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Campus Estate Management Estate and Facilities Management on Campus

Peak performance

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AUDE report reveals all

06 Industry news The latest news and views on campus

28 High-tech design R&D trends into laboratory design

32 Feel the heat Climate change impacting grounds

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AUDE report reveals all

06 Industry news The latest news and views on campus

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28 High-tech design R&D trends into laboratory design

32 Feel the heat Climate change impacting grounds

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Commentary Welcome to the autumn issue of Campus Estate Management. With the start of another academic year the challenges facing estate and facilities managers are as complex as ever before. As always, this issue’s Product & Industry News section (starting on page 6) showcases the latest news and views from the industry.

Our cover story this month looks at the recently published Higher Education Estates Management Report 2018 (EMR) from AUDE (The Association of University Directors of Estates) suggests that the UK’s overall university estate is performing better now than it ever has, despite a climate of considerable uncertainty (see page 2).

Next, KI’s Strive task chairs have been selected to provide mobile, heightadjustable ergonomic seating for Norman Foster designed building at University of Oxford (see page 20).

Elsewhere, crime prevention through Pro-Social Design recognises that the offender is very likely to be part of our community and that enhancing an offender’s emotional or moral attachment to an area through its design may reduce their desire or inclination to commit crimes within the community

(see page 24).

Laboratories are increasingly high-tech environments with a noticeable shift from hands-on lab science to computerbased simulation and high throughput screening, with modern lab designs reflecting this shift (see page 28).

How will climate change impact grounds maintenance? Saving water and how your green spaces can be part of a change for the better (see page 32).

Finally, Allegion UK’s business development manager Karen Trigg discusses why fire doors are integral to any successful fire safety strategy (see page 40).

Chris Hewett, Editor

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Contents 02 Cover Story – Peak performance The AUDE report grades higher education estates

28 High-tech design Incorporating R&D trends into laboratory design

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

32 Feel the heat Is climate change impacting grounds maintenance?

20 Functional seating KI’s Strive seating selected for University of Oxford

36 Fit for purpose Why fire doors are integral to any successful fire safety strategy

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24 Prevention is better than cure Crime prevention through design

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FRONT COVER STORY 2

Peak performance Top standards for UK higher education estates

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he recently published Higher Education Estates Management Report 2018 (EMR) from AUDE (The Association of University Directors of Estates) suggests that the UK’s overall university estate is performing better now than it ever has, despite a climate of considerable uncertainty. With more than 1.7million students now in the UK HE system it’s more important than ever that we set our standards high. But how does AUDE arrive at that claim?

AUDE analyses data from across more than 160 AUDE member institutions and matches that against longestablished KPIs measuring Efficiency, Quality, Value and Sustainability.

That might sound like the very height of techno-speak – but each of these relates to the everyday practical ability of the university to function and succeed. These KPIs help estates teams think about every indicator of success from the standard of accommodation and teaching spaces to the university’s ability to attract and retain staff, provide a well-rounded and high-quality student experience, and

compete successfully in an increasingly global education marketplace. If the estate doesn’t foster and promote those aims then the institution starts to fail, so key is it in achieving organisational success. And the data tells us that against these KPIs overall performance is better than it has ever been.

The picture is mixed of course, and it is bound to be given the differences between our universities. The EMR report benchmarks our HEIs, dividing them for comparison purposes by size and by teaching as opposed to research specialism. Estates directors and teams use the report in planning strategy, and the data and analysis gives them the clear sense of where they stand – that means that in working with peer directors and VCs they have access to the factual underpinning that gives them confidence in their strategic decision-making. The EMR acts as an information base at a time of uncertainty. We might characterise that uncertainty in many ways, from the aftermath of the Carillion collapse, to the tragic events at Grenfell, and of

course to the ongoing lack of clarity about Brexit and its outcomes. All three will lead to change within estates – though exactly what, we don’t yet know. The EMR provides a factual grounding for strategic choices.

The report’s headline figure – of £3bn in capital expenditure and a similar figure on aspects of facilities management such as security, maintenance and cleaning – reminds us what significant drivers of the national and local economies universities are, and from Falmouth in the south to Inverness in the north.

We are used to thinking of universities adding value in terms of their teaching and research, but that level of financial investment matters – in the construction phase initially, but then in every ongoing expense, much of which makes its way to smaller, local providers of services.

As Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and VC at the University of Manchester, highlights in her foreword, the report “illustrates improved efficiencies in the sector.” g

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As it should – that’s exactly what we want to demonstrate: great work from great estates teams. Inevitably any individual estate can be looked at through different lenses. Finance Directors will be interested in the “Value” KPI, while Carbon Managers will focus on Sustainability. Case studies throughout – from the University of Huddersfield’s “Building without debt” to ideas from the University of Lincoln for enhancing student wellbeing on campus – will guide readers towards best practice.

And AUDE members will find the specific prompts to help them make the right decisions on the big themes and choices facing their institution, whether that be income and expenditure on the residential estate or the best way to fund that worldbeating new facility.

This year’s report also throws a spotlight across many of the big themes that universities and estates teams are considering in 2018. These include student experience, from cutting edge learning spaces to affordable but attractive residential

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accommodation and student wellbeing provision. AUDE members are also thinking about quality vs cost within a framework of compliance – the daily juggling act for AUDE members at a time of continuing downward pressure on costs; and the role of the estate as a physical environment - in staff attraction and retention at a time of increasing international competition.

AUDE members including Janis Pich (University of Reading), Sean Woulfe (Kingston University) and Sue Holmes (until recently Director of Estates at Oxford Brookes) led the input and analysis from AUDE. For a fifth year AUDE has worked with CBRE to co-author the report.

George Griffith, Head of University Consulting at CBRE said: “The University sector is a largely hidden gem within the UK property industry.

Across the sector, over £3bn has been invested in the last year in new buildings, with a similar amount spent annually on running the estate.

This looks set to continue, providing improving estates across the country.

The insights in the report highlight how university estate continues to improve in quality, and how investment is broadly spread across UK cities.”

Keith Lilley, AUDE Chair and Director of Estates, Facilities Management and IT at the University of Sheffield, said: “AUDE creates an environment for its members in which estates professionals can ponder complexity and develop the right solutions, and work such as our annual Estates Management Report is part of that professional service. It is an essential tool within the full range of support that AUDE offers to its members. The AUDE Annual Conference and Big Conversation events are unmissable parts of the HE estates management calendar, while AUDE’s Sustainability Leadership Scorecard helps senior leadership teams understand the multi-faceted challenge of delivering against the sustainability agenda in their university.” n For more information please visit www.aude.ac.uk

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Higher Education enjoyed thought-provoking talks, knowledge sharing and networking events at the 2018 AUE Annual Conference

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he conference, which took place at Southampton Solent University from 5th – 7th September, saw approximately 100 delegates and 50 exhibiting companies discuss this year’s theme of ‘Managing a Compliant Estate’.

This extensive programme offered delegates key insights into providing cost effective operations and maintenance services, managing the risks of varied and complex estates while maintaining compliance across many aspects of estate management.

President of the Institute of Engineering Designers and broadcaster, Maggie Philbin OBE, hosted the conference alongside AUE chair Stephen Dunne.

Maggie gave a unique and insightful perspective on technology, diversity and innovation, which introduced attendees to the variety of topics available for discussion at the conference.

Plenary sessions and workshops focussed on important topics that affect the HE engineering industry such as Electrical Compliance, Internal Audits, Fire Engineering and Performance Management Systems.

Stephen Dunne, AUE Chair and 2018 Conference Host, said: “The Annual conference is a key date in our members’ calendars.

We see a steady attendance from our members year on year and we’re always overwhelmed by their positive feedback.

“The conference not only aims to educate the experts in this industry, but we also want to encourage interaction within the association for networking, collaboration and often problem solving.

“A highlight of the conference for both the delegates and

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the exhibitors was the Gala Dinner at St Mary’s Stadium.

We were wowed by the entertainment of living statues and table magicians, and the audience were captivated when Robert Llewellyn took to the stage after dinner to share his stories and experience of Scrap Heap Challenge and engineering.

“It was great to see everyone in Southampton and we are already looking forward to welcoming the attendees to Lancaster next year.”

The exhibition also boasted a selection of industry specific companies all showcasing their expertise to delegates, with the main conference sponsors, Klima-Therm and ZetaSafe Limited leading the way.

Becky Allen, Client Manager at ZetaSafe Limited, said: “When the theme of the conference was announced as compliance, we knew that it would be perfect for us to showcase our product.

The conference gave us a great platform to meet new people and catch up with our existing clients.”

The AUE Conference finished on the Friday with a stimulating talk on the theory behind performance management systems, delivered by motivational speaker Adrian Furnham.

In the ever-changing world of HE, engineers are responsible for building estates that are more compliant that ever before. The AUE is there to connect the industry each year and assist engineers in overcoming the multitude of challenges and uncertainties put in their path. n For further information, visit www.cvent.com/d/ftq359

Bond Bryan wins “Architectural Practice of the Year” and “Project of the Year” Bond Bryan attended the Education Estates last night, and we are delighted to share the news that we won the awards for “Architectural Practice of the Year” and also “Project of the Year” for The National College for High Speed Rail, Doncaster.

Designed by Bond Bryan - in partnership with Birmingham City Council, HS2 Ltd, and major contractor, Willmott Dixon - the College has won many prestigious awards: being recognised as a pioneering centre of excellence for rail engineering and being involved in equipping the UK with skills to be world leader in the growing market of high speed rail construction. This project is of great significance for Doncaster - reflecting its historical railway heritage and is one that we are extremely proud to be involved with.

It has been a fantastic year for Bond Bryan: celebrating our 30th birthday with a rebrand, developing our new website and collaborating with some terrific people. Here’s to further success in the future! n

For further information, please visit www.bondbryan.co.uk

Planning application submitted for Leicester City Centre Student Scheme A planning application has been submitted for the second phase of a significant student accommodation development in the centre of Leicester, next to the railway station.

Multi-disciplinary design practice, rg+p has submitted a full planning application for a seven storey scheme on Conduit Street on behalf of developer, Student Urban Living (Leicester) Ltd. The

proposed development comprises 99 student bedrooms, arranged in two, three and four bed cluster flats as well as studio apartments.

A landscaped amenity space, covered cycle and refuse storage is also provided. rg+p secured planning permission for phase one of the scheme, comprising 159 bedrooms, in September 2017. Student Urban Living exchanged contracts for the purchase of the land for phase two from Leicester City Council earlier this month (October 2018) with the intention of developing both phases simultaneously, subject to approval.

Andy Ward, associate planning consultant at rg+p commented: “The site has been vacant and disused for more than a decade and is located in an area of the city centre desperately in need of regeneration. We have designed phase two to be a continuation of phase one, connecting via the communal spaces which include amenities such as reception, management office, laundry and study/ recreation spaces. Its appearance is designed to provide positive street frontages, with a varied brick material palette and feature details such as louvred windows, balconies and chamfered corners.”

Geoff Thomas, managing director, CKC Properties, the principal developer and parent company of Student Urban Living, said: “This application marks a positive move forward for the overall scheme and with the major improvements being made by the council around the London Road, this area will create an ideal location and environment for students to live and go to and from the city’s universities”.

If the planning application for phase two is successful, construction is expected to commence on the combined scheme early in 2019 to enable completion for the 2020/21 student intake. n For further information, please visit www.rg-p.co.uk

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Educational organisations are risking GDPR penalties by not wiping the memory from old it equipment In the two months following the introduction of GDPR, 54% of educational organisations have failed to wipe the memory off redundant IT equipment before disposal DESPITE GDPR legislation having come into effect over four months ago, the majority of UK educational organisations are now risking penalties by failing to adhere to some of the rules.

According to a survey of 1,002 UK workers in full or parttime employment, carried out by Probrand.co.uk, the majority (54%) of organisations in the education sector failed to wipe the data from IT equipment they disposed of in the two months following GDPR. This news is perhaps less surprising given the research also found that 78% of educational organisations surveyed do not have an official process or protocol for disposing of obsolete IT equipment.

What’s more, 59% of workers in the education sector admit they wouldn’t even know who to approach within their company in order to correctly dispose of old or unusable equipment.

Worryingly, according to the data, educational organisations are one of the industries most guilty of this.

The top 5 industries with the worst records for clearing the memory off IT equipment before disposal in the months following GDPR were :- transportation (72%), sales and marketing (62%), manufacturing (59%), utilities (58%) and retail (57%).

Matt Royle, marketing director at Probrand.co.uk commented: “Given the amount of publicity around GDPR it is arguably impossible to be unaware or misunderstand the

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basics of what is required for compliance. So, it is startling to discover just how many businesses are failing to both implement and follow some of the simplest data protection practices.”

“This is especially startling to see from organisations within the education sector, where sensitive information is handled all the time.”

“The fines involved in a GDPR breach can potentially run into the millions – and what appear to be less tangible impactors, like reputational damage, customer trust and loyalty, will ultimately become financially significant.”

“Given these findings, it is clear that more needs to be done to ensure that all businesses and organisations have a disposal procedure in place to avoid inadvertently leaking sensitive.data.”

The top 10 industries which are most guilty of not clearing the memory of IT equipment before it is disposed of: l Transportation – 72% l Sales and marketing – 62% l Manufacturing – 59% l Utilities – 58% l Retail – 57% l Education – 54% l Leisure and travel – 49% l Healthcare and hospitality – 45% l Trades / administration – 44% l Information and communication – 39% n For further information visit www.Probrand.co.uk

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Essentia targets university estates work with senior hires Built environment consultancy, Essentia Trading Ltd, has recruited two key higher education experts as it looks to support universities with their estate redevelopment.

Essentia has a significant heritage in designing, managing, and delivering successful estates and capital investment projects for large public and private healthcare providers, as well as science and pharmaceutical organisations.

The team recognised the natural synergy that exists across the whole health, science and higher education market, and the increasing requirement for multi-sector collaboration in the delivery of innovative, highly-complex facilities.

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Dudley George Essentia has additionally recruited Dudley George as Director of Programme & Project Management, focused on East Anglia and Cambridge.

Dudley brings over 40 years of construction industry experience to Essentia and has held Director-level Programme and Project Management positions in several organisations.

He has led teams responsible for the successful delivery of several major construction and property-related projects and programmes across a broad range of sectors. This has included the delivery of the Medical Research Council’s new flagship £212m Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge. He has led investment programmes in excess of £1.5bn, and over the last 14 years, has focused extensively on complex science & research, healthcare and higher education projects.

Dudley also spent a significant part of his career at AVIVA Insurance, where he led the internal Project Management Section of AVIVA’s Property Investment Team. Directly prior to joining Essentia, Dudley was a Director with AECOM, the global infrastructure company.

A Growing Team Essentia’s capital development team now comprises 40 consultants, split across London, Oxfordshire, and East Anglia.

As well as Don and Dudley, the consultancy recently appointed Helen Adams, a trained architect and skilled programme manager who has spent the last eight years managing biomedical research projects.

Most recently she was senior project manager for the new £650m Francis Crick Institute in London, taking it from initial concept to operational start-up as a key part of the client-side team.

Don Taylor joins as Associate Director of Programme & Project Management, having held senior estates roles at the University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics.

Based in London, Don will play a key part of Essentia’s strategy to expand its project portfolio within the higher education and science sector. He has extensive experience across a wide variety of complex project and facility types.

Previously, Don was Deputy Director of Estates at Cambridge University and Assistant Director of Capital Development at London School of Economics.

He has also worked in Hotels, Residential Development, Education, Higher Education, Medicine (hospitals, laboratories and research), Offices and Utilities on projects to £2.5 billion in value.

He also led various building projects for the British Antarctic Survey from 1994– 2004.

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Mark Halstead, Director of Programme & Project Management at Essentia, comments: “The UK higher education sector has a world-leading reputation for its excellent outcomes across health, science and education.

University estates are increasingly complex but share similar challenges to healthcare and broader science campuses in terms of developing a built environment which really inspires its occupants.

“Essentia has an established track record of helping large organisations re-define their built asset requirements, maximising their property value and delivering innovative projects. Expanding into higher education is a natural extrapolation for us, and we look forward to sharing our broader learning, as well as enabling future clients access to a professional team with truly unique experiences.” n For further information please visit www.essentia.uk.com

Panasonic launches customisable multi-touch videowall Panasonic has launched a new ShadowSense touchscreen video wall solution, offering full customisation with high visibility, performance, and reliability.

Aimed at retailers, museums and high-end corporations, the fully customisable multi touch solution is built with Panasonic’s 55-inch panels to provide a cost-effective method to create an interactive video wall display of any size. The most common configurations are 2x2, 3x1, 3x2, 4x2 or 4x3. In addition, the touch functionality overlay can be installed on site by Panasonic as part of a service package or ordered separately, making this a true bespoke system.

Three different types of 55-inch panels are available in 700 cd/ m2 (VF1-SST and LFV70-SST) or 500 cd/m2 (LFV8-SST), providing high brightness visibility with 24/7 robust operation. All are designed with a seamless bezel, ensuring all video walls have no disruption between the screens.

The ShadowSense technology uses sensors to detect an object’s shadow and work out its exact location. It is able to recognise a maximum of 20 different simultaneous touch points for larger video walls, with 12 touchpoints in simple configurations such as 2x1.The technology automatically detects and switches between input devices, such as a fingertip, stylus or eraser and is also able to identify and ignore accidental touches.

All 55-inch panels are adapted to digital signage with inputs

automatically syncronised with HDMI, DisplayPort, Digital Link and USB connectivity. The displays are capable of both portrait and landscape mounting.

Harmut Kulessa, European Marketing Manager at Panasonic, said, “We feel it is incredibly important to provide a flexible, customised service which meets customers’ needs, which is why we provide installation of the touch overlay on site. This solution offers a totally seamless design of high quality interactive images with an overlay that enables fast, real-time response, high touch accuracy and outstanding performance in bright areas with no disruptions between screens.”

Each touch video wall is built bespokely by consulting Panasonic. n

For further details, visit www.business.panasonic.co.uk

Sungift Energy install major solar array on University of Exeter sports hall roof SunGift Energy has installed a large-scale solar array of over 500 solar panels for the University of Exeter, covering 800 square metres of roof space on the sports hall.

The SunGift PV system is projected to generate 124,929 kWh of electricity annually for the University. 100% of the energy produced by the panels will be used on-site, maximising the University’s solar consumption.

Award winning solar installers, SunGift Energy, were selected by the University for the first project in its Low Carbon Commitment Implementation plan (LCCIP) as part of a

commitment to reducing emissions. This project is the start of a wider partnership between the University and Exeter-based SunGift Energy, looking at the most cost effective way to deliver low carbon power and the heat for the campus.

Andrew Seaman, Energy Manager at the University of Exeter, says, “The University is committed to delivering a 50% carbon reduction by 2026. SunGift has provided an excellent start to this journey and are one of the industry partners the Energy Team will be working with over the coming years. SunGift’s collaborative approach and excellent project delivery has set a high standard for others to follow.”

The subsidy-free solar installation has been carried out during the University summer holiday, with the sports building remaining open to the public and students throughout the works.

Gabriel Wondrausch, founder and managing director of SunGift Energy says, “We are very excited to be working with the University of Exeter on this project, and we’re looking forward to our continued partnership. As we employ several Exeter alumni, it is good to see their knowledge feeding back into the University in such a positive way. This subsidy-free installation shows that producing your own electricity on-site and when you need it is greatly advantageous, offering both financial returns and sustainability benefits.” n

For more information please visit www.sungiftsolar.co.uk

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Fly Forbo winner wows with luxury student accomodation design Pushing the boundaries of high quality student accommodation design, Greenwell Design worked closely with client Studious Investment Management and operating partner Collegiate AC, to produce an exceptional living space for Ernest Place, located in Durham City centre. More akin to a boutique hotel, high quality specifications on material finishes were chosen to complement the wow-factor accommodation and associated facilities.

Within this brief, a host of Forbo Flooring Systems’ products were installed adding significant interest; not only in creating spaces of sophistication and comfort, but also in forming clear circulation zones. The superbly designed interior has led this project to win the annual Fly Forbo 2017/2018 competition.

Ernest Place is purpose-built student accommodation developed on a previously disused industrial site, within a residential area of Durham. It consists of 362 bedrooms with a mix of five and six bed en-suite cluster flats and various studio apartments. In addition to the living accommodation, the building also has many social areas including a residents’ lounge, sky lounge with external roof terrace, dinner party rooms, a state of the art cinema, fitness suite and even a sauna.

Mark Brown, Director at Greenwell Design, comments: “Student accommodation trends are changing year on year and now go far beyond one communal lounge. For this project, the design was very much centred around students socialising together and creating spaces where they can live, study and foster friendships in a safe and modern environment. The scheme has sought to create a comfortable but cutting-edge facility with high quality materials throughout. Forbo’s flooring helped to accentuate and bring out the quality, working with its range of products to give an enviable finish in a cost effective manner.

“Working with Collegiate AC, which has a well-established link with Forbo, we have successfully used Forbo on all of our student schemes to date for Studious Investment Management.

Forbo offers such a wide variety of high quality floors; it makes our life easier in picking and choosing ranges and textures from one supplier. Sarlon XL is particularly popular for our student

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schemes as it offers a very good, enhanced acoustic rating – and for Ernest Place this natural wood effect vinyl floor covering was used in all the circulation corridors providing a high impact sound reduction of 19 dB, perfect for high traffic areas.

“We had not really come across Forbo’s hybrid floorcovering, Flotex, before and we immediately liked the robustness of the product, combined with its easy cleaning yet warm characteristics. However, it was the design of the Flotex collections that really caught our attention, plus the fact that there was the opportunity to print bespoke designs onto the floor covering – for us, this really provided the wow factor.”

Being Allergy UK approved, Flotex is ideal for applications where a healthy indoor environment is important for students’ wellbeing. Not to mention how easy it is to clean and how well it handles heavy footfall over time, Flotex offers an attractive and individual, yet practical all-round solution.

For much of the living and socialising spaces, such as bedrooms, lounges, dinner party and study rooms, a range of Allura Flex was specified largely due to its design reflecting the natural warmth of wood. Known for its high quality, dimensionally stable characteristics, these loose lay vinyl tiles and planks are adhered with tackifier and are ideal for use alongside carpet tiles and other floor coverings. Available in 36 designs ranging from natural stones and woods to abstract metallic and textured effects, this collection offers depth and many realistic options to suit any project.

In the dinner party rooms, where a slightly more refined environment was required, Greenwell Design specified Allura Flex Wood in the rough oak herringbone chevron pattern to give the room a different feel and look to the other social areas. In the sky lounge and residents lounge, the flooring incorporated three different colourways of Allura Flex Oak range, along with a bespoke Flotex design inset carpet to depict specific study and socialising spaces. Highlighted underneath the main room lights, a unique circle design of Allura Flex in Classic Blond was installed, to create the impression of a light reflection on the floor. n For more information, please visit www.forbo-flooring.co.uk/education

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Sapa package picked for new Cambridgeshire Community School

Aluminium curtain walling and windows from the range at Sapa have been used in constructing a stylish new school in Cambridgeshire as a result of the manufacturer’s national supply chain agreement with Kier, and the main contractor’s past experience of working with the fabricator.

Godmanchester Bridge Academy, which was completed in time for the start of the current academic year, provides space for 420 children up to the age of 11, plus 52 pre-school places.

The project was sponsored by the Godmanchester Community Education Trust to help serve a new housing development in the area, while the facilities will also be used for adult learning in the evenings.

Described as a response to the site’s location and topography as well as local education needs, the project team has made expressive use of Sapa’s E52 and DF75 Si windows in bringing natural light and ventilation to the occupied spaces, as well as security and architectural expression.

E52 ST curtain walling is an externally capped, thermally broken curtain wall system that offers many design options through the use of different mullions and cover caps. It can deliver very good energy and acoustic performance as well as the aesthetic appearance to suit different property types from residential and retail to education or commercial.

In this instance, the E52 curtain wall system was chosen from Kier’s approved list by Nottingham based Acorn Aluminium as the most cost effective and adaptable option, to meet the technical specifications and design aspirations of project architects: Woods Hardwick. This included incorporating striking glass spandrel panels – in vibrant red, yellow and other colours – alongside the vision areas to windows around the two-storey structure.

The high spec double-glazing also incorporates Sun Guard SN 70 37 glass to offer an excellent G value, as well as a U-Value of 1.6 W/m2K. The frames are finished in RAL 7012 matt grey.

The Project Architect, Mark Newstead commented: “Owing to the level constraints on the site meaning some of the building is part buried, it was key to the design that the school benefits as much as possible from natural daylight, the fully glazed façade to the classrooms, which have direct access to an external play

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area, are broken up with vertical coloured bands which relate to the internal colour scheme of the different year-group classrooms - which aid wayfinding as well as providing a playful design statement befitting a primary school.

“Through close liaison with the contractor and Acorn, we have provided a striking, fit for purpose façade solution. The large double storey spaces to the school, such as the school halls and the school library/IT suite, are areas which will be used by the wider community; and the large areas of glazing flood the spaces with natural light and provide natural ventilation. We would have no hesitation in working with Acorn Aluminium and the Sapa system again”.

The Senior Estimator for Acorn Aluminium, Paul Stevens, added: “We do a lot of work in the education sector – as well as retail and commercial – with our £275K contract for this job being won on the basis of our past track record with Kier, as well as the Sapa systems being part of Kier’s supply chain agreement. We actually chose to use E52 and the DF75 Si windows due to our confidence in the products’ performance. In addition to the DF75 Si windows being inset within the E52 curtain wall, we also supplied and installed a number of individual windows around the buildings.

“This was a very successful project where we got very good design and logistical support from Sapa: helping us to work together with Woods Hardwick as the architect and Kier.”

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The Project Manager for Kier, Lee Collins, summed up saying: “The project has gone very well, including the supply and installation of the windows by Acorn Aluminium, which came about under our national supply chain agreement. Everyone is extremely pleased with the outcome.” n For more information, please visit www.sapabuildingsystem.com/en/uk.

ISG secures £26 million University of Wolverhampton built environment school

ISG has been appointed to deliver the University of Wolverhampton’s new £26 million School of Architecture and Built Environment, at its dedicated 12-acre Springfield Campus site – set to become Europe’s largest built environment education campus.

Procured via the influential Pagabo Framework, through which ISG was also recently awarded a £34 million project at Richmond upon Thames College, this project forms part of a wider masterplan to transform a former Grade II listed brewery into the Springfield Campus. The project represents the final and largest element of the first phase of works at this key regeneration site, and is also one of the highest value capital works schemes the University has ever undertaken.

The new School of Architecture and Built Environment, designed

by Associated Architects, will be constructed around the former Springfield Brewery’s clock tower, which will be sensitively restored as part of the project. A new build three-storey steel frame structure will wrap around the existing tower, and ISG will retain the outer brick façade of the former brewery building.

Designed to reflect the historical context of the site, a key element of the new building is the striking saw-tooth profile of the roof – echoing the industrial buildings that once stood on the site.

Featuring a full-height atrium, the 85,000 sq ft building will provide purpose-built space for around 1,200 students and 65

staff, with specialist laboratories, multi-disciplinary workshops, ICT suites, a lecture theatre and an upper level ‘super’ studio with double-height ceilings. The scheme will also provide social learning and work spaces, a café, offices and meeting rooms.

Externally, ISG will create a landscaped piazza and courtyard area linking the new school together with the rest of the facilities on site.

Wayne Flannery, ISG’s regional director, commented: “Helping to deliver on the University of Wolverhampton’s vision for a dedicated centre of excellence for built environment learning is highly motivating for our team. It’s inspiring to work collaboratively with a customer so focused on creating the very best facilities for students to excel in their studies, and the attention to detail and design ethos of this new building is an excellent case study for generations of students to come.

“Procurement through the Pagabo Framework has enabled early contractor engagement and fostered a superb team spirit and approach from all project stakeholders, who have all bought into the University’s visionary approach to teaching contemporary built environment disciplines. This project and the wider development will undoubtedly act as the catalyst for the wider redevelopment of Wolverhampton’s Canal Side Quarter.” n For more information, please visit www.isgplc.com

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UNION launches new ExiSAFE panic exit device range UNION, part of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, has launched ExiSAFE – a brand-new range of Panic Exit Devices for use in public and commercial buildings.

ExiSAFE is a high-quality, durable range of Panic Exit Devices (PEDs) designed, tested and made in the United Kingdom for installation in public and commercial buildings. The range comprises of panic and emergency bolt and latch products for single and double doors, along with Outside Access Devices (OADs) for use where doors are required to be opened from the opposite side to the PED. In order to deliver a high-quality PED solutions that can be trusted to provide a fast, safe exit even after months of being idle, UNION ensured only products that met tough, exacting standards would be included in the ExiSAFE range. Consequently, ExiSAFE products have been through a series of rigorous tests, including testing over 200,000 cycles and assessments by third parties.

ExiSAFE has also been stringently checked for conformance to relevant standards, such as use on timber and metal fire doors, and ease-of-access. As a result, the ExiSAFE range meets either BS EN 179 or BS EN 1125 for dependable security and safety, is independently certified by Certifire, and is CE Marked as standard.

The ExiSAFE range consists of several products, including push bar-operated panic latches and bolts that meet BS EN 1125 for use in public buildings. Also included within the range are push pad-operated emergency latches, bolts and double door solutions.

These products conform to BS EN 179 for use in commercial facilities where all users are familiar with the building and hardware.

Finally, the levers of ExiSAFE knob-operated OADs are designed to work seamlessly with all other products in the range and feature optional UNION cylinders for instant, additional security to doors. The entire range is also backed with a 10-year guarantee against failure.

Alison Aston, Category Manager for PED & Hardware said, “We have listened very carefully to our customers in order to create our new range of Panic Exit Devices. ExiSAFE is an easy-to-fit, dependable and high-quality range of Panic Exist Devices, made here in the UK. ExiSAFE has been developed to be an integrated part of our portfolio to provide a complete door hardware solution.”

ExiSAFE replaces EXIMO, the previous range of panic exit devices provided by UNION, with deliveries to authorised outlets commencing immediately. n

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EnviroHub has increased capacity Leafield Environmental has increased the capacity of its popular EnviroHub by an extra 20 litres. The hub comprises two new 43 litre Enviropods, attached to a 100 litre Envirobin 100 with a capability to handle up to four discrete waste streams.

Suitable for internal use the Envirobin Hub is available with variety of lid apertures, all WRAP compliant colour coded, to improve the accuracy of ‘segregation at source’ and so increase the value of the segregated waste materials. A4 signage kits are also offered to further assist the user in selecting the correct waste stream.

There are no less than ten lid options for the Envirobin 100 alone and with a further four lid options for the side Enviropods the available combinations make the Envirobin Hub the most flexible recycling solution in the Leafield range.

Manufactured from easy to clean, durable, UV stabilised polyethylene, the EnviroHub is designed with smooth edges and large radii to minimise potential dirt traps. Internal sack retention fitments ensure that the bag skirt is hidden and tidy.

For organisations able to segregate recycling waste at source, the Envirobin Hub would make a significant contribution to the overall effectiveness of the scheme. n

For further information visit www.leafieldrecycle.com

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‘Look beyond black in asphalt specification’ urges Aggregate Industries Aggregate Industries, the leading building materials supplier, is encouraging contractors and building specifiers to “look beyond black” and make better use of innovative asphalt materials amid a growing appetite for coloured asphalt across the UK. With the UK government, under its cycling and walking investment strategy (CWIS), pledging over £1.2bn to expand the nation’s cycling facilities, asphalt materials that can offer colour demarcation have become increasingly recognised as one of the most appropriate surfacing choices for cycleways1.

As such, Aggregate Industries is reminding contractors working on such road projects to look beyond the specification of standard asphalt and make use of the benefits of more specialist materials offering a wide variety of colours and applications.

Victoria Smith, General Manager of Express Asphalt at Aggregate Industries, comments: “Typically, when people think of asphalt, they think of the standard black variety. However, as modern construction practices and building design has evolved, so has the choice of asphalt with today’s market offering an explosion of colours and design to meet virtually every conceivable requirement.

“Indeed, recent years have seen a marked investment in public infrastructure such as parks and natural spaces, bus lanes and cycleways, where aesthetic appeal is now just as important as functionality and performance. And with black asphalt no longer always sufficient to meet the brief, there’s now a mounting onus on contractors to leverage the latest innovations in coloured asphalt to achieve the desired results.”

According to Aggregate Industries, there is a rising appetite for its innovative SuperColour® range of high-performance distinctly coloured asphalts, particularly in large cities and urban landscapes, where it is increasingly used for private drives, bus lanes, cycle lanes, sports landscaping and parks and natural areas.

To keep up with soaring demand, the company has recently expanded supply of its coloured asphalt products beyond its

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Doncaster and Bristol plants, to its Hertford depot. In June, Aggregate Industries also opened a dedicated new sampling lab at its Doncaster Express Asphalt plant, which guarantees a quick turnaround of samples for customers looking to test the SuperColour range’s extensive colour capabilities.

Victoria adds: “Pushing the envelope has always been a key aspect of our industry and is what makes the UK surfacing market one of the most advanced in the world. That’s why, for building contractors, local authorities and developers, facing greater pressure to meet ever-challenging and unique specifications, it’s never been a more apt time to look beyond black when it comes to asphalt specification.

“With its unique colour capabilities, coloured asphalt offers clear safety benefits and aesthetic appeal for a wide range of applications that require colour differentiation. For those looking to make the most of this, our new sampling labs allow contractors to test a bespoke range of different asphalt materials and colours until they find the solution that meets their needs.” n For further information, visit www.aggregate.com

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FURNITURE

Functional seating KI’s Strive seating selected for Norman Fosterdesigned building at University of Oxford

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he University of Oxford’s Manor Road Building, designed by Sir Norman Foster, is home to several units of the Social Sciences Division and the unified Social Science Library. Overlooking the adjacent River Cherwell, the four-storey building is arranged around a central atrium and provides a variety of spaces including an auditorium, lecture theatres, seminar rooms, common areas, staff offices and a canteen.

As a world leader in research across the social science disciplines, the facilities provided play an important role in the student experience and their learning outcomes. Working with TOP-TEC, the University has refurbished the IT Room located on the 2nd floor, reconfiguring it to support bringyour-own-device (BYOD), and no longer has individual IT equipment provided in the room. Rows of 3-seat

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power supply benches are arranged facing the front. This allows the room to be utilised for presentations and seminars if required, for which lecterns, height adjustable desks, screens and projectors are provided.

KI’s Strive task chairs have been selected to provide mobile, heightadjustable ergonomic seating for the space.

Chosen for their simple, yet elegant design, these chairs were specified with a black base and warm grey poly shell to complement the room’s calm, clean and focussed feel. In addition to these Strive task chairs, matching Learn2 chairs with Strive seat shells were also selected to provide students or presenters with additional, more flexible and collaborative seating. Learn2’s ambidextrous, large swivelling tablet arm also accommodates different writing styles and better collaborative working. Its underseat storage allows the user to keep their

bags and materials close to hand and off the ground, reducing clutter and trip hazards. All chairs have been enhanced for extra comfort with upholstered seat pads.

Simon Ferguson, Sales Director at TOP-TEC comments: “The University’s brief for this space was to be collaborative, interactive, flexible and comfortable. KI’s Strive seating complemented these requirements perfectly - very comfortable and robust, the chairs were also selected for their 15-year warranty.”

Oto Velicka, project manager and deputy senior facilities manager at Oxford University, adds: “The Learn2 chairs give the space an added element of reconfigurability. The chair’s clever design adds excellent functionality with its storage rack and generous tablet arm – and being able to specify them with matching Strive seats allowed us to maintain a consistent aesthetic throughout.”

KI’s Strive seating collection of simple, elegant and comfortable chair designs KI’s Strive seating collection designed by Giancarlo Piretti, is a wide family of simple, elegant, comfortable chair designs which are also available in a wide choice of polypropylene colours. All have a unique, flexible back with a wire rod inserted into the polypropylene to encourage movement and relaxation. The back curve provides lateral support and the

contoured seat dissipates pressure points. This robust and comfortable seat shell is available in 4 leg, nesting, high density stacking, stool, task chair, and task stool options.

KI’s Learn2 Creates Versatile Learning Environments Adaptable, dynamic and ideal for collaborative work – KI’s Learn2 seating creates the flexible learning environment all students need.

Created to transform educational spaces, Learn2 can easily go wherever needed to highlight both team and individual work.

KI’s Learn2 can be configured in every way imaginable to fit a broad range of learning styles and requirements. With its adjustable dual-handed worksurface and flexible seat swivel, the Learn2 chair still does not compromise on comfort in favour of function as both features are maximised. The tablet arm is suitable for left, or right-handed users, and can be moved aside if not essential, or when getting in and out of the chair.

The tablet arm’s imaginative design gives students the choice to create a shared worktop within seconds, but still allows for personal space as users will not be bumping in to each other.

Available with 4 seat shell options, Intellectual Wave, Doni, Strive and Grazie, the Learn2 chair comes in a variety of colours to create a stimulating and vibrant learning environment. With a 15 year warranty, KI’s Learn2 is not only the height of g contemporary, flexible design but

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also promises to be durable and long lasting.

The Learn2 chair is the ultimate piece of furniture to compliment the frequent collaborations of today’s learning environments. The new generations of students have shown a clear favourability towards flexible work, often choosing to utilise a variety of spaces. Because of its adaptability, the Learn2 can be used in conjunction with these various environments and allows the desired work style to be implemented.

Instead of dictating its surroundings, the Learn2 chair is designed to be an extension of wherever it is placed, highlighting the space’s flexible nature.

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SECURITY

Prevention is better than cure New research shows that a ‘pro-social’ design of buildings and community space would reduce burglary

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rime Prevention Through Pro-Social Design recognises that the offender is very likely to be part of our community and that enhancing an offender’s emotional or moral attachment to an area through its design may reduce their desire or inclination to commit crimes within the community A UNIVERSITY of Huddersfield professor has investigated ways in which the design of dwellings and the layout

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of residential areas can deter offenders.

Now, she aims to discover if better buildings and more sympathetic spaces can prevent people from turning to crime in the first place.

It was while conducting research with convicted burglars that she was inspired to take this new direction.

Rachel Armitage is Professor of Criminology at the University and one of her key areas has been the field termed Crime Prevention through Environmental

Design (CPTED), which has established that buildings and the spaces between them will experience varying levels of crime based on their design, build and management.

Now, Professor Armitage has made what she describes as a significant change in her research and is focussing on what she terms Crime Prevention Through Pro-Social Design (CPTPSD).

She has outlined her new ideas at a major overseas conference and will

now edit a special journal exploring the concept.

“CPTED treats offenders as external, as ‘outsiders’, so you protect an area by designing them out. But Crime Prevention Through Pro-Social Design recognises that the offender is very likely to be part of our community and that perhaps enhancing an offender’s emotional or moral attachment to an area may reduce their desire or inclination to commit crimes within the community,” said Professor Armitage.

Secured by design As part of her designing-out-crime research, she showed a number of convicted burglars a series of photos of houses and streets, in order to discover the features that made properties and neighbourhoods most vulnerable – such as low fences, or footpaths at the back of a house. But two of the images elicited a very different response.

“The offenders would say ‘I wouldn’t burgle that house because it reminds me of where I grew up’, or ‘it’s like where my grandma lives’. These were a kind of moral responses to the features of the area, as if the design sparked a feeling that it would be wrong to commit a crime against something personal to them,” said Professor Armitage.

This was the trigger for her new direction, and she explored the idea when invited to deliver a keynote address at the 2018 Crime Prevention and Communities conference hosted in Melbourne by the Australian Institute of Criminology and the Victorian Department of Justice and Regulation. Her well-received paper was titled ‘A more reliable glimpse’: Re-positioning the offender in Crime Prevention through Environmental Design.

“There is a lot of research on how the design of an environment can impact on someone’s mental health – such as their

vulnerability to becoming depressed, anxious or to using drugs,” said Professor Armitage.

“All of those factors can increase a person’s risk of becoming an offender, so if we brought the two areas together and designed places which reduced mental illness and which reduced exclusion, then these people may feel less inclined to commit crimes in those areas.”

Professor Armitage has now been invited to edit a special edition of the Journal of Social Sciences. Due to appear in 2019, it will be titled Crime Prevention Through Pro-social Design.

An international call for contributions has now been made.

“I am asking people to submit papers that explore how design can impact on offending from a very different perspective. It is a matter of designing in pro-social behaviour,” said Professor Armitage. g “Designing out crime definitely still has

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a place and we have come a long way towards embedding this into our planning system. I was involved in that. But I think CPTED needs to evolve.”

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QS Stars in the areas of teaching, internationalisation, employability, and for facilities and access. It is currently number one in England for the proportion of staff with teaching qualifications and recently became one of the few universities in the UK to be awarded the ‘Gold’ standard in the Government’s new Teaching Excellence Framework. The University annually welcomes over 19,000 students to a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across subjects covering… …the sciences, engineering and IT …health, education and the social sciences …business, management, law and accountancy …architecture, design, humanities and

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ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

High-tech design Incorporating R&D trends into laboratory design

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he way that scientists carry out their day-to-day work has changed greatly in recent years, and this has been driven

by: • Changes in technology, which means that the life span of equipment is much shorter • Greater collaboration so that science projects may be shorter in duration and involve more organisations

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• Workforce changes as new generations influence the work environment • Cost pressures on Asset Management budgets.

The above issues inter-relate to influence laboratory design. An awareness of these influencers when appointing and leading design teams will assist Universities, Research Institutes and their partners to achieve outstanding new facilities

that contribute towards great science outcomes.

Changes in technology Laboratories are increasingly high-tech environments with a noticeable shift from hands-on lab science to computer based simulation and high throughput screening. The activity which still takes place in the lab is supported by more advanced equipment, higher resolution microscopes and more

rapid processing equipment.

As equipment grows in complexity, the ideal situation is to ensure they are linked via a common IT backbone which is able to centrally control and monitor data, consumption and performance.

Properly configured the right equipment, effectively linked can contribute to significant productivity gains.

Another driver of productivity is sharing of equipment and this requires a change in philosophy in the design and operation of the facility with a move away from labs dedicated to single purpose (and their own equipment) towards generic facilities suitable for use by multiple consecutive or concurrent science programmes and access to shared facilities in appropriate node locations. Remotely accessing specialist services such as High Speed Computing via third party provides via the Cloud also reduces the need to retain such expensive capacity in house where it is potentially underutilised.

Greater collaboration Any review of University or Research Institutes science programmes in recent years will reveal greater levels of collaboration across the sector, and a push for shorter time horizon achievement. Pressure is on scientists to reduce the pipeline duration; whether that is bench to bedside, the translational interface with industry or therapy development to market. There are a few exceptions, large scale, long term fundamental research programmes still exist, and for some of these, laboratory facilities need to be built to bespoke specifications and specific requirements.

However, for most scientists, collaboration and relatively shortterm focussed activity is the means of progressing along the discovery pipeline, even where this is frame within a long term strategic programme. This aspect of how scientists work drives laboratory design – foremost is the need for the facility to enable rapid start-up of science operations into readily available

and reliable spaces.

The laboratory spaces themselves are likely to be of a standard size and configuration with supporting services such as media preparation, sample processing and arranged according to priority by frequency and intensity of use. Linking the various functions of the laboratory, the traditional write up and fixed desk areas need to be re-imagined as flexible, social environments which support solo work, formal and informal group work. When well designed, this is far from the sometimes feared open plan office, instead emerging as areas in which groups self-organise around zones ranging from quiet to vibrant, backed up by always-connected IT and high quality catering services.

To facilitate remote working on international collaborations laboratory services must provide robust and fast IT connections and foster a culture where video conferencing is seamless and a day to day activity. Considering the external environment, collaboration may extent to outside social areas, car-free campus environments, the enablement of sustainable transport and sports / fitness facilities.

Workforce changes Millennials entering the industry have new and different expectations of their work environment. Further, workforce general trends in work environments

are changing. Informed Universities and research institutes recognise the need to create open, border-less spaces which encourage collaboration and enable teams to be formed, reformed and dispersed as projects demand.

This presents a challenge to those who are conditioned to hierarchical arrangements with dedicated offices set apart from the workforce. Senior leadership and managers, responsible for signing off designs need to get on board with the new way of working if they are to provide a platform which a contemporary workforce expects.

Employees are in demand, and the work environment can play an important role in attracting, retaining and getting the best from their contribution.

This development in work environments is now trickling through into laboratory designs. The functional laboratory is still required in much the same manner, although newstyle workers are less interested in territory and ownership and more interested in reliability of the facility and how its configured around their co-workers to facilitate inter-action.

New-style workers are more attuned to lab services delivered through site-wide providers rather than lab-based technicians and will be comfortable with e-ordering or fully automated delivery of consumables. g Certain working practices will remain,

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driven by hygiene and biosafety – the laboratory will never be an eating and drinking zone! Thus, morning and afternoon breaks will continue to be taken together and lunchtime viewed as a social opportunity. However, new-style workers will seek a range of catering offers with both cooked and cold options, but the expectation of nutritional value and high quality will continue their upward trajectory.

With contemporary workforces, there is also the sensitive topic of trans and nongender specific identities to address alongside religious and multi-cultural drivers. New facilities often prompt an organisation to reconsider working practices and in contemporary society there is a need to positively address equality in all aspects of design and with laboratories including changing, eating and toilets facilities, these issues must be resolved sensitively, respectfully and in accordance with emerging legislation.

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A space which responds intelligently to its worker community will contribute towards productivity, and this is true equally whether the facility is for public or private sector use.

Capital and Revenue costs Cheaper is not better. As Universities and Research Institutes will be aware, capital investment in science research facilities carries a major cost burden.

Depending on the complexity of the lab facility, the cost/m2 can easily far exceed that of a hospital and is amongst the most expensive real estate around.

And the costs continue into operations with air systems, equipment demands, and low utilisation rates all contributing to an expensive asset which is expensive to run.

There is however, an intelligent response to this cost challenge. Starting with ‘Why build?’ is the notion that re-purposing of an existing facility,

especially if it was designed with some flexibility in mind, may be a viable means of reducing capital investment demands. Once the decision is taken to build, there a several drivers which can contain costs. Firstly, senior leadership define and lock-down the capability required, expressing this as a functional brief, strongly tied to a business case.

Secondly, calculation of whole life costs from the outset, to enable capital/ revenue balance to be optimised, making use of energy saving and renewable technologies that really pay back. Thirdly, standardising as much as possible in line with an Estate-wide brief. Re-use of details successfully applied elsewhere on the estate, selection of common systems (e.g.

BMS) and repetition all drive towards predictable cost outcomes. n For more information please visit

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Feel the heat Climate change, saving water and how your green spaces can be part of a change for the better

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ith a sweltering June and July, the UK has this year seen weather conditions that had journalists feverishly consulting Met Office records and looking back to the past record breaking summer of 1976. As lawns parched and tinder-dry moorlands burned, speculation invariably revolved around whether this was weather or evidence of a sustained shift: climate change.

With the dreaded words “hosepipe ban” starting to be heard with ever greater frequency, the Environment Agency’s (EA) recently launched report “The State of the Environment: Water Resources”, its first major report on water resources in England, suddenly seemed incredibly prescient. Arguing that “climate change and demand from a growing population are the biggest pressures on the availability of water”, the report warned that action would be needed to “increase supply, reduce demand and cut down on wastage”.

Without action, areas such as the South East could by 2050 face major deficits.

This situation is becoming serious and the EA has called for water companies, consumers and businesses to do their bit to take on the challenge of unsustainable demand and wastage of water. Among recommendations made was a call for personal water targets to avoid water shortages to respond to both current

water supplies and the real challenges of climate change and a growing population.

Clearly, policy shifts towards reducing water consumption are likely and, as a result, it makes sense for those owning and managing green spaces to anticipate and plan for these eventualities and for the greater frequency of extreme weather.

So, how will climate change impact grounds maintenance?

Summarising the likely impacts of the UK’s changing climate the Royal Horticultural Society’s 2017 Report “Gardening in a Changing Climate” explains that even if the current legislative efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions prove successful, global temperatures may still rise by at least a further 1.5 to 2.0 degrees over the next 100 years, and the UK’s average temperatures in every season across each region is set to increase.

High year on year variability in rainfall will continue and there will be an increased number of dry spells, which will be most pronounced in the south. The frequency of very wet days will increase over the winter and these will be most pronounced in the northern areas of the UK. These conditions will thus become the new normal for those in the grounds maintenance industry. Among the many issues this will create, practical implications of this will include:

• More weeding, mowing and pruning will be needed as the growing seasons are extending with warmer springs and autumns.

• Choice of climate resilient planting for these longer seasons and extreme weather events.

• More methods of capturing water during intense rainfall events and planting schemes and ground cover that require less water and retain water better.

• Property owners may consider introducing irrigation systems into their grounds – although this can be expensive and will need conditions such as experienced this year to be repeated more frequently to deliver a return on investment.

• Consider incorporating watering programs into plans and specifications for grounds maintenance. These should dictate when additional watering for various different types of foliage on site should be triggered and how this should be monitored. Research and budget for emergency plans for extreme conditions when additional water may need to be brought on site and stored.

• Warmer conditions will aid the spread of pests and diseases that will require more intensive activity to manage.

• Timing and use of fertilisers will need to adapt to the extreme rainfall that washed out nutrients and releases nitrogen more

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quickly from the soil.

• Closer attention to organic matter proportions in the soil – high organic matter makes for more resilient soil structures as it aids moisture retention and aeration. Higher temperatures speed up the breakdown of organic matter and rapid changes in temperature and soil moisture also result in rapid release of carbon from the soil into the atmosphere.

Ultimately, more environmentally sustainable ways of Grounds Management and water management will need to become the norm and forward planning will need to extend beyond the season ahead to span longer periods.

Yet while planning for the worst consequences of climate change, it is worth thinking about how organisations can play an active role in using their green spaces to address environmental challenges - and work proactively to help mitigate some of the challenges outlined above. In the Grounds Maintenance industry, we have seen an increasing emphasis on the concept of ‘Green Infrastructure’. This is the move away from seeing green spaces as an overhead, towards understanding how they can be an asset that can help contribute towards health and well-being. In business, this outlook goes beyond corporate virtue signaling and is increasingly being understood to be fully compatible with strategic goals by helping businesses create more productive environments for employees or customers. Undeniably, a driver for change is the CSR agenda and the desire to become more sustainable businesses, yet this too is an effective part of being an attractive and marketable business.

As well as changing how we manage green spaces, it is therefore important when planning new developments or redeveloping sites to consider how these sites can help to play an active role in minimising their environmental impact.

Better planning of landscapes can play an important role in reducing water use, alleviating flood risks, mitigating urban heat islands and in contributing to carbon capture for cleaner air.

There is a wealth of compelling arguments for viewing your organisation’s green spaces as an asset and working with your grounds maintenance contractor can be a good way to develop this strategy.

A good first step is to commission a green audit or survey that can be used to develop intelligent maintenance regimes that will maximise the potential of green

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infrastructure. Doing so will let you plan ahead and introduce gradual changes to the style and function of green spaces to ensure they consume less valuable natural resources and contribute more

to your organisation’s environmental performance. n To register, for the event, visit: www.gritit.com

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FIRE SAFETY

Fit for purpose Allegion UK’s business development manager Karen Trigg discusses why fire doors are integral to any successful fire safety strategy

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n Monday, September 3rd, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry resumed, which will determine whether urgent fire safety measures need to take place.

Following the ongoing investigation, the building has been dubbed a “culture of noncompliance”, where everything, from the cladding and evacuation plans to fire doors and door closers, was significantly ineffective.

However, as the industry attempts to crackdown on fire safety, it’s clear that the fundamental issues are a lack of a holistic approach and sufficient fire safety knowledge.

This not only applies to highrise buildings, but in all types of government-owned buildings, too.

In order to remedy our failing fire safety measures in the UK, a complete “culture change” is needed. As Dame Judith Hackitt stated in her Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety: “We need to adopt a very different approach to the regulatory framework covering the design, construction and maintenance of high-rise residential buildings.”

Fire Doors Fire doors are one of the most common causes of breaching fire safety regulations. Many building owners and users still aren’t aware that propping them open is a breach, or don’t think to close them when one has been spotted open.

Fire doors are crucial to keeping a

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building’s inhabitants safe in the event of a fire. That’s because they help to compartmentalise fire and smoke, buying precious time during an emergency evacuation and potentially resulting in less damage to the building. In fact, fire doors should only be used as a barrier when closed, and a means of escape when open.

After the Grenfell Tower fire, it was revealed that the fire doors within

the building were destroyed after 15 minutes, despite being designed to last 30 minutes. This could have been due to a number of reasons including poor maintenance and fitting, damage and incorrect hardware together with missing smoke strips. The most common types of fire doors are the FD30 and the FD60 types, which can withstand fire and smoke for 30 and 60 minutes respectively. If a fire door

fails to withstand a fire for the amount of time it has been designed for, this can result in devastating effects.

When knowledge falls short When building owners or inhabitants label fire safety requirements as a grey area, this is when standards can slip. There are a number of things to consider when checking if a fire door is operating correctly. These include: g • Checking the door’s certification.

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This will usually come in the form of a label on the top edge of the door or a colour-coded plug inserted into the jamb.

• Checking the gaps around the top and sides of the door between the frame. These should be no more than 3mm when the door is closed.

• Looking for intumescent seals around the door or frame. These should be intact and free from damage.

• Checking all hinges are firmly fixed with no missing or broken screws.

• Making sure the door closes firmly onto the latch without sticking to the frame or the floor.

Educating yourself or the necessary persons on what’s required is important, as it not only safeguards the building in the event of a fire, but can ultimately save lives, too.

Therefore, if a faulty or damaged fire door is spotted, action should be taken immediately. There are a number of things to do to get the issue rectified or seen-to; these include reporting the issue to the building’s maintenance contractor, speaking to a fire door inspector or contacting the door’s manufacturer, supplier, installer or fit-out

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company.

If you do suspect that one or more of your fire doors are not compliant, it’s important to seek professional advice right away.

Door closers Another factor which was detrimental to the level of fire safety during the Grenfell Tower fire was its lack of or damaged door closers.

This resulted in “shortcomings in compartmentalisation,” meaning the fire and smoke wasn’t contained for as long a time as it should have been.

Just as integral to an effective fire safety plan is the adequate operation of door closers. If a door closer is faulty or damaged, it may be unable to close a fire door in the event of a fire.

At the same time, it’s necessary to check that door closers allow for free passage. This includes making sure a door opens with ease and closes again safely.

As well as being undamaged and securely fitted, make sure that if the door is unlatched, for example, the door closer holds the door in-line with the frame and the intrumescent seal. Lastly, it should be free from oil leakage.

The common constraints All fire door equipment and hardware must be correctly specified, installed and maintained in order to perform adequately. This includes carrying out regular risk assessments, too.

After the events of the Grenfell Tower, it’s more important now than ever to ensure that specifications are correct to a building’s requirements and compliant to the relevant codes and regulations.

Particularly in buildings where funding may fall short, it can be difficult to implement high-quality solutions, instead opting for costefficiency. Whilst opting for value for your money can seem a highly tempting route to take, the finer details can be overlooked and more worryngly, quality and function can be compromised.

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