CEM - September 2010

Autumn 2010

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For Today’s University and College Estate Managers

Doing it by the book

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Leicester University library refurbishment

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elcome to issue number three of Campus Estate Management, the only magazine exclusively for today’s university and college estate managers.

Summer has gone and we can all now fully focus on the job in hand.

Across Europe, belts are tightening as governments attempt to rein in public spending. Unfortunately, education is not exempt from the cost-cutting and universities face an unprecedented period of budget balancing as they try to maintain and improve educational standards while keeping a watchful eye on spending. In the light of this, the role of the campus estate manager has never been more important. Every penny spent on campus will have to be accounted for; and those who buy carefully, maximising value for money and return on investment, will be the ones doing their jobs best.

We’re here to make your job easier; we like to think that in out own modest way we can help point you towards the products, suppliers and services that best suit your needs. For a start, we have seven pages of product and industry news, where we showcase some of the innovative new products that have recently been launched.

This issue is also packed with interesting and informative features and case studies. Our cover story concerns Faithful+Gould’s £25.7m project to refurbish the library at

Leicester University’s main campus (see page 4). This involved the demolition of existing buildings and refurbishment on a significant scale, but the results have been voted an outstanding success by both students and staff.

Our feature on energy efficiency (page 20) outlines how Thorlux is taking a smart approach to lighting control, and also focuses on the firm’s carbon offset activities.

The work of Salto at one of Africa’s biggest and most prestigious universities is the focus of our feature on access control (page 24). Flexibility is the key to the success of this scheme. Meanwhile back in the UK, the extension to Nottingham University’s Jubilee Campus left the university with a landmark building and iconic tower, and strengthened its links to the local business community – a win-win situation all round (page 32).

The importance of colour schemes goes beyond aesthetics, as our feature on décor explains (page 40). Our case study featuring Coventry University’s Student Union proves the point nicely.

Finally, a brief mention for our website reviews (they are on pages 18-19). There’s so much on the internet it can be overwhelming, so we’ve attempted to sort the wheat from the chaff.

Happy reading.

Adam Riches, Editor

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Contents

cover story

Students give thumbs-up to refurb of Leicester Uni library

Doing it by the book

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Key to the success of the project was the communication and co-operation between the architects, the university authorities and all the contractors involved in the scheme

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he £25.7m project to refurbish the library at the University of Leicester’s main campus involved the demolition of existing buildings/part buildings and refurbishment and renewal of significant elements.

Essentially, the project was split into three distinct sections: • Total refurbishment of the existing library including façade replacement.

• Extension to the rear of the library almost doubling the existing library space.

• The refurbishment of the Grade II listed Fielding Johnson Building.

The project provides some 15,500m2 gross internal floor area.

Its primary function is a library housing study areas, group study areas, post-graduate areas, open access IT areas, storage for printed volumes, special collections, official publications and statistics, a café and bookshop, IT teaching rooms, seminar rooms, support areas and meeting rooms. A principal 500-seat lecture theatre is also part of the development.

Project management From inception of this project, Faithful+Gould worked in collaboration with the university team, including faculty representatives, the estates department and Vice Chancellor.

This provided an invaluable insight into the priorities, must-haves and aspirations for the scheme and provided an inclusive environment in which cost transparency could be provided. The lay representatives gained an insight into construction costs and the effects of brief and/ or design changes on the project budgets, which proved invaluable in managing the decision-making process.

Each consultant had copies of the detailed cost plans, broken down elementally and sub-divided further wherever appropriate; this enabled them to clearly see how the budget had been allocated and design to those budgets.

Central to the project was the need to provide the new and refurbished space in a phased manner in order that the library could remain operational

throughout the entire construction programme. Faithful+Gould and Associated Architects worked closely with the university estates department and relevant stakeholders through the project implementation team meetings and individual end-user meetings assisted in the development of the phasing proposals.

Energy efficiency A key requirement for the university was for the building to achieve a BREEAM rating of ’Excellent’.

The existing library and Fielding Johnson building were fully refurbished rather than demolished to achieve the operational requirements of the university and reduce the amount of material being taken away from site. The building services proposals included small capacity WC cisterns, dual flush cisterns and infrared water conservation devices.

The availability of building façade and roof area enabled the university to implement a photovoltaic array. These provide a significant contribution in >

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The refurbished buildings at the Leicester University campus benefit from maximised natural daylight and natural ventilation wherever possible

Photos: Martine Hamilton-Knight

reducing the building’s CO2 emissions. Solar control was provided in the form of a solar wall and shading in order to reduce the cooling load on the building, reducing CO2 emissions and the impact of refrigerant use in chiller plant.

The building benefits from maximised natural daylight and natural ventilation wherever possible.

Chilled beams were provided throughout the building and the thermal mass of the existing and new structures were utilised to provide night-time cooling.

Collaborative working with the project design team also ensured that as they drafted their proposals, they understood the constraints on areas, rates, degree of specification, complexity, risk, and many other aspects of the design that could impact on the cost allowances.

This extended to mechanical and electrical services cost plans that were produced to assist the building services consultant develop his design within budget.

Procurement Engaging with the contractor at an early stage and including them in the design process assisted with the development of some of the key work packages, in particular the façade treatment and the solar wall.

Clear option appraisals were undertaken for this project, in

conjunction with the design team, including appraisals for each of the university’s key expansion options.

Individual appraisals for each of the phases of work, including form, spatial and efficiency analyses, were carried out as the project developed.

These option appraisals provided the university with a full understanding of the available alternatives.

Option appraisal continued into the construction phase so that resolution of site related issues could be addressed.

The emphasis was on thorough and integrated cost planning activities benefiting from regular contact with the designers and contractor, a method that encouraged ’buy-in’ to established budgets. Faithful+Gould was present at design development meetings, which provided a forum to understand how the designs were developing and influence alternative approaches before decisions were made.

A clear understanding of the need for ‘out-turn‘ costs was vital; having experienced other schemes where essential enabling costs, decant costs and FF&E costs were not fully considered until after the design had progressed. The approach was to identify all cost heads at the start of the project to ensure that the out-turn costs were fully considered, thereby avoiding having to make costly and undesirable design and brief changes as the project progressed.

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When the consultation was completed, Faithful+Gould recommended the following plan of action to the university and design team: • Refurbishment works to office and teaching spaces nationwide.

• Working with Birmingham City University on its main campus library and other library projects nationally.

• Working with sub-consultants.

• Specifications and approaches developed with our sub-consultants.

• Lecture/performance theatres.

• Commercial offices.

• Cafés, refectories and social spaces from other FE and HE projects.

• Complex projects working in live environments in a phased manner.

• Procurement and contract advice including risk management and transfer mechanisms.

Conclusion In summary, the key successes of this project were a result of our integration with the university team, understanding their requirements: • design team collaboration.

• an open environment in which to discuss risks.

• understanding the logistical issues when working in a live campus environment.

• ongoing value engineering and commitment to problem-solving.

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product and industry news

Accommodation fast Thanks to Bell & Webster

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ell & Webster Concrete has supplied its offsite structural precast concrete cross wall construction rooms system to Hollybrook Limited for new student accommodation at the University of Essex.

Comprising 561 student bedrooms, the completed project required a total of 2,251 Bell & Webster factory engineered concrete units.

With 1,296 wall units and a build height of 10 storeys, the new building has been constructed to create a strong, robust structure that can be installed and fixed far quicker than most alternative building systems for this scale of building.

The offsite engineered wall units were manufactured

by Bell & Webster Concrete Ltd and installed by their specialist installation teams, helping to speed up the overall construction and finishing processes. Site costs were kept to a minimum by ensuring that the initial construction phase including the installation of bathroom pods would be completed on time, making way for following trades to install the crucial services needed to run the building itself.

Good project planning between Bell & Webster and Hollybrook Limited kept project costs down by using just one installation team rather than two as originally planned at the design stage. All the building works were completed on time, in spite of the harsh winter 8 I Autumn 2010 I Campus Estate Management

weather conditions that were experienced on site with no adverse effect to the overall project timeline.

The construction consists of load bearing crosswalls supporting single span floor slabs in reinforced concrete with prestressed concrete used for the longer span common rooms and kitchens. The walls are laterally restrained by the floor slabs. External walls laterally restrain the building in the orthogonal direction to the crosswalls. The floor slabs act as a diaphragm and their plate action carries all lateral loads, from wind and notional loads, down through each floor level to foundation level in shear and moment actions.

Progressive collapse and floorplate action is provided through cast in vertical and horizontal ties.

“Hollybrook’s selection of the Bell & Webster system was based on extensive research, visiting similar contracts and visiting the factory to see their design and manufacturing processes,” explained Andy Suttle, Construction Director for Hollybrook Limited, “The Bell & Webster system is suited to the University scheme because it offers offsite modular benefits combined with speed of erection onsite.”

Close liaison with Bell and Webster at design stage and through the construction process, certainly assisted in producing a fast track build to meet the needs of this University Development. n For further information visit www.bellandwebster.co.uk

“With this innovative system, chairs move along floor rails to be stored under the stage when the space needs to be cleared” mutaflex system breathes new life into a classic Spanish space The Mutaflex system is a comprehensive engineering solution developed by Figueras Engineering & Consulting for smart, multiuse spaces. It is the ideal solution to optimize space. Figueras has installed the system in over 300 multipurpose halls around the world, including at the historic Gran Vía Theatre-Cinema in Bilbao, Spain.

The building’s owner BBK – a savings bank based in the Basque Country –opted to make the building its new corporate meeting room without erasing the signs of its original use.

To achieve this, BBK chose a proposal by architect Daniel Freixes and Varis Arquitectes to create a multipurpose hall based on the Mutaflex system.

The restoration design maintains some of the ornamental elements of the historic theatre, including the moulding, marble work, mirrors, and the front of the stage, which was conserved but also enlarged to 125sq m to turn it into a modern multipurpose space that can accommodate events and performances of all types. The character of the hall is defined by the contrast between its classic all-white décor and the state-of-the-art technology applied in the movable seats, all of which are upholstered in black velvet.

The hall has a total capacity of 433 places. The Mutaflex system installed in the stalls area consists of two blocks, each made up of 150 retractable seats. With this innovative system, chairs move along floor rails to be stored under the stage when the space needs to be cleared.

The whole process takes just minutes. For this project, two movable platforms with the capacity to hold all the seating rows once they have moved together for storage were installed in front of the stage (one for each block). The platforms are lowered by 10 cm to make room for the height of the chairs without the need for a movable stage.

The amphitheatre – intended as a space for holding small meetings or events in an area separate from the rest of the hall – was also outfitted with a chair from the FLEX line to ensure a consistent look in the space. n See www.figueras.com and www.seatingconsulting.com

Innovative new seating system launched by KI BreakOut from KI, designed by Recovo Design Studio, is an innovative seating system. It is an alternative and adaptable solution designed to create intimate spaces in an open plan working environment. BreakOut’s stylish slatted timber fins providing a light but private enclosure.

BreakOut is a flexible meeting product, allowing multiple laptop users to connect to a single screen housed within the enclosure. The modular design of BreakOut allows multiple seating units to be connected in series, to create a product tailored to the number of people who need to use it and to the space available.

BreakOut seating allows users to multi-task while fulfilling many roles such as forming an area for group working, inter-office workshops and meetings, or simply a place to get away from it all.

Meanwhile, KI, working together with Flywheel design, has issued a series of white papers that look at how educational organisations can enhance the learning and

teaching experience through the use of furniture.

Flywheel designs or redesigns organisations and environments, using space and technology as the catalysts for innovation and change. n See www.kieurope.com or call 020 7404 7441 for more information. For the full white paper documents email: education@kiuk.co.uk to request a copy.

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product and industry news

otley college signs agreement with Ransomes Jacobsen

Otley College in Suffolk, a centre of excellence for land-based professions, has signed a preferred supplier agreement with Ransomes Jacobsen, the Ipswich-based turf maintenance equipment manufacturer.

The agreement will see Otley supported with a selection of Ransomes Jacobsen equipment, which will be used to maintain and improve their sports facilities, especially the college’s grass sports field. This was opened in the summer of 2008 and is used for archery, cricket, football, rugby and outdoor education.

In recognition of the agreement a ceremony took place recently where the sports facilities were renamed to reflect the Ransomes Jacobsen support – The Ransomes Jacobsen Sports Field.

Rob Storer, Director of Land-based Studies, said:

“This agreement will mean that our students will receive expert advice from some of the best land-based practitioners around and our improved sports fields will inevitably benefit the lives of the students and the local community.”

Tim Lansdell from Ransomes Jacobsen added: “Helping with pro-active, educational training is an important facet of the business and this agreement with Otley College allows us to make a significant contribution to a leading education provider in the region. It builds on an existing partnership with the college and we are looking forward to continuing our excellent relationship for many years to come.” n For more information on Ransomes Jacobsen products visit: www.ransomesjacobsen.com

PPG Extra offers the complete solution A new package of technical services has been introduced by leading paint manufacturer PPG Architectural Coatings to provide estate managers with all the information and support they need in the everevolving decorating industry.

PPG Extra is a comprehensive package of advisory and consultancy services that has been developed to guide architects, building facilities managers, and other specifiers through key issues that affect decorative decisions such as legislation, building regulations, environmental concerns and socially responsibility.

PPG, who manufacture leading trade paint brands Johnstone’s and Leyland, as well as premium application tools brand Fat Hog, is already considered by many in the industry to be at the forefront of technical support for construction industry professionals. PPG Extra furthers that reputation by ensuring that tailored technical solutions are available for professionals working on a wide array of projects.

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Working alongside the Johnstone’s Specification Development Managers, PPG Extra’s Technical Specification team will carry out site assessments of projects, work from technical drawings and clients’ briefs, and then propose a suggested package of support services to ensure the project runs smoothly and the best performance is achieved from the paint.

Colour combinations play an integral role in the success of most projects and PPG Extra’s Colour Services team is able to draw upon sector specific knowledge to ensure specifiers and architects are equipped with all the information needed to make a colour selection that will stand the test of time.

Whether you’re working from a client’s brief, site drawings or require bespoke schemes and painted colour samples, PPG Extra can provide the ideas and answers. n For more information call 01924 354945 or email ppgextra@ppg.com.

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salto wins University of St Andrews contract SALTO Systems, the international access control specialists, have won a major new contract to provide advanced electronic access control equipment to the University of St Andrews.

Scotland’s first university and the third oldest in the English-speaking world, St Andrews was founded in 1413.

The university population (staff and students) numbers nearly 9,000 and to ensure it continues to offer the best facilities it is currently upgrading its New Hall residence on the North Haugh site.

Completed in 1993, New Hall is situated on North Haugh between the Science Buildings and Andrew Melville Hall. Built on four floors with lift access to all levels, it provides catered and self-catering accommodation for undergraduate students. It comprises 496 single and 25 shared rooms, all with en-suite facilities.

Refurbishment work on New Hall is under way and SALTO Systems, together with local partner Aspex Scotland, have been awarded the contract to supply and install a fully integrated access control solution for 720 stand alone locks on the student bedrooms using one smart RFID card.

Evolis celebrates 10th anniversary with the Pebble Black edition

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The university has demanding and complex security requirements so SALTO XS4 units are being retro-fitted onto existing locks to provide a totally wire free networked electronic locking solution. These enable the key cards and locks to be updated, restricted or deleted remotely and provide the residence manager with full control over who can access what, where and when on a 24/7 basis.

Evolis, a leader in solutions for plastic card personalisation, has unveiled a new edition of its single-sided colour printer to celebrate its 10th anniversary: the Pebble Black Edition.

The Pebble Black edition, available in a basic version, ships with eMedia-Cards CS, an advanced badge design software, as well as consumables (cards and ribbon), ready to personalize 200 cards.

Evolis claims: “Pebble is the ideal printer to instantly issue colour cards on demand or in runs.

Pebble matches premium-quality graphics, with fast throughput and autonomy (150 cards per hour in colour and 1,000 in monochrome). This printer comes with the latest innovations in consumables and encoding, and so personalises any type of card. Pebble benefits from technology that supports the most stringent standards for encoding magnetic stripes, as well as contact or contactless smart cards.�

The Pebble range comes with a three-year warranty (with unlimited number of printed cards). Governmental agencies, healthcare organisations, educational institutions and banks rely use Pebble to issue secured access control badges, ID cards, payment cards, loyalty cards and transit passes.

HD4MDIPX provides high-quality images with low bandwidth requirements Honeywell has released a rugged, indoor/outdoor mini-dome IP camera that provides three times the image resolution of standard analogue cameras, yet with similar network bandwidth requirements.

The day/night, vandalresistant, fixed mini-dome provides 720p resolution at full frame rate. It also helps save money with its low power-consumption rate and ability to be retrofitted on many existing digital and network video recorder installations without requiring additional storage capabilities.

This dramatically decreases the cost of infrastructure and total cost of ownership.

“When it comes to video surveillance, the top two things on end users’ minds today are picture quality and cost,” said Roberto Testani, product manager, Honeywell Security Group. “HD4MDIPX provides extremely crisp images at

minimal bandwidth, reducing the number of hardware servers needed to manage the system.”

Like the indoor-version HD3MDIPX, which Honeywell released earlier this year, the HD4MDIPX features an externally accessible web-based menu that lets operators view and control cameras from virtually anywhere. It also features built-in motion detection capabilities and camera tamper detection features that notify users when the camera’s field-of-view is altered, obstructed or blurred. The HD4MDIPX also decreases installation and training costs through its simplified set up, which includes the same programming requirements as interior cameras.

Because of this, operators can cover a wider range of applications without having to learn new products. n See www.honeywellipsolutions.com for more details.

leading University makes savings with Raytec White-Light

lighting solutions include both White-Light and Infra-Red units, for CCTV and security, including the new RAYLUX Urban Multi-Purpose White-Light range for both CCTV and general lighting. All Raytec units deliver low power consumption, long-life and require zero maintenance. LED lights also deliver big savings in labour – and with the average cost of replacing a bulb at around £40 a time, this really adds up.

Raytec units also deliver quick-start illumination on demand, compared to some old-style lights which take time to warm up and reach maximum output.

This means they can be switched on and off as required (when the presence of a person is detected, for example) and don’t need to be left constantly floodlighting the area. Also with Raytec’s unique Adaptive Illumination™ the angle of illumination can be altered and targeted on site from 10-180°.

Pat McGrath, Director of Accommodation & Campus Services (ACS) at Sheffield, explains that this offers important advantages for the University. “As an added benefit the illuminators also reduce light pollution as the light can be directed to where it is needed, allowing us to significantly reduce the nuisance of light pollution whilst still providing good illumination for safety and security.”

The University of Sheffield has installed the latest energy-efficient White-Light LED technology from Raytec to achieve huge energy bill and CO2 savings.

In a project handled by Clear Image, the University has chosen Raytec LED units for upgrades to improve security and ensure the safety of 25,000 students living on campus; providing a safe environment during the hours of darkness.

“The University of Sheffield has a very strong commitment to reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint and we are always keen to look at new ways to reduce environmental impact, as well as costs,” says Sheffield’s Energy Manager, Phil Riley. “Choosing energy efficient outdoor LED lights rather than the more conventional energy-hungry, maintenance- intensive metal halide lights will reduce our energy consumption on these buildings by 63% and carbon emissions by over 22,000 kg pa.”

Using Raytec technology, Clear Image is helping a growing number of customers review their approach to lighting, says Divisional Director Michelle Atkinson. “Lighting accounts for a surprisingly large proportion of electricity use – as much as 40% for many organisations,” she says. Raytec’s LED-based

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product and industry news

“We are committed to providing the finest possible teaching facilities and never hesitate to invest in the latest technology” Sheffield Hallam University takes a lesson in CCTV

Images from Sanyo cameras, installed by Universal AV Services in the university’s gym facilities, are being recorded and analysed by tutors to assess the progress being made by sports students.

“We are committed to providing the finest possible teaching facilities and never hesitate to invest in the latest technology,” said Guy Masterman, Head of Sport at Sheffield Hallam. “It was recognised that having access to high-quality video recording of activity in our gym would be a major help in the teaching process and so the installation of a CCTV system was an easy decision to make.”

The university called on the help of Universal AV Services, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of audiovisual presentation systems within the higher education marketplace, to recommend and subsequently install CCTV equipment which would meet the university’s requirements.

Anders Jacobsen of Universal AV Services explains why he chose Sanyo to be the single source for all the CCTV equipment. “We had no doubt about our technical

team’s ability to install and maintain the CCTV system.

However, we wanted to work with a CCTV manufacturer that had an established reputation for supplying a high level of pre and past sales support which included training on how to get the best out of the system,” he said. “We also felt there was an advantage in choosing a manufacturer that could supply every element of the CCTV system and not just the cameras. Extensive research led us to a decision to work with Sanyo on this project.”

Universal AV Services installed six Sanyo VCC9500INCP fully functional speed dome cameras. These are capable of producing very high-quality colour images at 520TV lines of resolution and with a 480 x power zoom (30x Optical, 16x Digital) and variable speed pan and tilt, they are ideal for monitoring close up detail of any activity. The cameras are controlled by a user-friendly VSP-9000 joystick controller and the live or recorded images can be viewed on a high resolution Sanyo VMC-L2017 LCD monitor.

The six cameras collectively cover different areas of the gym where sports activities are in progress with all the captured images simultaneously recorded onto a Sanyo DSR-HSB8000 digital video recorder. This utilises MPEG-4+ compression to allow rapid, high quality transmission of the images over a network and provides especially fast-forward and reverse playback facilities.

“The DSR-HSB8000 is particularly well suited for this application as it has a very large on-board storage capacity, but it also allows any authorised user to retrieve the recorded images from any PC workstation on the network,” added Jacobsen. “The project has been a great success and as a result the university is in the process of looking at installing similar CCTV systems in other parts of the campus to assist the teaching in other subjects.” n For further information visit www.sanyosecurity.com

Elements Europe to deliver 505 student shower room pods to Kier’s Warwick University Development Elements Europe has been appointed by Kier Moss, part of the Kier Group, to supply a £1.3 million bathroom pod contract for an exciting new residence at The University of Warwick.

Bluebell View, the new halls of residence, will accommodate over 500 students and will involve the construction of 505 student bedrooms arranged in four blocks across the site, between Rootes Residences and Tocil Ponds. The new residence is close to the library, central social facilities and Warwick Arts Centre, and

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will provide study bedrooms for the students.

The en-suite shower rooms will be manufactured at Elements Europe’s factory in Oswestry, Shropshire. The manufacturing programme totals little over 10 weeks and enables Elements Europe to meet Kier’s strict delivery and installation timetable.

Kier Moss chose off-site constructed bathroom pods for this project as it offers high quality en-suites and takes this element of the build off the critical path. n For more information go to www.elements-europe.com

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“The shell was erected in a single day and it was only a month between the foundations being dug and the college moving in” TERRAPIN fast tracks into college

Offsite building specialist Terrapin has provided a fast track solution to the urgent need for additional learning space at Newham Sixth Form College in the heart of East London. A new 440m2 single-storey building was designed and built using panelised units from Terrapin’s Unitrex system in a fraction of the time it would have taken using traditional construction methods.

Units were factory fabricated by Terrapin while groundworks were completed, and were delivered to site in ‘flat pack’ form ready for rapid erection. Start of on-site works to handover of the finished building took Terrapin just four weeks with the minimum of disruption to college life.

NewVIc, as it is known, is London’s largest sixth form college with over 2,500 students aged 16 to 19 studying a range of courses including A-levels and vocational programmes. The Terrapin building is part of a medium term strategy to enable the college to increase student intake, improve teaching facilities and relieve pressure on existing staff accommodation. Terrapin’s fast and flexible offsite technology has provided NewVIc with much needed extra space in record time, including classrooms for up to 24 students, without compromising build quality or aesthetics.

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Partnership says Terrapin offered the flexibility of design to provide a new building that would fit in with the college’s existing campus. He comments: “The façade is finished in attractive Western Red Cedar horizontal cladding, and specifying windows in a variety of sizes has created an interesting random pattern. Terrapin’s speed of delivery was also very impressive - the building’s shell was erected in a single day and it was only a month between the foundations being dug and the college moving in.”

NewVIc’s Terrapin building consists of an entrance lobby, four 38m2 and two 45m2 classrooms, open plan staff and office accommodation, one-to-one meeting rooms, and storage areas. The internal layout includes partitioning specified to provide 60 minute fire resistance and sound insulation up to 50dB. The choice of lime green and fuchsia coloured carpeting adds vibrancy to the interior design.

As one of the college’s key industry partners, Terrapin sponsored prizes for music and geography in NewVIc’s Annual Awards, which recognise the achievements of students during the past academic year. “We are very grateful for Terrapin’s support and hope to continue to develop our partnership with them in the future,” says Colette Du Bois, Global Citizens Manager at NewVIc. CEM

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A selection of websites relevant to campus estate managers www.cem.ac.uk The College of Estate Management Established in 1919, the College of Estate Management is a distance-learning education provider with charitable status.

Its stated objectives are to: • deliver education and training to those concerned with land and property and for students wanting to enter the property and construction professions.

• provide facilities for those concerned with property and construction to maintain and develop their professional skills and knowledge.

• promote research and the publication of information on property and construction matters.

The ‘About Us’ section of this website explains it all: the College of Estate Management, it says, “is the leading provider of supported distance learning for real estate and construction professionals”, it explains, adding: “We have been playing a key role in the property world for 90 years. At any one

time we have over 4,000 students from more than 80 countries benefiting from our courses – all taught by tutors with extensive industry experience.

“We cover almost every property-related topic at diploma, degree and postgraduate level, as well as providing professional development courses and tailor-made corporate training solutions. Our active research programme contributes to knowledge across the profession, benefiting businesses, practitioners and policymakers alike.”

Of particular interest is the ‘Course Finder’ section, where those interested in a career in estate management can check out the courses offered by the college.

place by the UK’s Coalition Government begin to take effect, this is one website that will be well worth keeping an eye on.

As you would expect from a website from The Times’ stable, there’s plenty of comment and commentary here related to the education sector, including blogs from leading journalists and academics and columns from those in the know. Times

Higher Education doesn’t hide its light under a bushel; it’s ‘About Us’ section boasts that “Times Higher Education is the UK’s most authoritative source of information about higher education.

Designed specifically for professional people working in higher education and research, Times Higher Education was founded in 1971 and has been online since 1995. It adds: “Times Higher Education provides high-quality information… on higher education policy issues — public funding, tuition charges, quality assurance, institutional governance, student assessment, postgraduate training etc — and on intellectual developments, personalities and debates.”

research projects, sometimes funded by EC, and through the development of joint educational programmes. Proceedings of these activities are disseminated through the network via the EuroFM website, an annual conference and through newsletters, research papers and the EuroFM house journal, ‘Facilities’.

This website describes in detail the

activities of EuroFM, including the various conferences and events it organises. It has three primary network groups, which are: • The Practice Network Group, which plays a leading role in bringing together the national organisations representing practitioners in FM to form a European body of FM professionals.

• The Research Network Group, which has members from academia and practice, though mostly from research and educational institutions.

Close co-operation with practice and education ensures high-quality research and development work relevant both to the needs of the industry and the advancement of the discipline.

www.timeshighereducation.co.uk Times Higher Education While this website for the legendary Times supplement is designed primarily for academics and teachers, there’s plenty on here to interest campus estate managers. Many of the stories on the Home (News) page when we checked it out were of interest, including ‘Library investment benefits bottom line, survey states’; and ‘The heat is on: official hints that cuts could rise to 35%’ (which deals with possibility that “higher education should plan for cuts of 35 per cent to its public funding over the next four years, the Cabinet secretary has told vicechancellors”). And as the cutbacks put in

www.eurofm.org European Facility Management Network Known as EuroFM, this organisation was launched in 1993 years ago and has grown to a “network of more than 80 organisations, all focused on Facility Management. They are based in 15 European countries and represent professional (national) associations, education and research institutes (members) and commercial organisations (corporate associates), altogether some 25,000 people.” It continues: “EuroFM members are involved in an open exchange of information and experience through meetings, seminars and workshops, through collaboration in

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on training, financial news and all the latest reports and developments in higher education finance.

BUFDG has the stated objectives: • to be the pre-eminent source for information, advice and comment on matters of financial strategy and management in higher education.

• to be the recognised channel for the

provision, analysis and dissemination of information and comment to external agencies and all members concerning best practice in financial management and related topics in higher education.

• to work in partnership with related organisations to provide forums for discussion, consultation and exchange, both nationally and regionally.

This website hosts BUFDG resources including an ‘Info-Bank’ of documentation to improve knowledge sharing and speed up project-work; a discussion board for communication between members on a range of issues; access to surveys and survey results on issues that matter to HE finance; and job vacancies.

had news on ‘Staying Cool’, with tips on utilising natural ventilation to provide a comfortable working environment: “This has considerable energy saving benefits and also gives users local control of their conditions”, it states. There’s also news that ‘Lancaster University commits to reducing carbon emissions’: “Lancaster University is set to significantly reduce its

carbon footprint following a £5m funding award from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). The proposed project is to develop two 2.3MW wind turbines on the University’s Hazelrigg site,” readers are told.

Other stories covered include ‘Student Accommodation Wins Crime Prevention Award’; ‘Facilities get one third of its office staff cycling or walking to work’; and ‘Estates team up with student volunteers to help maintain the woodland’.

This excellent website highlights how good communication can expedite the smooth running of the Facilities Management department, and is well worth checking out.

understand that the education sector is changing. Gone are the days when pure academic brilliance and research quality were sufficient to be considered the best.

Today, students are fee-paying clients and they expect to be treated as such. As the demands on their purse strings increase, in shape of higher fees, so too do their expectations of the service and the value

for money they will receive.”

Visitors to this website can learn how CampusIT has created bespoke management systems for the universities of Portsmouth, Glamorgan, Hertfordshire, Wales (Newport) and Edge Hill, among others. There are case studies and testimonials from satisfied customers, so if your establishment is thinking about upgrading your computerised record management systems, this website would be a good place to start. As the website surmises: “We focus on delivering solutions that work for your people and we put user adoption and satisfaction at the forefront of our own measures of success.” CEM

www.bufdg.ac.uk British Universities Finance Directors Group ‘Show me the money’ is a phrase that will be heard more and more as funding gets tighter and resources more scarce.

So more power, then, to the British Universities Finance Directors’ Group, the representative body for finance office staff in the higher education sector in the UK. Its members are the Directors of Finance of almost all UK higher education establishments. All finance staff at these institutions have their own BUFDG account, which gives them access to this website, and to information resources

www.lancs.ac.uk University of Lancaster The powers-that-be take the management of Lancaster University’s campus very seriously – so much so that they have dedicated a large chunk of the university’s website to it. This ‘Facilities’ section sets the standard for others to aspire to; it’s packed with information, is clean and bright and very easy to navigate.

It is sub-divided into sections dealing with, among others areas, Campus Work Update, Projects, Operations, Environmental Management, Security, Business Support and Facilities News.

This last section is particularly userfriendly; when CEM checked it out it

www.campusit.net CampusIT CampusIT provides what it calls ‘student experience management solutions’ to education institutions across the UK and Ireland. On this smart, clean website CampusIT claims that “our solutions automate, streamline and web enable the processes and interactions between an institution and its students – from initial enquiry through to alumni. We make it easy for universities, further education colleges and professional bodies to manage their relationships and interactions with their students.”

In another section its philosophy is described thus: “At CampusIT we

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energy efficiency

Getting SMART Taking a root-and-branch approach to saving energy will pay dividends in the long run

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Get the lighting control strategy right in classrooms, corridors and communal areas and you start to make significant savings on energy

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he Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme is the latest Government initiative challenging energy users in public buildings to get serious about reducing their carbon emissions. To enforce this is a range of penalties, from fines for inaccurate submissions to prison sentences for providing false data.

If you are responsible for the energy bills then now is the time to take a serious look at improving the efficiency of the lighting and controls systems in your buildings.

The now-defunct Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme offered a unique opportunity to make transformational change in learning environments with ambitious targets for modernising schools and creating new academies. But too often the initiative was compromised in the drive towards lowest initial capital costs – at the expense of more sophisticated lighting and controls solutions. Such systems

can combine inspiring aesthetics with through-life energy savings to provide a step-change in energy efficiency.

The energy saving programme in any educational building should start by identifying the largest areas of potential improvement.

Around 60% of the footprint for a typical new build school can be a combination of learning spaces (what used to be termed classrooms) and transitory spaces (formerly termed corridors and communal areas). Get the lighting control strategy right in these areas and you start to make significant savings on energy and reductions in CO2 emissions.

Lighting can only respond to four basic instructions: switch on, switch off, dim up and dim down. In order to switch lighting on or off, presence or absence detection can be employed to remove the reliance on direct human interaction – a definite advantage in an environment predominantly occupied by young people! The capability to dim

lighting when there is sufficient natural light (and therefore reduce energy) offers the biggest gain in reducing running costs.

For most new build schools and academies on the early wave of the BSF programme specifications favoured the provision of dimming capability in luminaires immediately adjacent to the windows. With the aid of modern lighting simulation software, it is reasonable to assume an 80% reduction of the lighting energy load in these luminaires.

The other luminaires remain on full output even on the brightest of days, as the cost of providing dimming facility to all luminaires was not considered cost-effective.

However, the pressure for greater energy efficiencies together with rising energy costs is now driving designers to consider the benefits of providing daylight-linked dimming capability in all luminaires throughout the space.

Under the conventional scheme, an independent sensor controls a group of luminaires. With control >

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Pressure for greater energy efficiencies together with rising energy costs is now driving designers to consider the benefits of providing daylight-linked dimming capability

systems such as Thorlux SMART, the benefit comes from providing each luminaire with its own individual daylight and presence detector - and the benefits soon start to stack up.

With the SMART control system the potential for saving up to 50% additional lighting energy load can be achieved by more efficient sensing for each luminaire compared to the conventional scheme.

your emissions completely. This isn’t pie in the sky; it’s exactly what Thorlux lighting actually does – by planting trees.

Trees absorb CO2 during photosynthesis and an average tree can absorb around 1 tonne of CO2 during the fist 100 years of its life.

A forest of many acres can therefore effectively ‘lock up’ CO2 creating a carbon bank. It is possible to

take account of through-life running costs and you will also need the assistance of your lighting partner to get accurate data. In the case of the Thorlux scheme, they can assist you with offsetting the CO2 emissions from your installations lighting load. Thorlux will have already offset any omissions resulting from their manufacturing processes in supplying your

“Any improvement programme needs meaningful measurement at the start and with energy efficiency that means capturing carbon emissions” This also results in greater ‘responsiveness to presence’ detection being provided by each luminaire. With the SMART system, if a student or teacher is working alone in a space, their presence is detected by the luminaire nearest to them and so light is provided at the preset level – but only if there isn’t enough natural light available for them to work. That is the reality of providing a practical solution and saving energy at the same time.

SMART also provides the tutor with full room scene-setting capabilities to help in creating stimulating environments at the touch of a button – better for maintaining focus.

Carbon offsetting Having reduced your lighting energy bills and CO2 emissions you could then go one step further and offset

calculate the CO2 footprint created by the lighting from your school, college or university and offset the emissions.

Thorlux have planted nearly 6,000 trees so far on its 215-acre site in Devauden, Monmouthshire and plan to plant 2,500 trees each year. The site is available to any school, college or university for field study trips in support of energy and sustainability components on the national curriculum for the sciences and geography.

Capture your carbons Any improvement programme needs meaningful measurement at the start and with energy efficiency that means capturing carbon emissions.

Making a commitment to offset your buildings’ CO2 emissions means digging deeper than just your energy bills. You will need to

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luminaires at source.

The problem for most lighting companies is that over recent years, manufacturers have reaped the benefit that globalisation of the supply chain has provided and now find it impossible to accurately capture meaningful data on CO2 emissions. Products and components can sit on a boat from overseas producers for weeks making it impossible to quantify even emissions resulting from transport, let alone the actual production processes.

As a lighting company that has manufactured exclusively in the UK for 75 years, Thorlux was able to accurately capture and calculate its CO2 emissions created through production together with sales and marketing of its products.

There’s a lot more to lighting than meets the eye. CEM

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Throw away the key Keyless access secures South African campus, the largest in the southern hemisphere

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he Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, is installing Salto System’s XS4 wire free security solution as part of a major rolling access control system upgrade. Home to 25,000 students, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse universities in southern Africa. It offers a wide range of programmes, hands-on work experience and home-from-home accommodation. The university campus, the largest in the southern hemisphere, is located four miles from the city centre (Port Elizabeth is the fifth-largest city in South Africa) and is virtually surrounded by sea and coastal sand dunes.

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Effective key control had long been an issue and there were also on-going problems with the existing access system as well as its limitations in terms of hardware and software upgradability and integration. Wishing to address these shortcomings, the university authorities began to investigate how they could upgrade their security with a more capable system while utilising as much of the existing lock hardware as possible to minimise both costs and disruption to the fabric of buildings during any subsequent upgrading.

Salto Systems was selected from several other access control suppliers for this major contract. The first 30 units have just been installed into lecture venues, computer labs and offices by Salto’s southern

Salto beat off fierce competition for the contract to install a wire free access system at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Salto’s solution had to be integrated into the university’s own custom-built in-house software program, a facilities management system with an active directory

“The heart of the new system is its Salto Virtual Network (SVN) software. This enables locks and key cards to be updated remotely and access profiles to be changed rapidly” African distributor Vision Systems SA, with a further 30 currently being fitted. An additional 44 doors will be equipped in a brand new building in June with substantial numbers of additional doors into existing areas following on from this as budgets allow.

“The management of students and staff is crucial for the university so this was the key application for the system, and NMMU required a proven, future proof access control security solution that would provide 24/7 critical security protection,” says Johan van Steijn, Managing Member Vision Systems SA. “To achieve it a secure solution was needed to provide everything that a hard wired system would deliver but more cost effectively and in a mix of on line and off line stand alone wire free formats. The aim was to create a keyless campus with a solution that could not only manage the large number of doors on campus now but also grow to handle their future requirements, too.”

A key part of the contract was that the chosen system had to be capable of integrating with the university’s own custom in-house software program, which is essentially a facilities management system with an active directory. This incorporates all the information about the students and staff, and includes where they can go and when, timetables, other systems, etc.

Added van Steijn: “So, working in consultation with NMMU ICT Services Facilities Planner Jacques Wessels, we planned a highly secure and flexible access control solution that could not only be retro-fitted to most doors throughout campus but could also take the software integration requirement in its stride, too.”

The solution The XS4 solution consists of Mifare proximity controlled E9450 electronic escutcheons in both off line as well as wireless on line models, PB112S and PB112S-SV on line power supply boxes and WRM9001 & 9001FS wall readers. This is currently split 50:50 between on line and off line doors as the installation has started with high-risk areas with high traffic volumes. “Some of these consist of perimeter or main entrance doors so we are building towards going off line internally with some external doors being wireless on line. This means the ratio will therefore change quite rapidly,” van Steijn said.

The system provides a totally wire free networked electronic locking solution that uses distributed intelligence to pass information between microprocessors in the electronic handle set and the key card. Besides the door hardware, the heart of the new system is its Salto Virtual Network (SVN) software. This enables the locks and key cards to be updated remotely and access profiles to be changed rapidly. It also eliminates the physical restrictions of more traditional stand-alone electronic locks and has been seamlessly integrated with the in-house software without compromising its ability to allow key cards and locks to be updated, restricted or deleted remotely.

The ‘smart’ key cards, which are currently standard prox cards but due to be replaced by combo cards shortly, also serve as student and staff ID cards complete with photo identification and cashless vending capabilities, build up ‘on-card’ audit trails through normal use giving NMMU complete control > Campus Estate Management I Autumn 2010 I 25

When a new student registers at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, their details are copied on to Salto’s software, which is programmed to issue a keycard

“If a card should get lost or stolen it can be quickly and simply deleted from the system just by visiting the readers with updated cards”

over access and enabling them to track the movement of students and staff across campus through both the off line and on line parts of the system if required. This enables a complete access profile of each individual to be established and updated as necessary at perimeter located ‘hot spot’ wall reader points.

If a card should get lost or stolen it can be quickly and simply deleted from the system just by visiting the readers with updated cards. This greatly reduces the number of visits necessary to off line doors, since user data is simply transferred on cards by normal use.

This eliminates the traditional need to replace locks if security is breached due to the loss or theft of a key card.

Within a week of installing the system, the NMMU and Salto software were fully integrated and all the students and staff were imported onto the central database.

Now when a new student registers, their information is synchronised and appears in the Salto software.

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A key card is issued and when this card is presented to a lock, the system accesses the database to check where the user can go and when. It will also check that they have in fact entered a computer lab say using their card prior to allowing them to log onto a computer lab PC, etc. Thus the system will fully automate the management of users and their access plans.

Jacques Wessels concluded: “Controlling access is extremely important for our university. Although our Salto installation is brand new, we’re impressed enough to have made a policy decision to use the system from now on. Integration between the two software systems was straightforward and we’ve now got the ability to auto lock and unlock rooms, set user time zones and manage and update access rights at will with none of the problems we had with our previous system.” CEM n For information Email: info.me@saltosystems.com www.saltosystems.com

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Going modular

Is offsite construction the future of student accommodation?

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oing more for less is big news at the moment. Barely 24 hours goes past, when issues of efficiency, saving time, cutting costs, removing waste and the cost of it all – cash and climate - are not hogging the media headlines and dominating events in the building sector.

Much of this is related to what is happening with public spending, but increasingly, we will all have to adopt this mantra if we are to move forward. Apply this to student accommodation and at first glance it could be the use of cheaper materials or spending less on the final fit out or finish. What if there was a way to raise the bar for building standards and service delivery in student accommodation sector, but for less?

Modular fabrication techniques have been around for many years, having been successfully used in a range of applications including car manufacturing.

The modular construction technique, though not new itself, does bring many advantages. From economies of scale of larger production volumes, speed, consistency and perhaps most importantly for the end user, an 28 I Autumn 2010 I Campus Estate Management

operationally superior product compared to conventional builds. Volumetric modular building is a commonly used method of this building technique, which delivers all of the above benefits, but brings extra benefits from its low weight (less materials used) and particularly for higher rise developments (above six storeys).

A wider issue we have to address is sustainability, a theme that is a source of much debate today.

Regardless of whether climate change is believed or not there is a real need to use our resources more efficiently, to use less energy and to work toward a future that is low carbon. Sustainable construction attempts to reduce the collective environmental impact during the production of building components, during the construction process, as well as during the lifecycle of the building. Modular construction using steel framed room modules contributes to many aspects of sustainability. Looking at the lifetime of student accommodation will give a good overview of the sustainable credentials for this means of construction when compared to more traditional methods.

Sustainable construction attempts to reduce the collective environmental impact during the production of building components, during the construction process, as well as during the lifecycle of the building

“With the rooms being delivered to site in modular form, up to 90% fewer vehicle movements will be seen, according to leading consultancy Mtech” Modular rooms are constructed from hot rolled and light gauge steel: Hot rolled to provide structural integrity and the light steel for the infill walls. Steel as a material is 100% recyclable with the recycled steel recovering its full mechanical properties for future use.

Whilst steel’s carbon footprint is high compared to timber and concrete due to its manufacturing process, its lifetime footprint can be significantly smaller than timber due to this recyclability. It has been estimated that only 80% of all timber (hard and softwood) used by the construction industry in the UK is from sustainable sources and approximately 46% of all timber waste goes to landfill (source: TRADA). As a construction material steel provides a higher structural integrity allowing for taller buildings increasing the use of development space. Steel frames are structurally very efficient leading to an optimised internal space and more efficient building structures.

Improved reliability Much of the construction work is completed off site with the modular technique, enabling significant elements of the build to be completed at a purpose built factory instead of being at the mercy of the British climate, prior to becoming weather tight. This can help avoid weather related complications leading to increases in costs and delays to opening times.

Offsite manufacture for modular construction uses latest thinking in automotive production processes.

The ‘modules’ are fabricated and fitted out with all internal finishings on a purpose built production line, not dissimilar to the method that vehicles are mass produced in a factory setting. Using this method enables

precision module engineering and tolerances to deliver an end product consistently fault free.

Using a production line also enables volumes to be significantly increased and production can be executed simultaneously with work on site. Student accommodation projects benefit enormously from this technique owing to their requirements for many rooms fitted to a standard specification. This helps Universities to minimise the risk associated with construction to ensure maximum returns from new investment and development opportunities. This can particularly be an issue with academic year deadlines for opening, the smooth day to day running of a campus during construction and operation and maintenance costing for the life of the building.

Increased speed A real saving in construction time is seen using the just-in-time method of manufacturing that modular construction employs. Modules are built only when needed and arrive on site only when required. The synchronised method mentioned above in which ground work can be achieved whilst the modules are made leads to construction time being minimised, leading to an earlier opening time for the completed student accommodation and thus earlier revenues if required.

With the rooms being delivered to site in modular form, up to 90% fewer vehicle movements will be seen (source: Mtech). This is particularly useful in locations where access is an issue or in inner city locations where vehicle movements may be restricted. A reduction in traffic will also have a bearing on dust, noise and pollution levels, which will all be reduced. > Campus Estate Management I Autumn 2010 I 29

Modular construction can enhance the operational, cost and sustainability credentials for any student accommodation project

install and complete modular buildings, involve less workers on site than traditional buildings.

Another impact on cost is the low weight of modular buildings. Compared to site construction, modular construction is about 70% of the weight of conventional masonry construction. Less weight means that fewer materials are used and less waste is produced to make each module.

The factory manufacturing process leads to modern Design for Manufacture and Assembly techniques being used to reduce waste, increase quality and provide a more efficient use of material, labour and energy in the factory manufacturing process. A factory generates a lower level of waste from managed material packaging, less damage, waste segregation and recycling at source, which leads to a greatly reduced amount of waste being sent to landfill (typically less than 1% for modular manufacturers).

Operationally superior

On-site waste can be further reduced by up to 90%. This reduced activity on site culminates in a lower energy use during the construction phase; typically modular steel construction uses up to 67% less energy to produce than traditional timber builds (source: Arup Research and Development).

Cost effective Some studies have shown that only approximately 20% of the embodied lifecycle emissions are down to the structural frame of the building. Modular construction also acts to reduce the construction impact of the building by progressively reducing the environmental impact of the process.

The speed of the build process once the modules have been made is such that there is a reduced site labour requirement, which has a significant impact on costs. The erection and finishing teams, who 30 I Autumn 2010 I Campus Estate Management

The largest impact a building can have in its sustainability is during the use phase, which will typically account for 80% of the buildings overall emissions. Modular buildings can consistently perform up to 70% better in air leakage tests than traditional construction methods. The construction of the finished rooms in the factory ensures a tighter dimensional tolerance to the build and a higher quality of finish to the wall, floor and joint constructions. The steel framing minimises thermal bridging and the insulated wall panels make the building easier to heat.

A major benefit for steel framed modular construction is when the building has come to the end of its use, the building can be dismantled and the modules refurbished and reused. What is more, at the end of its useful life, the steel scrap can be recycled without any degradation in its properties hence saving resources and energy. For every three tons of new steel manufactured, two tons is made from recycled steel. Concrete and timber frame constructions have limited recycling opportunities with a significant proportion of the material going to landfill.

As we continue with an economic mantra of more for less, modular construction can enhance the operational, cost and sustainability credentials for any student accommodation project. Offering a product made using modern manufacturing techniques in a custom built environment results in the delivery of an environmentally responsible product fit for purpose from the demands of 21st Century living. Clearly, modular construction can ease the financial conscience as well as the environmental. CEM

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Nottingham University is celebrating the completion of new campus buildings

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ith its distinctive shapes and colourful cladding, the extension to the University of Nottingham’s Jubilee Campus, designed by Make Architects, is an exemplar project for sophisticated integrated design. Three landmark buildings, a public boulevard, and a 60-metre high sculptural tower – the tallest such structure in the UK – are clustered on a 7.5-hectare brownfield site close to the city centre. The £21.5m development consolidates the university’s academic reputation, while fostering stronger links with the world of business and commerce. At the heart of this strategy is the Gateway Building. The striking zinc-clad business incubation unit physically connects the university to a sciencebased innovation park planned for the eastern side of the site.

The university brief for the development of the Jubilee Campus Extension placed a considerable emphasis on sustainable design and integration of renewable energy sources. To meet this agenda,

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architect, client, building services and structural engineer worked together from the outset of the project. The ambition set was to ensure the building performed to high standards while engineering out as much conventional building services mechanical installation and energy consumption as possible. The building services solution had to provide for the future though a flexible approach that would allow internal reconfiguration of the building without expensive alterations to the mechanical heating and ventilation systems.

At the same time, the structure had to perform in response to the building services solution, and to deliver the challenging shape – this iconic building that makes visual reference to the traditional brick-making industry of Nottingham. The building looks like a rectangular brick, upended and thrust into the ground to project up at an oblique angle, creating a dramatic cantilever out over the site. Cladding in a distinctive red completes the astonishing form by providing a dramatic visual element.

Gateway to success: the stunning zinc-clad Gateway Building, left, connects the university to a planned business park Make Architects designed the new Jubilee Campus, incorporating a 60-metre high sculptural tower, below

AECOM carried out renewable energy feasibility studies during the pre-planning and outline stages of the design to determine the most appropriate approach for the development and to satisfy the ambition to remove visible pipes and ducting while still achieving a building environment that performed successfully to a low-energy consumption agenda. During this phase a range of options including wind, solar, biomass and ground coupled heat pumps were all carefully considered as design solutions, while at all times bearing in mind that the use of high performance facades would be central to the environmental success of the project.

Taking into account items such as the site potential, energy demand profiles and site restrictions, the use of geothermal system was considered appropriate to help maximise the development’s potential for the sustainable design and energy conservation. A heat-pump system was found to offer the greatest savings in terms of energy consumption and associated CO2 emission, introduced as part of a mixed-mode ventilation strategy that also exploited the high thermal massing of the structure itself and the use of night-time cooling.

Analysis of the peak heating and cooling loads and, more critically, the seasonal demand profiles, led to investigating the suitability of a nearby man-made lake to support the required abstraction and rejection of heat from the development.

Conventional boilers and chillers are replaced by reversible heat pumps that use embodied energy from the lake. Highly efficient submerged stainless steel heat exchangers either reject or absorb the embodied heat within the lake. Heat pumps then compress and transfer this energy to the building, providing domestic hot water pre-heat and all space heating and cooling.

“Conventional boilers and chillers are replaced by reversible heat pumps that use embodied energy from the lake” Fresh air is delivered internally via a low-velocity, low-pressure underfloor system. The warm, stale air is extracted through high-level return air grilles within each treated space and delivered back to the AHUs for heat recovery. Thermal mass, provided by exposed concrete columns and slab soffits, maintains temperature stability while facilitating night-time cooling. Externally, the highly insulated and air-tight facades employ optimum glazing levels (around 40 per cent) and orientation to ensure good levels of natural daylight, while avoiding solar gain and glare.

All rainwater run off from the buildings is collected and returned to the lakes.

The Gateway Building’s triple-height entrance/ reception atrium presented a particular environmental challenge. The original intention was to a use a system of opening rooflights to provide daylight and additional natural ventilation. This proved problematic as it was felt that the glazing would be difficult to clean, require costly fritting and/or solar shading to limit > Campus Estate Management I Autumn 2010 I 33

The Jubilee Campus project paved the way for the City of Nottingham’s renewable energy in buildings requirements

heat gain, and would provide only limited cross ventilation due to the lack of opening windows at low level. The solution was to specify Monodraught SunCatchers. These square ‘topdown’ wind-catcher ventilators have centrally mounted 1.5 metre diameter sun pipes – the largest sun pipes ever produced by the manufacturer. Motorised dampers incorporated within the ventilators enable return air from the head building spaces and atrium to be fed through to the air handling units when energy recovery is desirable, during winter, or allow the air to vent straight to atmosphere during periods of peak cooling.

This innovative solution provides night-time cooling to the space without the attendant risks of leaving windows open; minimising AHU energy consumption. With few moving parts (and none externally), the installations require low maintenance.

The system is effective in both sunny and overcast/rainy conditions, does not contribute to solar gain or heat loss, and can provide significant daytime electricity cost savings when used instead of artificial lighting.

In contrast to traditional installations, where SunCatchers are employed to provide independent natural ventilation for entire rooms or spaces, in the Gateway building, the installations work in conjunction with the building’s primary ventilation system. The devices are located on top of 600x600mm stainless steel duct inlets (located at roof level) that extract stale warm air from the atrium and deliver it back to the building’s air-handling units for heat recovery.

When heat recovery is not required, such as in peak summer conditions, the dampers at the base of the Windcatcher elements are opened, allowing the air to bypass the ducts and vent directly to the outside. The dampers also facilitate and control smoke evacuation in the event of a fire.

This building is significant for more than its dramatic visual expression of contemporary architecture. It heralds a new generation of building services engineering. Driven by the low energy agenda, the building services team were involved in the project from the masterplan stage onwards, selected to be part of the team before any of the other design consultants were brought on board. The early stages saw an intensive period when the brief was considered as a functional ambition, designing to minimise the energy consumption of the building in advance of the architectural development of the final form.

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and the high level of natural daylight that floods the internal spaces.

At the time that the project was going through the design stages, the City of Nottingham did not have a prescribed requirement for including renewable energy in new buildings. This helped significantly by enabling the building services team to recommend the use of the lake water to help drive down the use of conventional M&E plant, providing an iconic, benchmark building that has set the renewable low-cost and lowenergy agenda for the development of the rest of the Nottingham University campus. CEM n Thanks to Aleksandra Krstanovic of AECOM Building Engineering for this article.

Project team Client: Architect: Building services engineer: Structural engineer: Quantity surveyor and project manager: Contractor:

University of Nottingham Make AECOM Adams Kara Taylor Gardiner Theobald Rok Sol

smart cards

Safer & smarter

Security and ease of accessibility would appear to be conflicting goals, but an international university in Iceland is proving this need not be the case with a bespoke smart card system

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HID Global’s multi-technology smart cards provide some 4,000 students access to all the university’s buildings

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eykjavik University (RU) is a vibrant international centre of learning in the heart of Iceland’s capital.

It is Iceland’s largest private university and focuses on research, excellence in teaching, entrepreneurship, technology development and co-operation with the active business community.

RU has been using HID proximity technology to secure its buildings for many years. Some three years ago it decided to build a larger, more modern facility to accommodate five of the university’s degree courses.

Designing this new facility was not an overnight task. Many hours of planning and research were put in to ensure the best possible building for RU. The university’s technical manager, Ellert Igni Hardarson, spent almost a year researching the applications and products that may have been suitable for RU, and in the

course of his research he met with HID Global at its EMEA offices in Haverhill, Suffolk, UK. To make the new building a success, RU worked closely with Securitas Iceland who, together with the university’s building consultant Eirikur K. Torbjornsson, designed a solution to fit the university’s needs.

RU’s vision was to have a ‘keyfree’ building, not only to improve convenience and security for students and staff but also to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

Whatever solution was to be chosen needed to also be able to grow and fulfill the university’s future requirements of a high-tech system and building.

“Our vision is to have a multiapplication smart card that in the future can be enabled for cashless vending, canteen, on-demand printing, photo ID, library, use of lockers and maybe even more,”

explains Hardarson. “We are also working with the wider community to extend the use of student cards for public services, such as buses, museums and swimming pools.

“We would really like to see the use of smart cards adopted even beyond the boundaries of the university and make the advantages of multi-application ID cards available to everyone.”

Torbjornsson adds: “By planning for a true multi-application future from the start we were able to ensure a quick return on investment for the university.”

Happy with the existing HID PROXR solution, RU decided to make the transition to HID iCLASSR using both multi-technology cards and readers. iCLASS was considered a cost-effective and convenient choice as it made migrating to smart cards simple. “From the outset it was important for us that students >

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“By planning for a true multi-application future from the start we were able to ensure a quick return on investment for the university” who were issued access cards for the old building would be able to use their cards to gain access to the new building,” Hardarson explains.

The university charges students a nominal fee for their cards, which according to Hardarson has helped to reduce card loss to almost zero.

The overall system now installed at the university extends the boundaries of access control and has also seamlessly integrates lighting, electrics and room allocation control. “We are trying not only to provide a secure and high-tech facility for our students and staff but to also be green and conscious of our environment around us. Such integrated solutions helps us to learn about how rooms and areas within the university are used, allowing us to become ever more intelligent and efficient,” says Hardarson.

Today, HID Global’s multitechnology smart cards provide about 4,000 students access to all the university buildings. By simply uploading their details and a photograph on to the university’s intranet their card is issued to them on their very first day of college, with all their details and photograph printed on it. “We use a FARGOR HDP5000, which is handled by our receptionists who are able to deliver cards to new students even during the busy periods at the beginning of term,” explains Hardarson.

The cards are used throughout the old and the new buildings to gain access to lecture rooms, lab rooms and study areas 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. The new campus building is not yet complete and the current facility is still being extended by another 7000sq m2.

“Iceland itself is a very-forward thinking country and most of our local and international students have been used with smart cards

and access control cards before, so the adoption of smart cards was very quick and we have received very good feedback from our students and staff so far,” says Torbjornsson.

Hardarson and Torbjornsson say they are excited about the possible future applications for the smart cards, hoping that one day in the not-so-distant future the cards will be used on local transport, libraries

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and other facilities.

“RU has the determination to think big, to always improve the university’s ability, and to decisively carry out our plans. We are all responsible for our continued success – the future of RU is in our hands,” says Hardarson. “With HID Global solutions, we are set to make our ambitious vision for the future a successful reality today and build on it for the future.” CEM

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Painting the future Decorative schemes play a important role in transforming a campus for students and staff

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ith a wealth of experience and expertise across the field of higher education, paint manufacturer Johnstone’s is well positioned to recommend and provide paint solutions that are designed to meet the specific needs of university and college estate managers. So what are the key points that should be considered when planning a decorative scheme, both internally and externally, for an educational establishment?

The gateway to a university or college offers the perfect opportunity to make that all-important first impression. The colours selected can help students, staff and visitors feel relaxed as well as helping them to

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easily identify their route through the building. As these areas are subject to high levels of traffic and surfaces are frequently knocked and scraped it is important to specify products that are hardwearing, washable and easy to maintain. Estate managers also have a duty of care to ensure the safety of users and should therefore consider specialist paints, such as flame retardant coatings.

The amount of time available for redecoration of communal areas is generally restricted in universities and colleges as they are in constant use during term time, so it is recommended that quick drying, low odour water-based paints are used to ensure that application is time is reduced and carried out with minimal disruption.

One campus building to benefit from Johnstone’s specialist external steel and cladding products was Coventry University’s Student Union.

Time is of the essence when redecorating on campus, as such work cannot interfere with term-time activities

“An increasingly important issue when creating colour schemes is the consideration of how easily and safely partially sighted people can navigate around buildings relatively unaided” When specifying products and colour schemes, it is important to consider maintenance implications.

Being subject to high levels of traffic, surfaces are naturally subject to wear and tear and may require remedial work from time to time. When formulating decorating schemes, it is suggested that you rationalise the number of colours and finishes wherever possible. For example, use a consistent product for trim throughout the building, which means that only one product needs to be retained for maintenance, therefore saving you storage space and money.

An increasingly important issue when creating colour schemes is the consideration of how easily and safely partially sighted people can navigate around buildings relatively unaided. The Building Regulations Approved Document Part M (Access to and Use of Buildings) provides guidance in line with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

When choosing a colour scheme to aid the safe manoeuvrability of partially sighted people, it’s vital that colours not only complement each other but also provide the required level of tonal contrast. A good way to achieve this is actually to imagine how colours would look in black and white. For example, if a bright red and bright blue were photocopied in black and white, the colour differential in the shade of grey would be nominal. However, if you then repeated the exercise with light and dark blue, the difference between the shades of grey would be significant. As many partially sighted people rely on visual clues for navigation, such colour contrasts play a vital role when creating a colour scheme.

To ensure that sufficient contrast of colour is achieved for critical surfaces such as floors, doors and walls, understanding light reflective values (LRVs) and their use is extremely important. The LRV of a colour relates to the amount of visible light that is reflected when illuminated by a light source but it also tells you how much light that particular colour absorbs. On a scale from 0% to 100% where zero is assumed to be an absolute black and 100 to be white, as a rule, it is recommended that there is a difference of approximately 30 points between the colours. However, it is also possible to achieve sufficient contrast using shades that have a 25 points difference, depending on the light source to the area. To facilitate easier colour selection, the Johnstone’s fan book states the LRV of all colours and of course, our colour consultancy can help to identify bespoke solutions.

The preservation of exteriors of university and college buildings are equally as important as interiors and one such building to benefit from Johnstone’s specialist external steel and cladding products was Coventry University’s Student Union.

An extensive redecoration programme was launched to help breath new life into the Alan Berry building that houses the university’s Student Union, after years of weathering had left the exterior looking more than a little worse for wear. Comprising steel uprights, metal cladding and panels, the peeling paintwork and faded colour of the façade presented numerous challenges that were successfully overcome through the close collaboration of West Midlands-based professional painting contractors Image Styles Ltd and the Johnstone’s technical advisory team. > Campus Estate Management I Autumn 2010 I 41

How Johnstone’s re-invigorated campuses at universities across the UK

“The reliability of Johnstone’s, in terms of both its product offering and technical advisory consultants, was a great help and made all the difference to the project’s success” Prior to work commencing on site, technical specification consultants from Johnstone’s compiled a detailed specification document for the project that advised the most appropriate preparation techniques and products to be used. After the meticulous repair and thorough cleaning of the substrates, Johnstone’s steel & cladding two pack primer was applied followed by two coats of Johnstone’s steel & cladding semi-gloss topcoat. The protective coating was specified in two complementary shades of green so that the new-look Student Union would once again be in keeping with the other buildings on the university campus. The specified shades of green were tinted through the use of Johnstone’s advanced tinting system, which provides over 15,000 colours including shades from the recognised NCS and RAL colour systems.

As the application process itself

was extremely challenging, having the support of Johnstone’s expertise through its dedicated technical advisory department was vital to the project’s successful completion, as Dave Fletcher, Contracts Director at Image Styles Ltd, explains: “Access to the three-storey building was extremely difficult and so our work was completed through the use of a cherry picker.

The university also remained operational throughout the redecoration programme and so it was imperative that the safety of both the students and teachers

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was assured at all times. The reliability of Johnstone’s, in terms of both its product offering and technical advisory consultants, was a great help and made all the difference to the project’s success.”

Part of Johnstone’s Performance Coatings range, Johnstone’s steel & cladding coatings have been specifically developed to offer metal substrates the highest level of protection against corrosion and the damaging effects of exterior exposure to help minimise maintenance requirements.

Comprising both single and two pack primers, Johnstone’s steel and cladding range also includes gloss and semi-gloss topcoat, both of which are available in thousands of colour options through the use of the Johnstone’s tinting system. CEM n Thanks to Tony Walker, Technical Manager – Specification at Johnstone’s n For more information visit www.johnstonestrade.com.

architecture

Creative thinking

Architects’ sensitive approach keeps campus ‘feel’ with sustainable development

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ice University in Houston, Texas was established in 1912 and has been carefully developed as a highly consistent collection of finely detailed brick buildings, set amongst a rich environment of mature oak trees.

Hopkins Architects has a reputation for working sensitively within historical contexts and on sustainable projects such as the New School of Forestry at Yale University. This experience was significantly in Hopkins’ favour when it was charged with the task of expanding the residential colleges at Rice University.

The two new colleges at the Rice University campus – Burton and Deedee McMurtry College and Duncan College – are designed to help the campus grow strategically while sustaining the campus culture.

Hopkins Architects developed the plan for the two new colleges and supporting facilities; the residential area on the north campus is now complete with a total of seven buildings.

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Currently, the south residential area of the campus has a much higher density development than the north. To balance this distribution and increase the number of students resident on campus, two new colleges were built on the north campus, with a total of about 400 rooms, housing up to 650 students, with 115,000 total square feet in each college.

The new colleges were designed to preserve as much as possible the green spaces around them and conceived in the tradition of collegiate quadrangle arrangements.

Shaded arcades around all the new buildings carefully weave together the spaces of each individual college with the existing tree-lined walks of the campus that provide such an integral order to the original Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson plan. Residential accommodation is provided on the upper four floors with communal college accommodation below, and each college quadrangle is completed by a “commons” or dining space, the communal heart of the colleges.

cMurtry Common is spacious and light, M and affords panoramic views, left. ight, the load-bearing brick facade R of Duncan College The commons are served by a kitchen and servery, which is placed in a central position at the end of one of the primary external walks on the north campus.

Upper floors are highly modular but offer different types of bedrooms and different living environments.

The typical double bedroom has its own individual prefabricated GRP bathroom pod – modules designed and fabricated in the UK and assembled in the US. With masters’ houses making smaller, more private courts behind the commons, the whole composition establishes a careful hierarchy of buildings and spaces for these new collegiate communities.

The fifth floor accommodates more bedrooms and a large shaded, outdoor terrace among extensive green planting to enhance the sustainability of the new development and create a special environment at high level above the canopy of the oak trees.

Materials Facades are brick, reflecting the rich character of existing brick buildings on the site and developed from Hopkins’ extensive experience of designing loadbearing brick buildings in the UK. Thanks to mortar with high lime content, the bricks span across each façade of the building without being broken by expansion joints, and their full eight-inch depth ensures that the walls support themselves rather than being supported on a metal substructure.

The perimeter brick facades sit on architectural quality cast-in-place concrete arcades, with high-recycled content slag cement. The building is topped by ventilated weathered zinc standing seam roofs; deep overhanging eaves create a shaded zone around the entire perimeter.

The high thermal mass of the exterior is maintained on the interior with fairfaced loadbearing crosswalls supporting exposed cast-in-place concrete floor slabs.

The commons are built as independent volumes, bolder formal statements, where their visible timber structure holds the roof in the most elegant and slender manner, each with its own individual shape and character.

In addition to those measures described above, the two buildings achieve all available points for optimized energy performance; they use occupancy sensors for thermostat and lighting and reduced water consumption devices.

“Each college quadrangle is completed by a ‘commons’ or dining space, the communal heart of the colleges” All materials have been selected to maximize the recycled content and local sourcing.

Additional sustainable features include green roof terraces and energy monitoring.

The prefabricated GRP bathroom pods are submitted as an innovation item together with the high content concrete replacement (70%). Such percentage has not been achieved in the US before for a superstructure.

The high level of sustainable practice throughout the project means that some elements have already achieved the maximum LEED rating in energy savings: • A concrete structural frame, with a high recycled content, stores heat in the winter and coolness in the summer to reduce energy required for heating and air conditioning. > Campus Estate Management I Autumn 2010 I 45

Students dine al fresco in front of the kitchen/servery at McMurtry College, with the Common in the background

• Automated occupancy sensors minimize air

conditioning and lighting use.

• The roofs are planted with green terrace.

• The combined impact of all these strategies

was to reduce the energy consumption by 42% compared to a typical building, and the energy model shows that this target has not only been met but exceeded.

Bathroom pods Photos: Robert Benson Photography

The colleges feature prefabricated bathroom pods that provide flexible, modern and spatially generous private bathrooms for the residents.

Constructed from GRP, they are more durable than traditional college bathrooms. The pods have helped reduce overall construction costs and accelerated the project schedule for the university. GRP casts were manufactured in the U.K. and assembled and fitted in New Jersey. Transported to site, the pods were slotted into place and the final plumbing and electrical connections were completed. CEM

Sustainable features on campus 1. General uses of solid natural self-finished materials Most materials used for the new buildings are self-finished.

They are durable, will require little maintenance and will age with dignity over the long term.

6. LEED gold rating The goal to achieve LEED gold rating for Duncan College was confirmed by certification award earlier this year. Rice is expecting the certification for McMurtry college very soon.

2. Seventy percent concrete replacement, using slag cement (GGBS – granulated ground blasted slag), in the exposed arcade areas: The local industry confirmed this is the first application in the US of such a high content of concrete replacement.

The contractor built several mock-up columns to refine the technique and achieve the design intent. The result is a soft, cream-colored concrete with improved edge definition and a smooth texture.

7. Prefabricated GRP bathroom pods Some 108 custom-designed glass reinforced plastic (GRP) bathroom pods were prefabricated in New Jersey. The fully finished and fitted pods were shipped to Houston and installed in the colleges. This process enabled a high level of quality control in the factory and efficiency at the site by expediting the construction schedule and minimizing waste.

3. High thermal mass With external perimeter walls two bricks thick and fully bonded and with exposed concrete slabs internally sitting on the structural crosswalls, the buildings provide high thermal mass that should reduce heating and cooling loads.

4. Existing live oak trees retained or relocated The building plan has been conceived to preserve as many existing mature trees as possible. Where necessary, live oaks were temporarily relocated before construction and later replanted in new locations.

5. Green roofs Both colleges’ top floors are surrounded by terraces that are entirely planted on the external fascia with local species.

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8.Lights and A/C on sensors All student rooms include energy-efficient technology to optimize energy savings. Each room has an occupancy sensor that sets back the heating/cooling unit when the room is unoccupied. A daylight sensor detects when natural lighting levels are adequate and turns lights either down or off. Windows are equipped with sensors that will shut off the heating/cooling unit when a window is opened.

9. Sustaining the college culture at Rice University: Throughout the design process the design team has sought to understand and interpret the campus culture from all parties, students, staff and faculty. It is hoped that the buildings will enrich the life of the campus in the long term.

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The change of luminaire type alone resulted in a 25% reduction in load with no change to the general light level. The laboratories benefit from good levels of daylight making SMART luminaires an ideal choice and provides significant additional energy savings.

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TimeKeeping Systems, which was founded in 1986, is a leading manufacturer of data collection products. Guard1 Plus and The Pipe have been accepted as the preferred and recommended guard tour products of many large companies. As a result, we have had the opportunity to work with many of the largest companies in the security industry. Our customers set a high standard and much of our success has come from working to meet their expectations. www.guard1.com

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