Campus Estate Management Magazine - Spring 2021

Spring 2021

A LIVING LABORATORY Pushing the boundaries of sustainability

8 Industry News The latest news and views on campus

22 Safety first Safety a priority with smart technology

34 Allergen labelling Time to prepare for Natasha’s Law

42 Built to succeed HE built environment on student outcomes

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A LIVING LABORATORY Pushing the boundaries of sustainability

8 Industry News The latest news and views on campus

26 Key to security Asset management systems

34 Smart education Digitalising education in response to COVID

42 We are open Catering concerns when reopening

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4 Cover Story A living laboratory Pushing the boundaries of sustainability

30 Adapting teaching space Style, explains the applications for modern moveable wall systems

8 Product & Industry News The latest news and views on campus

34 Allergen labelling Caterers, it’s time to prepare for Natasha’s Law

22 Safety first Making safety a priority with smart technology

38 Introducing Energy Synergy™ The future of modern sustainable construction?

26 Expaning education environments Education expands through modular construction

42 Built to succeed The HE built environment on student outcomes CAMPUS | Spring 2021 | 3

COVER STORY

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Pushing the boundaries of sustainability at Newcastle University’s Urban Sciences Building by Mark Dowson, Buro Happold

or those of us working in design engineering, Building Information Modelling (or BIM) is one of the most disruptive technological innovations we have seen in recent years. Its use helps simplify the design process and enables us to construct complicated, complex structures. But the collection and use of ‘building information’ needn’t stop when construction ends. Through the creation of smart buildings, BIM can go on to push the boundaries of sustainability by optimising efficiency, managing energy consumption and improving ongoing building performance.

A case in point is Newcastle University’s Urban Sciences Building.

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Located in the city’s new Helix quarter, a city-centre development fast becoming renowned as a global centre for innovation, the 12,800m2 Urban Sciences Building (USB) houses Newcastle University’s School of Computing alongside a series of innovative labs focused on research into the urban environment.

Opened in 2017, it has set a new benchmark for building design. Not only is it an exemplar of sustainable construction and electrically led design, it is also a ‘living laboratory’ – a smart building designed to enable continuous research and learning in the field of energy management.

Newcastle University is known for its pioneering spirit and, with innovation a core element of the

brief for the USB, a number of PhD researchers now have their hands on the data from the building and are already creating some fascinating outputs that we believe are a first in building management.

In a feat of engineering, the University installed over 4,000 digital sensors throughout the building to constantly monitor environmental conditions and energy use. Through a collaboration between the University’s estates team and PhD researchers, with support from the wider project team, a 3D digital twin of the entire building has been created. This enables live data from the thousands of sensor points to be visualised in a 3D visualisation model.

Using this digital twin, the University’s facilities and building managers can focus in on a specific room, floor or area of the USB and look at how internal environmental conditions are performing to within seconds of the reality. From an FM point of view, this means that if someone complains that an environment is too hot, they can instantly review the temperature in that space to see if it has in fact increased, and adjust it accordingly, or whether that person just needs to take off their jumper. This is a real leap forward for facilities management and potentially, energy efficiency.

Importantly, the modelling enabled by the sensors in the building also helps the University’s researchers to forecast how the building will behave under future scenarios. An example of this is in the University’s EPSRC funded ‘Building as a Power Plant’ project which we are supporting. Here, PhD researchers are looking at evaluating the building’s potential to provide rapid demand response when the national electricity grid comes under strain through the removal of the smaller, non-critical energy loads of individual buildings. Although this kind of scenario testing has been

done on a mass scale, for very large energy consumers, it has never before been tested with a single building – another first for the USB. The theme of innovation and research has also been applied to the very fabric of the building.

Knowing that the USB would provide a home for the university’s urban environment researchers, the estates team were keen to understand if and how the building could support these academics in their work, to test future technologies that could drive new thinking in the energy management sector – could the building itself become a laboratory?

The answer, of course, was yes and the living laboratory concept was born.

Through extensive engagement with the University’s researchers and the design team working in collaboration with Hawkins/ Brown architects, we embedded and enabled a host of technologies within the building into the design concept which would directly support ongoing academic work. To give you just a few examples: sensors in concrete floor slabs measure the temperatures to enable monitoring of the thermal mass and associated night-time purging; the soil moisture levels of the building’s green roof are

constantly monitored; supercharging points for electric vehicles are linked to a microgrid within the building and solar photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) panels on the roof generate renewable electricity and heat.

In yet another first, the building also houses a unique energy storage test bed, connecting multiple battery and super-capacitor packs to the main grid, which also feeds power directly to a DC micro grid serving one floor of the building. Echoing the continued theme of ongoing shared learning, this facility is open to both industry and academia for investigation and testing of these emerging storage and smart grid technologies. This ongoing research is, we believe, another first in facilities management.

One final nod to smart energy management picks up on the history of the building’s location.

The restrictions of the site meant it had to have a south-facing atrium so working collaboratively with researchers at the University and Hawkins\Brown we adopted an innovative approach to designing a glazed façade which met the stringent g-value requirements.

The glazed solution was a fritted façade pattern consisting of lines, dots and circles based on a punch

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card technique used in the early 19th century. The dotted pattern runs right around the building and carries a coded message illustrating the rich history of the site and its previous uses. It says: Gallowgate – North Elswick Colliery – Scottish & Newcastle Brewery – Science Central.

But, a truly sustainable building isn’t solely focused on managing the current status quo, it is also a building that can flex and adapt to future uses. Early on in the process of designing the USB, we worked with both the University’s estates

team and groups of academics who would be using it day-to-day to get a detailed understanding of their differing needs. This allowed us to create the building with them in mind, meaning it wasn’t overly customised for any one group. It also put our focus firmly on flexibility, so large portions of the building’s fit-out elements are reversible meaning entire floors can easily be reconfigured, giving it longevity.

To understand the positive impact this could have, we carried out surveys at the three university buildings where the people who

would be moving into the USB were previously based to measure their perceived productivity, wellbeing, comfort and satisfaction levels. The surveys were repeated once they had moved into the new building and showed that users felt their new environment had increased their productivity by up to 11.5%. The feedback highlighted that they liked the daylight levels and felt healthy in the building and 71% of the students and staff based in the USB said its design made it easier for them to collaborate.

The information that data can provide to a building’s managers is a way to add real value to its day-today operations. Bricks and mortar are static, but the data that flows through them can help us adapt the built environment around us to changing times. The USB is a really exciting building and is an inspiring exemplar of sustainability and energy management. And, with the University team’s focus on ongoing improvement and the development of new energy innovations, its green credentials will only get better and better over time.

For further information please visit www.burohappold.com

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Willmott Dixon completes £46.5m University Of Birmingham development Building work has completed this month (February 2021) on the £46.5m School of Engineering at the University of Birmingham, thanks to national contractor, Willmott Dixon.

The state-of-the-art 12,000 sqm facility spans five floors and features a double-height atrium. The development aims to not only bring together many of the institution’s engineering disciplines, but also provide opportunities for successful collaboration between academia and the industry.

Procured through the Constructing West Midlands framework, the School of Engineering puts industry at the heart of the University’s campus, alongside the £16.4M UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) Centre of Excellence in Digital Systems.

The facility’s design was curated specifically with agile and collaborative working between academics, researchers, students, and staff, in mind. The development offers open plan spaces and cellular facilities including a dedicated Student Support Hub, a new 179-capacity Design Centre, a 50-seat electronics and electrical focused projects space, 20 flexi-bays specifically allocated for staff and student interactions, three 50-seat seminar rooms and also features 160 drop-in study spaces throughout the building.

The basement also houses a full-size set of railway points, the University’s pantograph test rig and a test track for the scaled hydrogen-powered train – further expanding the university’s commitment to the integration of academia and industry.

Nick Gibb, deputy managing director for the Midlands at Willmott Dixon, said: “We are delighted to have completed such a significant development, both regionally and within the sector – the facility is set to pioneer advancements within engineering and digital 8 | Spring 2021 | CAMPUS

systems research.

“Despite completing the final stages of the project during the Covid-19 pandemic, our teams optimised industry-leading safety and social distancing measures, which meant we were able to remain on-site throughout the pandemic and ultimately deliver the project to the agreed timescales. This development is the fifth major partnership we have entered into with the University of Birmingham, having recently completed the Teaching and Learning Building, along with the Green Heart campus development.

“One of our main aspirations for this development was to provide a highly energy-efficient building.

Throughout the project we implemented a sustainability strategy to ensure the facility would be built and operated in an energy efficient way right from the outset, including the optimisation of Passivhaus design measures. These efforts, combined with the adoption of our industry-leading Energy Synergy™ process has enabled us to predict that 45% of the building’s energy consumption will come from unregulated sources, such IT equipment, lab equipment and external lighting.

These sources are highly linked to occupant usage and can fluctuate throughout the building’s lifecycle.

Designed by Associated Architects, the School of Engineering demonstrates the university’s commitment to providing first-class engineering education. The development aims to improve student experience, allowing engineering undergraduate and postgraduate students to get involved in cutting-edge research and ensuring students graduate with a strong connection to the industry.

For further information visit www.willmottdixon.co.uk

Trinity College Dublin enhances student and staff safety with SafeZone from CriticalArc

Trinity College Dublin is enhancing safety and support for staff and students by implementing SafeZone® technology from CriticalArc. Through this implementation, the university aims to deliver more rapid response to calls for assistance across all campus facilities, and to better assist students and staff working remotely, including those on placement overseas.

When individuals call for assistance - in a wide range of situations including those working alone out of hours, those with particular vulnerabilities and those with medical emergencies - the technology will enable

responders to pin-point their precise location.

Students and staff can check-in and use the service with the SafeZone mobile app which puts them in immediate contact with the university’s support infrastructure. The technology will also make it easy for the responders to optimize response, and to provide appropriate intervention in the event of an emergency.

“During this challenging time for our students and staff, Trinity is doing everything it can to ensure both the physical and mental wellbeing of everyone in our community. We are delighted to be introducing this advanced technology as part of our support actions,” stated Trinity’s Head of Safety, Dr Katharine Murray.

“It’s more important than ever for universities to keep in touch with their students and staff, to fulfil their duty of care and ensure that those who need help of any kind get the quickest possible response,” said Darren Chalmers-Stevens, Managing Director of CriticalArc. “We’re pleased to help Trinity College Dublin with a rapid implementation of SafeZone to help ensure the safety and wellbeing of students.”

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Flexible teaching space for forward-thinking primary school Future-proofing their facilities, Hirwaun Primary School included space flexibility as a key feature of a new £10.5m building, that opened in Autumn 2020. Allowing teachers to quickly adapt one of the main classrooms, Style worked with contractor Morgan Sindall and architects, Boyesrees, to install a Dorma Hüppe Variflex moveable wall system.

With an impressive 55dB Rw acoustic rating, once the wall is in place, separate classes can run undisturbed on either side, making this an ideal solution for isolating pupil bubbles, as well as being intensely practical in accommodating a wide variety of ongoing daily activities.

The Hirwaun development is the latest education project in Rhondda Cynon Taf to benefit from targeted funding under the Welsh Government’s 21st century schools and colleges programme. To date, the school’s aging buildings have been replaced with a modern and exciting learning environment with further work going ahead in 2021, including the creation of two multi-use games areas, a staff car park, an ecological habitat area, grass sports pitches and external learning spaces.

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following their tender process – the final solution giving teaching staff the freedom to separate the room into two with ease or open it up into one large teaching space.

“This manually operated wall is ideal for a primary school setting as it can be moved in and out of position effortlessly,” said Julian Sargent, Style’s group managing director.

“Also, if any of the panels become scuffed or damaged, they can be easily changed without having to replace the entire wall.”

The wall’s pearl grey melamine finish perfectly complements the classroom décor and, with social distancing measures being a priority for all educational establishments, it gives Hirwaun Primary the ability to sub-divide space to rapidly reduce class sizes.

The Variflex system is suitable for any school, college or university seeking to add flexibility into their teaching areas. As the exclusive UK partner to Dorma Hüppe, as well as Skyfold and SWG, Style is able to offer an extensive range of partitioning solutions for all requirements and budgets.

For further information visit www.style-partitions.co.uk

Club Car takes to the streets

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London South Bank University heads to SPACE One of the largest universities in the capital, London South bank University, commissioned Optyma Security Systems to upgrade its access control database with SALTO SPACE management software.

What did they need?

London South Bank University (LSBU) is one of London’s largest and oldest universities. Since 1892 it has been improving the lives of students, businesses, and the local community. As a cosmopolitan university with over 18,000 students, it draws people from over 130 countries.

The university has two Campuses and four Halls of Residences, these being: Southwark Campus based at Elephant and Castle and consisting of numerous separate buildings and Havering Campus in Essex. They also have a third campus opening in September 2021 in Croydon.

Following a site review it was recommended that the current SALTO system should be upgraded to the latest versions.

Project aim and process Optyma have been the incumbent security specialists providing maintenance and reactive repairs for the CCTV, access control and integrated intruder alarms across the whole campus since 2017. They also provide support with the integration of the access control and student enrolment/service databases.

For this exercise, the principal aims were to: eliminate any potential blacklisting problems; bring the existing technology up to date; future proof the system and install a web-based solution to allow for easier access.

Solution To achieve this, work was carried out at LSBU during the lockdown period to ensure downtime was kept to a minimum, with SALTO extracting all information required to be replicated in the new database and then incorporating and rebuilding a new database for the 12 | Spring 2021 | CAMPUS

customer.

SPACE was installed on the new SALTO server and connected to the rebuilt database. Optyma engineers then carried out the initialisation of all hardware and re-enrolment of user cards across the campus.

SALTO’s SPACE Smart access control technology platform is a fully integrated electronic locking and software solution that brings seamless access to every door in any building in an efficient, safe, secure and accessible way.

It provides an intuitive user-centric software interface that makes it simple and secure to incorporate access control for any type of building size or user need. It’s powerful and flexible software allows each system operator to set up their own preferences: capabilities and security level, language settings and others. It also offers several ways to integrate with third-party systems. This includes interfaces and APIs for connecting SALTO smart lock technology to video surveillance, vehicle access, biometrics, time & attendance, escape door control systems, intrusion alarm, and more.

The result The new database now enables the university to easily manage and secure its access plan across all its facilities from a single point if needed. Their new SALTO SPACE software is designed to be easy and intuitive to use, allowing system administrators to manage doors and user keys in just a few easy steps, and in real-time.

Optyma’s Managing Director, Ian Broadbridge, says: “Optyma are proud to continue to help keep our major educational establishments such as LSBU, safe and secure. Our team of skilled engineers and highly trained technical support staff worked closely with them, as our valued partners in the education sector, to ensure seamless integration and a fully functioning system without disruption to the universities essential work.”

For further information visit www.saltosystems.com

SC Johnson Professional® launches Targeted Hygiene Guidance to help facilities break the chain of infection

In collaboration with hygiene expert Professor Sally Bloomfield, SC Johnson Professional® have developed new guidance titled the ‘8 Moments for Targeted Hygiene’ specifically designed to help break the chain of infection in workplaces and public facilities.

The new ‘8 Moments for Targeted Hygiene’ guidance is based on the risk management approach for hygiene – known as Targeted Hygiene - developed by the International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene (IFH) which builds upon the policy paper ‘Too Clean or Not Too Clean’ published by the Royal Society for Public Health in 2019.

The new guidance recommends that in order to break the chain of infection in workplaces and public facilities, the focus should be placed on hygiene behaviour of individuals rather than rely on routine ‘deep cleaning’ and disinfection.

Professor Bloomfield commented: “We have to accept that facility managers can only do so much to make their facility COVID secure. Preventing transmission of infections such as COVID-19 in workplaces and public facilities has to be a shared responsibility.”

Developed for those who manage workplaces and public facilities, the core principle of the guidance is to identify the 8 ‘Moments’ of highest risk when infection may be passed on. Scientific evidence developed since the 1980s by the IFH has shown that the main sources of harmful microbes in public facilities are people rather than places even when these are perceived as visibly ‘dirty’[1]. The IFH’s research has found that many people still largely view hygiene as synonymous with cleanliness[2]; however, whilst regular disinfection of frequently touched surfaces does play a role in managing risk, it cannot alone create a safe environment. Studies[3] have shown that this is because contamination can reoccur very quickly within a space which is inhabited by people as microbes are transmitted either via the air or via hands or surfaces which are frequently touched.

The Targeted Hygiene guidance addresses this by identifying the 8 Moments when hygiene behaviour change should be encouraged: • Touching common surfaces • After coughing, sneezing, blowing your nose • Returning to and leaving your workspace • Getting food prepared • Eating food • Toilet use • Entering and exiting the building • Disposing of waste Bloomfield commented: “Having worked to introduce the concept of Targeted Hygiene at home with the 9 Moments for Home Hygiene, we realised that creating a similar concept for ‘away from home’ environments provides the means to develop effective hygiene to prevent the spread of COVID in public spaces.

“John Hines, Director of Research and Development at SC Johnson Professional®, commented: “As a company, we have many years’ experience of working in a variety of sectors to help improve hand hygiene compliance.

“We know that breaking the chain of infection can only be achieved in combination with social distance and facial coverings, and by enabling the right products to be used at the point of need, combined with frequent hygienic cleaning of high-risk surfaces. This then needs to be fully supported by facility managers, to encourage the right behaviours for the safety of all users of their facility.”

SC Johnson Professional want to find out more about the challenges you are facing in making your facility safe. Participate in their survey to receive a summary of the results and tailored advice on how to implement Targeted Hygiene.

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Modular classrooms to create 750 new school places in Essex CONSTRUCTION has started to create a number of new classroom blocks at three secondary schools across Essex – adding 750 much-needed school places for pupils in the county The modular units will be installed at Clacton County High School, in Clacton-on-Sea; The Colne Community School and College, in Brightlingsea; and Sweyne Park School, in Rayleigh, as part of the Essex County Councilled scheme.

The designs for all three schools have been tailored to be as flexible and efficient as possible to maximise the benefits of a modular solution, while simultaneously meeting both the client’s educational needs and environmental requirements.

Leading independent property, construction and infrastructure consultancy Pick Everard has been appointed to deliver architecture, civil, structural and MEP engineering, and principal design services.

Keith Prendergast, director at Pick Everard, said: “We are really pleased to be working with Essex County Council to improve the school facilities and increase the number of pupil places in the county. These three projects are the latest to be delivered by Pick Everard for this client, continuing a longstanding relationship with the council.

“We have worked closely with the client and had close collaboration with a modular supplier to ensure the brief was achieved and the design was conducive with an offsite modular solution. This will provide the high-quality education facilities the next generation of students deserve.

“The implementation of modular for these projects has also allowed the overall programme time to be greatly reduced, meaning that schools will be able to make the most of their new classrooms much sooner than if the traditional construction route were taken. We look forward to seeing all three schools open their new 14 | Spring 2021 | CAMPUS

modular buildings, and to seeing students enjoying and making the most of their new environments.”

Construction at the three sites is expected to complete later this year.

Property, construction and infrastructure consultancy Perfect Circle – a company jointly owned

by Pick Everard, Gleeds and AECOM – was appointed

by Essex County Council to deliver project management and quantity surveying services, which have been procured via SCAPE Consultancy, a direct award framework that drives collaboration, efficiency, time, and cost savings.

Tom Wint, quantity surveying associate at Pick Everard, said: “Modular builds are a new breed of structure that offer modern facilities and a greater level of flexibility and innovation. However, completing them for schools is still a relatively new concept. As a result, strong collaboration between all partners is required to ensure a successful delivery programme that is completed on time.

“When compared to traditional on-site methods, Essex County Council has reduced the overall project time by six months by opting for modular builds, which are a great way to save time and money on a scheme due to providing an efficient solution – allowing Sweyne Park School to open its new building at the start of the new academic year in September 2021.”

A spokesperson for Essex County Council, said: “It’s really important for us that all pupils in Essex receive the best possible education and that there is enough capacity within the county’s schools for every single child. We’re pleased to be working with Pick Everard on a series of projects to provide high quality learning environments and meet the increased demand for school places."

For more information, visit www.pickeverard.co.uk

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Morgan Sindall Construction appointed to £9.7 million Cambridge school build Morgan Sindall Construction has been appointed to deliver the brand new £9.7 million Marleigh Primary Academy on Newmarket Road, Cambridge The school, which is being delivered for Cambridgeshire County Council, will be managed by The Anglian Learning Trust and will provide 420 primary school places and 52 nursery places for the Marleigh development in the east of Cambridge.

Once open, the school will be a dedicated science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) specialist school, with ambitions to become a nationally recognised centre of excellence.

Set across two floors, the two-form entry school will boast 16 contemporary and thoughtfully designed classrooms, as well as a library, dining area and bathroom facilities, helping to provide an inspiring atmosphere for children embarking on their school careers.

The school’s landscaped grounds will feature playing fields and a multi-use sports pitch for physical education and break time, as well as allotments and a pond. The development will include the creation of new access routes for vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians, and a car park.

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city, with Marleigh Primary School playing a key role in providing an essential education offering for families.

Jamie Shearman, area director at Morgan Sindall Construction, said: “We are pleased and proud to have been appointed to deliver this key project for Cambridge, which will provide this dynamic new community with a first-class specialist school.

“We are looking forward to continuing and strengthening our close working relationship with Cambridgeshire County Council, as we collaborate with our project partners to deliver a school which will inspire and engage pupils for generations to come.”

Councillor Simon Bywater, Chairman of Cambridgeshire County Council’s Children and Young People’s Committee said: “I am delighted that work on this visionary and exciting new school is about to start, and impressed with the County Council’s astute management of the project. It will fulfil a vital role at the heart of the new Marleigh development, and I am confident Anglian Learning will rapidly turn it into a centre of excellence with both a local and national reputation.”

Works are planned to start in spring 2021, with the project completion estimated for summer 2022 in time for the September cohort of students.

To find out more visit construction.morgansindall.com

Langley educates pupils on greening the built environment and joining construction As part of its commitment to educational estates, Langley Waterproofing Systems Ltd has partnered with Writtle Junior School on its innovative Learning Pod classroom, a new facility that has been designed and built in collaboration with the school’s pupils. Langley has contributed to this initiative through the completion of an educational presentation to the pupils about climate change, construction and sustainability, as well as supporting the construction of the Learning Pod’s roof.

Recognising a need for a new learning space, Writtle Junior School embarked on a project to create a new classroom on its site near Chelmsford in Essex.

Nick Taylor, the headteacher of the school, also felt strongly that there was the opportunity to educate and inspire the children by involving them throughout the construction of the Learning Pod. In November 2016, Nick challenged the children to design their ideal learning space and make suggestions on the features they would include. Architects from a local practice then helped the children to turn their ideas into a detailed building proposal that was submitted for planning approval. Once approved, the children were then involved with liaising with stakeholders on the project from architects, health and safety consultants and planning experts, to quantity surveyors and trade professionals. The aim of this was to allow the children to understand the broad range of people involved in making the building a reality.

Construction began in early 2018 and as of December 2020 it is nearing completion with just some exterior detailing and landscaping to be finished, with the children involved at every stage of the build. In the spring term 2021 the children will become interior designers and research and then purchase the furniture for the Pod. Nick Taylor explained: “Showing our pupils what goes into creating the world around us is extremely valuable. We hope that for some of them this will instil a lifelong passion for architecture and design and even inspire them to follow our experts to pursue careers in the construction industry.”

Once the construction of the roof element was complete, Tom Kerr; Sales Director of Langley Waterproofing Systems Ltd was joined by Steven Vincent; Major Projects Manager from Eco Green Roofs Ltd, who created a bespoke presentation to deliver to the pupils at Writtle Junior School. As the current climate did not allow for the presentation to be carried out face to face, a Zoom meeting was booked with Nick Taylor and the pupils actively involved on the project, aged from 7 to 11 years old, attending.

Tom Kerr, Sales Director at Langley Waterproofing Systems Ltd said: “When we heard about the Learning Pod, we were excited, and eager to support an initiative that introduces pupils of a young age to the construction

industry and the different job roles that are available.

This is especially important because of the skills gap issue that the industry is facing – something that Langley has been involved with addressing for many years.

“The fact the pod has many sustainable features shows these pupils are already thinking about the environmental and ecological impact. Donating the green roof alongside our waterproofing solution was the least we could do.”

With limited funding available through the school budget, the construction of the Learning Pod has been financed through other sources. A mixture of fundraising by the school PTA, contributions from local businesses and the donations of time, services and materials from a number of companies has made it possible.

Nick Taylor added: “The green roof was an excellent suggestion from the children but making it happen was proving to be a challenge with the resources we could access. We had looked at the possibility of growing our own green roof, but this proved not to be feasible. Therefore, we are very grateful to Langley for orchestrating not only the waterproofing element but also the green roof solution for our Learning Pod – something we can be proud of for years to come.”

For more information on the services Langley provides for educational estates view their ‘Proactive Flat Roof Asset Management Guide’, register and download it here: www.langley.co.uk/technical-downloads CAMPUS | Spring 2021 | 17

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Work starts on refurbishment of Innovation Suite at Arts University Bournemouth Willmott Dixon Interiors has begun work on a £200,000 project to deliver a new suite within the state-of-the-art Innovation Studio at Arts University Bournemouth (AUB).

The national fit-out and refurbishment specialist contractor will refurbish an existing administrative space at AUB to create a c.3,000 sq ft Innovation Suite that will include a new reception area to the art incubation facility studio.

The Innovation Suite will deliver collaborative work and social space for local businesses, start-ups, CPD delivery and post graduate students working in the innovative creative, cultural, engineering and manufacturing sectors.

It will also house specialist digital and clean digital fabrication equipment supplied by the university’s Innovation Resources project.

Willmott Dixon Interiors will create a new collaborative reception space and workshop rooms at the Innovation Suite, including AV, body scanner, 3D printing and textiles facilities.

The project will see the installation of new mechanical and electrical services and the refurbishment of existing seating areas. Works will include new floor finishes and decoration, as well as new furniture and a timber feature wall.

The Innovation Suite project will use £230,000 in Dorset LEP Local Growth Fund allocation and £65,000 in AUB match funding, and was awarded through the Pagabo Refit and Refurbishment procurement framework.

It has been designed by architects at Willmott Dixon Interiors, with Selway Joyce as project manager, quantity surveyor and employer’s agent.

Graham Shaw, managing director at Willmott Dixon Interiors, said: “AUB has justifiably developed a reputation as a top sector specialist and leading arts university for the creative industries. A new Innovation Suite will enhance the already impressive facilities available through the Innovation Studio. We look forward to delivering a space that supports local businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs and further contributes to the successful growth of the digital and creative sectors in the region.”

First established in 1885 as a specialist art institution, AUB is now the UK’s number one specialist university for employability, according to The Times Higher Education’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and is ranked as the UK’s top specialist art and design university by The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021.

Willmott Dixon Interiors is one of the UK’s specialist high-quality interior fit out and refurbishment contractors. It has delivered a wide range of projects across the higher and further education sectors, including a £39 million refurbishment at London South Bank University’s London Road Building and the design and refurbishment of space across the Waterlooville Campus at Havant & South Downs College.

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ENGIE and Equitix secure deal with the University of Birmingham A consortium comprising leading energy and services specialist ENGIE, and prominent UK infrastructure investor and developer, Equitix, has secured a contract with the University of Birmingham to transform Pritchatts Park student accommodation village into a state-of-the-art low carbon campus.

• Construction of 496 new low carbon student homes and a multi-storey car park • Refurbishment of 734 existing student rooms • 50-year facilities management and lifecycle contract • Equitix, ENGIE and the University of Birmingham take equity stake in project • The project involves the creation of 496 new highly energy efficient student homes and an accompanying 482-space modular construction multi-storey car park. In addition, 734 existing rooms will benefit from an extensive refurbishment, bringing them up to modern standards.

ENGIE will also undertake 50-year facilities management and lifecycle works contracts, providing ongoing repairs, security and cleaning services to support the day-to-day lives of the student residents.

The new accommodation will be constructed in the form of townhouses to complement existing buildings in the surrounding area. A key element in the design of the new facilities is energy efficiency. The overall scheme will be powered and heated entirely through electricity – with the refurbished building heated by air source heat pumps – which the consortium has pledged will be from 100% renewable sources. The new multi-storey car park will also feature 24 EV charge points, with infrastructure in place for a further 72 in the future.

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The project sees ENGIE continue its partnership with Equitix, who will be the lead equity partner in the project, following the success of similar developments for the University of Leicester and Kingston University.

ENGIE and the University of Birmingham will also take equity stakes in Pritchatts Park.

Jake Fellows, Divisional Development Director for “The University of Birmingham is one of the UK’s most highly-ranked institutions, so we’re delighted to have been chosen to create market-leading accommodation that is highly sustainable and equipped to meet the university’s ever-growing demand for places, as well as providing the best experience possible for the students who decide to call it home.”

Ben Leech, Director for Equitix, said “We are delighted to be working with our long-standing partner ENGIE and the University of Birmingham to deliver this exciting project which will enhance the university experience for students in Birmingham.

Simon Bray, Director of Campus Services at the University of Birmingham said: “The University’s overriding objective is to enhance its attractiveness to students, and positively impact recruitment and retention, through providing high quality housing that meets their needs and expectations, now and in the future. The plans to expand Pritchatts Park will play a key role in providing the infrastructure to help deliver this vision. We are delighted to be working with ENGIE and Equitix.”

Building work is set to begin in the summer, with completion expected in August 2023.

For further information on ENGIE, visit www.engie.co.uk For further information on Equitix, www.equitix.co.uk

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ith pupils back to school, there are a number of safety measures schools need to implement to ensure the health and wellness of staff, students and school communities.

The first lockdown and closure of schools brought on by the coronavirus pandemic fired a “warning shot” for education facilities managers, forcing headteachers to re-examine school safety standards. Now that a third lockdown is here and schools have been shut down for a second time, anyone behind the curve with the benefits of smart technology should get on board now before children return to the school environment. And with the ever-changing variants of the COVID-19 virus, schools can’t afford to be “late to class” when it 22 | Spring 2021 | CAMPUS

comes to health and safety.

Some schools in the US have been using smart technologies for a while to measure utility consumption and efficiency, streamline maintenance and enhance general school safety.

Now, these technologies are playing a significant role in keeping school buildings healthy and preventing the spread of disease.

So, let’s take a look at how smart technology can help schools to become safer, as well as more energy-efficient and cost-effective.

Thermal detection cameras Smart cameras placed at entry points of a school can remove the manual task of temperature testing. These cameras provide medically-accurate, real-time temperatures of individuals in

real-time.

Thermal cameras use infra-red (IR) to read an object’s temperature. Every item with a temperature above absolute zero emits a certain amount of radiation. The higher the temperature, the higher the level of radiation.

If a high temperature is detected, the software sends an instant alert to the relevant party, who can then follow the protocols in place. It can also be set to deny access to those with high temperatures or to people not wearing masks.

In some cases, crowd scanning and temperature-testing technology can be incorporated into existing CCTV systems, working alongside access control and alerting solutions.

This technology brings a number of benefits to schools by

helping to create a safer, more compliant environment, without additional resources and by maintaining social distancing.

Smart thermal cameras are safer, more accurate and more costeffective than having a person use a handheld temperature gun.

A school in Liverpool is using thermal imaging to test whether its students can enter the school during the coronavirus pandemic.

Lakeside School is a special educational needs school that remained open during the first lockdown. It uses thermal imaging technology at its entrances to test whether it is safe for people to come in by testing for high temperatures.

Head Teacher Vicky Size said: "Our new thermal imaging camera has reduced anxieties and is just one of the many measures that are being taken to ensure that we provide everyone with the safest possible environment at such an unprecedented time."

Safer water As the coronavirus continues to sweep through the world’s population, healthcare providers should also be on heightened alert for Legionnaires’ disease, another potential cause of pneumonia with similar

symptoms. Legionella are potentially deadly bacteria that can infect a school’s water supply and cause an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. It’s a school's duty of care to prevent Legionella infection by monitoring the risk of the bacteria proliferating.

Particularly as schools reopen and previously stagnant plumbing and cooling systems return to use, additional Legionella cases could rear their ugly head to emergency departments in the coming months. Traces of Legionella were recently found at a Worcestershire school. The school was forced to remain shut while treatment and testing took place.

The Health and Safety Executive advises: “If your building was closed or has reduced occupancy during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, water system stagnation can occur due to lack of use, increasing the risks of Legionnaires’ disease…

If the water system is still used regularly, maintain the appropriate measures to prevent legionella growth.”

Typically, managing the risk of Legionella includes running all outlets for two minutes, taking

and recording the temperature of the water to ensure that it’s not conducive to Legionella growth.

This is a time-consuming process, which is why schools are looking to automated water temperature monitoring systems. This smart system with automated flushing and temperature testing reports and records water temperature data in real time. Instant alerts will notify relevant staff if water temperatures fall within “Legionella-friendly” parameters.

Cleaner air We know that SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted through aerosols (particles smaller than droplets that remain in the air over time and distance). This is especially dangerous in poorly ventilated rooms, with the potential to lead to “superspreading” events.

Without any ventilation, it takes about four minutes for the number of small droplets in the air to be halved. With mechanical ventilation turned on in a room, the number of respiratory particles is halved in 1.4 minutes.

If the rooms also have doors and windows open, the number of small droplets is halved after 30 seconds.

Advisers say that improving air filtration and ventilation in

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schools can help mitigate the potential airborne transmission of COVID-19.

Strategies include: • Increasing outdoor air ventilation • Filtering indoor air • Using portable air cleaners with HEPA filters Smart building technologies such as advanced HVAC controls can help facilities managers promote cleaner air with less hassle. For example, smart HVAC systems use sensors to remotely monitor and control variables such as: • Humidity • Temperature • Indoor air quality • The level of carbon dioxide and other pollutants This technology is also energyefficient and cost-effective. If any potentially dangerous conditions are detected, the system will send an instant alert to the manager in charge, who can then intervene immediately to adjust the air quality settings. Even better, automated adjustments can be put in place to remove the need for any manual intervention at all.

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Social distancing made smarter Even before the pandemic took hold, schools and universities have been looking for ways to make campuses safer and more efficient using smart technology. The University of Nottingham has been collecting data to understand how the physical space of the campus is used. They can use this data to adjust planning accordingly. For example, they are using a wifi network to monitor the presence of people (as a proxy for footfall) in different areas of the campus.

Another option is the installation of occupancy monitoring sensors in various rooms and areas of the establishment. At the University of Edinburgh, smart space occupancy monitoring is used in the Main Library to monitor the use of study spaces. The system communicates to students where they can go within the seven floors of the building to find vacant study space.

Similarly, occupancy monitoring can be used to enforce social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. For example, if a facility is only allowed 50% occupancy, the system can alert the relevant

manager once the cap has been reached or exceeded.

A school district in New Albany, Ohio, in the United States, is taking social distancing tracking a step further. The five schools in the district (with 4,800 students) plan to test a system that would require each student to wear an electronic tag that tracks their location in real time. The system records which students and teachers are in each classroom throughout the day. Along with ensuring that social distancing is enforced, this tracking can also help with COVID contact tracing. It can help to quickly identify students who may have been exposed if someone tests positive for the virus.

While these solutions may be key to the reopening of schools in the era of COVID-19, they also bring long-term benefits.

Although COVID-19 may have accelerated the adoption of smart technology, many of these solutions are focused on health, wellness and security in general; which have been needed in school systems for a long time.

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MODULAR CONSTRUCTION

Expanding education environments

Education and training centers expand through modular construction written by Paul Jakse, Vice President Sales, Aerogo, Inc.

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he demand for additional classrooms and training facilities in the education sector has skyrocketed.

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed academia to establish healthier and safer learning environments. These new spaces often need a bigger footprint to accommodate the same number of people, plus specific safety features like enhanced air flow and ventilation. Modular or prefabricated structures have emerged as a viable answer to the demand for expanding campus education and training centers quickly and cost-effectively.

Unfortunately, modular manufacturers are not always optimized for producing these factory-built learning environments.

Traditional material handling

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systems that move massive 12-meter assemblies through the facility can create as many problems as they solve. To economically produce boxes at speed, manufacturing facilities have turned to a tool that capitalizes on the strengths of the prefab process: the air caster.

The science of air-prefabricated modular structures fill the gap between long-term building projects and short-term space requirements.

Built in controlled factory environments where weather is not a mitigating factor, the structure can be produced faster, safer, and more economically than with traditional on-site construction. In fact, a report from industry advisory group McKinsey & Co. found that “modular construction can cut

schedule by 20–50 percent and costs by 20 percent,” positioning it as an ideal method to meet the immediate demand for versatile training and education spaces.

The science of air Air casters help to fast-track more modular structures through the production line and onto the campus by reducing friction. Air casters are donut-shaped bags that fill with standard compressed air. Once fully inflated, the air leaks between the bag and the floor until the structure is lifted on an ultrathin film of air no thicker than a business card.

The friction coefficient is reduced to less than one percent, allowing the structure to glide like a puck on an air hockey table, with almost no resistance from the floor surface.

Once floating, even a structure 13 meters long weighing 30 metric tons can be moved from one station to another without need of a crane, forklift, chain – or even very many people. “Just grab a few more casters, put some air into them, and boom, move,” says John McElroy, process engineering manager at Plant Prefab. This U.S.-based manufacturer designs and builds bespoke, high-end modular buildings and uses air casters in its own production processes. A single operator exerting no more than 2 to 11 kg of force can move and position a load weighing as much as 2 metric tons. Moving heavier loads requires only a modest increase in the number of additional air caster modules and operators.

The economics of air Air casters power a degree of plant design flexibility that is impossible with other material handling systems. This flexibility, in turn, can power operational, labor, and cost efficiencies that wouldn’t otherwise be possible. “Perhaps the fundamental benefit of air casters is the ability to design creative plants,” says Jason Carter, president of advisory firm The Mod Coach, which works with modular manufacturers to improve factory design.

Air casters benefit production processes in five specific ways: 1. Air casters make it easier to move heavy and lengthy structures.

“One of the most difficult and costly challenges in prefab is moving large volumetric pieces,” says McElroy.

Because modular assemblies are so cumbersome to move, they require larger and more expensive material handling systems like cranes, forklifts or chain systems. Worse, the cost of the material handling system increases at a disproportionate rate as the size and weight of the assembly grows. “As a crane needs to become bigger to pick up heavier boxes, the cost increase for the crane to handle more weight is not a linear scale relative to the weight,” McElroy explains. “The cost increases almost on an exponential scale.” An air caster system, by contrast, is based on a single principle: compressed air motion. Operators can move heavier items just by adding more air caster modules. Here, the cost progression is linear relative to weight increases.

Once floating, a structure as much as 13 meters long weighing 30 metric tons can be moved from one station to another without need of a crane, forklift, chain, or even very many people. Air casters are so small, lightweight, and easy to manage, they require no operator certification

and minimal training.

2. Air casters require less space, so facilities can fit more structures into the same footprint.

Because air casters fit within the footprint of the structure being moved, little additional space is required for maneuvering. Other solutions must be included in planning the floor layout. Forklifts require space to maneuver. Cranes and chain systems have to be built into the facility itself and, once installed, are usually permanent and unchangeable. With less production space, production throughput falls.

Air casters have no such impact.

With air casters, manufacturers can maximize production capacity and reduce production waste and excess travel – key objectives when implementing lean manufacturing methodologies.

3. Air casters enable plant reconfiguration. With cranes or chains, manufacturing facilities are limited to a straight-line production layout for moving assemblies from station to station. The facility cannot introduce changes that improve efficiency or productivity. By contrast, air casters are mobile, so a facility can easily change, grow and adapt, switching to a more efficient U-shaped production line, for example. Adaptability is especially

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critical when manufacturing modular structures are intended for education because they often have unique structural or electrical requirements and can vary tremendously in form, function, and features.

4. Air casters reduce risk of injury. Cranes, forklifts, and chains all impose specific safety hazards.

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significant tripping hazard, as a massive chain may cross a number of workstations along a length stretching hundreds of feet. Due to their light weight and compact size, positioning air casters underneath the modular structure creates less risk of strain-related injuries. Since air casters raise loads no more than a few centimeters, the risk of injury

due to falling loads is eliminated.

5. Air casters optimize labor and supplies. Efficiency gains can yield secondary benefits. For example, the flexibility of air casters can also be helpful in dealing with pandemic-induced supply shortages.

A manufacturer who is unable to finish a structure due to supply chain issues can temporarily move an assembly out and then back to the line without line stoppage.

Outcome for educational environments Ultimately, rising demand for additional training and education space is prompting the construction industry to rely on prefabricated structures. Manufacturers are under pressure to produce these structures swiftly, safely, and reliably. “The speed, safety, and reliability of the material handling system have to match the overall goal,” says McElroy. With air casters, modular manufacturers increase production speed and cost savings, making it possible to meet the demand for much-needed training and education facilities. “That's why we're incorporating an air caster methodology into our process. It's extremely versatile. It's extremely safe. And it's fast.”

For further information please visit www.aerogo.com

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BUILDING MANAGEMENT

Adapting teaching space to meet the needs of the future

Julian Sargent, Group MD for partitioning experts Style, explains the applications for modern moveable wall systems

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ducation establishments have all been challenged during the pandemic and there is no doubt that temporary measures, such as deep cleaning, the use screens and the creative implementation of teaching bubbles, have all helped to keep pupils in school. However, the most forward- thinking schools, colleges and universities are already considering long-term options that will not only ensure a more

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effective response to any future pandemic but also add practical value to available teaching space.

Allowing almost any teaching area to be used more effectively, modern movable walls can be used to quickly divide a classroom into two or more sections, depending on the demands of the teaching day. The space can then be rapidly opened out again as required, allowing a single teacher to work with a larger group of socially distanced pupils. Here we

will outline the options for dividing space, as well as offer practical advice on choosing an appropriate system for your location, considering cost-effectiveness, longevity, acoustic performance, as well as sustainability.

Modern partitioning solutions – what’s new Folding partitioning walls have been around for decades, but technology

has leapt forward, and current systems can deliver a truly solid divide between areas. Suitable for retrofitting into almost any location this is often the simplest option, offering rapid installation with minimum downtime.

Quick and easy to manually move into place, a folding wall can easily be opened and closed by a single teacher, as often as required throughout the day.

Sliding moveable walls consist of individual panels, or elements, that move along a ceiling track to form a more substantial partition. Rubber seals between the elements are expanded either manually, or through semi-automatic operation, which has the advantage of ensuring the optimum acoustic seal is achieved every time. A fully automatic version of this system moves the wall into place at the press of button. Pass doors can be accommodated to allow easy access between areas and to add even greater functionality to the space.

An extensive range of finishes can add functionality to a dividing wall including options for white board or magnetic elements, aesthetically impactful graphics, as well as fabric

and laminate alternatives to enhance surrounding décor.

Elements can be neatly stacked to one side of the room when not in use, or in a purpose-built cavity.

At the premium end of the market is a vertical-rising partitioning wall that automatically unfolds from a space in the ceiling cavity. Apart from being incredibly impressive, this option has the obvious advantage of maximising floor space when not in use. It can also be used to divide a stepped room such as a lecture theatre or auditorium, greatly increasing the use of a prestigious facility in any school, college or university.

For a more personalised and innovative solution to divide an area, creative tracking options allow individual elements to spin and glide in multiple directions, creating small areas for collaborative learning.

Acoustics – reality check The acoustics within any teaching facilities have been shown to have a dramatic impact on the quality of teaching and consequently, the ability of pupils to learn.

Dividing walls do not always need to offer an acoustic barrier though

and it is important to consider how the areas are going to be used.

A better understanding of noise penetration, combined with the development of effective sound absorption materials, has greatly improve acoustic performance of modern moveable partitions, realistically allowing a lecture to take place alongside a noisy drama class, for example.

To make a meaningful comparison between different moveable wall systems you need to use the Rw dB rating. This is the acoustic performance achieved under strict laboratory conditions. Installed acoustic performance is given as the R’w and can be as much as 12-15% lower than the Rw dB, due to sound leakage, and will vary between different installations. Clearly, installation is key to maximising acoustic performance and it is essential to check the credentials of the team doing the work. It is worth noting that system manufacturers must approve any supplier to install their partitioning system, otherwise acoustic test certificates are understandably invalidated.

As a guideline, any system boasting 60Rw dB will deliver

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impeccable acoustic performance, giving privacy to both sides of the moveable wall. Anything above 50Rw dB should be a good quality solution that will allow the space to be used flexibly. Glass partitioning walls are popular and, with integral blinds, can deliver a good compromise between light and the need for privacy. Acoustics should still be in the region of 40-50Rw dB which is perfectly adequate for general teaching situations.

An independent verification scheme is run by the FIS (Finishes Interiors Sector) website, where you can check the authenticity of any acoustic test certificates - https:// www.thefis.org/knowledge-hub/ specifiers/acoustic-verificationscheme Protect your investment – service contracts Routine servicing and timely repairs can dramatically extend the lifespan of a moveable wall, helping deliver an excellent return on your investment. A risk-assessment will indicate the frequency and nature of your maintenance schedule but as a general guideline, we recommend that for a fully automated system, a 32 | Spring 2021 | CAMPUS

trained engineer should visit the site bi-annually.

Helping reduce the risk of unscheduled downtime, a service contract provides regular testing and repair, ensuring the wall is always safe and legal. You do not have to use the manufacturer or installer responsible for the initial work.

Take the time to compare quotes and check the small print to ensure any contract offers a full service rather than a ‘due diligence’ visual inspection which may not satisfy health and safety obligations.

resources such as soy or eucalyptus is an obvious plus, as are fabric finishes.

For a long-life span, individual elements of the partitioning wall should be easily separated, allowing for easy replacement or system upgrades in the future.

It would be useful if the chosen installer has accreditation under the ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System, ensuring all operational processes will maximise sustainability goals whilst limiting wasted resources.

The green divide – sustainable schools Any building development within the education sector needs to consider the project’s carbon footprint. Any operable wall system that carries an Environmental Product Declaration ISO 14025 (EPD) offers verified and comparable information about its environmental performance and is the pinnacle of product sustainability for anyone seeking BREEAM, LEED and SKA rating certification.

If an EPD is not available, consider the recyclable content of the system, aiming for at least 97%.

Creative use of rapidly renewable

Adaptablity is key - beyond the pandemic Improving the flexibility of available space in your education establishment is not just relevant to allow social distancing measure in the event of a pandemic. Adaptable teaching space ensures resources are maximised at all times, allowing greater creativity in the daily timetable and the ability to create a forward-thinking educational environment that is welcomed by both students and teachers.

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Allergen labelling Caterers, it’s time to prepare for Natasha’s Law

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ctober 2021 will see new legislation, ‘Natasha’s Law’ come into effect, requiring all caterers to provide full ingredient lists and allergen labelling on foods pre-packed for direct sale (PPDS) on the premises. Tess Warnes BSc RD, from allmanhall, the independently owned food procurement experts, explains how the new legislation will affect the labelling of foods, and gives advice to caterers on how to prepare for these changes.

Until now only foods which are packaged and are sold off-site

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(such as in a supermarket) have to label the ingredients. ‘Natasha’s Law’ is the first new legislation around allergen management passed in the House of commons since the introduction of the EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation in 2014.

‘Natasha’s Law’ followed the tragic death of the teenager, Natasha Ednan-Laperou, who suffered a fatal anaphylaxis reaction as a result of eating a sandwich containing sesame seeds bought from Pret a Manger.

Her parents subsequently fought for a change in the law to tighten

up allergen management. With as many as 20% of the population experiencing an adverse reaction to one of the 14 allergens*, the new law will require foodservice providers and catering teams to provide full ingredient labelling on foods that are prepared and packed on the same premises from which they are sold or offered, so protecting those with food allergies and giving consumers greater confidence in the food they eat.

According to Tess, “With the law coming into force from October 2021, now is the time for caterers to plan

and get ready to ensure they have the necessary training, processes, technology and support in place.

Firstly, it is important to understand which businesses and types of food will be affected, and whether - or how - the new legislation will affect you.”

What food will be regarded as PPDS: Food is considered prepacked when it is put into packaging before being offered for sale and cannot be altered without opening or changing the packaging. Examples of PPDS would be: • Sandwiches placed into packaging by the food business and sold from the same premises • Sandwiches placed into packaging for a school trip or sport event • Fods packaged and then taken by the same operator to their market stall to sell.

• Foods packed by a food business to be sold in its retail units located within the same building complex as the premises where the food was packed, such as a train station, hospital, university or holiday park.

• Burgers or sausages made at a butcher’s, which are then prepacked to be sold

Food that would not be PPDS: • Open hot dog in a cardboard tray (as can be altered before serving) • Sandwiches placed on wooden board for customers to help themselves • Prepared sandwich or burger that is made and wrapped after taking an order • Meals served individually in schools from a hot counter • Cakes/ cookies loose in cakes

stands that would be put into bags or onto plates to serve What does Full Labelling involve: According to the new rules, PPDS food will have to have the following information clearly displayed on the packaging or a label attached: • The name of the food • An ingredients list including allergenic ingredients. The allergenic ingredients within the food must be emphasised every

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time they appear in the ingredients list (in the same way as labels on pre-packed foods). For example, the allergens in the food can be listed in bold, in capital letters, in contrasting colours or underlined.

How can caterers prepare for Natasha’s Law: The new law will mean that all caterers need to consider how to label any foods packaged on site to ensure the information is accurate.

Now would be a good time to start thinking about what products would fall into the PPDS category and start to consider if any changes to process or any training or tech support will be required, so that you can be ready in advance of 1 October 2021.

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is any risk of cross-contamination, such as in the ‘May Contain’ statements on labels. Current law requires businesses to manage cross-contamination risks effectively but recognises that where risk cannot be removed it is acceptable to communicate this to consumers.

A compliance and allergen audit may also be a consideration, once catering operations re-open.

“As a leading independent food procurement provider, allmanhall offers foodservice consultancy to all our clients“ explains Tess. “We are able to provide advice and resources to support a range of operational and regulatory compliance issues, including Natasha’s Law. As part of our fully managed procurement solution, we give access to platforms and tech integrations that will facilitate labelling requirements.

As one of allmanhall’s Registered Dietitians, I provide clients with expert advice on allergen

considerations, with any necessary training and the provision of guides and materials.”

Working across a range of sectors, allmanhall is particularly well established in the independent education and care sectors, as well as working with a number of contract caterers and other catering-related businesses. allmanhall employs thirty-five people and manages over two hundred suppliers, working with clients across England and Wales.

Utilising the latest industry-leading technology, procurement expertise and a focus on relationships, both with clients and suppliers, allmanhall has positioned itself as a market leader in the foodservice industry. allmanhall’s Procurement Director is on the University of Warwick advisory committee to the Government, regarding food supply.

For further information please visit: https://allmanhall.co.uk/

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SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS

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The future of modern sustainable construction?

s the UK construction industry battles through the impacts of Covid-19, looking beyond the current challenges has proven paramount for national contractor Willmott Dixon. After launching its 2030 sustainable development strategy in the midst of a global pandemic, the contractor continues to signify its commitment to sustainable economic recovery.

Francesca Wilkinson, assistant environment manager, explores how Willmott Dixon’s innovative Energy Synergy™ consultancy offering ensures its projects exceed customer

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expectations.

In response to the UK government’s legislation to achieve net zero emissions on all greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 – corporations and SMEs alike shifted their focus to deliver a more sustainable way of operating. As businesses look to follow in the green footsteps of their industry leaders, national contractor Willmott Dixon has jumped ahead of the curve with the development of its ambitious, sector-leading sustainable strategy.

Long gone are the days where a construction company could simply just pledge to ‘use more

sustainable materials’ or ‘optimise premanufactured design’ – the impact of the construction sector is far reaching.

Willmott Dixon’s ‘Now or Never; our decisive decade’ strategy, is built around three key themes: Building Lives, Better Planet and Brilliant Buildings. However, it is the contractor's innovative service offering within the latter that is already presenting great return on investment for its customers.

Alongside innovative consultancy offerings, the company has also pledged that its new buildings and refurbishment projects will be zero

operational carbon in ten years’ time and net zero embodied carbon by 2040. Its supply chain partners will also be net zero operational carbon by 2040, ten years ahead of the UK government’s target.

Energy Synergy™ - sustainability embedded Willmott Dixon’s Energy SynergyTM consultancy service grew out of the contractor's experience delivering Passivhaus schemes.

The contractor’s work as a founding member of the UK’s Passivhaus Trust to deliver schemes such as the George Davis Centre at the University of Leicester, highlighted the requirement for better energy prediction and monitoring in use, to help the contractor and its customers to fully achieve the best building performance benefits.

Francesca Wilkinson at Willmott Dixon said: “Contractors normally deliver projects to theoretical predicted energy standards (EPCs).

However, buildings rarely meet these. CIBSE has recently estimated that completed projects can consume two to five times more energy than estimated at the design stage, with a significant proportion of this coming from unregulated energy uses such as fit-out equipment and IT systems.

“With the approval of our Board, we saw this as an opportunity for us to use our expertise and create a competitive advantage for our customers. As energy usage in the built environment contributes c.20% to the UK’s carbon footprint, solving this issue would make a big difference to the overall sustainability target of the UK.” Collaboration is key; Energy SynergyTM sees the contractor work closely with its customers from the inception of a project, throughout the build process to completion and beyond – delivering assured building performance based on real-life measures.

The Willmott Dixon team then works with its customers once they have occupied a building, gathering detailed and ongoing performance data. This is then compared to the modelled energy performance over a two-to-three-year period post-completion, allowing the team to truly understand how a building is performing and how it differs from

the assumptions made during design.

Francesca added: “Evaluating data regularly ensures that our facilities operate as designed, provide our customers with total transparency around their building’s performance, and deliver cost savings through optimised energy performance – offering that allimportant value for money.

“Energy Synergy™ is a valuable proposition for most customers but is a particularly great offering for those with high energy usage – the service gives specific insight and recommendations to reduce operational budgets. For example, it has already proven valuable in education, higher education and health markets, and where our customers are owner-operators of leisure centres, commercial offices, or hotels.

“Energy Synergy™ is also an in-house solution to the increased demands of BREEAM through the provision of an operational model of building performance, allowing our customers to achieve the highest ratings of Excellent and Outstanding.”

Endorsing its projects from both a physical construction and an energy performance basis, not only provides a great return for Willmott Dixon’s customers but also helps to forge those all-important long-lasting collaborative relationships. The contractor has found that by boosting its knowledge of its customer base, its teams can fully understand how their projects are actually being used, this in turn can directly be used to improve the design and performance requirements of a building on a fully

bespoke level.

Francesca added: “In our experience, customers are usually aware that they have an energy budget problem but feel that there isn’t anything they can do to challenge or resolve it without a large investment of time, resource and finance. Where Energy Synergy™ differs is that we can fully explore why systems are not working as predicted and put actions in place to resolve the issue. This gives customers visibility and greater certainty over the running costs of a facility within the design stage of projects – it ultimately helps us to actively manage and optimise energy usage, avoiding unnecessary wastage.”

Energy Synergy™ – in practice Over the past five years, Willmott Dixon’s Energy SynergyTM offering has continued to grow both in popularity and scope – now playing a pivotal role in the company’s sustainable future. Despite being optimised on many high-profile projects across the UK spanning several sectors and industries – some of the contractors’ best results with the consultancy service to date can be identified within the University of Warwick Sport and Wellness Hub. Since its completion, the £37m Hub has played a pivotal role in supporting the university’s ambition of becoming the “most physically active campus community in the UK”, having replaced all former on-campus health and fitness facilities. The University has also committed to achieving net zero

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carbon across its activities by 2030 for direct emissions and is actively progressing plans to achieve this.

Opening its doors in 2019, this 40,000m2, state-of-the-art facility boasts 15,500m2 of indoor space, including: a multi-functional sports hall; the biggest gym in the higher education sector; a 25m-long, 12-lane swimming pool; 17m-high indoor climbing walls; fitness suites; and squash courts. User comfort and reconfiguration of the space were at the heart of the project and it has benefited from smart climate controls and user customisation technologies.

These include coolant technology to provide the right temperature for any given sport and automatically adjusted lighting in key rooms to create the optimal ambience at the touch of a button.

Lisa Dodd-Mayne, director of sport and active communities at the University of Warwick, said: “Here at the university, we are client-led, meaning everything we do needs to support the health and wellbeing of our students, staff and the wider community. Therefore, it was vital that the Sports Hub became more than a standard leisure facility, providing a real positive impact for our community and on our wider sustainability mission.

“Now that the project is complete, we are very proud to be running one of the most sustainable higher education leisure facilities in the UK – the Sports Hub’s success can ultimately be attributed to the strong collaborative relationships that occurred throughout the whole build Alan Macklin process. By working collaboratively from the preconstruction stages 40 | Spring 2021 | CAMPUS

of the project, through to Willmott Dixon’s post-completion innovative Energy Synergy service, our objectives and aims for the development have been exceeded every step of the way. Willmott Dixon’s specialist energy consultancy has not only given us excellent visibility and certainty over the running costs of the development, but it has also allowed us to address sustainability challenges at every stage and really get the best possible performance out of our state-of-theart facility.”

As part of the consultancy offering, the contractor continued to work with the university's sustainability team post project completion and during building occupancy, to ensure the Hub was performing well and meeting its predicted targets. By offering specialist in-house energy efficiency consultants, who accurately estimate the energy consumption of projects during the design process, as well as monitoring during occupancy to suggest improvements, and by just making marginal energy changes at the facility, the firm was able to save the university more than £40,000 and a carbon saving of 98.5 teCO2e within its first year of operation.

Francesca said: “To achieve the university’s ambitious goals for the facility, extensive in-house monitoring was required once the building was opened to identify further energy savings. We embedded our Energy SynergyTM process into the after-build service -this involved monitoring operational use across 12 categories from heating, ventilation, and pumps,

through to domestic hot water.

“Energy Synergy™ has enabled the Sports Hub to become the most energy-efficient leisure centre in the UK, performing 27.5% better than CIBSE’s Energy Benchmark. As a direct result of our development work, the University of Warwick has been able to recruit a full-time internal role to review all of its building performance, by optimising budget that would have previously been spent on energy consumption.

This has ultimately helped to support a 46% reduction in its carbon emissions within the past ten years.”

Joel Cardinal, Head of Energy and Sustainability, at the University of Warwick said: Willmott Dixon’s Energy Synergy™ process is very comprehensive, and has enabled us to substantially reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions from our building stock. We are now targeting, through working more closely with our contractors and consultants, greater knowledge of embodied carbon within our buildings so that more informed decisions can be made at the design stage with the intention of reducing indirect carbon emissions.”

James Breckon, Director of Estates, at the University of Warwick said, “My experience of working with Willmott Dixon to deliver some of our major capital projects has enabled the professional people within both organisations involved to really get to grips with the sustainability agenda and assist greatly in delivering positive results.”

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RESEARCH PROJECT

Built to succeed Research project launch: The influence of the HE built environment on student outcomes “How can we measure the value of the Higher Education built environment in terms of impact on students and student outcomes?

What types of campus and what campus facilities deliver the most benefit for our students?”

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and Willmott Dixon (one of the UK’s leading construction companies and a specialist in higher education building).

Pre-Covid, Universities were spending more than £3.5bn a year on capital developments because of a strong belief in the impact this has on the delivery of high-quality teaching, research and student experience; post Covid future investments will have to deliver even more value. This research will focus on the value to students in particular; measureable

value during their studies and after they finish in enabling them to achieve better longer-term outcomes.

“The influence of the HE built environment on student outcomes” is planned as a two to three-year research programme and will publish interim results on its findings during that period. With Covid-19 necessitating a transition to online learning and widespread discussion around future ‘blended learning’ approaches, now is an important

time to understand the value of high-quality design, buildings, spaces and technologies to successful student outcomes. The research will also support future estates strategies responding to new ways of teaching and learning.

The phrase “student outcomes” is itself a multi-faceted one and will be examined by the programme steering panel in the early days of the project, in the context of work on the built environment. While it is widely considered that a modern, relevant HE built environment leads to better student outcomes (including but not limited to academic achievement, higher levels of student retention, enhanced graduate employability, improved health and wellbeing, and an enriched and inclusive student experience), there is no cohesive body of evidence to demonstrate the link. The research programme will look at a number of HE built environment capital developments across the UK and examine their impact on student outcomes.

The information and data to be researched is likely to include, for example: the type and intended benefits of capital projects; university data including academic achievement, retention, National Student Survey (NSS) results,

graduate employment data, and other qualitative and quantitative data. The research will identify trends linking changes to the HE built environment to changes in the agreed student outcome data measurement sets, and report findings.

The steering panel will be chaired by Dr Ghazwa Alwani-Starr, Pro ViceChancellor for Strategy, Planning and Partnerships at the University of London and HEDQF Chair: She will be joined by representatives from across, and outside of, the sector offering multiple frames of reference for this work. The panel has a variety of backgrounds including university strategic planning and estates professionals; academics and researchers; architects and contractors; HE teaching, learning and policy experts; behavioural scientists; and crucially, students will also be represented within this panel.

Speaking about the programme, Dr Alwani-Starr said: “Leaders in the higher education sector continue to place increasing focus on defining, measuring and improving student outcomes. Focus to date has rightly been on the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF), but we know that quality of

teaching (and research) is heavily influenced by the environment in which it is delivered. The support of both the Office for Students (OfS) and Universities UK (UUK) as well as sector wide bodies such as Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and leading academics, researchers and career specialists, amongst others, for this programme of research reflects the importance of the subject and the understanding that buildings, technologies and services affect students’ education, wellbeing, and future prospects. Whether as a whole sector, or as dedicated estates teams we need to work alongside contractors, engineers and architects to develop a deeper understanding of the impact that our decisions can have and to enable the adoption of options that enable the best student outcomes. Being joined by students as part of our team and our advisory group is critical for the success of this project”.

Stephen Wells, AUDE Chair and Director of Estates, Facilities and Commercial Services at the University of Surrey, said: “It may seem self-evident that investment in the built environment pays off for students. The latest AUDE data (AUDE Estates

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Management Report – October 2020) suggests that up to 10% of total university income is spent on capital projects that aim at improving the built environment. The best of these new buildings can have a totally transformative effect for universities – enhancing a subjectarea specialisation, for instance, supporting the university in attracting new academic expertise, or positioning the university in a fresh way within the international education marketplace. But is there a similarly transformative impact on students? With no research base to tell us so, it’s time to challenge that assumption. This research aims at aligning estates and construction professionals with the matching 44 | Spring 2021 | CAMPUS

desire from our students for great study environments.”

Richard James, Willmott Dixon’s sector manager for Higher and Further Education, explained the company’s role in initiating the research: “Willmott Dixon works extensively in the higher education sector across England and Wales – in the past 6 years we’ve delivered over £1bn of transformational construction projects for our university customers. We see the benefits these buildings bring to students and staff every day, however there is no cohesive body of evidence to link universities’ substantial investments into their estates

to improved student outcomes.

Discussions with colleagues across the sector indicated there was real interest in exploring this further, and the research project was born! As a business partner to AUDE and a founder member of the HEDQF, I’m delighted that both organisations are partnering with Willmott Dixon to deliver the research project. With the guidance of an exceptional advisory panel, I’m convinced that the research will support a key higher education objective of continuing to improve student outcomes and inform future progressive estates strategies.”

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