre became operational for the first time.
The project which has been designed by Architects Farrell & Clarke and co-ordinated by the University of Bradford's Estates & Facilities Department is the first to be undertaken by the University to achieve the coveted BREEAM Excellent Award.
BREEAM stands for Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method and marks the sustainable credentials of a building – everything from responsible resourcing of materials, to efficient cost in use, to establish a designation that is recognised across the UK. When the project was being designed and the BREEAM Assessment was undertaken, the highest Award was BREEAM Excellent so the development has achieved top marks. The project incorporates a biomass boiler that uses woodchip from sustainable woodland, the first few deliveries of which will come from trees felled on site at commencement of the project in September 2008.
“We are delighted that we are able to demonstrate that our Ecoversity principals and sustainable initiatives have been formally recognised” said Russell Smith, Estates Manager – Engineering & Building. “It is also the first building constructed using the Sustainability Specification developed by Estates & Facilities Department which includes clauses that exceed the requirements in the BREEAM assessment”
The facilities in the new building include a new Resource Centre within the Grade II Listed Emm Lane, and new Classrooms, MBA lecture theatre and administrative offices in the new build. These are linked by a new atrium that encloses social space and catering facilities.
“The past few weeks of the project have been a challenge” admitted Roger Tilbrook the Project Manager from PSK Prout Tilbrook. “The important thing is that the students and staff have better facilities within a highly sustainable environment and the University and the design team have a project with which they can be proud”.
Sustainable Student Village
Estates and Facilities have vacated West End Building and Mi7 Developments Ltd. have taken possession. The plan is to build eco-friendly student accommodation virtually on campus by redeveloping an area at the back of campus, known as Listerhills, which would also include a business and innovation centre on adjacent land with medical facilities, a hotel and office space created as part of the wider Bradford regeneration. The work is to be primarily financed by an external partner, Mi7, which is a development company that owns the adjacent land. An agreement would be put in place with the University under which it can direct the quality of the accommodation and would also be responsible for filling the spaces by "nominating" students.
It is expected that there will be approximately 1,000 bed spaces styled as houses and traditional flat designs, the proportion of each will depend on planning requirements with a target ratio of 60/40 respectively. The SSV accommodation is likely to cost in the range of £35 million to £40 million. The aim is to encourage community engagement as part of the wider objective of providing an environment that is not only itself developed on sustainable principles with the ambition of being the first student accommodation to achieve a BREEAM rating of "outstanding", but will also promote sustainable living and support sustainability in learning and education.
School of Management
At the School of Management, the new building at Emm Lane is practically complete and staff have moved in, with teaching commencing today. The building which is on the site of the demolished refectory is designed to high environmental performance and with sustainable construction embedded into the scheme. For example, the new build maximises daylight and minimises solar gain; solar panels provide water heating; use of a biomass boiler instead of the existing gas boiler minimises the carbon element of energy use; and there will be additional cycle storage facilities and showers; electric car charging facilities; improved access for disabled people; and 'live' public transport information. The new building allows the School of Management to:
Provide leading MBA teaching facilities
Provide a centralised resource centre and library
Integrate the law library with the business and management library
Provide new teaching and office space
Improve staff facilities, and
Create a new atrium space for eating, drinking, socialising and working as the focal point of the whole campus.
Photographs of the construction phase can be found on a dedicated School of Management webpage.
The severe weather conditions we are experiencing continue to make travel and getting about on foot difficult. Anyone accessing the Campus by vehicle or on foot should take particular care and precautions and wear appropriate footwear and clothing. There was a significant thaw over the weekend but this combined with the snow fall and sleet on Sunday night made ground conditions treacherous on Monday despite the overnight work of the grounds staff.
The short term forecast for the Campus area is for sleet and light snow showers with temperatures around 0°C and rising towards the weekend. There are currently no weather warnings for our area. We have acquired some rocksalt and are rationalising the supplies we have but as normal supplies still remain unavailable we have of necessity to ration this.
We will endeavour to do our best to keep the Campus accessible and apologise for any inconvenience caused.
The University is about to finalise designs for two new buildings on the main campus (for the School of Health and for the Sustainable Enterprise Centre) and would like to invite comments from anyone who feels they would be affected by these proposals in order to incorporate genuine concerns into the designs. Further details are available on the flyer which can be downloaded here.
A public consultation with a brief presentation followed by discussion will be held at 6pm on Monday 7th December at the Grange Interlink Community Centre, Summerville Road, Bradford BD7 1PX.
Alternatively, please write to us by 5th December. Please contact PSK, Batley Business Centre, 513 Bradford Road, Batley, West Yorkshire WF17 8LL or email Stacey@psk-pt.co.uk.
Estates and Facilities will shortly be relocating its entire operation to Phoenix North East Building. A £2.3 Million refurbishment and conversion has opened up the old mill building to create large open plan office space and modern workshop facilities. Staff are scheduled to begin moving to their new accommodation on Friday 18th December 2009. Some services will be affected but these will be kept to a minimum and the 3001 Helpdesk will be maintained at all times.
Estates and Facilities would like to advise all staff that David Tinker has left the University. David has been supervising the main campus porters for nine years and many staff will have dealt with him when organising events, meetings and office moves. Simon Duarri, Ancillary Services Manager said, "I am very grateful for all the commitment, loyalty and hard work he has put in over the years and will miss his practical approach and his knowledge and experience."
The structure and deployment of the portering service is now under review and temporary cover has been put in place to continue to provide the service in the meantime. Peter Jackson has moved to the city campus to take over the role, with James Guest relocating to the School of Health Studies.
The sunken car park area (behind the IPI building), accessed from Longside Lane and the lower part of Richmond Road between the junction with Norcroft Brow and Longside Lane will be permanently closed for parking and through traffic with effect from midnight on Friday, 20 November, 2009. Full Story of the Road Closures...
Clive Wilson, Director of Estates & Facilities has recently completed a series of department assemblies. The presentation focuses on a number of items and includes a review of the past year, a celebration of our successes, the new campus masterplan, environmental improvements, capital schemes, future challenges and a vision for our future. Full Assembly Presentation...
During Green Travel Week, the Department of Estates and Facilities trialled running their internal fleet using our own home made biodiesel! Our biodiesel is made from our waste cooking oil recycled by our catering contractors, Sodexho, and is therefore carbon neutral. Using a technique developed by Jack Bradley of The Department of Engineering, Design and Technology, cooking oil was converted to biodiesel which is safer than ordinary diesel to the environment. Further Details on using Cooking Oil as Fuel...
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