Campus Estate Management Autumn 2019

Autumn 2019

Campus Estate Management Estate and Facilities Management on Campus

The report is in

INSIDE

Executive summary of the AUDE Estates Management Report

06 LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS

28 PREPARING FOR A UNPREDICTABLE WINTER

News and views on campus

Preparing for winter

36 RESILIENCE IS THE KEY Review of the AUE Annual Conference

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Autumn 2019

Campus Estate Management Estate and Facilities Management on Campus

The report is in

INSIDE

Executive summary of the AUDE Estates Management Report

06 INDUSTRY NEWS

28 IT’S COLD OUTSIDE

36 RESILIENCE IS THE KEY

News and views on campus

Preparing for winter

Review of the AUE Annual Conference

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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 2019 from the Association of University Directors of Estates (see page 2).

Next, Richard Jenkins, Chief Executive at National Security Inspectorate (NSI) and takes a closer look at Campus surveillance, and the challenges of establishing a balance between personal freedoms and safety in universities (see page 20).

Elsewhere, green living walls might have been a fad if not for a redesign to meet architectural expectations (see page 24).

Peter Fane, founding director of grounds maintenance specialists, Nurture Landscapes, explains that the old adage ‘proper planning prevents poor performance’ when planning for an unpredictable winter (see page 28).

While onboarding and offboarding procedures exist to improve student engagement, experience and productivity, they also have a huge impact on the security of an institution (see page 32).

Finally, higher education engineers experienced three days of stimulating talks, knowledge sharing and networking events at the AUE Annual Conference 2019 (see page 36).

Chris Hewett, Editor

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Contents 02 Cover Story – The report is in Collaborative approach to procurement and delivery 06 Product & Industry News The latest news and views on campus 20 Campus surveillance Establishing a balance between personal freedoms and safety in universities

24 The living wall Green walls get a redesign 28 It’s cold outside Preparing for an unpredictable winter 32 Smooth transition Onboarding and offboarding procedures 36 Resilience is the key Review of the AUE Annual Conference 2019

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n last year’s report we referred to a time of real uncertainty for our universities as well as for our nation.

A year on and at the time of writing Brexit continues to cast its cloud of uncertainty, while the recommendations of the Augar review, though at least now published, remain un-implemented.

Given the call of a general election, the landscape will no doubt look different again in 12 months’ time. Against a background of uncertainty, the factual clarity of the data here acts as an anchor for our universities.

So, in the spirit of factual clarity, during the most recent year we’ve analysed: • undergraduate numbers increased to 1.5m, driven specifically by growth in UK and non-EU students (despite a fall in the number of eligible 18-year-olds in the UK). Those universities in our large research category of institutions have been the main beneficiary of a growth trend now going back for over ten years • the overall size of the university estate rose to 22,561,588 m2 (GIA) with the largest rise attributable to the large

research category which has grown from by 50,000 m2 to 900,000 m2 this year (+5.8%) • total capital expenditure across the entire university estate has exceeded £3.5bn for the first time.

In this year’s report we’ve thought as much as ever about the long-term (ten year plus) trajectories of our graphs, always useful for guiding us towards major trends. One trend more than any has dominated our discussions in developing the EMR this year, namely the demographic surge that will soon be upon us. In two years’ time the number of UK 18-year-olds available to enter the university system reaches a low point. The trajectory of the line on the graph reverses as the number of potential undergraduates begins to grow for the first time in a decade from 2021 with all the obvious implications for the estate; accommodation, space, income, carbon use and more, that such a demographic reversal will produce.

We’ve been thinking about demographic indicators and actuals: student numbers

have actually risen despite there being fewer UK young people of the right age to go to university. In some places international students have helped to replace UK ones, while in others, the appeal of a university education is stronger than ever and rising take-up rates more than outweigh a reduction in the numbers of young people of the right age. It cannot be ignored that for many institutions however, there has been a prolonged and significant reduction in student numbers. Underneath the broad headline of future demographic change the picture is mixed, with type of university, traditional catchment areas, the relative pull of the big city compared to the small town, known specialisms and international reputations all having their effect on the likely rate of growth in student numbers.

Some of the discussion around this year’s findings has been around the self-evident and widening gap between different institutions. Whereas one is developing rolling multi-year capital projects, the other is building on a case by case basis as funding allows. Is it inevitable that some institutions continue to build momentum, recruit students and increase income, and pull further and further ahead? As long as institutions succeed in their own terms, does this matter?

AUDE acts as a supportive environment and a shared learning space for universities of every kind. In the year ahead we’ll be continuing to broaden our CPD offer from our Summer School programme for aspiring directors of estates and facilities management, to courses for specialisms across the whole of the estates and FM remit. We’ll be focusing hard on supporting our universities to benchmark investment decisions using our soon-to-be launched Capital Costs Database. And we’ll be keeping our focus on the work to encourage truly sustainable campuses, pushing towards full take-up of the Sustainability Leadership Scorecard, described by AUDE Chair Craig Nowell of the University of Exeter as “our sector’s best current chance of meeting the urgent demands of climate science.”

AUDE (the Association of University Directors of Estates) supports directors of estates and facilities management with their daily decision making and tasks across UK universities. We help them in all aspects of wide-ranging remits, from the way they manage space, to the way they procure construction contracts, to the way they ensure their institutions operate as sustainably as possible. In all of this, our annual Estates Management Report (EMR) is a key element in helping the sector take the right strategic decisions in

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estates management: we describe the report as “the information background for important, high-value and long-term decision making”. Our benchmarking report, EMR allows institutions to compare themselves against similar universities – by size, and by proportion of income (split between research and teaching). It shows patterns – and by doing so, alerts estates directors to opportunities, as well

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as challenges. For instance, this year we note a small downturn in the quality of our estate and alert our members to that issue as a risk for the future; and perhaps more worryingly, what is now a three-year-long reduction in maintenance spend. Directors of estates and facilities management will be arguing strongly for investment to prevent the storing up of future problems suggested by these statistics. We also note

the strong trend towards private sector provision of university accommodation – an opportunity for many universities, though admittedly one that needs tight management and one which is not without its own element of risk for sector reputation. n For more information please visit www.aude.ac.uk.

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Trox Air management systems best in class for University of Birmingham laboratory project

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ROX EASYLAB air management systems, VAV units, and fume cupboard controllers have been chosen to optimise energy efficiency at the new BREEAM ‘Excellent’rated Collaborative Teaching Laboratory (CTL) at the University of Birmingham.

Completed in August 2018, the new-build facility represents an investment of over £40m in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The new CTL building has a striking design, using large amounts of glass to reflect the spirit of collaboration and community engagement driving the project, and featuring a large angled brise-soleil made from gold anodised aluminium which projects over the main entrance. The threestorey 72,120 sq ft building is constructed in a variety of materials and forms, to represent three different internal environments of the laboratories (the dry lab, the wet lab and the e-lab).

‘Collaboration’ holds a double meaning for this project. In addition to promoting interdisciplinary engagement across the different departments of the university, the new building is designed, internally, to lower the amount of redundancy present when running multiple single-disciplinary labs. The aim is to create spaces that are utilised for a greater percentage of the time, with the ambition of achieving occupation rates of up to 70%.

For the parties involved in the design and installation of the building services, including consulting engineer Couch Perry Wilkes and M&E contractor Imtech, the energy efficiency of the research spaces was a major priority. The energy consumption of laboratories is often three to four times that of offices on a square metre basis, due to higher cooling loads and the requirement for larger volumes of conditioned air for equipment such as fume cupboards. This can mean that laboratory buildings are responsible for between 50% and 80% of the total energyrelated (non-residential) carbon emissions of research-intensive universities. To meet the demanding criteria for the new CTL, laboratory air management specialist TROX was approached to provide best-in-class solutions capable of optimising energy efficiency whilst maintaining the appropriate safety and comfort conditions for building occupants.

The new facility houses nine purpose-designed laboratory spaces ranging in size, scope and purpose. To maximise environmental performance of these areas TROX installed EASYLAB room air management systems incorporating 88 TROX VAV (Variable Air Volume) units. The TROX EASYLAB systems manage the supply and extract controllers to provide a rapid response to changes in extract volumes by the technical extract (for example fume cupboards) to ensure the correct air flow balance and room pressure at all times in the laboratories.

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unnecessary supply of conditioned air to the space.

TROX also supplied equipment capable of optimising the lifecycle costs of the University’s extensive investment in scientific hardware. For example, one large space in the CTL includes no less than 50 fume cupboards. To optimise energy efficiency of these pieces of equipment, TROX’s air management system divides the lab into 5 zones, each with 10 fume cupboards fitted with TROX EASYLAB TVLK-type fume cupboard controllers. Sash distance sensors control the volume flow rates based on the height of the sashes, and TROX BE-SEG-02 user displays, with traffic light warning systems and audible alarms, contribute to safe working procedures. Each zone features two supply air VAV units which track the extract air, ensuring the maintenance of correct leakage flows. By matching the supply of air to the changing requirements of the space these features reduce oversupply and wastage of conditioned air, ensuring that research can be carried out safely in the space whilst achieving the optimum level of environmental and financial performance.

The open bench area features eight dedicated EASYLAB VAV units, switched locally, to provide LEV extract with local fault and alarm indication. All the units in the project feature a BACnet MS/TP interface card, allowing the University Estates team to monitor the specialist lab air management systems via the site’s BMS. The levels of efficiency made possible by the TROX air management systems have contributed to the outstanding levels of environmental performance of the new building as a whole. The building boasts an ‘A’ EPC rating and has been rated ‘Excellent’ by BREEAM. Ian Thomas, Product Technical Manager – Air Products at TROX UK, commented, “It’s a pleasure to be involved in a forwardthinking project such as the Collaborative Teaching Laboratory facility at the University of Birmingham. The logistics of the project offer considerable efficiency improvements over running multiple single-disciplinary labs, and we are extremely proud to have been able to support that vision with our equipment.” n For further information please visit www.troxuk.co.uk

€30 Million Triangulum sustainable cities project reaches successful completion

The €30 million award-winning Triangulum project is drawing to a close as the participating cities in the pioneering project begin to share the first results from the five-year long future smart cities programme.

Triangulum is one of 14 European Smart Cities and Communities Lighthouse Projects (SCC1) funded by the European Union’s Research and Innovation Framework Programme Horizon 2020.

Since inception in February 2015, Triangulum has followed the journeys of three ‘Lighthouse’ cities: Manchester (UK), Eindhoven (NL) and Stavanger (NO) as each city implemented and tested innovative smart solutions in bids to create more sustainable urban environments. 22 partners from industry, research and government have steered and developed numerous mobility, energy, ICT and business improvement projects as three ‘follower’ cities from Lipzeig (D), Prague (CZ) and Sabadell (ES), and an additional Observer city, Tianjin (CHN) have shadowed developments; replicating the most successful concepts and solutions as Triangulum evolved.

In the UK, Manchester looked at the key issues of ICT, mobility and energy. Manchester City Council - the lead organisation of Triangulum in Manchester, The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University – partnered with Siemens as the technical partner to investigate how to balance energy consumption and demand, reduce costs and carbon emissions and increase the use of renewable energy along the city’s Oxford Road Corridor.

In 2019 Siemens upgraded the Building Energy Management System (BEMS) at Manchester Art Gallery to create a more stable indoor climate within the 200-year old listed building. The gallery houses priceless artefacts and artworks where the control of temperature and humidity were vital to the care and conservation of thousands of valuable pieces and the Grade III listed building itself.

The replacement BEMS utilised a demand-side response operation that activated heating, cooling and humidity on a needs-basis while predictive analytics were used to return energy sources back onstream when required.

Siemens has been working with Manchester Met University on its distributed energy system at the university’s Birley Campus.

A 400kWh lithium-ion battery, installed at the University Birley Campus which integrates with new solar panels also installed on the roof as part of the project. Together with the solar panels and

the existing Combined Heat Power (CHP), it can supply power to 900 student rooms and a large academic building. All these technologies are controlled by a Siemens microgrid controller which will choose the best energy source to use and whether the battery should store or release energy.

A central controller - cloud-based energy management platform – effectively functioned as a virtual power plant and managed the renewable loads in tandem with the BMS located at three sites around the city: the Central Library and Town Hall Extension for Manchester City Council, Alan Turing, Alan Gilbert and Ellen Wilkinson buildings at The University of Manchester. The controller integrated with the BMS systems and switched non-critical assets like heating and cooling on and off in response to demands on the grid to maximise energy efficiency; compensating for different weather conditions or changing populations in any of the buildings.

The solution optimised energy consumption, reduced CO2 and lessened the area’s dependence on the grid. Scaled citywide the central controller could potentially save Manchester approximately 57,000t CO2 emissions per annum – that’s the same as taking 12,000 cars off the road each year!

The findings from the Manchester pilot will be used to develop smart city quarters in other cities around the world. With 68% of the world population projected to live in urban areas by 2050 [UN] devising sustainable urbanisation solutions will be key to managing future growth and development.

On the conclusion of Triangulum and the completed energyrelated work, Juergen Maier, CEO Siemens UK said: “We are immensely proud to have participated in Manchester’s smart city vision and have learned and demonstrated, in equal measures, that with the right blend of investment, technologies, governance and citizen engagement, cities can evolve to be eco-efficient and fit-for-the-future. Triangulum has shown a blueprint for low-carbon, cost-efficient smart cities. Manchester and Siemens have proven it is achievable, repeatable and scalable. Now to meet the carbon neutrality targets set by many cities around the world – these projects need to be rolled out at city and regionally-wide scale to have a significant impact on energy consumption and carbon emissions.” n

For further information, visit www.siemens.co.uk/triangulum

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New Centrica report uncovers potential for universities to save £2.2bn on energy by 2035 UK universities could unlock savings of £146m a year by upgrading outdated energy systems, according to new research released by Centrica Business Solutions today.

The saving, which amounts to £2.19bn over a typical 15 year energy contract, is identified in a new study that aims to assess the economic opportunity of public sector organisations adopting green technology.

The Powering Britain’s Public Sector report found that if just half of the UK’s 106 universities updated their energy systems – by deploying technology like combined heat and power units, battery storage and solar panels – it would reduce annual energy costs by more than a third (36%), enough to pay the salaries of more than 3,700 lecturers.

The adoption of new energy technology would also deliver an annual emissions saving of 160,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, around eight per cent of the sector’s current carbon footprint and the equivalent of taking 105,000 cars off the road. The carbon reduction savings could be doubled with the injection of around 20% green gas – a type of gas created from biodegradable material – into the fuel mix.

The new report examines the impact that the adoption of distributed energy technology would have on the university, healthcare and defence sectors. Distributed energy solutions are designed to help organisations take control of their energy, so that it’s produced and managed at the point of use, often independent of the grid.

Combined, the three public sector estates are responsible for more than 7.8m tonnes of carbon emissions each year and have been challenged by the Government to reduce emissions by 30% by 2020/21, and hit net zero by 2050.

Alan Barlow, Director of UK and Ireland for Centrica Business Solutions, said: “Powering Britain’s universities costs in the region of £400m every year. Such public expenditure has come into sharp focus over the last decade, alongside ambitious goals to reduce its carbon footprint.

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“Those institutions that seize the initiative and adopt new energy technology will not only create savings on their energy bills and reduce their carbon emissions but will also establish a competitive edge over those who don’t.”

Centrica aims to deliver £300m in energy efficiency savings for the public sector and essential services globally by 2030, as part of its responsible business ambitions.

To help the public sector implement the necessary energy technology changes, Centrica has made a series of recommendations to government, including the simplification of procurement frameworks and a stable and long-term regulatory environment.

Case study: The University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham campus is used by more than 30,000 staff and students and is, by nature, energy intensive.

To help reduce its energy bills, improve resilience and bring down carbon emissions, a 4.4 MW combined heat and power unit (CHP) was installed to generate energy and heat directly on campus. A further five CHPs were fitted shortly after.

CHP technology works by converting gas into both electricity and heat in a single process. It’s one of the most efficient sources of energy production and allows an organisation to produce a significant amount of its energy on-site - improving the resilience of supply and reducing costs.

Since the adoption of the CHPs, the university has saved £1.8m on its energy bills and generated 10 million kWH of energy on-site.

Since 2016, the university has also been participating in the Capacity Market, which allows it to sell any excess energy generated on-site back to the grid, creating a new income stream for the organisation. n For further information visit www.centrica.com

Bosch Commercial and Industrial Heating Solutions for education facilities

Arcadis appointed to take forward proposed groundbreaking new university in Milton Keynes (23 September 2018) Arcadis has been appointed by Cranfield University to lead the masterplanning and delivery of a new proposed university quarter in the heart of Milton Keynes; the largest urban area in the UK not to have its own dedicated residential university. MK:U is being planned by Cranfield University and Milton Keynes Council as a new model university, with its location at the heart of the Cambridge-Milton KeynesOxford Arc promising to be a game changer not only for the entire region, but a national asset providing skills for emerging technology industries.

Following an International Design Competition, run by Malcolm Reading Consultants on behalf of Milton Keynes Council, Arcadis will be providing full project management services for the scheme. The first phase of the planned development will create the heart of the campus with circa. 61,000 sq m of space comprising a forum with lecture theatre and exhibition space.

This will be the central heart to the ‘staff work and study hub’ and teaching spaces. The scheme will also include 1,000 student residences and a 100-bed conference centre, alongside sports and campus facilities, public realm and new green spaces, as well as enhanced connectivity to the wider city.

MK:U has been designed to meet urgent technological skills gaps and will offer courses including digital skills, cyber security, autonomy, robotics and artificial intelligence. It will offer new ways of learning, with close integration and alignment with local and national businesses to create career paths and development opportunities that meet a growing digital agenda.

In line with Milton Keynes’ wider Smart City ambitions, the planned university is described as a ‘living laboratory’ where

solutions to real world problems – from the challenges of urbanisation to future mobility – will be solved and scaled.

Mel Manku, Science and Education Sector Lead at Arcadis, said: “MK:U is a unique opportunity to create a new digitally enabled and adaptable campus which will disrupt the higher education operating model. Not only will it offer flexibility to students but, through engagement with the local community, will have a critical impact on the economy helping to cement the Arc’s position as the UK’s preeminent knowledgeintensive cluster. Working with industry employers to develop programmes to reflect the requirements for the workforce of the future, capitalising and responding to the emerging digital skills and Smart City agenda all set MK:U apart.”

The proposed new university quarter is planned to open in 2023 and cater for up to 5,000 new students. n

For further information, please visit www.arcadis.com

Ceremony marks the start of construction Wates Construction and the University of Portsmouth have formally marked the start of construction work for the new high quality indoor sports facility in Ravelin Park.

A ground breaking ceremony has been held to officially signal the start of work to create the facility which will include an eight court sports hall, eight lane 25m swimming pool, 175 station fitness suite, multipurpose studios, squash courts, climbing wall and a ski simulator.

Designed to be one of the UK’s greenest sports facilities, the building aims to create new standards for sustainability and energy efficiency in indoor leisure facilities. The design stage has already received an outstanding certificate from BREEAM UK, the world’s leading sustainability assessment method. This is a major

step towards becoming the first BREEAM outstanding sport and leisure centre in the UK which incorporates a swimming pool.

When open, the development will be accessible to students, staff and the community and is intended to be completed in Spring 2021.

The project will also involve improvements to Ravelin Park, including an entrance plaza between the sports building and the University Library, new pedestrian routes, an urban orchard, increasing the number of trees in the park and opening up views to the historic buildings on Museum Road.

Alec Jackman, Business Unit Director of Wates Construction Southern Home Counties, commented: “This event signifies an exciting point in the project’s life as we formally mark building work commencing and the efforts of our dedicated site team delivering what will be an impressive, state-of-the-art leisure facility. This is an aspirational project for the university boasting ambitious environmental credentials and we’re thrilled to have been charged with its development.”

The building was designed by the international design practice FaulknerBrowns Architects, appointed following an open design competition, and they are leading a team comprising: Max Fordham, Mott MacDonald and LDA Design. n

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For further information please visit www.wates.co.uk

Purchase of 198 bed student accommodation development site on London Road, Edinburgh Q Investment Partners (QIP) and HG Developments (HGD) have purchased a 198-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) site in Edinburgh from property developer, Summix, enabling the delivery of a £30 million development.

This is the first venture north of the border for QIP, a Singaporebased private equity real estate firm and HGD, a UK-based developer The purchase also marks the launch of a long-term strategic partnership between QIP and HGD. The companies are establishing an institutional PBSA platform as they seek to increase their investment in this established sector. Summix also hopes to work with the partners on delivering new sites moving forward.

While this is the first project that QIP and HGD have worked together on, both companies have a long-standing track record in PBSA extending over a decade.

The high-quality purpose-built student accommodation site on London Road was approved by City of Edinburgh Council in June.

Located opposite Meadowbank Stadium and in in close proximity to the city centre, the development will serve to redevelop a brownfield site which was formerly in commercial retail use.

This mixed-use building will be a contemporary state of the art development comprising a mix of clusters and studios together with a community/office space, student common areas, a laundry and cycle parking.

The development will deliver an estimated £15 million of investment in its construction and will also bring significant vitality, economic and social benefits to this part of Meadowbank, estimated to generate 85 jobs through the

construction period.1 It has also been estimated that the students from this development will generate c. £1.8 million in additional expenditure on items such as food, clothes and eating out. This expenditure has the capacity to support a further 15 jobs in the retail, leisure and transport sectors in Edinburgh and the wider regional economy. 2 Rob Greaves, Director for HGD commented: “We are delighted to be working in partnership to deliver what we hope is the first of many schemes in Scotland.

Ben Hall, Head of Investment for QIP said: “Despite the uncertainties of Brexit, UK PBSA remains an attractive asset class and Edinburgh is proving especially buoyant as one of the top student accommodation investment markets. With world-class universities there is strong demand for student accommodation, boosting investor confidence, and this is especially true for Asian investors.”

Stuart Black from Summix commented: “It is great to be working in partnership with QIP and HGD as they begin work on this scheme, their first venture north of the border. We look forward to working with them on future deals.

“This development will serve to address the increasing demand for student accommodation, fulfilling the ambitious growth plans of world-leading universities in the city, which are key drivers of the economy. It will also help to reduce pressure on the private housing market as well as delivering a substantial amount in additional expenditure into the local economy.” n For further information please visit www.q-investmentpartners.com

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Novus completes halls refurbishment projects at Lancaster University

Contractor Novus has delivered refurbishment works to two accommodation buildings at Lancaster University for the new academic year.

The project saw Novus refurbish the living facilities at the George Fox and Chancellor’s Wharf buildings in the city and on the university’s Bailrigg Campus. It carried out complete refurbishment works to 12 kitchens along with 118 bedrooms on the George Fox accommodation block, as well as fully furnished it with new furniture fittings, completed decoration works to communal areas and performed electrical and security upgrades.

At Chancellor’s Wharf the firm completed pre-paint repairs to 900 windows, decorated the building’s exterior and installed 14 Technal external doors across its three floors. The nineweek project was completed ahead of students returning to university for the 2019/2020 academic year.

Lancaster University is a top 10 university as ranked by the Complete University Guide and is home to around 13,000 students, with the Bailrigg campus the largest and most popular place for students to live. Novus completed £1.5m-worth of refurbishment projects across 17 of the university’s accommodation halls in 2018.

Liam Cox, contracts manager at Novus, said: “Having worked alongside Lancaster University and its staff for the past 10 years, we find ourselves in a unique position to be able to carry out the works it needs to be able to allow its students to thrive.

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into our expertise on to ensure their facilities attract the cream of the crop of the UK’s brightest minds. As such, we’ve been successful in winning a number of new projects in the past 12 months alone.”Jo Hardman, head of commercial services at Lancaster University, said: “It’s important to remember that living facilities can have as big an impact on students’ wellbeing and happiness in their time at university as where they’re studying, which is why we’re always looking to make sure ours are in the best condition possible.”

The value of the two contracts is £800,000. n For more information, please visit www.novussolutions.co.uk

T Gunning secures new university framework T Gunning, a Chartered Building Company, has been appointed to the framework of City, University of London, in a three-year agreement to support the university in the delivery of internal/ external Building Refurbishment Works of up to £250,000.

City, University of London is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. It has been a constituent college of the University of London since 2016. It was originally founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute, and became a university when The City University was created by Royal Charter in 1966. Among its five schools is the world-renowned Cass Business School.

Tom Gunning, Managing Director, said he was delighted with the news: “This is now the third framework for London-based universities to which we have been appointed and confirms our expertise and proven track record working in these challenging environments.”

T Gunning was recently re-appointed to the framework of Goldsmiths, University of London, and has been on the framework for the University of the Arts, London for the past three years. It has restored, renovated and refurbished entire campus buildings from classrooms to canteens, lecture theatres to Halls of Residence.

City currently has nearly 20,000 students (46% at postgraduate level) from more than 160 countries and staff from over 75 countries. As well as the Cass Business School City comprises the School of Arts & Social Sciences, the School of Health Sciences, the School of Mathematics, Computer Science & Engineering and The City Law School. n For more information, please visit www.tgunning.co.uk

Carter Jonas secures planning for two science buildings at Harwell Campus in Oxford Carter Jonas, the national property consultancy, has secured planning permission for two large science buildings of national importance totalling over 160,000ft2 (14,867m2) at the Harwell Campus in Oxford on behalf of the Science and Technology Facilities Council and MACE. The first building will provide a new 44,885ft2 (4,170m2) research and development facility for the newly established Rosalind Franklin Institute, a government-funded initiative to create a national centre for interdisciplinary science.

The Institute is dedicated to bringing about transformative changes in life science through interdisciplinary research and technology development. It draws its name from pioneering X-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin, who played a prominent role in the discovery of the structure of DNA by utilising a technique with roots in physics and technology.

At the same time, Carter Jonas secured approval for the new National Satellite Test Facility in response to the UK Space Agency’s need for a central facility in the UK. The 115,141ft2 (10,697m2) building will provide a world class set of co-located amenities for the assembly, integration and testing of space payloads and satellites. It will enable British companies to develop the next generation of launch technologies and testing capabilities to allow the UK to construct satellites and deliver payloads into orbit.

Nicky Brock, Partner, Carter Jonas said: “It is an honour to have secured two consents on behalf of the Science and Technology Facilities Council at the UK home for innovation Harwell Campus, which is the first step to delivering these two new facilities of national importance. The Rosalind Franklin Institute will follow in the spirit of its namesake by developing unique new techniques and tools and applying them for the first time to biological

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problems. Meanwhile access to co-located world-class facilities at the National Satellite Test Facility will enable British industry to bid competitively for more national and international satellite contracts, ensuring the UK remains a world-leader in space technologies for decades to come.”

Harwell Campus is well-established as one of the leading science and innovation hubs in Europe. It occupies 710-acres south of Oxford and boasts both Space and HealthTech Clusters. n

For further information visit www.carterjonas.co.uk

TCUK highlights resilience and efficiency at University Engineers’ Annual Conference

LANCASTER, United Kingdom, 23 Oct. 2019 – Toshiba Carrier UK Ltd (TCUK) participated in the Association of University Engineers’ (AUE) annual conference at Lancaster University, focusing on the theme of “Resilience”. TCUK is a joint venture between Toshiba Carrier Corporation and Carrier in the United Kingdom, and is part of Carrier, a leading global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies.

The AUE represents building engineers and facilities staff working in over 100 universities across the UK and seeks to advance understanding across disciplines contributing to engineering services. This year’s event combined technology and methods under the theme “The Resilient Estate: Engineering Continuity in Higher Education.”

TCUK representatives attended on a multi-brand platform, highlighting technology solutions from Carrier, Toshiba and CIAT. “Resilience is a core element in the engineering philosophy that underpins the design of all HVAC technology across our brands,” said David Dunn, managing director of TCUK sales. “Our equipment is renowned for its outstanding reliability, which is why it is specified for mission-critical applications in high-value commercial and industrial projects. Our failure rate is believed to be the lowest in the industry.”

TCUK has a wide range of high-performance, high-efficiency HVAC solutions suitable for use in universities and other applications.

Toshiba’s award-winning Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) air conditioning combined with a CIAT Floway DX air handling solution was recently selected for Solent University’s new sports complex in Southampton, as part of an ongoing £100m estates development programme.

Designed to achieve a Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM®) rating of “Excellent”, the sports complex also complies with Southampton City Council’s Strategy on Tackling and Adapting to Climate Change. The project includes a combination of Toshiba’s three-

pipe heat recovery SHRM-e and two-pipe SMMS-e VRF systems, plus Toshiba Digital Inverter splits and an applied CIAT AHU-DX combined coil system.

TCUK supports knowledge transfer among university building engineers with a programme of Continual Professional Development (CPD) courses on key technical and legislative topics. The courses, certified by the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), enable those attending to gain credits toward their annual personal CPD learning programmes.

Courses are offered free of charge and presented by experienced practitioners at customers’ offices or other convenient locations around the country.

“CPDs were a key focus for us at the AUE conference and attracted a lot of interest among delegates. As a result, we will be organising a number of events at universities around the country over the coming months,” said Neil Hitching, business development director, TCUK. The company recently held well-attended CPD sessions at Queen’s University, Belfast and Bath University in South West England, with a focus on refrigerants and the implications of the latest F-Gas Regulations.

The focus is on improving understanding of the impact new legislation has on air conditioning for buildings, improving system design and product application for energy efficiency and environmental protection.

In addition to courses on the fundamentals of air conditioning, there are modules on the latest F-Gas legislation, the application of existing and new refrigerants, an overview of BREEAM and how it relates to air conditioning, and updates on the latest compressor technology and VRF systems. n For more information, please visit www.toshiba-aircon.co.uk/news/article/toshiba-air-conditioninglaunches-new-professional-development-programme-forconsultants-and-installers/

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Spirotech, a degree better for the University of Buckingham Founded in 1976, Buckingham is an independent university with a teaching and residential estate that stretches across two main campuses and more than four centuries.

Its picturesque Hunter Street and Chandos Road site sits around a tranquil U-shaped bend in the River Ouse and comprises an eclectic mix of buildings.

These range from the newly-built Vinson Centre for Economics and Entrepreneurship, opened in 2018, to the 17th century Tanlaw Mill, now home to the students’ union.

Just under a mile away is Verney Park, which includes a former Franciscan friary that has been converted into residences, a library, language laboratories and tutorial and lecture rooms.

In all there are some 58 buildings, all requiring effective and efficient commercial or domestic heating systems powered by more than 120 boilers.

Together they meet the lifestyle needs of more than 3,000 students, of whom over 500 are in student accommodation, studying in Schools of Business, Dentistry, Education, Humanities and Social Science, Law, Science and Medicine.

Sara Daniels is the University’s Property Systems Officer, responsible for everything from heating systems to air conditioning, lift maintenance to fire alarms.

“Mental well-being and happiness are incredibly important to us here in the University of Buckingham so it’s essential we maintain a comfortable environment for the teaching and learning to take place,” she said.

“But as well as that comfortable environment, if our systems are working efficiently then we can reduce our running costs, and their longevity means we don’t need to replace them so often. This will also benefit us with our carbon footprint, in line with our carbon policy.”

Faced with an aging estate, the University has put a major refurbishment programme in place, re-specifying and replacing

seven plant rooms, with investment continuing on regular maintenance and further upgrades.

Karl Andrew, a Director of Andrew Pipework Services, said: “Some of the old plant in the university had been installed for up to 30 years. It was inefficient, some of the boilers were becoming obsolete.

“We installed new energy efficient boilers and pumps, backed up by Spirotech deaeration and dirt separation equipment to make sure the systems work better and more effectively.

“It’s important to expel the air from the system because where there’s air it creates corrosion and the pumps have to work harder, they can’t circulate the water as easily, using more energy.

“The corrosion creates more air and more corrosion in the form of magnetite and that will also result in poor system flow and cold spots in your radiators.

“If you are continually having to vent your heating system and radiators because of air it’s not good for the system or its longevity.

“At the University we have used multiple SpiroTop automatic air vents plus two SpiroCross AX and nine of the 4-inch version.

“Using a SpiroCross means we don’t have to make up a low loss header, as the SpiroCross acts as that. It’s three parts already fitted together as one, a deaerator, dirt separator and hydraulic balancing.

“For the filtration you simply blow down on a surface from a drain valve at the bottom and the debris is cleared. It’s easy.

“With those three parts already fitted, it cuts down on buying other equipment and it does it all in one.

“We have been using Spirotech for nearly 20 years. We like the quality and ease of fit and the products look good, which our customers like.

“The SpiroCross is not overly heavy and is good to install, all the faces and flanges are always really good to mate up to the pipework we are making and are really easy to bolt together. They come with their own insulation as well, which looks smart when it’s on.” n For further information visit www.spirotech.co.uk

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New educational chapter on the horizon for Houlton Rugby Borough Council granted planning permission for Houlton School on Friday 27 September, enabling works to begin on Rugby’s newest secondary school.

The new facility will see Houlton’s Grade II-listed Rugby Radio Station building transformed into a six form entry secondary school, providing nearly 1000 school places, plus a sixth form.

Opening in September 2021 for Year 7, the school will grow each academic year with a new intake of Year 7 pupils.

The school is a joint venture between Houlton’s master developer Urban&Civic, Aviva Investors, Warwickshire County Council (WCC) and the Department for Education (DfE) , and will be run by the Transforming Lives Educational Trust (TLET); the organisation already delivering Outstanding OFSTED-rated education at Rugby’s Ashlawn School.

Preparatory works including some demolition, remediation and clearance will begin immediately and the main contract to convert the listed building and construct the new buildings will begin in the New Year.

Residents and prospective pupils can view a 3D model and CGIs of Houlton School on display at The Visitor Centre in Dollman Farm, Houlton.

Richard Coppell, Development Director for Urban&Civic said; “It is fabulous news that the planning application for Houlton School

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has been approved, which marks a major milestone in the development of Houlton. The school will become an important statement building in the heart of Houlton’s growing community and provides us with a rare and exciting opportunity to turn a piece of Rugby’s rich history into a state-of-the-art facility for our local residents and families across the town.”

James Higham, CEO of the Transforming Lives Education Trust, commented: “This is an incredibly exciting moment for Houlton School and the team here at TLET, who are working closely with Urban&Civic on designing, building and opening the new school.

Not only will the location be an inspirational place to learn in, but we will also be building on the experience and expertise of our high performing schools in the Trust to develop strong community and the highest education standards.”

Following the opening of St Gabriel’s CofE Academy at Houlton in September 2018, Houlton School is the second of four schools which will be delivered at the development.

Once complete, Houlton will also feature 6,200 new homes, a nursery, a GP health centre, a convenience store and 500 acres of extensive walkways, cycleways, wildlife corridors, ponds and green spaces. n For further information visit www.houltonrugby.co.uk.

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SURVEILLANCE

Campus surveillance Establishing a balance between personal freedoms and safety in universities

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ichard Jenkins, Chief Executive at National Security Inspectorate (NSI).

UKAS accredited NSI is the UK’s leading, independent third party certification body in the security systems, fire safety and guarding services sectors, helping to protect businesses, public organisations, homeowners and the general public through rigorous audit of more than 1800 security and fire safety providers nationwide.

Most university campus’ are ‘open’ environments where in one way, shape or form, people are free to roam. This poses a number of significant security challenges.

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High volumes of people visiting daily include teaching and support staff, students and visitors, event delegates and others. Universities are increasingly considering security arrangements in light of physical assaults, theft of equipment, and of course the constant vigil against potential terrorist threat. They are spaces where rightly, people should feel safe and able to trust measures are in place to counter these risks.

Surveillance camera technologies are at the forefront of monitoring and managing digital video in security.

The increased functionality of video analytic technology, ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) and facial recognition makes them increasingly powerful. Improving image resolution, data capture and intelligent retrieval apps continue to develop at a pace.

Although excellent deterrents and means of data gathering, widening use means the scrutiny of personal data protection and privacy is all the more important.

Principles and practice for CCTV operation The British Standard Code of Practice BS 7958 outlines the principles and practice involved in the management and operation of CCTV. Amongst other things it provides a framework for the detailing of clear policy and objectives in the use of a CCTV system, the secure storage of recorded images and the release of information - to statutory prosecuting bodies, including the Police and members of the public. It can then be used as a management framework for ensuring best practice in all aspects of management and operation of CCTV systems, including guidance on working conditions, appropriate use of equipment, the management of recorded information, and legal considerations including privacy and disclosure.

Installers can gain a Certificate of Approval from NSI against the full provisions of BS 7958 when they are

able to demonstrate full compliance.

It is an assurance of professionally and competently run operations, symbolised by the award and usage of the NSI medal and logo.

By requiring contractors to hold NSI approval against specific Annexes to BS 7958, universities can rest assured they will be employing the services of fully trained and security screened contracted staff to work in their in-house control rooms and subcontracted CCTV monitoring services in external control rooms.

Whether outsourced or managed inhouse, CCTV managed and operated in accordance with BS 7958 provides security managers with significant confidence that operations are fit for purpose.

Installing and maintaining CCTV equipment NSI recently upgraded its own code of practice (NCP 104 Issue 3) for the design, installation and maintenance of CCTV systems. The newly revised code of practice is based on BS EN 62676-4 and provides installers with a structured approach to determining user requirements through appropriate risk assessment and site survey.

With modern digital camera systems providing high definition images, better accuracy in the recording and retrieval of information, and increasingly facial recognition, appropriate quality management and control systems must be in place.

These ensure the correct use of CCTV surveillance and recording for the intended purpose, the security

of recorded data, a guarantee that rights to privacy are protected, and that latest security software updates are rigorously applied to protect from cyber threats.

Images and feeds from surveillance cameras Although it is commonly understood that CCTV operatives must be licensed, so also should their line management and executive. It can be the case that organisations running internal CCTV operations are unaware of these requirements and how they help to improve quality of operations.

It can happen that organisations have contracted with partners to provide management and operation of CCTV and misread the importance and need for licensed staff. Organisations should review the SIA website and guidance related to SIA licensing to ensure they are operating within the law for CCTV monitoring. www.sia. homeoffice.gov.uk/Pages/licensingcctv.aspx Public Space Surveillance The Surveillance Camera Commissioner‘s (SCC) surveillance camera strategy provides direction and leadership in the security community, and helps CCTV system operators understand good practice as well as their legal obligations (e.g. regarding Protection of Freedoms Act, Data Protection Act and Private Security Industry Act).

The Surveillance Camera Code of Practice raises standards by enabling surveillance providers to benchmark themselves, encourage continual

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improvement, and ensure surveillance is robust and fit for purpose. This helps to deliver public confidence.

The Code sets out 12 guiding principles, striking a balance between protecting the public and upholding civil liberties. The principles provide a coherent and comprehensive structure enabling sound, transparent decision-making in regard to the use of surveillance cameras.

The 12 principles are as follows: • The purpose of the system • Privacy impact assessment • Transparency and access to information • Clear roles and responsibilities and good governance arrangements • Policies and procedures on the use of the system • Policies for the use and storage of images • Clearly defined rules for access to information • Plans for maintaining standards

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in the use and deployment of surveillance • Security of captured information • Effective review and audit mechanisms • Value of images as evidence for the criminal justice system • Consideration of other surveillance technologies that are in place Since being appointed, the SCC has also created a series of tools to support the operators of public space surveillance camera equipment. The first was a self-assessment tool. Now there are four self-assessment tools to choose from as well as a third party assessment scheme.

• CCTV • Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) • Body worn video (BWV) • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drones NSI approval CCTV companies can demonstrate

commitment to good practice by way of the Certificates of Approval they hold issued by independent third party assessing bodies.

NSI Gold approval includes certification to BS EN ISO 9001 (for a company’s Quality Management System) as well as its adherence to the relevant product standards such as BS 7958 and/or NSI Code of Practice NCP 104.

NSI is accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), the UK’s sole National Accreditation Body, responsible for determining, in the public interest, the technical competence and integrity of organisations such as those offering certification services.

UKAS accreditation signifies NSI’s impartiality, operation of its certification schemes and issue of Certificates of Approval in accordance with International Standards for Accredited Certification of Management Systems such as ISO 9001 and Product Standards pertinent to security and fire safety such as BS 7958 for CCTV. Companies that benchmark themselves against NSI approval schemes demonstrate commitment to the highest standards of competence in the delivery, operation, management and monitoring of CCTV and security services delivering protection of personal data for people on university campus’, deterrence of anti-social behaviour and unwanted intruders, and effective evidence sharing with law enforcement bodies when the need arises.

NSI approval provides assurance to university facilities managers that installers, operators and the management of CCTV systems and control rooms deliver consistent best practice in surveillance to protect individual freedoms and help keep people safe. n For more information visit

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ENVIRONMENT

The living wall

Green walls might have been a fad if not for a redesign to meet architectural expectations. What’s next?

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y 2050, 68% of the world’s population will call a city home. That’s an increase of 13% from today. The implications of this vast global shift are myriad and complex, but one effect on individuals is clear enough: some 2.5 billion more people will live in densely populated areas that are less imbued with nature but instead defined by concrete and steel. Why does that matter?

Recent scientific findings have identified people’s tendency to see a connection with nature. “Biophilia,” as it has come to be known, is rapidly being integrated into architecture and interior design. It reveals an innate human inclination to focus on and interact with biodiversity. In short, the benefits are many. The green design offers health and psychological benefits to individuals; the absence of flora makes people less healthy and less happy. As the urgent question of sustainable, healthy design spurs the green wall market to new heights, architects and designers must consider market trends and recent growth to best plan for future biophilic development.

Today’s Living Green Wall Market Any review of current trends reveals an energized market, defined by a number of demand factors. While green wall systems have long been incentivized by tax codes in Europe, policies in the United States such as LEED standards are spurring interest in them as part of building designs that take advantage of government

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support. Stricter regulations, meanwhile, are also pushing builders to integrate living walls into their projects around the world.

Additionally, new institutional forces are reshaping the conversation.

The WELL Building Standard, for example, challenges developers to design indoor environments that support the health and wellbeing of occupants—a goal ideally served by biophilic design.

As part of this shift toward environmental and wellness considerations, and toward social responsibility, one has to question the tolerance for “green” halfmeasures such as artificial green walls, stuffed with plastic plants.

So too is the market moving away from living solutions that fail to account for sustainability, such as moss walls that require chemical preservatives and systems that fail to manage water usage efficiently.

Perhaps the most influential driver of the living green wall market, though, is the evidence that biophilic design changes, for the better, how people live within a

space. For one, biophilic elements can aid noise abatement. Green walls help absorb the loud clattering of a city street, and improve the acoustic landscape of an office.

More importantly, living design offers health and wellness benefits.

Living walls can cleanse the air of pollutants such as formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, ozone, toluene, and benzene, and reduce particulate matter (dust) indoors. This healthier air improves worker wellbeing, meaning fewer days out sick, but biophilia also adds value for the modern employee in other ways: exposure to nature can facilitate high-order cognitive functioning and productivity—and even boost creativity and positive emotion.

Millennials in particular take to these benefits, and employers use green walls as hiring tools, but its demonstrable economic and humanitarian value lends the living wall concept to a growing number of adopters.

After fifteen years as a pioneer in the living green wall market, GSky Plant Systems, Inc., engages these

trends with unmatched expertise.

Of course, trends do not necessarily last. A review of the North American market’s nascent moments and how the company interacted with that very different landscape proves instructive when predicting the shape of the next fifteen years. The key questions from architects from that moment—What is a green wall? Is it a fad?—have since shaped and been shaped by innovations in design and business practice.

The Early Years: Experimentation and Skepticism The early 2000s, during the North American market’s first experimentation with the living green wall concept, one feeling pervaded the scene: anyone can build a green wall.

This sentiment derived in large part from the sketchy definition of ‘green wall’ at the time. Everything from walls with pockets for potted plants to walls of climbing vines could claim the title.

Additionally, because most of these early walls were more-or-less ad hoc,

the living nature of the products limited the effective geographic reach of early providers. The result was a patchwork of dissimilar offerings scattered unevenly across regions.

Forward-thinking architects were cautiously interested. Many began penciling living walls into plans, but many of these plans unraveled.

Climate outmatched early technology in many areas to create living wall dead-zones. However, even more impactfully, many early walls failed after installation. Without the right design or the right support, these attempts began to create a skepticism of living walls in general. During this highly-experimental period, living walls began to look like an unsustainable architectural fad.

There were relatively few systems to take green walls into the marketplace.

Systems existed in the betterdefined European market at the time, supported by French and German tax credits, but these walls were designed for Europe’s relatively limited climatic range. The closest approximation

was GSky’s inaugural design, the Pro Wall®. Comprising one-square-foot pre-planted panels attached to a frame, this solution was highly successful in some climates and remains an important product for its designability.

However, the performance of these walls wavered in other climates and, critically, indoors. Interior living walls required specific lighting conditions, and the tropical plants best suited for indoor use needed a water delivery system that would alternate wet and dry. Most importantly, plant replacement required either small plugs (which took a long time to mature indoors) to replace dead plants or replacement panels at the ready, which added significant cost.

Designing a System for the Market In a regionally segmented market with one critical design challenge— plant survival—GSky® began the design process by considering the needs of customers and of plants. To address this challenge of long-term wall survival, GSky® consulted the g professionals working to maintain

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their living walls. These conversations helped define a few key elements of a successful wall: larger plants should be used so that plants that perish can be easily replaced without having to grow a replacement in place, and a system’s water circulation should be closed within the system so water would not leave the system and not sit stagnant.

GSky’s plant experts identified the specific requirements of tropical plants that are readily available in pots including water cycle, wall access and light conditions. Moreover, as the most useful plants for these walls grow vertically, an ideal solution would abandon the horizontal panel structure and the lengthy pre-growing required for the panel system.

The resulting product, the Versa Wall®, implements a tray system, allowing mess-free, easy installation and maintenance of modular potted plants in a closed water management system. This greatly improved water efficiency so walls consume resources at an environmental-friendly rate, and ease of maintenance so walls remain vibrant. Furthermore, GSky® expanded the concept of a living wall design from a one-time product to a service relationship. The company decided that successful walls demand adequate care over time—they are, after all, living. Implementing a startto-finish design and maintenance program, GSky® includes expertly designing in the correct plants for an application, supervising installation and care, and ensuring long-term quality with wall maintenance.

This bottom-up redesign of the living green wall filled a need in the market for a reliable multi-climate indoor solution and quickly became a bestselling indoor solution—including in geographies where green walls previously would have failed. In fact, the company began installing greater amounts of international walls. Early adopters included retailers, especially in indoor malls, and developers looking to enliven a hotel or apartment lobby.

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In the years since the introduction of the Versa Wall® in 2011, GSky’s expertise-driven approach has led to the development of customized systems for workplaces, which account for much of today’s growth as biophilia takes root as a productivity engine.

The modularity of the Versa Wall® also lends itself to a variety of aesthetic decisions; walls can serve a plain screening to objects of high design.

Additionally, a new product, the Versa Wall® XT, now brings the tray design and easy installation and maintenance features of the Versa Wall® to outdoor applications.

Adding Value for Living Wall Customers: Current Challenges Now, architectural ambition pushes the limits of living green wall systems.

Many of GSky’s most successful recent projects have fulfilled the imaginings of an innovative architect, including walls that design in logos, sweeping curves, divider blinds, television monitors and more. The Pro Wall® for the exterior remains especially adept at reaching new heights on tall structures. Nevertheless, some of these dream concepts require further creative engineering and design on the part of living green wall providers, and some are simply not feasible given the very real limitations of the living components of some walls. Expertise on the part of providers will continue to define the possible and push to the

edge of plants’ abilities. Furthermore, GSky’s worldwide network of dealers draw on unparalleled expertise to implement high-quality living wall solutions throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, Oceana, and elsewhere.

A critical challenge that shows little sign of abating, though, is that of plant sourcing. Worldwide plant markets are subject to major disruption from weather, and events such as hurricanes hitting Florida or winter freezes in plant supply areas can make it difficult to acquire the right flora for a green wall installation. GSky’s experience in the market has solidified relationships with nurseries, so in times of limited supply, green wall installation and maintenance can continue. This sort of service will come to define the living wall market.

Innovative Living Wall Design and Business Practices Changed the Market – and Will Again In the short span of fifteen years, the North American market—and now increasingly the global market—has moved beyond blanket skepticism of living green walls to enthusiasm, a shift instigated largely by innovations in design and business practices from pioneering provider GSky®. Before the arrival of a true system, the green wall market was defined by disorganization and wall failure. The adoption of a focus on long-term success for each specific wall drove a surge in popularity, and the resulting modular designs have allowed architects to reimagine the role of walls from simply vegetation to another artistic medium. The next fifteen years of the market will, no doubt, be molded by the ambitions of architects—aesthetic, and toward the advancement of health through biophilia—and the innovations of living wall providers that allow those ambitions to take shape. n For more information please visit www.gsky.com

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It’s cold outside Preparing for an unpredictable winter

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hile the UK weather may be unpredictable, our planning for every eventuality shouldn’t be. Peter Fane, founding director of grounds maintenance specialists, Nurture Landscapes, explains that the old adage ‘proper planning prevents poor performance’ has never been more accurate. Here, he offers his top six tips to ensure that universities and schools remain safe and operational through the dark, winter months ahead.

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what it will bring we can never be sure, therefore it’s imperative that proper planning is put in place to ensure any and every eventuality is covered.

The change in the seasons brings new challenges, from keeping premises accessible, to planning for when staff are unable to get into work due to heavy snowfall.

So, what steps can you take to keep your business operational and keep staff and students safe this winter?

1 – Be prepared A mistake many facilities make is gritting after ice or snow has already begun to form, rather than before.

Grit is best used as a preventative measure; it is not a miracle cure.

Salt, when applied to the site prior to

freezing conditions, essentially inhibits the formation of ice. Gritting surfaces already showing ice accumulation means the salt must work much harder for it to react effectively and clear the ice. If snow falls, the salt already on the ground will inhibit some accumulations or will aid snow removal by creating a saline barrier between the snow and the surface.

Ideally, all gritting should be carried out during the evening or overnight on all roads, walkways and entry points.

This gives the salt a chance to work ahead of people arriving and using these thoroughfares.

2 – Stay tuned in It may sound obvious but one of the simplest ways to make sure you’re

prepared for winter’s worst is closely observe the weather forecasts. TV weather is generally fine, but there are other forecasts available which are more accurate, detailed and reliable for our line of work.

For instance, use the Met Office’s Open Road forecast to track weather changes and address susceptible areas. At Nurture Landscapes, we use this specific road surface temperature forecast to assess vulnerable surfaces across the whole of the UK and put plans in place.

Given the speed with which the

weather can change, often suddenly without warning, having alert systems and adequate protection plans in place will allow you to be responsive when dealing with the changeable weather.

3 – Safety first, at all costs All employers have a responsibility to protect staff and visitors from accidents and risk. The importance of education cannot be underestimated so giving advice or providing staff with suitable footwear and clothing is paramount, as is placing warning signs in areas known to be affected by ice.

Using own personnel to keep thoroughfares and pathways clear comes at a cost and some risk to public and employer liabilities. Staff may not be adequately trained in how to work safely in wintery conditions, and in many cases work longer hours to incorporate the additional pressures of gritting or clearing pathways on top of their daily work duties.

Therefore, invest in the training, or get the professionals in to help.

4 – Assess the risk areas Now is the time to assess the characteristics of your site and its vulnerabilities. For example, raised or mezzanine areas are especially prone to ice-accumulation as the air temperature is invariably different from that at ground level.

Think of the frost on your car – it can form on your windscreen even if the ground around your tyres is clear. This is due to the heat sink, where the ground retains heat from the summer and then gradually begins releasing it back into the atmosphere. For areas not in contact with the ground, any moisture on the surface will be more likely to freeze due to very little heat retention and air temperatures having more of an effect.

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areas that require more attention and possibly alternative products, such as walkways in constant use and metal-plated steps. Draw up an action plan and be ready to implement it the moment bad weather is forecast.

5 – Keep well-stocked It’s vital you have adequate stocks of salt especially in areas where there is high footfall. Get into the habit of checking these periodically.

There’s no use in having a full supply of grit if nobody can access it safely; make sure your bins are in easy to reach relevant locations and, moreover, you have provision for areas such as fire escapes and car parks. Your procedures should also consider personnel availability and duration when gritting is best carried out.

It’s important to note that there are different types of de-icing product.

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standard natural mineral for gritting, has its limitations, especially in deeper snowfall and extremely cold conditions, but it is an affordable solution. The alternatives are often much more expensive, which makes them costly to use across a whole site.

6 – Expect the unexpected We often struggle to react to extreme weather in the UK. As an island nation, we are at the mercy of the elements and in particular, the Jet Stream, which is at the heart of so much of our weather and its variations.

At a local level, your site is just as susceptible. A sudden drop in temperature can result in standing water from thawed ice or, conversely, puddles freezing over.

We all remember the ‘Beast from the East’, when we were caught out by a sudden weather phenomenon which countries like Russia and Canada are

invariably better prepared for. It is not normally financially viable to invest resources for these extremes, but this can be mitigated by having emergency plans in place and heed government advice.

Cold snaps can occur at any point; forming an action plan now will see you ready for any eventuality, at any time.

Outsourcing winter preparation has many advantages, leaving you safe in the knowledge that everything will be taken care of by professionally trained personnel, reducing your risk and allowing you to focus on your own dayto-day operations.

With winter almost upon us, the actions you take now will improve your chances of getting through the season safely and keeping disruption to a minimum. n For more information please visit www.sodexo.com

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IT MANAGEMENT

Smooth transition Enhance student productivity and university security with smooth onboarding and offboarding

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niversities are under constant pressure throughout the year to adopt appropriate strategies and technologies which ensure their students can work efficiently and productively while enjoying a positive student experience. However, the pressures of key processes such as onboarding and offboarding can be magnified in certain circumstances, for example, in September at the beginning of each academic year when institutions experience an influx of new IT users to

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set up and initiate, and of course in July, when graduates move on to pastures new.

While onboarding and offboarding procedures exist to improve student engagement, experience and productivity, they also have a huge impact on the security of an institution.

Therefore, IT departments must work efficiently to ensure students can focus on their studies with no interruption or difficulties.

With more students attending university

than ever before – a total of 236,350 UK school leavers made an application this year, not counting those who chose to apply via clearing – these processes have never been a more pertinent issue for IT teams. When assessed in combination with the unique nature of university campuses as places that must cope with endless amounts of unregulated and potentially unprotected devices and constant data sharing, this means that universities must find innovative ways to cope with the deluge of new digital

identities at the beginning of each New Year – and the answer lies in automation.

Ready from the get-go Getting new students day-one ready means quickly granting them access to ePortals, email accounts and libraries, so that they have all the resources necessary to work efficiently from the get-go. IT teams must be responsible for the entire digital footprint of each student, an incredibly difficult task in an organisation which suffers from massive internal siloes between the school of each different subject area and other resources such as libraries and admin.

Unfortunately, IT professionals just don’t have the time to get involved in the daily queries, access requests and other tedious

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tasks for every student enrolled, let alone when you add professors and support staff onto this figure. It is these types of timeconsuming activities that lead to a lack of digital transformation within IT, as they are strained under the weight of repetitive and simple issues.

As students progress through their education, IT professionals should continue a rigorous access management audit to ensure the assets they have visibility and use of, mirror the new modules and courses they choose to take up and those they drop. The digital identities of students can change as frequently as every semester as different courses start and end – the onboarding process isn’t just a task for September.

There is no question surrounding the

students don’t have to suffer wasted time or missed lectures because of a slow IT service desk or missed change request.

importance of efficient and timely onboarding processes within the education sector, without it, students would struggle to work productively as they will be cut off from many of the resources required to study effectively.

Automating access Onboarding and offboarding can be a very time-intensive manual process, as students on different courses, and even those within the same course, require different access requirements, permissions and applications – identity management is a minefield. With the rise of digital transformation, IT teams are opening their eyes to the benefit that automation can have for the completion of these processes.

An automated tool can assist with the workload of IT teams by helping to streamline these processes and create a single-source of truth within a complicated environment. Automated onboarding software can be utilised to ensure that each new student or member of staff has access to all the resources they need to work productively from dayone. This can be achieved by assigning different permissions to each course or module chosen and automatically applying them to every student who fits

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under that bracket – therefore leaving just the extraneous requests for IT teams to deal with manually. Even some of the additional requests and issues can be dealt with using an automated service desk or self-service portal.

Thus, when pupils enrol in their courses, the resources required for compulsory modules can be automatically assigned to their individual accounts, revoked when the module finishes, and any other changes can automatically be dealt with.

Meaning, students don’t have to suffer wasted time or missed lectures because of a slow IT service desk or missed change request. There are also benefits to IT and the university itself, namely that when not bogged down by small requests, IT teams can focus on innovating and digitally transforming the university as a whole, increasingly efficiency throughout.

Campus protection As well as aiding students’ learning, identity management processes can work towards securing the university and preventing damaging cyber-attacks or inappropriate usage of resources.

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offboarding is an absolute necessity to prevent them leaving the university while still retaining access to applications, thereby opening the door to compliance violations and security risks. This open door is often taken advantage of, with a study showing that students instead of criminal groups, are often responsible for the attacks that hit universities and colleges.

Securing university campus’ is critical because of the number of people that are connected to their networks each day, with their own devices that could be infected or insecure. Much like employees who connect their devices to insecure WiFi connections and allow their businesses network to become infiltrated, students can infect the network via their laptops, phones and connected games consoles.

Additionally, with the number of people that pass through a university each year, it must also be a priority of IT teams to revoke access to student accounts, portals, libraries and other resources as soon as they’re no longer needed in order to prevent ex-students from wreaking havoc post-graduation. Therefore, it is essential that pupils only have access

to what is directly relevant to them and nothing else.

Accountable onboarding and offboarding processes are also a must when considering compliance and data protection regulations, such as the GDPR. To comply with certain regulations universities must be able to accurately report on who has access to what resources and when – a daunting task without some automated management process in place.

By automating onboarding and offboarding processes and rolling the entire digital lifecycle of each student and member of staff into one central platform, IT teams can save themselves a headache.

Enhancing learning, reducing the chance of data breaches and allowing more time for innovative IT work, are just a few of the benefits that will arise as a direct result of this migration. As institutions with an ever-evolving profile of staff and students with constantly shifting identities, it has never been more important for universities to streamline identity processes. n For further information visit: www.ivanti.co.uk

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AUE Annual Conference 2019

igher Education (HE) engineers experienced three days of stimulating talks, knowledge sharing and networking events at the AUE Annual Conference 2019.

The conference, which took place at Lancaster University from 4th-6th September, saw over 100 delegates and 50 exhibiting companies discuss this year’s theme of ‘The Resilient Estate: Engineering Continuity in Higher Education’.

In the ever-changing climate, engineers are responsible for ensuring that their buildings and campuses are resilient against both internal and external factors and operate in a productive and cost-effective manner, as well as providing a pleasant working environment and experience for all staff and students.

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The diverse programme presented key insights into system resilience through innovation, energy savings and risk management; using contemporary case studies to provide examples of how institutions are future proofing their estates.

The event began with delegates exploring the local surroundings with some afternoon excursions to showcase the picturesque scenery Lancaster has to offer. The theme further continued at the welcome dinner, which provided guests with a Taste of Lancashire at Barker House Farm.

Engineer turned Presenter and Champion for females in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, Kate Bellingham, hosted the conference alongside Henry Gun-Why, Estates and Facilities Consultant of Gun-Why

Associated LLP. Kate provided a unique perspective on the topical issues explored throughout the conference, utilising her own experience in engineering and education to further encourage discussion amongst delegates.

The first plenary session delivered

by Ashley Hulme, Head of Engineering Planning and Paul Richards, Principal Mechanical Engineer, both of Keele University explored a number of innovative projects that Keele University are trialling and implementing such as the Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND), and ‘HyDeploy Live Trial’ to ensure the campus is increasingly resilient in the evolving climate.

Mindfulness Specialist Martin Summerfield provided an interactive session demystifying ‘mindfulness

in engineering’ and highlighted the importance of enhancing wellbeing and focus as well as offering practical tools for delegates to take back to their colleagues throughout the sector.

Further extending the theme of wellbeing, John O’Brien of LCMB Building Performance Ltd. presented leading

research on the impact of indoor environmental quality on workplace productivity and performance; with some key drivers for change to improve the student and staff experience on campus.

Parallel workshops offered a choice of topical sessions with speakers from Wilson Power Solutions and Waterco

Limited providing workshops on water management plans and transformer losses. Guests from Solent University and Southampton University gave a participatory session focused on critical electrical systems, whilst speakers from Electricity North West Limited shared an overview of the latest innovation

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projects in electricidal distribution.

Delegates also had the opportunity to visit Lancaster University’s wind turbine, accompanied by Jan Bastianns, Energy Manager at Lancaster University who demonstrated how this enables Lancaster to reduce carbon emissions and costs.

The second night was a conference highlight, with the gala dinner held at the LICA Building on-site at Lancaster University. Actor and comedian, Chris Barrie ended the evening with a captivating speech full of laughter and impressions from some of his best loved characters from Spitting Image and Red Dwarf.

To kick-start the final day, Lancaster University hosts Simon Corless, Electrical Engineer and Julie Ferguson, Emergency Planning and Risk Manager, offered an insightful session, detailing some of the recent issues that Lancaster has faced, providing key learning points to help other universities ensure their infrastructure is prepared and protected from potential external threats.

Scott Brooks, AUE Chair, said: “It was fantastic to see so many new faces at the 49th Annual Association of University Engineers Conference, kindly hosted by

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Lancaster University. This year over 100 delegates had the opportunity to meet up with 50 sector specific consultants, suppliers and manufacturers and to hear from 11 guest speakers on various topics centred around the theme of “The Resilient Estate”. Some personal highlights included hearing from Paul Richards and Ashley Hulme about the Smart Energy works taking place at Keele University; hearing from Martin Summerfield about the role that mindfulness can play in preparing our teams for whatever comes our way and from the fantastic motivational speaker Andrew Walker MBE about resilience in the face of adversity.

Thanks go out to Simon Corless, and his team, and to Assured Events for delivering another fantastic conference; the exhibitors and sponsors who continue to support the AUE not only at the conference but also throughout the year; our guest speakers and conference hosts and to all of the AUE members that took time out of their busy schedules to join us at Lancaster. Planning is well under way for the 50th Annual AUE Conference and we hope to see you all next year!”

Glamox Limited and TAMLITE LIGHTING were the main sponsors of this year’s conference, joined by an exhibition of 50 leading industry suppliers. Colin Lawson, Head of Sales and Marketing at TAMLITE LIGHTING said: “For us it’s a great opportunity to see some old friends, to meet some new customers and find out what the latest trends are within the university sector, so it’s a fantastic annual event that we come to every year”.

The conference drew to a close on Friday afternoon with an inspiring talk on ‘Resilience in the face of adversity’ delivered by motivational speaker Andrew Walker MBE, who drew upon his personal background to highlight how all experiences can be used to positively influence future opportunities.

Members are invited to Scotland next year to celebrate the 50th Annual Conference at the University of Stirling from Wednesday 9th - Friday 11th September 2020 - the anniversary celebrations are definitely not to be missed! n For further information visit: www.aue.ac.uk

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