Campus Estate Management Magazine - Winter 2020

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Supporting

A closer look at Teesside University's new Student Life Building

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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Supporting

A closer look at Teesside University's new Student Life Building

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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Contents

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4 Cover Story Stepping up AUDE Estates Management Report 2020

30 Faster, easier and better Managing and maintaining the buildings at the University of Richmond

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

34 Smart education Digitalising education can maximise efficiency in response to COVID-19

22 Making modular mainstream How modular building can benefit the education sector 26 Key to security Key & asset management systems for education

38 Crystal clear innovation Teaching And Learning Build, University Of Birmingham 42 We are open Catering considerations for the reopening of schools CAMPUS | Winter 2020 | 3

COVER STORY

Supporting student life Teesside University's Student Life Building provides an open and welcoming environment where students can access support services, alongside a varied mix of learning spaces

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ddressing the perceived stigma which surrounds the pursuit of help and support for issues of mental health, the building has been designed to break down the barriers to access, providing an inclusive space for enhanced student wellbeing.

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Supporting Student Life The concept of the Student Life Building emerged from consultation with staff and students conducted as part of the development of the university’s ten-year Masterplan and Estates Strategy, which FaulknerBrowns led in 2016-17.

The concept was to create a central location for students to access all of

the information and services offered by the university to support student life outside of the seminar room or lecture theatre, with all of the services also accessible online, 24 hours a day, on or off campus. To do this the university embarked upon a programme of physical, digital and organisational change, co-locating student facing staff in this new

central location.

To embed the facility at the heart of student life and promote a sense of ownership, the Student Life Building integrates the support services with a diverse range of learning spaces and a healthy food offer.

An Open and Inclusive Environment It is crucial that the building overcomes any stigma which may prevent students from seeking help and support, and therefore vitally important to remove barriers which may discourage access.

This was achieved by removing the distinctions between ‘learning’ and ‘support’ spaces to deliver “everything students need outside of the classroom”.

A series of timber clad pods contain twenty-six individual rooms which can be used for both private consultations and group study.

Each cluster of rooms is accessed via a waiting area that can also be used for quiet study. The pods have been arranged to create a series of interlocking internal

volumes which benefit from visual connectivity, daylight, and views, without compromising confidentiality when required. The scale of these spaces has been deliberately moderated to balance openness and connectivity with the need to create an environment which is appropriate for students who are distressed or are uncomfortable in a busy campus environment. This is particularly important given the support which is provided within the building for autistic students.

The building provides a diverse range of active, collaborative, contemplative and focused learning spaces. These more collaborative environments complement the library, which primarily delivers individual study space. A series of innovative teaching and learning spaces support the university’s adoption of increasingly diverse pedagogies and a growing emphasis on group study. The ‘Creator Lab’ is a test bed for innovative teaching, and the ‘Digital Futures’ centre provides digital skills support and facilities to

explore the potential of new learning technologies.

In general, quieter, more private spaces are located higher up the building, with the ground floor providing an open learning, catering and orientation space.

Completing the Campus Heart The simple form of the building belies its internal spatial complexity.

Broadly rectangular in plan, the southern end of the building is chamfered to address the Campus Heart. The importance the university places on employability is emphasized here by the clear and distinctive expression of the double height ‘Student Futures’ space above the primary entrance.

The building reinforces the Campus Heart as the key location for central university facilities. Its form, orientation and transparency strengthen the main north/south route through the campus and improve wayfinding and security on key circulation routes.

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A Focus on Wellbeing Across the university sector, institutions are being challenged to improve the ways in which they engage with and support their students in what has been described as an epidemic of poor mental health and rapidly increasing demand for counselling and support services.

Enhancing wellbeing is the primary objective of the Student Life Building and the services it offers.

Through enhanced wellbeing, the university aims to improve retention, employability and academic outcomes.

This focus on wellbeing is reflected in the design of the building, which seeks to promote the ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’, behaviours which have been proven to enhance mental health, encouraging students and staff to be active, take notice, connect, keep learning and give.

The building delivers excellent user comfort alongside the high environmental performance demonstrated by the BREEAM Excellent and Energy Performance Certificate A rating. Controlled mechanical ventilation with heat 6 | Winter 2020 | CAMPUS

recovery provides controlled fresh air and thermal comfort in all areas. Excellent daylighting is supplemented by artificial lighting, which supports user comfort whilst contributing to the character of the spaces. Noise and reverberation in open plan areas are controlled by slatted timber panelling to the meeting pods. Increased acoustic absorption at the upper levels of the building provides a quieter environment for more private discussions.

Materiality The building is predominantly clad in two types of material. The eastern cellular block is clad in cementitious cladding panels with glazed slot window openings into the workspaces. The open learning spaces to the west of the building are enclosed by glazed aluminium curtain walling, with projecting mullions providing shading and a variation in appearance from different viewpoints.

The double height Student Futures space, orientated towards the Campus Heart and highly visible

from Southfield Road, is shaded by fritted dichroic glass fins. The appearance of this distinctive material changes with variations in daylight and sunlight throughout the day, and from different viewpoints.

This variation in colour is reflected in the ‘Life Lines’ branding which has been developed for the building, online services and staff uniforms.

Enabling Success in Learning and in Life Since opening in January 2020, the building has rapidly become a vibrant and vital focus for students at Teesside University. It celebrates and expands the wide range of services the university provides and facilitates an ongoing dialogue to inform how students learn in the future.

The university has transformed the way it engages with its students both physically and digitally, and has created an inspiring building which enables success in learning and in life.

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PRODUCT & INDUSTRY NEWS

Morgan Sindall Construction named main contractor to deliver two new school projects utilising off site methods Morgan Sindall Construction continues its legacy of delivering first-class educational facilities across the Northern Home Counties after being awarded two major upgrade contracts, totalling £13.5 million The redevelopment of Queensmead School in the north London borough of Hillingdon and Haileybury Turnford School in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, are the latest in six schemes awarded to the Northern Home Counties business by the Department for Education, under the Priority Schools Building Project.

Works at Queensmead School, a co-educational secondary school with academy status, include the construction of a brand new two-storey technology block and plant room, adding 18 classrooms and associated facilities, and the demolition of the current locally listed technology building which has reached a state of disrepair.

The team adopted a Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) approach to delivering the plant room (which sits separately to the new school building), and was prefabricated by Morgan Sindall Construction off-site and then fitted within two days on site. This significantly reduced project time and the disruption to classes, as numerous service switch overs were involved. It was also tested in the factory reducing the likelihood of commissioning issues when on site, amongst other quality and safety benefits felt by manufacturing off-site.

In Cheshunt, the Haileybury Turnford School project will see the construction of a new large school building, housing 12 classrooms, three state-of-the-art science laboratories, a science prep room, and sixth form seminar room. The energy efficient building will also allow for office space for the staff, as well as a large library accessible to all school users.

Again Morgan Sindall Construction adopted an off-site approach, and used structural insulated panels (SIPs), a high performance building system

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made up of insulated panels that can be fabricated off-site for efficiency and improved quality, to reduce overall construction time by seven weeks compared to traditional methods.

The use of SIPs also saw a 15% reduction in waste, and required less operatives on site, helping maintain a safe environment for staff during the global pandemic.

During the project, technology students from the school will have the opportunity to work with the site team to learn more about the build industry, providing an enhancement to the school’s STEM offering.

David Rowsell, area director for Morgan Sindall Construction, said: “We are delighted to be given these two key projects for the Department for Education’s Priority Schools Building Project, supporting the next generation by delivering inspiring teaching spaces for school users across the region.

“We have again shown our commitment to innovating and adopting modern methods of construction to deliver high-quality projects while driving cost and time efficiencies and enhancing sustainability performance across developments. We continue to look at alternative construction methods and we’re delighted to be harnessing this approach to deliver the best possible solutions for our clients and communities.

“We are looking forward to further developing our close working relationship with the Department for Education as the schemes progress, whilst continuing to enrich the communities that sit at the heart of where we work.”

Both teams at Queensmead School and Haileybury Turnford School have started on site, with the projects looking to complete in the latter quarter of 2021.

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Education prioritises moveable wall

The ongoing need to deliver Covid-safe space for staff and pupils has led to a surge in demand from schools, colleges and universities for the servicing and maintenance of their moveable wall and folding partitioning systems.

“Many educational facilities now benefit from one or more partitioning wall systems, allowing smaller bubbles of students to be safely taught in separate classrooms,” comments Julian Sargent, group managing director of partitioning experts, Style. “As with any product, the functionality, reliability and longevity of a wall can be dramatically improved with routine servicing and timely repairs.”

Reflecting the critical role that operable walls play in allowing educational facilities to comply with social distancing rules whilst continuing to teach, Style has seen a dramatic increase in enquiries from with the sector for their moveable wall maintenance and repair services.

With the current pandemic, it has never been more important to ensure moveable and folding walls are in good working order.

With over 20yrs experience in the design and installation of market-leading moveable wall systems, Style offers a comprehensive aftercare service supported by a nationwide team of maintenance technicians operating from four regional offices. Fully trained, the engineers are accredited to service and repair all makes of moveable wall, even ones that Style didn’t originally install, from fully automatic systems to simple folding partitions.

Style’s team is fully trained in health and safety, asbestos awareness, risk assessment, and PASMA. Style is also CHAS and ConstructionLine Gold accredited.

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In chorus with Veolia Water Technologies UK Made up of industry-leading modular laboratory water systems, the PURELAB® Chorus Lab Water System is suitable for customers in the biotech, pharmaceutical and testing laboratory sectors. Now, Veolia Water Technologies (VWT UK) has made specifying systems from the range even easier with the launch of its PURELAB® Scientific Product Selector Tool.

In launching its new service, VWT UK has helped to simplify the specification process associated with procuring pure water production systems. The company’s new PURELAB® Scientific Product Selector Tool is a web-based service, which quantifies the suitability of different solutions from the PURELAB® Chorus Lab Water System range based on an individual’s specific site needs. The user-friendly service, which follows a simple step-by-step process, first asks customers to select the specific application they require a pure water production system for. Next, customers are asked to answer some basic questions about their current water feed. From this information, VWT UK’s service is able to automatically generate a system recommendation.

Once a system has been recommended, the web tool takes users to an interactive infographic screen, which demonstrates how the chosen system will work in practice. Additionally, the service provides users with a rendered image of how the system would look in-situ. Finally, users are able to use the service to look inside their recommended system and get important information on the technologies that make it function.

By providing this extra level of insight, VWT UK is delivering additional value to its customers. When the user is happy with their recommendation, they can request further technical information directly from the site, which VWT UK will provide promptly.

Speaking on the new development, Amanda Cove, Field Sales Manager at VWT UK commented: “The launch of the PURELAB® Scientific Product Selector Tool is our latest step in providing customers with solutions that make day-to-day operations easier. Much like the forward-thinking technology it supports, the new application is both convenient and innovative, enabling 10 | Winter 2020 | CAMPUS

far easier system specification than before. Made and manufactured in Britain, systems from the PURELAB® Chorus Lab Water range offer customers guaranteed water quality when they need it most. Now, with the web tool as well, customers are able to have that same confidence when making their initial specification choice, eliminating any hassle or worry from the process.”

With their simple ergonomic designs, solutions from the PURELAB® Chorus Lab Water System range offer customers reliable purified lab water production in an easy-to-use package. As such, products can be used across a number of industrial and scientific applications, including; sophisticated research and testing, qualitative analyses, feeding ultra-pure water systems, glassware washing and autoclaves.

Currently, VWT UK offers three main solutions from the PURELAB® Chorus Lab Water System range. The first, PURELAB® Chorus 1 Complete provides purified lab water dispensation either directly from the system or from a choice of Halo Dispensers. Thanks to the system’s innovative design, customers can add multiple dispense points throughout their operations without having to pay for additional systems.

Similarly, the PURELAB® Chorus 1 is the ideal solution for applications that require the highest level of water purity as it benefits from VWT UK’s innovative PureSure® technology. Systems fitted with PureSure® technology feature a double purification pack and monitoring system, which helps to ensure accurate results and uninterrupted workflow. In turn, the method enables guaranteed, optimum, product water quality, as well as advanced warning of consumable change and extended consumable service life. For customers who only need Type II water, the PURELAB Chorus 2 is a popular choice. Akin to other solutions from the range, the reliable system provides customers with flexibility to suit their requirements.

For more information about the PURELAB® Scientific Product Selector Tool, please visit www. purelabscientificapp.veoliawatertechnologies.co.uk

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Seismic II project takes MMC schools to the next level A £6m project to transform the way schools and healthcare facilities are built has been granted £2.9m of funding to showcase the future of modern methods of construction (MMC) in the UK. The consortium-led Seismic II project is working on the future of construction. Among a range of outcomes, the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funded project via the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund will create a set of standardised reconfigurable components, working closely with the Construction Innovation Hub to align platform interface standards. These components will reduce waste, cost and carbon dioxide emissions while increasing speed of delivery.

The consortium is conscious of the need to align and harmonise its work with the outputs of the Construction Innovation Hub and will be working with them throughout to ensure maximum impact.

Currently, most traditional UK construction relies on bespoke systems created by individual manufacturers.

A lack of standardisation means different systems are incompatible, causing errors, delays and defects.

Along with improving the offsite production processes for projects using MMC, Seismic II will also

look at the whole life performance of the buildings produced that way. The government’s industrial strategy aims to reduce the construction costs and whole life costs of buildings by a third, while seeing those same buildings delivered in half the time and with a 50% reduction in carbon emissions from the sector.

Adopting MMC is essential to meet those targets and Seismic II is well-positioned to deliver on them. Centred around a digital approach to design, production and operation, the platform will use linked data from start to finish. This approach ensures that the building delivered on site matches the design intent, performs as expected, and can be managed efficiently throughout its life.

Originally intended for school construction, Seismic II has drawn interest from the healthcare, commercial and residential sectors. The completed demonstrator building will be a template for high performance buildings of all types, delivered using high quality, reliable, standardised components.

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KI launches new Myke stacking tablet arm chair for dynamic learning spaces Myke is a stackable seating solution that allows learning spaces to be configured in numerous ways, quickly and easily. This chair can be specified in 3 ways – without armrests, with armrests, or with armrests and folding writing tablet. When not required, all 3 versions of the chair can be stacked (10 on the floor, 15 on transport dolly) and stored neatly out of the way, with a minimal footprint.

The perfect addition to a dynamic classroom environment, Myke’s folding tablet arm eliminates the need for tables, facilitating rapid transformation between group and individual activities. Always mounted on the right armrest, the generous proportions of the tablet arm provides a robust worksurface suitable for right- and left-handed users. The optional linking device helps to create tidy and safe rows of seating, whilst the soft rubber glides are suitable for any floor surface.

Available in 5 sophisticated colours, the chair is constructed with a polypropylene and fibreglass blend, making it light yet strong. The open area allows plenty of ventilation to the lower back, and the waterfall seat edge relieves pressure on the legs. The seat surface is also textured, reducing slipping for extra comfort. Myke is stocked in the UK for rapid lead times.

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Cardinus Risk Management and CriticalArc form strategic partnership Partnership to deliver advanced security and emergency management solution Cardinus Risk Management has today announced a strategic partnership with CriticalArc to bring Cardinus’ advisory and training expertise together with CriticalArc’s SafeZone®, a unified safety, security emergency management solution.

Commenting on the partnership, Andy Neal, Director of Security at Cardinus stated: “We have been highly impressed with how the CriticalArc SafeZone solution empowers safety and security teams to streamline and strengthen their capacity to respond to incidents, optimise outcomes, fulfil duty of care, and mitigate risks.

By combining SafeZone with our strategic consultancy and behavioural training, we see a perfect synergy by working together.”

In 2020, Cardinus celebrated 25 years of delivering health, safety, security, and ergonomics risk management solutions across the globe with over 1500 mid to large clients. Cardinus’ security division was formed when Andy Neal joined in 2017, having run his own consultancy and training firm following a distinguished military career.

Cardinus offers both onsite and online consultancy

services to help organisations mitigate work-related risks, better understand threats and develop policies and procedures which minimise accidents, enhance the employee experience, and help businesses comply with health and safety legislation.

Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, CriticalArc has regional offices in the United States, the United Kingdom and Middle East with over three million SafeZone users across 80 countries. Adopted by worldleading universities, healthcare providers, and critical infrastructure, SafeZone enables proactive responses that positively impact the outcome of incidents, supports lone workers and travelling staff, and enhances safety and wellbeing.

CriticalArc’s Managing Director, Darren ChalmersStevens commented: “We welcome our relationship with Cardinus as an important extension to the solution we provide clients. Our combined expertise, technology, and people will deliver significantly enhanced benefits, capabilities and market reach.”

For more information on CriticalArc and SafeZone go to www.criticalarc.com

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Dulux Trade introduces Airsure range to minimise poor indoor air quality Dulux Trade is strengthening its commitment to reducing the environmental impact of paint with the launch of a new product range that is 99.9%1 free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Both BREEAM2 and LEED3 compliant, the products in the Airsure range can help customers meet the most stringent sustainability objectives5.

The range will initially include new Airsure Diamond Matt and Airsure Vinyl Matt - offering great quality, performance and coverage, while helping to minimise the impact on indoor air quality4 with a lower or equal carbon footprint6 compared to the standard formulations.

Paul Murgett, AkzoNobel Sustainability Manager, comments: “With the UK population spending on average around 80-90% of their time inside buildings6, indoor air quality is an important consideration for us all.

“VOCs evaporate away from paint into the air even at room temperature. Once in the air and exposed to sunlight, they react with nitrogen oxides already present to create pollution, which in high concentrations can affect health.

“Although the pollution impact of the VOCs from paint is very small, less than 2% of the total amount of VOCs emitted, we know they contribute to indoor air pollution6, and that is why we’re pioneering new ways to minimise the amounts emitted by our paints.

“We’re proud that by being BREEAM2 and LEED3 compliant our new Airsure range is independently tested as meeting the highest of green building standards, helping architects and project managers meet sustainability objectives5.

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professional quality paint, offering the same high quality performance Dulux Trade is renowned for.”

Airsure Diamond Matt is available in the full Dulux Trade tinted colour range and provides the same tough, durable finish as Diamond Matt, with scuff, scrub and stain resistant technology that means it meets Class 1 ISO 11998 and Type C BS 7719 scrub ratings.

The Airsure Vinyl Matt is suitable for all normal interior walls and ceilings, giving the excellent opacity, coverage and finish that Vinyl Matt provides.

The range is the latest in a line of sustainable products from Dulux Trade.

Last year AkzoNobel unveiled Dulux Trade Evolve Matt - the first paint offering from a major UK brand to be made using 35% recycled paint content. Dulux Trade also expanded its range of water-based trim paints by introducing Dulux Trade Diamond Satinwood in more than 14,000 different colours, increasing the options for customers to specify a more sustainable trim product that gives enhanced durability to help extend maintenance cycles.

Paul adds: “We’re constantly using the latest research and technology to innovate, providing new solutions for architects, specifiers and contractors.

There is more innovation in the pipeline to expand the Airsure range in 2021, giving an even greater choice of products to ensure our customers can meet the increasing sustainability requirements5 of their clients.”

The Airsure range is available from 7th December 2020.

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Touch free entry protects patients and visitors at Milton Keynes University Hospital As the UK and its national health service continues to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, one South East hospital has taken physical security measures to help contain the spread of the virus and manage infection control.

Milton Keynes University Hospital has installed a Videx VX2200 system, one of the UK’s leading access control manufacturer’s flagship door entry systems with 5178 hands free audio units and touch free entry points. Through opting for a touch free entry solution, the hospital has been able to reduce physical contact between people to help stop the spread of Covid-19.

Four independent units were installed by ST Fire and Security in different buildings of the hospital. One was installed at The Campbell Centre, a 38-bed acute inpatient mental health unit, another system fitted at the hospital’s dental surgery, a system fitted at the entrance of urgent care and a final one at Eaglestone Health Centre which is a specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) facility.

Simon Turpin, owner of ST Fire and Security, said: “The Videx VX2200 system with hands free audio apartment station and touch free entry points delivers huge benefits to the hospital by safeguarding patient, visitor and NHS staff safety as well providing easy and convenient access.

“The new system reduces waiting times as when a visitor uses it, someone in the building is immediately notified and will come to see them to complete entry.

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- they’re highly useful in helping the hospital ensure people stick to the designated one way system in place.”

As well as providing touch free access, the Videx system has replaced an existing system that had failed, affecting secure and convenient access to and from The Campbell Centre. The Videx solution means no patient or member of staff is waiting for access into the secure mental health unit, safeguarding patients and employees.

Ben Davies, South East Sales Manager, Videx UK, said: “Our touch free access control range has proved hugely popular in recent months as minimal contact remains key to reducing the spread of the coronavirus.

“The range offers both exit buttons and entrance panels in a touch free format using infrared sensor technology, providing a no touch solution for businesses as they focus on creating a COVID secure environment for their employees, partners and customers.

“Proximity access control can be added allowing authorised personnel to enter buildings touch free, which is particularly useful for hospitals and other NHS buildings such as GP surgeries and urgent care facilities.

“We can also provide fully customised options, offering bespoke entry panels and exit buttons that are in keeping with the surroundings of the building whether that’s a specific hospital ward, GP surgeries, or dentist practices.”

To find out more about the touch free Videx range, please visit https://bit.ly/3ltEUIc

Technal Sustainable Façade Systems used at new Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park Putting sustainable construction at its core, the first Enterprise Zone office development at Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park (LUSEP) features TECHNAL aluminium curtain walling made from Hydro CIRCAL® 75R, which uses a minimum of 75% post-consumer recycled aluminium, the façade contributes to reducing the building’s carbon footprint and its BREEAM Very Good rating.

Designed by leading architectural practice Stephen George + Partners LLP (SGP), the development is being built through Major Works UK, part of the Scape National Construction Framework, by main contractor Wates Construction. The £22 million project began in February 2019 comprising a 7,500-square metre nett area, four-storey building, which will house the headquarters for leading software company, The Access Group.

Set to complete in November 2020, the new office development, funded by Leicestershire County Council, is said to be the largest, single-occupier office deal in Leicestershire.

The TECHNAL team were approached by Wates Construction to offer specification solutions that would suit the aesthetics and technical requirements of the project. Designed around a central core with a linking wing either side, TECHNAL MX Grid curtain wall spans vertically. The facade also incorporates the company's FY65 casement windows, and Stormframe STII doors.

For optimal energy efficiency, the windows and curtain walling needed to meet specific performance requirements, including a specified area weighted average U-value of 1.4W/m²K with G-values of 0.4 and 0.3. Designed for thermal efficiency, TECHNAL MX curtain wall offers an integrated thermal break, which, when combined with high-performance glazing means these values are achieved - reducing energy

consumption for heating, lighting, ventilation and air-conditioning.

“The façade design is a combination of metal cladding panels and curtain walling with the two and three-storey expanses of the curtain walling framed by the cladding,” said Kanti Chhapi, Studio Director of SGP. “The overall aesthetic objective of the building was to create a place with strong composition, clean lines, and a memorable identity.

“All the aluminium systems were finished in RAL 7037 matt grey and one bespoke element was the demand for combinations of glass, glass look-a-like, opaque and louvre panels.”

The TECHNAL team was applauded for its joint approach on the project.

“Chris Topp, a TECHNAL engineer, came to our workshop to update us on the systems’ fabrication. We wanted to refresh our production staff to ensure there were no recent changes and to take advantage of any new machinery, tools and techniques.

“TECHNAL had a hands-on, collaborative approach that was very much appreciated when working on such a big project like this,” said Paul Stevens, Commercial Director at Acorn Aluminium, the fabricator.

Dean Sherwood, Project Consultant for TECHNAL, commented: “Our MX curtain walling was already offered, but the fact that we also proposed it in the Hydro CIRCAL® 75R range was an added benefit at no additional cost. Operating the most advanced recycling technology in the industry allows us to provide the highest recycled content aluminium in the market.

“Hydro CIRCAL® 75R is premium aluminium that contains a minimum of 75% post-consumer scrap, and the LUSEP project is one of the first to use it in the UK.” For more information visit www.technal.com/en/uk CAMPUS | Winter 2020 | 17

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Forbo Flooring Systems has refreshed its Flotex Planks range with a comprehensive collection of sophisticated designs. Inspired by two distinct themes: Surfaces and Textures, the designs allow the creation of stunning flooring schemes, ranging from colourful and complex layouts to minimal, understated elegance.

The new range consists of 96 colourways across 11 designs, all of which have been split across two design families: Surfaces and Textures. Surfaces is inspired by natural materials, and includes designs such as Wood, Concrete and Seagrass, as well as Marble, Ombré and Montage, which are new for 2021. Visually familiar yet texturally different, Marble challenges perceptions and pushes boundaries; Ombré is a strongly textile, subtly textured design shading from dark to light for a calming ambience; and the textural layers create a complex pattern with an elegant and contemporary feel for Montage.

The Textures collection is influenced by graphic, geometric and textile patterns and comprises the all-new Converge, Frameweave and Refract, as well as the established favourites, Triad and Box-Cross.

Converge features areas of pattern which join at different angles creating unusual facets to form abstract shapes; and the subtle Frameweave design is inspired by rich woven fabric, combined with a graphical layout.

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matched with colours from within the same range or to be combined with different designs to create individual floors. This new Flotex range can also be used for zoning or to aid wayfinding around a building.

Chris Rand, Senior Marketing Executive at Forbo Flooring Systems, commented: “With the trend for modular flooring continuing to rise, Flotex Planks provides a viable alternative to carpet tiles, LVT or vinyl in commercial spaces thanks to its design flexibility and unrivalled performance attributes. Neither a true textile, nor a resilient flooring, its unique dense fibre construction combines the best of both worlds.

“The plank format also provides advanced design capabilities, which offer a more contemporary aesthetic compared to traditional square tiles, and allows laying patterns such as herringbone and chevron patterns to be fashioned with ease. It is the ideal solution for offices and higher education, as well as in high-traffic areas such as retail, care, leisure and hospitality.”

With over 70 million fibres per square metre, Flotex offers the warmth, comfort and acoustic properties of a textile floor covering combined with outstanding durability and cleanability. It also has zero phthalates and is the only textile to hold the prestigious Allergy UK Seal of Approval™. What’s more, Flotex Planks provides both low in-room impact noise performance as well as good impact sound reduction (19 dB), helping to create quieter, comfortable and healthier environments.

For more information please visit www.forbo-flooring.co.uk/flotexplanks CAMPUS | Winter 2020 | 19

INEOS Hygienics becomes official hand sanitiser supplier of Tottenham Hotspur INEOS Hygienics, the global healthcare brand, has become the Official Hygiene Supplier to Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

INEOS Hygienics is supplying the Club and the stadium with state-of-the-art touchless sanitiser dispensers, delivering hospital grade sanitiser to Spurs’ players, staff and fans, in order to maintain good hand hygiene and reduce the spread of viruses and bacteria.

Built to be robust yet stylish, the touchless dispensers have been designed to blend in with all environments and efficiently dispense hospital grade sanitiser. The dispensers will be used in the player dressing rooms, hospitality areas at the Club’s worldclass stadium, as well as its Enfield Training Centre and across the Club’s executive offices.

This is the first time the precision-designed, Swissengineered dispensers have been used in the Premier League, further building on INEOS Hygienics’ sporting credibility in football, Formula One, cycling and sailing.

INEOS Hygienics is also supplying personal hand sanitiser to players across the Men’s and Women’s First Teams and Academy as well as staff to help keep them safe when travelling and at home.

George Ratcliffe, COO of INEOS Hygienics said: “We’re proud to be able to partner with Spurs and supply the Club and the stadium with our new range of touchless dispensers and hospital grade sanitiser. As the first Premier League club to use our dispensers and hospital grade hand sanitisers, it shows the importance the Club is putting on good hand hygiene to help keep the players, staff and fans safe.

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underlined the need for good hygiene practices. It is essential that the Club supports and facilitates those changes in order to create safe environments across our estate including our stadium, training centre and executive offices. INEOS Hygienics offers us a high purity, hospital grade sanitiser, which protects our Men’s and Women’s teams ensuring they can continue to train and play matches, as well as our staff and, of course, our fans.”

Created during the COVID-19 global pandemic, INEOS Hygienics was established to meet the global shortage of hand sanitiser. As the world’s largest producer of high-purity synthetic ethanol which goes into sanitisers, INEOS built six plants in 10 days each in the UK, Europe and the US, and provided millions of bottles of product free to the NHS and hospitals across Europe and the US at the height of the pandemic.

As the world came out of lockdown over the summer, INEOS Hygienics shifted its focus to provide the same hospital grade sanitiser to the public, to help keep people safe and places open. INEOS Hygienics also ran a back-to-school campaign called ZERO Days: Back to School to support the reopening of schools across the UK by providing free resources for assemblies, classrooms and communal areas that helped inform young people about the importance of hand hygiene.

As well as supplying product to the Club, INEOS Hygienics will be working with Spurs throughout the partnership on ZERO for elite sport; a programme that has been developed by Sir Dave Brailsford and helps elite sports teams reduce the number of days lost to preventable illness and injury.

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oronavirus has had a dramatic effect on the education sector – prompting millions of students to learn from home and causing untold disruption to key moments in the educational lives of students across the country, including exams. While UK academic institutions are tentatively starting to

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re-open their doors to students again, the sector at large is still nowhere near returning to pre-lockdown normality.

One of the core issues facing schools and universities is the challenge of physically accommodating returning students while being conscious of the social distancing rules that are in place.

Rising to meet this challenge is the burgeoning modular building market. Below we have a look at why the modular building market is an ideal alternative to traditional methods of construction, and how it can help to address both the capacity Challenges associated with welcoming students back, and the need to make campuses as

environmentally friendly as possible.

Universities and the drive for sustainability With students sent home and campuses empty for months after the coronavirus pandemic hit, universities were well-placed to plan for and execute on improvements to campus buildings, ready to welcome students back for the new year.

One area of focus must be the environmental credentials of a campus. With universities now ranked on their environmental and sustainability credentials, and with students continuing to voice their keen interest in a Green Recovery following the pandemic, ways of reducing the carbon footprint of educational spaces are a priority.

And promising changes have already been made by many universities. For example, The University of Nottingham is making use of a range of renewable technologies across its estate to provide heating and hot water, including air and ground source heat pumps, solar electricity and biomass boilers. Meanwhile, the University of Hertfordshire secured a BREEAM Outstanding rating for their zero-carbon accredited student

accommodation site. The student halls utilise a biomass-fuelled energy centre in order to generate energy for a large part of the campus.

How modular can help the education sector achieve Green Recovery Beyond these ongoing initiatives, one way to improve green credentials has often been overlooked – modular building. The ongoing challenge of social distancing as a result of the pandemic as brought this type of construction to front of mind, and it is well poised to meet both students and the governments appetite for a Green Recovery.

Before the pandemic hit, the global modular build market was set to be worth over £165bn by the middle of the next decade. Now with schools, universities and all manner of campus facilities looking to return to some kind of normality, while doubling or tripling its existing space requirements, the modular building market is poised to step in. This is primarily because it offers easy, cost-effective, and an environmentally-friendly way to rapidly expand square-footage to meet the needs of a market impacted by social distancing.

Support for the long-running Climate challenge It’s not just the pandemic that is acting as a driver for the growth in the modular buildings space. As citizens –particularly students– become more climate conscious and are being exposed to greater awareness of our carbon footprint on a near daily basis, traditional construction and it’s impact on the environment is firmly under the microscope. Cement alone is a source of about 8% of the world’s CO2 emissions, accounting for nearly 6% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. Cement has such a large carbon footprint, if it were a country, it would be the third largest emissions producer, behind China and the US. In comparison, the modular building market is much more efficient. Modular buildings are constructed offsite which means they can reduce 90% of the waste generated from traditional construction methods, while using 67% less energy to produce a modular building. Modular buildings are also built to the higher sustainability standards such as BREEAM, or PassivHaus.

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A rapid solution The virtue of being built off-site and then assembled when ready means that construction time is also significantly reduced, often by as much as 50%. This means that everything from the heating, cooling and ventilation systems, to the lighting requirements and the windows can all be installed in modules off-site, ready to be fitted together once required. It can all be done to deliver a more energy efficient building as well.

This means that modular buildings erected on school and university grounds can be readily equipped with the most advanced technologies whether that is air conditioning with the latest, lower global warming potential refrigerants (R32), renewable heating through modern air source heat pumps such as the advanced Ecodan range, or heat recovery ventilation units such as the Lossnay system to deliver energy efficient fresh air.

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return to campuses in a way which prioritises their safety and wellbeing.

Beyond that, this speedy style of building will also allow campuses to complete expansion or refurbishment of spaces during holidays, and make the most of the quiet periods throughout the year that students return home.

A high quality, long-term solution Modular buildings can address a lot of concerns in the current environment and offer a viable, sustainable long-term future for academic institutions, especially as they juggle the return of pupils and students in the context of social distancing.

Modular buildings adhere to the same building regulations and standards as traditionally constructed buildings. This means adhering to building regulations such as thermal performance (U Value), fire safety, sustainability and acoustics. Being built off-site means the modular panels are constructed in a covered, controlled environment which brings precision and quality control.

Conclusion The way the world works has changed dramatically over the last few months – not least in the education sector. Despite this, one thing is for certain – things won’t go back to the way they were for the foreseeable future. With the UK population – and especially students – pushing for a green focused economic recovery from the pandemic, modular buildings can go a long way to helping achieve that reality. Modular is also well positioned to quickly and conveniently create the space that schools, colleges and universities require to adhere to social distancing.

The benefits are clear to see. Isn’t it time to start making modular mainstream?

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SECURITY

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of commercial and industrial environments.

The Keytracker Key & Asset Control Software allows you to easily track key & asset movements in real-time. Monitor your staff, keys and assets through a simple user interface and avoid the challenges of dealing with a lot of keys & assets.

The Keytracker Smart Locker Systems have unique and stateof-the-art RFID technology, smart charging facilities and provide secure storage for any device or equipment. The Keytracker Lockers intelligent software ensures all devices are charged before being

removed by a student from the lockers.

The Keytracker Electronic Systems we use are easy to implement so that your keys are quickly accessible for your employees. Each user will receive unique login details. All transactions are immediately logged and submitted to an advanced key management software application.

The University of London had identified an issue with the way keys in student accommodation sites were being managed. Initially, 7 student accommodation sites and one administration building were

identified as requiring a system for managing keys to areas within the campus building, as well as master keys to student halls and areas such as rooftops and boiler rooms.

Challenges: The university needed to ensure keys to areas that were out of bounds were securely stored to ensure the safety and security of students living in the residential buildings. These same keys, however, needed to be easily accessed by security and maintenance professionals across all 7 residential sites.

The administration building had a similar issue but with keys to a variety of office spaces; these keys needed to be readily available to only those who were authorised to use the facilities and security staff.

Solution: Keytracker worked with the University of London to provide 8 electronic key management systems for the 8 locations. The systems, which can hold 520 key sets and have pin code access with individual codes for each approved user, allow staff to see who has removed a key and at what time.

Each key system holds the

master keys for the corresponding building and is linked together with Keytracker Software, allowing quick access to the approved staff as well as a full audit trail.

Andrew Howarth Deputy Head of Residential Accommodation, at The University of London, said: "Since having the systems installed across our sites we have seen a decrease in time spent finding the correct keys for a building or area and have full visibility of who has accessed keys at what time and for how long. It is now obvious if a key is missing and we can easily identify who has it, the system also makes people more accountable for ensuring shares spaces are left clear and tidy.�

Midlands-based Wilkinson Primary School identified an issue with their key management when school children were unable to attend a cross country meet.

Challenges: Wilkinson Primary School has a number of vehicles that are used to take school children to events and trips and the keys to these vehicles were kept on hooks in a cabinet alongside building keys, container keys, fire panels etc.

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in this way became apparent when a member of staff took a number of children out in one of the minibuses; the member of staff in question had inadvertently taken the keys to the other two buses which were needed the same day to take pupils to another event.

This, unfortunately, lead to disappointed pupils and parents.

However, issues such as these are not the only risk with poor key management and also leave the opportunity for keys to fall into the wrong hands, vehicles to be out of the premises and unaccounted for and lost entirely with the possible need to change locks and replace keys.

Solution: Keytracker identified a mechanical system with a capacity of 50 key positions secured inside a selfclosing push-button access cabinet as the most suitable fit for their requirements to attach minibus keys to position-specific Keytracker pegs that required a teachers identity peg to release the keys and then remain locked in place until the keys were returned.

Since having the Keytracker Mechanical System installed, the

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school has been able to face the challenge of missing keys better.

The headteacher at Wilkinson Primary School said: "Life, since the cabinet was installed, has become much easier, Kas Mohammed no wasting valuable time searching for missing keys."

"Keys are easily tracked and access to them can be continually monitored. Pleasingly the installation team gave us succinct training and were accommodating enough to work around our daytime schedule.

In short a great product, I don't know how we managed without it."

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solutions on the market for the management of keys and valuable equipment. Today we are proud to be a privately-owned business still, allowing us the agility to decide where investments and developments should be made to fit the needs of our customer best.

As such our in-house Research and Development teamwork to ensure we are always providing the best, most reliable solutions on the market; allowing our customers to do what they do best, without the interruption of misplaced or unsecured keys or equipment.

Keytracker Ltd is the most prominent provider of both mechanical and electronic key and equipment control systems for the workplace. We currently have many resellers, distributors, franchisees and agents that offer our products globally to customers. Keytracker is keen to offer our vast experience

and expertise in managing keys and assets to qualified, ethical and professional individuals and companies. We strive to create systems that are entirely suited to the customer's individual needs and work hard to develop new products to fill gaps in the market.

We currently offer the broadest range of products available, ensuring you can offer your customers everything they need in terms of key and equipment security. Keytracker continually supplies the most up to date and "ideal" management cabinets, software & systems for our customers' specific requirements.

Keeping track of all keys and equipment, at only the best possible value for money, worldwide.

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BUILDING MANAGEMENT

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ith a campus set in 350 acres (1.4km2), the University of Richmond is a liberal arts college that surrounds the Westhampton Lake just west of downtown Richmond. It earned the Princeton Review’s Top spot for ‘Most Beautiful Campus’ in 2020 because of its collegiate gothic architecture and stunning landscape of pines and rolling hills. The campus is a regularly used location for TV and film shoots.

Being ‘home’ to over 3,900

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students and 1,700 faculty and staff throughout more than 70 buildings, the stakes are high to ensure that each of the buildings are as comfortable and as energy efficient as possible. Julian Morgan, Associate Director, Energy Management, has been instrumental at updating the campus legacy Building Automation Systems (BAS).

Starting in 2014, Morgan needed to update 41 buildings and 1,300 pieces of equipment by integrating the legacy Staefa Control System to Niagara JACEs to unify the front-end

workstation with a better user interface.

Building Management When evaluating options for the integration, Morgan quickly settled on J2 Innovations’ FIN Stack – an out-of-the-box version of our open market software for simplified building management. It was chosen for the centralized graphics, data collection, alarms, and uniform user interface across all platforms, desktop, smartphone, and tablet.

“When I first evaluated J2

"When I was shown the software, the history app was what sold me. To have that amount of data at your fingertips is invaluable – I could see so many possibilities for the campus with FIN Stack.” - Julian Morgan, Associate Director, Energy Management Innovations’ products for the conversion to Niagara I was only interested in the graphics. When I was shown the software, the history app was what sold me. To have that amount of data at your fingertips is invaluable – I could see so many possibilities for the campus with FIN Stack.” - Julian Morgan, Associate Director, Energy Management The implementation helped unify the campus and gave more options for facility management and reports than ever before. It provided the campus with a simplified graphical user interface, unified alarm management, integration, a campus

wide cross vendor control structure through bLine. a mobile platform for technicians to view the campus BAS when needed for problem solving or just monitoring campus HVAC equipment and the ability to view, graph, format, and download all point data in the history collection via the Historian App. This was just the beginning of the story for the building management system at the University – since the initial integration in 2014, over 55 of the campus’ 70 buildings are now connected with FIN Stack, with more being added. Today, FIN connects to 2460 pieces of equipment and over

63,600 data points.

Troubleshooting As well as leading the integration, another large part of Morgan’s role is troubleshooting, a job that he finds easy due to the superior data collection, reports and analysis of current and historical data: “At the moment, we are in ‘shoulder-season’ when we have to constantly question - are we cooling or are we heating? Having data trends at my fingertips really helps get through this as I can look at each building as an individual to get the correct temperature, save energy

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and keep the occupants happy” Viewing historical data this way is also helping the university plan for the future. With new buildings being commissioned on campus, troubleshooting data provided on existing building stock has helped the team look at optimizing the new buildings at commissioning stage.

Naturally, the new buildings will be able to enjoy the benefits too.

Energy dashboard In 2018, Morgan replaced the existing ‘Energy Dashboard’ and brought it over to FIN Stack. This has played a key part in improving efficiency throughout campus as building data can now be exported and connected to off-site. This helps with out-of-hours troubleshooting as estate staff can access key building data at any time. Even students have taken an interest in the abilities of the dashboard, with a recent request from an Environmental Studies student who wanted the data to support their internship.

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The Future While the University has upgraded the FIN software to the latest release (FIN5), they are excited about the future and the ever-growing capabilities of the software, including implementing Edge2Cloud functionality.

FIN has supported them with campus preparations in the current Covid-19 pandemic. With over 1,000 VAV systems throughout the campus, FIN has made it easy for them to meet ASRHAE recommendations for COVID-19. The team have rolled out necessary changes to VAV and AHU systems in 2 weeks – this has been significant at making sure staff and students feel safe and secure when they return to campus.

“FIN Stack is not just a BAS integration system; it is facility management tool that I can customize the user interface to make my job of managing the campus easier. Set-points, sequences, and schedules – these are the bread and butter of optimizing energy efficiency

for facilities managers. It saves us a lot of time so we can focus on making our campus a great place to work and study.”

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Smart Education How digitalising education facilities can maximise efficiency in response to COVID-19

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hile lockdown restrictions are being eased, it is likely that COVID-19 will leave a lasting legacy on our attitudes to safety and building management. As schools readjust to operating within the new norm, one thing is for certain: there is always room for vigilance when it comes to school processes. Whether to reduce costs, maximise efficiencies, or achieve optimal well-being of schoolgoing children, smart technologies are here to stay for their extensive benefits.

Schools of the future will be smarter COVID-19 has underscored the importance of automated processes, which are adaptable to different

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building occupancies and shifting challenges. As schools around the world take the first steps towards digital transformation, the simplicity and ease of integration of some smart technologies are showing marked cost savings; streamlined safety, maintenance and operational efficiencies; and enhanced green potential. Real-time reporting from sensors and technologies are mobilising schools to adopt a datadriven approach to take their schools into the future.

COVID-19 considerations Since withdrawn, the Government’s guidelines on schools’ management during COVID-19 have provided food for thought for governing bodies and facilities managers in the school

setting. It is also driving the adoption of data-based smart solutions to counteract operational challenges and reduce costs. The guidelines dealt with partially closed facilities and guidelines for full opening have since been issued. Within the school context, the categories outlined in the original guidelines are perennially important and, with a bearing on safety, the more precise, the better.

Coronavirus and temperature checking Across different facilities, temperature screening has become a naturalised daily occurrence, with elevated temperatures a good indicator of underlying illness. In the school setting, crowd screening technology has the potential to give

live temperature readings, alerts, and access control functionality.

It can also be used as a contact traceability tool when high temperatures are detected. Using infrared sensors, this technology provides medically accurate readings in real time with minimal disruptions or student backlogs.

Hot and cold water systems The dormancy of school buildings has created a secondary worry around Legionella - and the latest guidance from The Department of Education encourages the usual pre-term building checks are conducted.

This is an ongoing responsibility and one which is traditionally labour-intensive - involving hot and cold water temperature testing and flushing. This bacteria causes Legionnaires’ Disease, which is preventable yet potentially fatal.

Automated Legionella testing removes the need for human effort, cost, potential exposure, and manual record-keeping. It also provides alerts of undesirable temperature readings and expedited response times (which, in buildings of extensive pipework, can avoid hefty maintenance bills). This smart

approach to Legionella maintenance is a simple compliance tool, which will help to ensure statutory obligations and prevent sometimes punitive penalties.

A smarter outlook on energy and green transformation Without question, saving energy is smart - and smart technologies are leading the charge in helping schools to reduce consumption and achieve green goals. This is being achieved in a range of ways - from constant monitoring of HVAC usage, heating systems, and lighting to the development of data-driven maintenance schedules to keep equipment performing efficiently.

Smart sensors can deliver real-time insights on usage and occupancy, reducing waste to a minimum.

Compliance around fire safety monitoring Fire safety is a key compliance concern for schools. A system of smart tags and sensors can perform system tests, monitor extinguishers for tampering (notifying personnel on movement and weight changes, for instance), report on gas leaks and other risk factors, and keep a

detailed, cloud-based record for compliance purposes. This removes the chance of human error and works together with smoke and fire alerts, automated roll call, and fire door monitoring to offer schools a demonstrably meticulous approach to fire safety.

There’s smart and there’s smarter Iot (Internet of Things) solutions providers, like us, have developed a suite of smart solutions which cater to the schools of the future.

Wireless, long-lasting and costeffective solutions combine a system of tags, sensors, and pressure pads, which transmit data over a secure and private network. These powerful tools send data to a remote dashboard in real time, with alerts for undesirable readings, breaches, and metrics - tailored to facilities owners’ buildings, assets, and needs. With a user-friendly interface, these systems also collect data for thorough record-keeping and meaningful data insights, which have the potential to inspire informed decision-making and strategic development as schools continue to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

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As a leading IoT company, they also provide smart building solutions for modern businesses, offering wirefree, battery-powered and low-cost IoT smart sensor technology.

Their solutions will put an end to scheduled maintenance and help businesses utilise their building’s efficiency, benefitting from real-time alerts and facilities management tools that will bring them into the 21st century.

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ollowing its completion earlier this year, the University of Birmingham’s Teaching and Learning Building has become a symbol of innovation and collaboration for higher education institutions across the city.

The building was commissioned under the UoB multidisciplinary framework to bring a better quality of collaborative design to higher education buildings in the Midlands and now stands as the flagship facility to enable and encourage cutting-edge education at the University’s Edgbaston campus.

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From the outset of the project, the main role of the building was to mitigate the challenges posed by growing student numbers and to increase the quality of the learning spaces offered in a Higher Education environment, where students are both ‘customers’ and ‘learners’.

Subsequent designs also supported the University of Birmingham’s idea of creating a ‘sticky’ campus – a flexible place where students want to stay for work and socialising. As the student profile changes to include more professional development courses, and with the new physical learning restrictions

associated with COVID-19, flexibility and access to different learning spaces has become even more important for the university, as it has for many campuses across the country.

Ultimately, what the building offers students is opportunities for collaboration and reflection, optimising the distinctive value of study in a research-intensive university by actively involving them in enquiry, discovery and co-creation.

It is part of the University’s continued investment in the quality of the student experience, providing teaching and social learning spaces

that will accommodate the growth of varied learners, researchers, and academics.

A central hub for the campus, the facility also provides state-of-the-art teaching and social study spaces to support the modern learning experience.

The building has excellent access for students with a diverse range of needs and preferences and provides a 500-seater lecture theatre, a 250seater interactive lecture theatre, 10 seminar rooms for 30 students and learning spaces for up to 1,000 students which include areas for individual study, creative break-out sessions and a café.

An extraordinary structure Designed by BDP and delivered by the national contractor Willmott Dixon, the £22.7 million project incorporated a range of innovative building techniques to create an extraordinary structure that is both practical and aesthetically pleasing.

Together, they incorporated the use of digital BIM technology to ensure accuracy in the complex design and build process.

At its centre, the complicated design features an iconic crystal structure that sits within the building and houses a 500-seat traditional lecture theatre and a 250-seat collaborative lecture theatre set

underneath an exposed Glulam roof structure. This internal structure is surrounded by ten seminar rooms and open learning spaces for up to 1,000 students – providing areas for individual study and collaborative work, as well as a new café.

Designs for the building were inspired by the historic context of the campus. For example, the deep window reveals, whose proportions

and scale echo those within the Aston Webb Building, punctuate the sandstone façade delivering depth, aesthetic richness and interest.

The glass-clad ‘Crystal’ protrudes through the roof, drawing parallels with the historic buildings around the campus, making it a fitting addition to the domed skyline of the university, so recognisable from around the campus.

Student experience was top of the agenda at every stage of design of this project, from simplifying access and circulation on a sloping topography, to the choice of materials which seamlessly blend from inside the building to the adjoining ‘Green Heart’ of the campus.

The topographical challenges of the campus led to the design of split-level floor plates, which were carved in the middle providing space for the ‘Crystalline heart’ of the building- the glass clad lecture theatre. This compact arrangement of space allows for a free flowing open study space, with continuous views to the rich landscape of the ‘Green Heart’. The concrete floor slabs are left exposed underneath, and lined with acoustic panels hiding runs of building services equipment, which allows social spaces flooded with natural light through floor to ceiling windows.

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The importance of accessibility The inner crystal structure - which rises through the centre of the building - is surrounded by a cluster of smaller, concrete learning spaces, connected to the crystal by a network of bridges and accessed by roman steps, which give the structure transparency and allow free-flowing movement throughout the building Accessibility was a key aspect in the building’s design, ensuring that 1,000 students could flow through the space with a 10-minute turnaround every hour - as well as catering for full accessibility in lecture theatres and seminar space.

From very early stages, designers from BDP engaged with the estates accessibility officer and led meetings with various students and academic groups to also focus on disability and mental health, to establish an overall approach towards accessibility.

The University also set up a focus group which BDP engaged with throughout RIBA stages. This process gave the designers a firm brief on where the users of the building, both teachers and students, with specific mobility or neurodiversity needs required accessibility solutions to surpass standard building regulations.

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for users with mobility problems, but also to promote a healthy working environment and support users’ mental health. Helpful discussions regarding colour psychology of the spaces created a colour scheme which enhances learning environments and supports neurodiversity. Throughout the process, the design team maintained close engagement with the accessibility user groups to keep them up to date and informed with design progress and to present proposals for internal finishes so that they could raise concerns or suggest adaptations. This is wielding dividends in the current climate as those students who are returning to the building feel safer and more comfortable in the environment that it creates.

Encouraging Innovation Students who use the building are encouraged to learn in new ways, in a range of spaces, from quiet to collaborative, empowering them to choose the best environment to meet their needs. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and before the first national lockdown, the social learning spaces were consistently at full capacity during term time with students adapting seamlessly to the new environment. Even now, with reduced capacity and COVID-

safe adaptations in place, study spaces are being used as intended, encouraging students to inhabit the building beyond the formal timetable - supporting the ‘sticky campus’ concept.

The innovative structure not only promotes collaboration and innovation through its design, but it also houses the right environment and resources for these skills to be exercised by its users. The way it has been used and continues to be used - even now - as we navigate a pandemic is testimony to the success of this project and its impact to the improvement of the student learning experience.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir David Eastwood, said of the building: “The Teaching and Learning Building is at the heart of a capital plan that prioritises academic and teaching facilities. We are committed to give our undergraduate and postgraduate students the best place to carry out their studies. I believe this is the kind of building in which people will discover their gifts and demonstrate their perseverance and confidence as they achieve their aspirations.”

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We are open Catering considerations when preparing for the reopening of schools

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ith the reopening of schools likely to happen in March, Hayden Hibbert, Director of Client Relations at allmanhall, the independently owned food procurement expert, suggests that now is a good time for schools to re-assess if they are COVID compliant, and if any operational changes would help ease the pressure catering teams are likely to face.

The prime minister has set a target date of 8 March for the reopening of schools in England. Currently only vulnerable children and children of key workers are allowed to attend schools for face-to-face learning, and

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those schools have to provide meal options for all those pupils.

during coronavirus (COVID-19)’ guidance, which remains unchanged.

Many school catering teams will already have a good infrastructure in place to enable them to meet the demands of providing an environment that is safe and COVID compliant, but as more children start returning to school, Hayden, who was previously Head of Catering at an independent school group, advices that now would be a good time to revisit and refresh risk assessments, and operational practices. There is also a requirement for employers to complete and communicate a COVID-19 risk assessment, a key part of the Government’s ‘Working safely

Review staff working practices and meal provision One of the most critical planning considerations is staff numbers and their ability to cope with a change in procedures. The pandemic has forced the implementation of new ways meals are prepared and served. Selfservice is being replaced with fully plated meals, which being far more labour intensive, can put strain on staff already under huge pressures.

However, portion control is easier to manage with plated meals, so the upside is cost savings. Packed lunches could be an alternative and

now is a good time to trial new ideas such as a click and collect solution where a student orders a meal online and collects from a designated station.

There are key questions to ask.

If catering staff are absent due to sickness, are the remaining staff able to cope with the volume of meals required? Have you undergone a cost analysis of buying in prepared meals versus cooking in house and looked at batch cooking? Easy to cook dishes require less labour. And with many catered events no longer required, (for example match teas) this too will help ease the burden on staffing.

Social Distancing With the 2-meter distancing rule in place it is necessary to review the flow in a kitchen. Ease the pressure and help with safety by staggering the time of staff arrival and departure and create shift working and a flexible rota system. If limited space, introduce one-way travel, and make sure there is enough PPE. For students, space out dining seats and split dining areas and stagger lunch times.

Hygiene Kitchens will already be designed with good hygiene in mind. Now is an opportunity to update cleaning schedules, such as introducing more regular cleaning, concentrating on key touch points like. It could be a

good idea to look at deep cleaning the whole kitchen area during holiday breaks.

Remove unnecessary furnishings and other items from eating and cooking areas which can harbor germs and ensure staff uniforms are cleaned more frequently.

Supply chain considerations Elements of the supply chain have been under extreme pressure as a result of the pandemic. Many foodservice suppliers, still recovering from the initial lockdown, are now carrying out impact assessments, appraising their resource requirements and will need to control costs and optimise distribution.

With the possibility of a disruption in supplies of some products, it is important to communicate with suppliers regularly. Give them early indications of volume changes as menus change and be flexible on delivery days. Continue to support and extend empathy to suppliers during this challenging trading time, understanding that some flexibility around delivery days and product availability may be required. If you are using a procurement partner, like allmanhall, they will be in constant dialogue with these suppliers and will offer advice and communicate any adjustments, to support you.

Something else a procurement partner can help with is checking if suppliers have COVID compliant

practices in place. Even if they do, you can take simple steps like considering buying in cases, to reduce touch points.

Advice and communications Liaise with school administrators over any planned operational changes and communicate the changes to the delivery of meals to both staff and parents to manage their expectations. There is an abundant source of information online, from the Government and organisations such as the FSA. Work collaboratively with your own catering team, and encourage the sharing of ideas, and consult industry experts.

Opportunity to trial new ideas The catering function is one of the biggest costs for an educational establishment, so finding ways to reduce these costs at a time when there is huge pressure on schools with staff possibly off sick, now is a good time for trialing new ideas.

Look at using environmentally friendly single-use packaging and ready packed cutlery, and labour saving technology in the kitchen.

A procurement provider will be able to give advice about stock-taking devices and other innovations available. They can help implement a software support platform which can lead to significant cost savings.

An independent benchmark of

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the current pricing from existing suppliers, compared like for like with others by an independent procurement supplier can result in savings with very little effort, and is a good exercise in due diligence.

Create more seasonal menus, with weekly or even daily menu planning, taking advantage of lower prices for foods in season.

Catering-controls platforms will help you cost menus and help to eliminate waste, as well as bringing other technological benefits.

Review the output of chefs and consider bringing back into the kitchen those that may have been moved into administration roles.

High spend categories such as meat can be reduced or substituted, and vegetarian dishes offered as an alternative. Review the need for

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luxury items and use own brand rather than branded goods.

There are many catering considerations to address during a pandemic, but by reassessing what needs to be done now, and introducing new practices and procedures, these challenging demands can be met.

About allmanhall Established in 2006, allmanhall is an independent, family owned and managed business providing expert food procurement and supply chain management, combined with hands-on catering and nutrition advice. Working in a partnership with its clients, allmanhall’s purpose is to deliver the best food, the best cost savings, and the best support.

As procurement experts, allmanhall provides full management of the foodservice and catering-related supply chain.

Clients enjoy essential food cost savings as a result of allmanhall’s supplier negotiations. In addition to procurement support, allmanhall provides exceptional foodservice consultancy, including nutrition and dietetics support, headed up by allmanhall’s Registered Dietitian.

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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