CEM - March 2013

Spring 2013

Campus Estate Management For Today’s University and College Estate Managers

Smart move

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Heriot-Watt University opens door to student access control

06 Product news A comprehensive round-up of the latest product news

16 Future starts now Building Future Education Conference and Exhibition

24 Safe returns Why uninterruptible power supplies are so important

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Campus Estate Management For Today’s University and College Estate Managers

Smart move

INSIDE

Heriot-Watt University opens door to student access control

P8 PRODUCT NEWS A comprehensive round-up of the latst product news

P20 NO SKELETON KEYS

P24 POWER GAIN

A look at door controllers and management software

Why uninterruptible power supplies are so important

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Editor’s letter

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elcome to the spring issue of Campus Estate Management. With the summer budgets looming, now is the best time to preview and review all the spring exhibitions.

Our cover story this month examines Heriot-Watt University opening its doors to student bedroom smart access control from Salto.

The future starts now as we get a preview of the Building Future Education Exhibition and Conference (see page 16).

The Association of University Directors of Estates present highlights and insights from their recent conference and exhibition (see page 20).

How much is crime on campus costing in additional overheads and lost revenue? Lodge services looks at how to cut costs and still get a clear return on investment (see page 24).

Next, Mark Brain, regional director at Faithful and Gould presents his views on how best to make the most from all your buildings (see page 28).

Finally we preview the FM UK and IFSEC exhibitions which will take place in Birmingham in May. Adam Riches, Editor

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Contents 02 SMART MOVE Heriot-Watt University installs Salto smart access control

20 AUDE CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION Association of University Directors of Estates review their latest show

06 PRODUCT & INDUSTRY NEWS New developments on campus

24 SAFE RETURNS Why uninterruptible power supplies are so important

16 FUTURE STARTS NOW Building Future Education Conference and Exhibition

28 MAKIMG EVERY BUILD COUNT Making the most of your buildings 32 FACILITIES AND SECURITY We preview the upcoming FM UK and IFSEC exhibitions

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FRONT COVER STORY

Smart move

Heriot-Watt University opens door to student bedroom smart access control

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ffective campus security is a difficult assignment for any university as it mostly depends on knowing who is on campus and where and when they have access. But when your on-site student accommodation is located in 5 buildings spread over two campuses’ that are almost 40 miles apart, it becomes even more of a challenge.

That was the problem facing Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University, one of the top UK universities for business and industry with an established reputation for world-class teaching and practical, leading-edge research, when they decided to upgrade their housing offering.

The university knows how important good quality accommodation is to the student experience and has 1,600

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residential self-catering places available at its Edinburgh campus, 300 of which are in a new student residences development, while 218 residential places in a £12 million new state-of-the-art student village are available at the Galashiels campus.

With regard to security, the university were looking to future proof both sites for expansion. Andy Crichton, SALTO Systems Scotland Area Manager, says “The key to gaining and keeping cost-effective control of all buildings across a campus is to get all the buildings running the same contactless smartcard system, eliminating the multitude of different security systems that typically get installed and added to over time. This can include an almost unmanageable mix of keys and pin-code locks that present both

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estate and security departments with an impossible task of keeping on top of what is secure, controlling keys and codes not to mention the cost of having to replace locks where keys have been lost and security has been compromised.

To avoid such a scenario we were asked to put together two access control system designs for the university. Both would run across 5 buildings over two sites, two buildings on the Riccarton campus in Edinburgh and 3 buildings at Borders campus in Galasheils, using the SALTO Virtual Network (SVN) and SALTO Wireless Network (SWN). Both sites would also use the Mifare DESfire card. “ The SALTO Virtual Network (SVN) allows stand-alone locks to read, receive and write information via SALTO

Data-on-Card technology. With this, user related access information is stored in an encrypted format on the smart card with on-line wall readers able to update (and receive information from) the cards at any time anywhere in the building. The SALTO Wireless Network includes all the features of SVN but additionally allows users to control access in real time. All locks communicate with a central server via gateways in real time through RF (2,4Ghz) to provide the highest level of security and control.

Crichton continues “On the Riccarton campus the two buildings, Christina Miller Hall east and west, are split into 3 blocks each and designated blocks A, B and C. The main reception is in the east building with a shared laundry block in the west building that all students need to access. There are 330 doors secured across both buildings.

The buildings, which consist of 5 bedroom flats and 10 -12 bedroom flats, are secured with external wall readers at the main entrance, with blocks A and B sharing access. The main entrance door is also protected by a XS4 wireless handle and requires an authorized card to enter at all times. The bedroom doors are secured by the same XS4 wireless handles set in toggle mode. This allows access via the

card which puts the lock into an unlocked mode to allow free access to the room.

This particular feature was requested by the university to assist them when students locked themselves out of their flats by leaving their access cards in their rooms.

Meanwhile on the Galasheils campus, their three buildings consist of the Gateway building with135 doors, Pavilion One with 156 doors and Pavilion Two with 268 doors. The Gateway building has 3 hard wired main entrance doors. The main reception is in the Gateway building as is the laundry area. All students have access to these areas. The bedrooms are set up to operate here with a function known as exit leaves open. Students are required to use their access card to gain entry, but when they leave their room the lock goes into an unlocked state for a pre determined time. As at Riccarton, the flats here are also fitted with XS4 wireless handle sets.

All bedrooms in both campuses also have Salto Energy Saving Devices (ESD) fitted. These can only be used by the student assigned to that room. If the student goes to another room and inserts their card in the ESD it will not activate the power in that room.”

Adrian Johnston, Project Manager Estates Services at Heriot-Watt University comments “Residential accommodation at many universities can face a number of security issues so ensuring the safety of students and their assets is a high priority.

Controlling access therefore plays a very important role in securing and protecting buildings at both our Riccarton and Galasheils campuses. The SALTO Pro Access for service software we’re now using allows us to control the whole system centrally from the main data centre located on the Riccarton campus, while individual departments on both campuses can manage and configure their own doors, users and access rights locally via the WAN network.

We selected a SALTO solution because of their reputation for being class leaders in advanced technology security solutions for the education sector. Our new XS4 smart locks now enable us to upgrade our security arrangements as and when required without having to buy new hardware, saving HeriotWatt long term operating costs while providing the university with what it needs most, 24/7 total control.”

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SALTO access control system installs in Dublin’s new UCD sports precinct SALTO Systems announces the successful installation of a new proximity access control system to secure University College Dublin’s brand new Student Learning Leisure and Sports Facility (SLLS).

UCD is Ireland’s largest university with almost 25,000 students and is one of Europe’s leading research-intensive universities providing undergraduate education, postgraduate masters and PhD training. It is located on a 133-hectare campus close to Dublin’s city centre, which provides a mix of academic facilities, research institutes, libraries and archival collections, enterprise space, student villages, and sports and recreational facilities.

So as part of an ongoing major capital investment programme, construction of a new world class Student Learning Leisure and Sports facility (SLLS) has just completed on the University’s Belfield Campus. The new facility, which will act as a key part of a comprehensive sporting infrastructure, is located between the current Student Centre and Sports Centre buildings and in addition to incorporating a 50m swimming pool and fitness centre, will also house a dance studio, debating chamber, drama theatre, multimedia and seminar rooms, a media centre, student health facilities and café space.

To control access into and within the facility UCD elected to again install a SALTO solution as this is already used extensively throughout the University, most notably in its Merville Student Village apartments.

Kieran Gorey of Doorware Ltd, SALTO’s country distributor in Ireland says “The XS4 electronic escutcheon platform in the form of E9450 handle sets, together with WRM9001 and WRM9001E wall readers and CU50ENSVN AND CU5000 controllers,

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provide the means to operate in an almost totally keyless environment because of their unique ability to distribute card holder and system information to access controlled doors by using the card to upload and download information between the on-line and off-line doors.”

This lets the door mounted XS4 units read, receive and write information via the College’s UCARD, UCD’s official campus wide ID smartcard. This provides students and staff with one card, saving the hassle of carrying around several different cards to fulfil different purposes, and provides access to a range of University facilities including entry to UCD residences and the library, and it is also used as a time and attendance card, as an electronic payment device for food in the main restaurant, the laundry and for print, copy, and scanning in the on campus CopiPrint facility.

Since most access related information is kept encrypted on the UCARD’s, the wall readers are able to update and receive information from the cards at any time. So not only is the system easy to use, but it provides 90% of the benefits of a fully on line access control system at the cost of a standalone system.

The cards build up ‘on-card’ audit trails through normal use giving UCD

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complete control over access and enabling the movement of students, staff and visitors to and within the Student Learning Leisure and Sports Facility (SLLS) to be monitored 24/7 as well as controlling who can access what, where and when at all times.

The cards can also be programmed to allow access to specific rooms or areas within the SLLS building for selected periods only, with the doors auto locking at pre-specified times as required. And if key security is breached due to the loss or theft of a UCARD, it can be instantly deleted without the need or cost of rekeying or changing locks – saving the University time and money.

Grace Connolly, Assistant Manager UCD Sports and Fitness Centre, says “We take the safety and security of students and staff very seriously and we are very pleased with the SALTO system installed for us by Doorware.

Our new Student Learning Leisure and Sports facility (SLLS) is a world class facility and we wanted a world class security solution to handle its access control requirements. As SALTO is already used to control access to our on campus student accommodation it seemed the perfect choice as it is future proof enabling it to grow with us as our security needs expand.” n For further information please visit www.saltosystems.com

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ltro’s latest safety flooring systems offer the choice of adhered or adhesive-free flooring in a new and varied palette of 42 colours, giving even greater flexibility and a truly sustainable option.

Altro Walkway™ 20 and Altro XpressLay™ now share an enhanced palette of 23 colours including plain and chipped options. New Altro Walkway Plus™ and Altro XpressLay Plus™ bring a new dimension to the collections, and are ideal for public locations. They share a fresh, nonsparkle, non-industrial palette of 19 new colours for a warm contemporary look, even in large areas.

Specifiers can choose from the shared colour palettes, then decide whether to adhere the safety flooring in the traditional manner or to loose lay it. They can also combine the ranges. The new colour palettes have been designed to complement other Altro safety flooring ranges including Altro Aquarius, Altro Suprema II and Altro Unity, plus Altro Whiterock wall cladding for a fully integrated system.

Altro Walkway is a hugely popular, hard-wearing 2mm safety flooring providing lifelong slip and abrasion resistance. Additional benefits include PUR cleanability plus superior chemical and indentation resistance, which contribute to excellent product durability. Altro Walkway boasts superior slip resistance, with results of 36 and above on the pendulum test throughout the lifetime of the product. It is also available in a static dissipative option. Altro Walkway Plus shares all these attributes, plus the new dimension of sparkle-free, nonindustrial colours taking it into new areas.

The Altro XpressLay system is the world’s first adhesive-free safety floor and offers unrivalled sustainability credentials. It contains recycled material, is 100% recyclable postinstallation and can be lifted and reused after the initial installation.

Altro XpressLay is a highly durable, slip-resistant 2mm safety floor with PUR cleanability, ideal for highlytrafficked areas. It is installed using Altro LooseLay™ double-sided tape,

which is specially formulated to work with the underside of the flooring, ensuring conformity with Altro’s 10 year warranty for peace of mind.

As well as its excellent environmental credentials, Altro XpressLay can save time and money as it can be applied to new concrete floors with up to 97% relative humidity and on problem surfaces such as existing tiles or flaky paint. With surface damp-proof membrane needed and no adhesive to cure, the floor can be welded the same day and walked on straight away.

Additionally, Altro XpressLay can be installed in applications where adhered

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safety flooring is inappropriate, such as historical and listed buildings. It is also ideal for temporary installations such as exhibitions or portacabins as it can be easily removed, and reused, postinstallation.

Altro XpressLay Plus shares all these attributes, plus the new dimension of sparkle-free, non-industrial colours taking it into new areas.

The Altro XpressLay system achieves the highest possible BRE Global generic environment ratings of A+/A in the major building applications of Health, Education, Retail and Commercial. n Details at www.thegreenguide.org

Leading architects appointed to design University’s new school of veterinary medicine The University of Surrey has appointed leading architecture firm Devereux Architects to create a masterplan for its new School of Veterinary Medicine.

As one of the University’s largest and most prestigious future development sites, the new school, which sits within the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, will comprise three complimentary and interrelated buildings totalling approximately 9000m2 - an Academic Building, a Veterinary Clinical Skills Centre and a Veterinary Pathology Facility.

The new building will be positioned at the corner of the new campus green at Manor Park. It will feature naturally ventilated office and teaching spaces along one side of the atrium and research spaces and lecture halls along the other. In this way the atrium will really act as the lungs for the building. The roof of the atrium is shaped to guide rising, warmed air into the plant room where the heat can be extracted and reused.

The new academic building will provide world-class teaching and research laboratories, lecture theatres, and flexible

break out spaces organised around a common shared atrium.

Professor Lisa Roberts, Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, comments: “We were very impressed with the design concept for the new School of Veterinary Medicine that Devereux Architects presented at the tendering stage. We are looking forward to working with the professional team at Devereux Architects to deliver this major project for the University of Surrey.”

Darius Umrigar, Devereux Architects’ Director leading the project, commented: “We are delighted to have been selected to design this exciting and important project for the University of Surrey. Our involvement in this flagship development continues our extensive recent work in designing and delivering world-class research, teaching and training facilities across the bioscience sector both in the UK and internationally.”

Big Foot Systems offers safe access solutions Big Foot Systems now offers a comprehensive range of Safe Access products, which are ideal for a wide range of applications, from schools to shopping centres. The Safe Access series completes Big Foot’s product portfolio of freestanding systems to support plant equipment and installed services on flat roofs.

Designed and manufactured by the company, Big Foot’s products provide simple, safe and secure non-penetrative, prefabricated roof support systems.

Offering secure and easy access to roof-top building services, Big Foot’s Safe Access systems provide standard site-assembled, safe access walkways, platforms and step-over solutions. In addition, Big Foot Systems will specify bespoke Safe Access systems tailored specifically to meet individual design parameters. Manufactured from GRP and/or galvanised metalwork the Safe Access range is robust, thus withstanding the year-round elements faced on rooftops.

Within the Safe Access portfolio there are three basic modular Big Foot Step Overs which allow for the safe passage of personnel accessing rooftop equipment. Available with two, three, and four steps and a 1m landing section, the four legs on each Step Over are supplied with 305mm feet and AV mats for stability.

Meanwhile, the Big Foot Rapid Walkway is ideal for establishing clear, safe pathways around installations on flat roofs, offering a secure route for service engineers to gain access to plant and for managing the flow of other personnel. A gritted top on the Walkway grating provides a permanent non-slip surface in any weather, while this beautifully simple walkway system is supported on recycled rubber blocks.

Big Foot Systems’ products are quick and easy to install ensuring project cost and time clarity, thus reducing the need for complex, time-consuming and expensive detailing. n For further information email enquiry@bigfootsupport.com

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Berkeley First and Imperial College London partner to develop flagship student scheme in West London Leading student accommodation developer, Berkeley First, has exchanged contracts with Imperial College London to develop a 659-bed student accommodation scheme in West London.

The agreement, worth in excess of £60 million, represents the third partnership between Berkeley First and Imperial, following the successful development of Griffon Studios in Battersea and Orient House in Chelsea, both of which completed in 2012.

The 1.3 acre West London site is located two minutes’ walk from North Acton tube station on the central line in zone 2, providing good access to Imperial’s campuses and the rest of London. Five major bus routes are also within walking distance whilst Acton mainline will form one of the new high speed stations when Cross Rail is launched in 2018. Heathrow will be 18 minutes away and Paddington, 9 minutes, particularly attractive for overseas students.

Rising to 19 storeys, the flagship new development will provide an outstanding

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contemporary student village. In addition to the 592 en suites and 66 studios, the development will provide lounges with Skype pods and digital docking stations, a coffee shop, restaurant, bar and gym.

Other options being considered for the communal space include a print shop, cinema, newsagent, chemist, study centres, lab space and Student Union space.

Development will commence in March 2013 and is due for completion in summer 2015. Imperial College London will own and operate the accommodation for its undergraduate students, providing them with the opportunity to experience the high standard of facilities and access to the varied social programme and pastoral care infrastructure.

Simon Harding-Roots, Chief Operations Officer at Imperial College London, said: “The quality and design of this development will be outstanding and will set the standard for the next generation of student accommodation in London. It presents a great opportunity to provide a large portion

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of the College’s student bed requirement, delivering excellent value for money for our students. This dynamic student hub will truly reflect the world-class standards of Imperial as we continue to invest in enhancing our students’ experience.”

Matthew Biddle, Managing Director of Berkeley First, commented: “We are delighted to be working in partnership with Imperial College again on this new landmark student scheme, which will be tailored to the specific requirements of Imperial’s undergraduates. Our focus will once again be on delivering exceptional quality and bespoke design, at attainable rents.”

One Victoria Road is the second student scheme developed in North Acton by Berkeley First, following the launch of The Costume Store, a 730-bed scheme delivered in partnership with University of The Arts, London in September 2012. By 2015, over 2,000 student beds will have been delivered in the area, confirming its status as a dynamic new student hub in West London.

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C-TEC’S NEW ZFP FIRE PANEL MAKES AN IMPRESSION AT A STATE-OF-THEART SPECIALIST EDUCATION FACILITY IN MANCHESTER A pioneering specialist education facility in Manchester is being protected by one of C-TEC’s powerful ZFP 4-loop touchscreen controlled analogue fire alarm control panels.

Created with the input of some of the world’s leading fire safety experts and installation companies, C-TEC’s ZFP boasts a unique touch screen interface which proved invaluable in its installation at the Together Trust’s Bridge College, an independent college for students aged 16 to 25 years with disabilities, complex needs and autism.

Said Andy Green, C-TEC’s Marketing Manager: “The visual aspect of the ZFP is very impressive as all devices installed on a system are displayed clearly on the panel’s touchscreen interface. Therefore, if the panel identifies a faulty device, you can see which one it is immediately. The interface is very user-friendly – the scroll up, scroll down options and onscreen keyboard especially make installation and programming simple and straightforward.”

Situated in the entrance area, the

sophisticated 4-loop ZFP provides total protection at the new £6.9m purpose-built specialist centre which opened on The Manchester College’s Openshaw Campus last September. The panel is linked to an array of devices including 150 Apollo smoke and heat detectors and 90 C-TEC manufactured addressable loop sounder/beacons located throughout the site.

The fire alarm system at the college has been programmed as a simple ‘one out, all out system’ due to the nature of the building.

Explains Andy: “Obviously the ZFP is capable of very powerful cause and effects and complex phased evacuation strategies but,

as every classroom has an exit door and the building has only one floor, a basic evacuation program was deemed perfectly adequate for this particular project.”

C-TEC is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of life-safety equipment including fire alarm control panels, voice alarms, call systems, power supplies and disabled refuge systems. The company’s new range of ZFP 2-8 loop analogue fire alarm control panels represent a major breakthrough in fire alarm technology with their flexible modular design and massive capability. nFor more information, please contact C-TEC on 01942 322744

Leading further education figure joins QLA Leading Further Education consultancy firm QLA (Quality Leadership Associates) has announced the appointment of Ioan Morgan CBE, who has joined the business as a Lead Consultant.

The former principal of Warwickshire College is a well respected and influential figure within the education sector, being the first to chair the 157 Group, which represents 28 of the largest FE colleges in England.

Mr Morgan has a decorated CV, which includes leading three colleges and three college mergers, a former Association of Colleges Board Member and former member of the Welsh Assembly Government’s Review of FE College Governance.

In 2007, Mr Morgan was appointed CBE for services to the Further Education sector.

Ioan’s role within QLA, a division of training provider The Skills Network, will be to lead on projects providing support to the FE sector through interim management, inspection and quality improvement.

QLA Director, Dave Sykes, said: “We are delighted that Ioan has joined QLA. He brings a wealth of knowledge and

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experience which will be critical in helping to build our strategy going forward.

Ioan states: “The Further Education sector is increasingly under huge pressure to deliver greater outputs for less funding.

“I have joined QLA as I believe that it is individual in the way it works with and

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insources into colleges and providers.

“I am sure my transition will be an easy one, joining a highly experienced senior leadership team and a growing number of practitioners who have led and worked in outstanding colleges.” n For more information email james. earl@theskillsnetwork.co.uk

New grass seed thrives in the most extreme conditions The head groundsman of an educational establishment with sports fields on the exposed coastline of the Isle of Man has praised a brand new Barenbrug grass product for creating top class playing surfaces that stand up to extreme weather conditions.

Mike Atherton said strong winds, salty air and the lack of nutrition in the soil had meant indigenous species of grass struggled to thrive under the prevailing conditions at King William’s College at Castletown, which is located on a raised beach on the Irish Sea coast, where grass regularly failed to establish post-germination.

But since conducting trials with Barenbrug using a unique blend of perennial ryegrass and fine fescue cultivars - selected specifically for increased tolerance to salt on links golf courses or coastal playing areas the school has seen a dramatic improvement in the quality of the playing surfaces and the overall health of the grass.

Those trials have led directly to the development of BAR Salt & Drought, which has now been launched.

“We have a very difficult climate in which to grow certain grass species,” said Mr Atherton, who has worked at the school for over a decade. He had ‘struggled to offset the severe problems of salt tolerance’ until he contacted Matt Williams, Barenbrug’s North-West Regional Manager.

Mr Williams visited the site, offered meaningful advice, and suggested products that could help in the first instance such as BAR Extreme, which were tried with great success on the cricket square.

Mr Atherton said the blend used in the trials that led to BAR Salt & Drought had increased the wear tolerance, notably during the harsher winter months, and the grass looked significantly better and had not been affected by disease.

“We were absolutely delighted with the

results and we are going to use the product from now on because we are confident that it works,” said Mr Atherton, who manages 17 hectares of grassed area at the college.

Even when some of the pitches were under seawater, as waves swept over the beach, the Barenbrug grass performed much better than indigenous species.

For Mr Atherton there are environmental, time-saving and economic benefits to using BAR Salt & Drought, “I do not have to use fertiliser or bio-stimulants to keep the grass healthy because the Barenbrug grass is much more tolerant to the conditions, that is a large cost and time saving to me, and above all, Barenbrug prices are very reasonable.”

The results from BAR Salt & Drought trial have been noticed throughout the school.

“The product is now being used on the first team football and rugby pitches and the teachers have really appreciated the changes that has made - we plan to over seed the whole area in the future,” he said. “We have also been delighted with the support, back-up and advice we have received from Barenbrug; they are such a professional company to deal with.”

Matt Williams said he was delighted to have been able to help Mike at King William’s College and utilise Barenbrug’s excellent research and development facilities to improve his grassed areas.

“The trials at King William’s have helped very much in the research and development of Salt & Drought.

“We trialled different species of rye grass and fescue in plots along the edge of the sea wall so they received the very worst of the weather; on the basis of the results we were able to put the Salt & Drought mixture together,” said Matt.

“It is also good to know that we have been able to help Mike and that he is very pleased with the outcome.”

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Woodhouse launches revolutionary LED street lighting for universities • Coda Luminaire provides service life of more than 580 years • Revolutionary world-first heat sink design A brand new LED external light capable of generating energy savings of up to 45% and a theoretical service life of more than 580 years has today (Thursday) been launched by leading specialist designer and manufacturer, Woodhouse.

The Coda Luminaire has been created as part of the Leamington Spa-based company’s brand new contemporary Coda range, which comprises co-ordinated lighting, signage and a full suite of furniture.

Designed for both retrofitting onto standard columns and incorporating within new schemes, the luminaire features a world-first heatsink design that allows efficient heat transfer directly from the LED module to the surrounding air.

The pioneering heatsink design extends the overall LED service life, with independent tests commissioned by Woodhouse revealing the Coda Luminaire could last for more than

580 years.* Main advantages of the Coda Luminaire for universities comprise: enables heat to effectively transfer directly from the LED to the surrounding air; neutral white LEDs have been used to challenge the preconception that LED streetlights can only produce efficiencies through ‘cold-feeling’ schemes; no upward emitted when installed horizontally, light shines where it is needed most – on the ground and optimisation for S and P-class roads.

Designer, Guy Harding, lighting development manager at Woodhouse, who is a Fellow of the Institution of Lighting Professionals and created the Coda Luminaire, said: “The Coda Luminaire is truly a pioneering creation that offers groundbreaking performance at the lowest possible consumption cost. It represents a watershed moment in exterior luminaire design, performance and value, which we are extremely proud to introduce to the industry.

“Not only does the Coda Luminaire make

LED an option where it may not have been before by offering pricing comparable to discharge lanterns, the LEDs also represent a significant step change in lighting technology by providing a product that is efficient and cost effective to install from day one without lengthy payback periods.”

Other key benefits provided by the Coda Luminaire include: • A unique combination of breakthrough light output and efficacy at very high drive currents is provided by the LEDs, resulting in 20 per cent efficiency gains over the previous generation LED at the same current.

• The running current can also be adjusted according to design requirements, from 350mA for low power applications with maximum efficiency, up to 2100mA for the highest light output, delivering average potential energy savings of up to 45%** • Highly flexible, each luminaire houses modules of six LEDs that can be assembled according to required light level and ongoing energy costs. There are 24 possible specification options available in each light.

• Easy to maintain, the luminaire is fully sealed, comprises IP66-rated LED modules, a robust, anodised aluminium body and cast aluminium chassis and gear cover.

Romy Rawlings, design and development director at Woodhouse, added: “Coda reflects present day attitudes towards cost, value and longevity and we have responded to the current challenging economic climate by producing a range that meets modern needs and is made to last.

“The luminaire’s modular design features a minimal number of parts and allows for factory replacement of modules to enable future upgrades to take place as LED technology continues to evolve.

“We have built the Coda Luminaire to withstand the test of time and, like our entire Coda range, it is a product for both the present and future. Every element will weather well and, when eventually no longer fit for purpose, it can reused in part or as a whole.” n More information about Woodhouse can be found at www.woodhouse.co.uk

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Durapipe HTA keeps student living secure Durapipe HTA pipework has been installed as part of a new student accommodation development for Newcastle University.

Located on the site of a former social club, Shieldfield student accommodation is a new four storey building comprising 105 en suite bedrooms, with 21 communal living rooms and kitchens, providing quality living accommodation for 105 students in total.

As part of the project, heating, plumbing and mechanical contractors Gerrard and

Slaughter were tasked with installing a reliable pipework solution to cater for the hot and cold water services throughout the building and turned to Durapipe HTA. Specified in sizes 20mm – 90mm, Durapipe HTA was installed to transport water from the mains water supply in the basement plant room and distribute it throughout the accommodation to the individual outlets.

While the characteristics and installation benefits were major factors in choosing Durapipe HTA, the main influencer was

the fact that the plastic option eliminates the risk of thefts from site. Due to the volume of pipework being installed on the project, Gerrard and Slaughter was looking for an effective solution that offered high performance properties, without making the site a target for metal thiefs.

Commenting on the pipework selection, Keith Gerrard, managing director of Gerrard and Slaughter, said: “Metal thefts are rife across the industry at the moment and site after site is being targeted so we were keen to use alternatives to metal where possible. When looking at plastic pipework options, Durapipe HTA met our requirements perfectly; its high performance characteristics, combined with the quick and easy installation, provided a cost effective solution.”

Durapipe HTA offers excellent corrosion and limescale resistant properties, increasing the lifespan of the pipework and avoiding costly maintenance and replacement work. Its lightweight nature, combined with its quick and simple cold weld jointing technique, which eliminates the need for hot works or skilled welders, further reduces the installation cost and time of projects. n For further information please visit www.durapipe.co.uk.

Professional cricket grounds across country choose Climate Cover System™ It’s been a bumper few months for orders for the team behind the revolutionary Climate Cover System™ - the lightest, strongest, and only proven breathable flat sheet ground cover system – as orders for new systems have flooded in from top cricket clubs across the country.

In addition to a good number of returning customers – including Lord’s, Trent Bridge, Edgbaston, The Rose Bowl, Old Trafford, Northamptonshire CCC, Somerset CCC and Gloucestershire CCC, new clients including The SWALEC Stadium and The Oval have also recently ordered Climate Cover Systems. David Bates, MD at cricket surface specialist total-play Ltd, which is behind the development of the Climate Cover range, says: “It’s fantastic that so many professional clubs have chosen the Climate Cover System™, and it’s purely down to performance. Many of the recent orders are

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from clubs who already have Climate Cover Systems – either they are buying additional covers to protect further areas of their ground or, in a few cases, they are replacing covers that they bought several years ago. With covers proven to last in regular use for well over six years, clubs can rest assured that they are investing in a long-term solution that won’t need replacing a couple of years down the line.

“Word is definitely getting around that the system works and it’s great to see new professional sides join our growing client base. However, the Climate Cover System is not just for the ‘big boys’ – we get a significant number of orders from universities and colleges who want to invest in the best system they can, and our system delivers value for money through performance and longevity.”

The secret to the Climate Cover System’s performance lies in its design; manufactured

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from a unique material, it has been developed to keep rain off with great efficiency whilst allowing vapour to escape and the plant to breathe, thus offering long-term pitch protection without compromising plant health or surface quality. 100% waterproof it is the strongest, lightest, only breathable flat sheet surface cover and is used at the ECB National Academy, Lord’s cricket ground, test match grounds, county grounds, schools and local league clubs across the country. nFor further information on the Climate Cover range, visit www.climatecover.co.uk

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And with Samsung SIRCH, you can manage all this content as well as the TV settings, quickly and easily from one central point. SIRCH provides flexible management and control over groups of TVs across a whole estate or campus. You can control settings such as limiting volume and updating channel lists, even when TVs are in use, meaning no interruption for users.

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Future starts now – getting the latest on learning environments Building Future Education Conference and Exhibition 7th May 2013

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east – Famine – Diet, this mantra is often used to describe the last few years in the education building sector. Fuelled by BSF, schools capital spending hit a peak of £9Bn in 2010. Thereafter spending on all types of education building rapidly fell off a cliff, projects were shelved and cancelled. Now the sector is recovering – time and money are helping – either via new funding or a few years of adaptation.

Market research organisation Barbour ABI estimates that the education building market is now worth £6Bn a year – this puts it well ahead of other government building sectors such as healthcare or social housing and infrastructure such as roads and rail. While the salad days of BSF are not coming back, spend on schools remains at a historical high and far greater in real terms than in 1997 when it was a measly £700m.

Many seasoned observers are describing 2013 as a crucial year for the sector and the start of the new era. By the end of the year many of the existing frameworks for the main types of schools currently being built will expire and the new Priority Schools Building Programme will be ramping up. The building schools world is a dynamic, exciting and surprising one, one event – Building Future Education (BFE) – has helped industry professionals navigate their way through this whirlwind since BSF started in 2006. One constant of BFE has been its close relationship with the schools delivery body, formerly Partnerships for Schools, now the Education Funding Agency (EFA).

The EFA’s senior managers have adopted a refreshingly open approach and are now visible on the conference circuit, however BFE is the only event where all of the key practitioners – Peter Lauener, Rachel Stephenson, Mike Green, Mairi Johnson and Mike Coleman – will appear together. Collectively they will give the industry an insight into the strategy, funding, programme delivery and design of new school buildings. To keep abreast of policy trends and client

needs in education you need to pay close attention. Schools are set to be built in different geographical areas for different reasons for different clients.

Some new clients, i.e. Free School groups, have little interest and no expertise in the built environment. This means that the EFA takes a lead with project management – this is a fluid and developing situation in itself as the EFA is less than a year old and its headcount is expanding rapidly.

In addition to being a fast-paced dynamic sector, building schools is now a complex and fractured one. There are several different types of building programmes in effect at the moment and schools can call on many different funding streams. While Free Schools have received a lot of media interest in the past few years, the advent of UTCs, Studio Schools and the evolution of Academies has been under the radar.

Moreover a crucial ministerial statement in early March by Michael Gove on schools capital flagged up the fact that the Coalition is spending double the amount on the primary sector compared to the previous Government. This is now covered by the Targeted Basic Need Programme, which will have £5Bn channelled through it between now and the end of 2015.

UTCs and Studio Schools both have distinct curricula and therefore have

different learning environments from a conventional school. The optimum designs for these schools have yet to be thrashed out – the first UTCs have suffered from power outages as their M & E systems have struggled to cope with the large industrial machines in their workshops. These classrooms are tailored to an engineering curriculum which goes far beyond the traditional woodwork/metalwork remit and house modern machine tools. Architects have told me that the output spec for such building services on UTCs have been left deliberately vague for as long as possible, because clients are unsure of what their needs are for such a new environment.

Pioneering and collaborative work between contractors and engineers should eventually solve this, but awareness of these issues needs to be raised at events and through the building schools media.

Free Schools will throw up even more practical, design and budgetary challenges – in general retrofitting an old building and changing its use costs as much building a brand new one on a Greenfield site. Up until now finding suitable sites for Free Schools has been a major problem – there has a dearth of large empty buildings sited next to outdoor spaces. Relaxing the planning rules to enable the conversion of retail outlets might be a game changer, g

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however as out-of-town retail sheds with car parks could be a vessel for both Free Schools and council-sponsored Basic Need schools. In 2008 housing a school inside a former MFI would have been unthinkable, however policy shifts mean the boundaries between schools, offices, recreational and retails spaces are now blurred.

Most visitors to BFE this year will be hungry for knowledge about PSBP, the next major school building programme for England’s secondary schools. The event will come at a convenient time to discuss the PSBP as work will have just started on-site the previous month.

BFE will be the perfect opportunity to explore the bidding process, the design briefs, the client priorities and the initial contractor experience of the programme. While issues such as the baseline design guidelines have been widely discussed already, there are many myths to be dispelled and many new experiences to be related. Every new schools programme creates an opportunity for completely new market entrants or for hitherto unheralded firms to gain prominence. PSBP is no exception – while the major contractors involved so far are familiar, many of the architects working on the early batches aren’t. Names such as CPMG, Cube and Pearce Bottomley have not featured prominently in Academy or BSF project teams.

The engagement of _space architects as a PSBP school designer is a lot less surprising, however, with their approach to project delivery capturing the zeitgeist. _space claim that they

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can produce a good school design comfortably within the £1465 per m2 budget now set by the EFA, which is considerably down on the £2000 per m2 BSF average. The company has achieved this by being a leading practitioner of BIM – which involves the intensive use of software to produce 3D models, married to product inventories.

BIM is being hailed as a cost saving saviour for the public sector in some very important quarters. Both the former chief government construction adviser Paul Morrell, and the current one Peter Hansford are driving BIM use across all government-sponsored projects – it will be compulsory by the end of 2016. This is part of an overarching government aim of reducing the cost of public sector construction by 20%. The particularly numerate amongst you will already have worked out that the EFA are attempting a reduction of around 27% - this reflects how the government feels that BSF and Academy schools represented particularly poor value in recent years. BIM is now seen as a key driver in this cost reduction strategy and BFE will carry a case study of a school project where BIM was the central tool in project management – St Patrick’s High School in Wigan.

Formerly just a building schools event, BFE changed its name to reflect a widening of scope and acknowledge the importance of college and university projects.

After suffering similar crises to the building schools sector, the college and university project landscape is

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looking healthier thanks to a reload of cash and the resourcefulness of clients. It’s been striking how further and higher educational institutions have pressed on with long term development plans despite the axing of the LSC and issues such as tuition fees. The last few months have seen some giant projects come to market such as the UCL Stratford Campus, University of Manchester development, and the Imperial College White City scheme. With a lot of these projects public funding will be peripheral or non-existent. For this reason the first speaker we recruited for our FE/HE session was Andrew Aisthorpe of Lloyds Bank who successfully handled the funding for the £50m Bradford College, one of the biggest FE capital projects since the start of the credit crunch.

As technology improves and social media enables a new type of dialogue we’re making BFE the most interactive event we’ve ever done, incorporating live polling, a twitter wall and a Question Time style panel debate in the afternoon. This will feature worldrenowned learning environments expert Professor Stephen Heppell, superhead Rachel de Souza who was in charge of England’s most improved school Barnfield West in Luton, experienced architect/surveyor/contractor Marcel Hendricks and EFA programme delivery expert Mike Coleman.

As the pipeline for education projects grows in size and length, a diverse range of opportunities awaits, from the opulent £80m Holland Park School, through to dozens of £2m extensions at primary schools. This is relevant to all types of project team leaders and a huge supply chain, including bespoke furniture makers and modular building manufacturers. Come to BFE to see how the policy makers and budget holders are set to shape the future of education building projects and how it will affect your business. n For further information please visit www.bfeuk.com

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AUDE Conference and Exhibition At the end of March, AUDE (the Association of University Directors of Estates) hosted its Annual Conference at Warwick University, bringing together Directors of Estates and Facilities from universities across the UK.

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n line with its aims of supporting members to run university estates so that they are professional, innovative, efficient and effective; the AUDE conference provided an opportunity for members to come together and share best practice through networking opportunities and a stellar line-up of speakers.

We spoke to some of the speakers, delegates and exhibitors.

Dr Paul Greatrix, Registrar, University of Nottingham Speaker What do you think the future of higher education is?

I think we face a challenging future in this country for many years to come. First and foremost there are the resourcing questions, but there is also greater competition between institutions and greater competition for international students.

Changes in the government regulatory environment mean we operate in an ever more challenging and complex situation so securing the long term sustainability of our organisations is the biggest challenge of all.

What do you think the future of higher education is not?

I don’t think it is all online. There are people who say that the bricks and mortar of traditional universities are old hat and will be swept away by an online avalanche or tsunami. It absolutely isn’t that.

What are the traps of falling foul to illadvised speculation?

I think some of the traps are financial – institutions can potentially be seduced into ill-advised financial arrangements or can over speculate and extend too far in terms of investment predicated on future income streams. I think there is also a risk of universities not being true

to themselves. Being too easily swayed by fashion or short term opportunities which cause them to diverge from their strategy is the biggest danger.

What does all this mean for Directors of Estates and Facilities?

I think that Directors of Estates and Facilities have an absolutely critical role to play in ensuring the sustainability of institutions but also in securing high quality estates to ensure that students get the learning resources that they need and that staff get an environment in which they can undertake the best possible research and teaching. They are the people who ensure that universities provide a welcoming 21st century environment for the best possible teaching and research. That is ultimately what they are about, and our Estates Directors do a fantastic job in making that happen.

Louise Daville, Head of Business Development Strategic Projects, Interserve Construction Exhibitor What are you exhibiting here?

We’ve taken a stand at the AUDE conference to showcase our construction offering in the UK – small minor works programmes through to refurbishment and new build schemes – anything up to £150 million.

Have you been to an AUDE conference before?

We’ve taken space at the AUDE conference four or five times and we have always found it very useful for making contacts.

If so, what benefits were there of exhibiting?

The AUDE conference is a great chance to get access to people who it takes

longer to get appointments with over the course of the year, because all the key decision makers are in the room.

What are your views on the higher education sector?

The higher education sector is quite a big sector for Interserve, with 16% of our business being in the education market. It’s quite a competitive area now that students have to pay so much to go to university. Obviously it’s important for universities to get the students through the door, so it’s an exciting sector to be working with. Lots of universities are looking at their campuses and redevelopment projects. More and more, it’s about attracting new students in by having the best facilities. Increasingly there is a strong desire from students to go to universities with the best facilities, as well as fantastic curriculums.

What’s your view of the role Directors of Estates and Facilities play in universities?

I guess it’s quite a tough role. They have to work to tight budgets, keep the existing campuses going while attracting new students in. It’s a difficult time in terms of austerity with some universities having more money to spend than others, depending on the courses they offer. But I imagine it’s quite an interesting job as well, to maximize the facilities that they have got, and to keep things going.

How can universities maximize commercial relationships?

A lot of things are tendered competitively and go through a competitive dialogue process, which is fair. However, universities can have more access to industry and suppliers, and look at more partnering arrangements to get the best out of commercial relationships.

What have you gained from attending this conference?

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So far the conference has provided a great chance to raise awareness of Interserve and gain access to people who are usually quite difficult to get hold of as they are so busy on a day to day basis.

institutions, and look at our own data to find opportunities to improve, be more efficient and more effective in our work. Working on opportunities like these together can yield great benefits for our organisations.

Mary Vosevich, Director, Physical Plant Department, University of New Mexico and current president for APPA (North America) International guest What does APPA do?

APPA is about leadership in education facilities.

We are an international organization for facilities professionals in education primarily in North America.

What similarities/differences do you see between the estates sector in the UK and in North America?

I’m trying to get a grasp of the higher education funding model that you have here, asking students to pay more. We see this as well to some degree – we have tuition increases almost annually at our universities.

We’ve experienced the same budget cuts that the universities here have experienced, some quite dramatic.

We also struggle with enrolment, and diversity and are also challenged with accountability. There’s a higher demand and request for accountability so that gives us pause to think about how we’re going to report what we do to the appropriate authorities that want to have that information.

What do you hope to get out of attending the AUDE conference?

The beauty of conferences like these is the opportunity for networking and finding out what’s going on at other institutions. It’s great to find out about best practices and challenges that we are all facing and to talk about megatrends that we are seeing in higher education.

What value does APPA get out of its strategic partnership with AUDE? We really value our strategic partnerships and AUDE is one that we have had for many, many years.

Exchanging ideas and entering into opportunities with each other is important. For example, we’re having discussions about how we can share publications and the tools we could use to do this. We’re also looking into facilities performance indicators that all our international strategic partners could use. APPA has a tool to measure facilities performance.

We do this annually so that we can benchmark ourselves against other

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What learnings will you take back in terms of benefit to your APPA? One thing that I will take back is that we are all facing the same challenges. This presents an opportunity to work more closely with our international partners to try and come up with some of the solutions to the challenges we’re all faced with. We’re a global economy now so we can start sharing information with each other at the click of a button.

Neal Deans, Joint Director of Estates and Facilities St George’s University of London and St George’s NHS Heathcare Trust First time AUDE attendee

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How long have you been working in the sector?

I’ve been doing the joint role for just six months. Before then I had been in the NHS for 25 years, the last eight years as the Director of Estates and Facilities for St George’s Heathcare NHS Trust. In September I moved into a joint role so am now also Director of Estates and Facilities for St George’s University of London, as well as the healthcare trust. This makes sense because the university and the healthcare trust share the same site.

What did you need when you first took up your job?

My biggest challenge was in trying to understand what the key drivers were in the higher education sector, as opposed to the healthcare sector.

How does AUDE assist you in your role?

One of the first things I’ve noticed is the AUDE chatroom, where people are really open and honest in asking for information and providing it.

We’re not quite like that in the healthcare sector – we’re a bit more competitive, especially the London hospitals. It seems like there might be more collaboration in the higher education sector, which is great.

What do you think of the conference?

It’s been excellent. The quality of the speakers has been outstanding.

Especially for somebody like me who is new to the sector, it’s spot on in explaining what some of the issues are.

What is the value of AUDE membership to you?

Access to information, colleagues and realising you’re not on your own in trying to resolve some of these issues.

Support, that’s the main thing. n For further information please visit www.aude.ac.uk

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Safe return Cutting costs for a clear return on investment

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ow much is crime on campus costing in additional overheads and lost revenue?

What is your annual investment in security to counter potential losses - and what is the return on the outlay?

These are questions that estate managers are asking increasingly as they try to balance security and other budgets in another year of austerity.

In fact the heads of loss prevention in all industry sectors have to account increasingly for the ROI, Return on Investment, from the systems and services required to protect people and assets on site. The focus has shifted from ‘safety’ as the primary issue for security planning to one of ‘loss reduction’.

Welfare and protection still matter but it is the ‘bottom line’ that defines security strategy and the investment in countermeasures. Lodge Service is working with security end users in planning and deploying a whole series of measures to analyse risk and ensure the best return on expenditure.

The overall strategy is to provide an ‘intelligence-based’ use of resources.

The diversity of activities and numbers of visitors on multiple campus sites make them vulnerable to many types of criminal activity. The shift in priorities requires a new approach that combines both systems and trained personnel to ensure effective security.

The programme starts with surveying the total estate to identify specific points of vulnerability and potential

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loss. Lodge Service then works with the site manager to develop a bespoke security strategy. Two key principles underpin the programme: firstly, to get the proper processes in place; and secondly to ensure that they are followed consistently.

This will usually require surveillance and monitoring by combining CCTV and manned guarding, supported by targeted investigations and undercover inspections to deal with identified risks.

Activities range from web research to spot any organised threats, through to assessment of points of vulnerability, such as to detect illicit staff activity.

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a local response service available to cover fire, intruder and building management issues - is increasingly used to support the campus maintenance and facilities team. This provides a measureable boost to ROI through staffing reductions.

Estate managers use web-enabled services for CCTV monitoring and secure access to premises, managed and monitored from a central hub conforming to BS 5979 (Cat II), such as Lodge Service’s national intelligence network centre at Accrington, Lancashire.

The services and signals monitored through the hub includes: CCTV systems, staff time and attendance, vehicle tracking, access control, fire and intruder alarms, lone worker protection, building management systems, environmental and waste management, data mining, and networked distribution.

The list of options now also includes automatic facial recognition: with the volume of people accessing each campus daily, it is important to be able to identify instantly anyone who has been banned from entry, for example.

Systems such as Face Alert offer accuracy rates of up to 98 per cent.

The automated facility can scan some 25,000 faces per second, with a consistency that is impossible to replicate even with trained ‘spotters’, such as the personnel used by the Police.

In a test conducted by researchers on BBC TV in 2011, Face Alert beat a Scotland Yard spotter by picking out four faces in a crowded station concourse, where the trained spotter identified just two.

Face Alert has a high success rate because it does not require the user to look directly into a camera for identification. Instead the system

processes images from simultaneous near frontal views, using live video streams from high-definition IP cameras.

Facilities Management and Guarding A particular point of exposure on campus relates to contractor activity: staff employed by outside organisations who have site access at various times of the day and night.

Contractor monitoring and screening services has an important role to play here.

Some 45 per cent of job applicants misrepresent themselves to gain employment – and so one can expect a similar proportion amongst contracted staff.

A range of checks can be carried out through EMPS, Employers’ Mutual Protection Service, an umbrella body for the Criminal Records Bureau and Disclosure Scotland checks and part

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of the Lodge Service Group. EMPS offers seamless integration of its screening and vetting services with the recruitment and staff contracting processes of estate managers Checks include: CRB criminal records disclosure; electoral roll and finance records; DVLA licencing and validation of professional and educational qualifications; as well as checks on employment history, and character references and personal background enquiries.

Access control is another area of vulnerability on campus. Compliance checks can confirm how visitors are managed, signed in and out, and directed within a building. Security integrity testing is used to identify areas of security weakness or

investigate specific losses or damage.

Investigations services can pinpoint security issues and provide an evidence trail, to identify how any loss is occurring and who is involved.

Investigators undertake procedural and crime-related enquiries that include undercover operations, surveillance and case file preparation for internal and criminal proceedings.

‘Test purchasing’ is a service that identifies how payments are transacted in sales areas, and whether there is covert activity at the POS, Point of Sale. This can be supported by other services such as risk assessments, health and safety checks, financial compliance auditing and security training.

Security Strategy Checklist Understand the specific risks: a professional assessment of the risk profile for the key stages of student, staff and contractors’ activities on campus is the starting point. The overall strategy is to provide an ‘intelligence-based’ use of resources Match your security process to the risks: Consider off-site alarm and building management monitoring

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Set Key Performance Indicators: KPIs for all aspects of your security operation. Consider the variety of ways in which you can measure the cost and return from your systems and services.

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n 2012 we saw the introduction of two key changes in student numbers.

Firstly, the Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) scrapped the cap on the number of high performing students – those with AAB grades or equivalent – that an institution can enrol. If a university has the facilities, it can take as many of these students as it can attract.

Secondly, to limit the number of universities charging the full £9,000 fees, the government withdrew around 9 per cent of student places from every institution, to form a ‘pot’ of around 20,000 places. Institutions that charge under £7,500 can compete for these places.

Institutions are searching for new

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sources of revenue in this changing landscape. Tighter immigration policies threaten to reduce numbers of overseas students and there is continued competition from universities in other countries. The UK sector has a growing involvement in offshore education, with models ranging from overseas branch campuses and institutional partnerships to validation and franchising.

We are seeing the boundaries between higher and further education become increasingly blurred and this has implications for funding and the built environment. Collaboration between institutions may mean that facilities must handle larger numbers or be adapted for new purposes. Faculty

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decisions must focus on course viability in this new landscape, meaning that every course must earn its keep.

With government funding diminishing, to be replaced by a complex picture of alternative revenue streams, estates strategies are focused on tough challenges. The environment needs to be suitable for students, staff, and increasingly, local communities and conference hirers.

Students paying their own way has led to a culture of higher expectation, with an emphasis on quality of accommodation, teaching facilities and social space. The most ambitious are seeking world class facilities.

Many institutions seek to make their space more aligned to a professional/

lding count commercial environment, reflecting the graduate destination of their students.

Capital programmes need to take account of flexibility, cost efficiency and best use of space. Estates departments need to do more with less, so efficient refurbishment and adaptation of existing buildings is important, with IT capability a top priority. Heritage issues bring additional design, safety and costs challenges for older institutions. Modern methods of construction, including pre-fabrication techniques, can bring added value benefits, especially for older student accommodation.

The initial capital outlay for projects is a relatively small proportion of a facility’s whole life cost, particularly when there’s an expectation that the facility will have an anticipated lifespan of 60 years. If you take into account evolving modes of learning and methods of teaching, the need to adapt to respond to demand for alternative courses, and the impact of technology on everything we do, it becomes clear that a fresh approach is essential to deliver long-term value for money.

By integrating facilities management aspects into clients’ Building Information Modelling (BIM) strategy at an early stage in a project it is possible to make re-purposing of space much more cost effective in future. An early adopter of Building Information Modelling (BIM) is Birmingham City University and we are working with them on the development of their city centre campus development.

Birmingham City University is one of the largest universities in the UK, serving around 25,000 students situated in Britain’s second city.

As part of the university’s £180 million investment in its estate, two

new buildings are currently being completed to expand capacity of the city centre campus. Phase one will include the construction of the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design and a media hub. Phase two will comprise the construction of a new Student Centre.

The use of BIM was mandated by the client who wished to achieve benefits both during design and construction, and in particular in the management of the operational life of the building post completion and handover. We identified that a significant proportion of the cost of this project could be determined quickly using a 3D model.

We then used the structural model to obtain quantities that allowed the university to establish 80-90% of the major cost-relevant items in less than an hour.

We have worked with the client supply chain partners to implement the commercial framework and project

information co-ordination protocols to help ensure that the use of BIM delivers the client’s outcomes and enables Birmingham City University to manage their new property asset when it is delivered.

Another potential route to achieving the efficiencies and savings needed across university estates is to follow the secondary FE route. Following the James review last year on capital spending for schools, the Education Funding Agency (EFA) was keen to look at new models which could improve efficiencies. The James review previously concluded that there were too many different approaches to school capital investment and claimed savings of almost a third could be achieved under a new model.

The EFA wanted to produce new ‘baseline’ guidelines for school design which used the learnings from the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) g but also applied the best expertise

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from other industries, such as retail and banking in terms of economies of scale and standardisation. These new guidelines would then both produce better learning environments and be much more cost effective.

We worked on the new baseline designs to ensure they delivered an improved environment and were practically buildable and affordable.

The new baselines deliver such benefits as making sure fresh air is circulated, increased controllable daylight and maximising thermal and acoustic properties. All of these features help the education of the children while at the same time delivering massively improved environmental and cost performance from the buildings.

Through this route the average price of a typical secondary school will now be £7m less than under BSF. At BFE this year our head of sustainability, Sean Lockie, is speaking about the baselines at a design session on May 7 at 1.30pm.

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find the most cost efficient solutions to university estate planning.

These include navigating funding mechanisms, together with handling disposals and acquisitions, often with a greatly enhanced commercial mindset.

A lot of work with our HE clients involves future-proofing facilities, determining the most flexible use of space.

From all of this experience we find clients are now much more focussed on whole life value, not just capital costs, and energy performance has become very important. An environmentally friendly campus is an increasingly significant differentiator and in recognition of this HEFCE’s Revolving Green Fund provides recoverable grants to help higher education institutions reduce emissions.

Ultimately, the UK’s higher education sector is undergoing a period of significant change, driven by political, cultural, economic and technological issues. The trends affect all aspects of university provision, the environment in

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which universities operate, what they will be required to deliver in future, and how they will be structured. And in a climate of reduced budgets and economic austerity, this change will have even bigger impact on the long term success of individual university estates.

Mark Brain Regional director at Faithful+Gould Tel. 0121 483 5483 E-mail. mark.brain@fgould.com Faithful+Gould is one of the world’s largest project and cost management consultancies and a member of the Atkins Group of companies. In the past five years alone it has been commissioned to work on 20,000 units of student accommodation, working for clients such as the University of West of Scotland and Aston University. Recently it has started working with the University of Cambridge and has been selected for UCL’s new consultants’ framework.

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niversity campuses have become tired and outdated. Modernising facilities is essential for attracting prospective students and enabling in depth research to be carried out. As University tuition fees have dramatically increased to an average ÂŁ9,000 a year, competition is rife to attract both undergraduate and postgraduate students, giving them the most for their money. Major regeneration projects are underway at a number of Higher Education Institutions across the country, in an attempt to attract top calibre students.

Many Universities are phasing out dated architecture, updating building aesthetics as well as technology facilities. With millions of pounds being spent to fund the upgrades, it is essential that refurbished buildings and new equipment is safe and

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secure. As buildings are updated, they are being transformed to become intelligent buildings. Introducing automatic climate control, energy saving lighting and self sufficient heating, these modernised buildings also need to be protected from thieves and vandals, as well as, protecting and safeguarding the people within them.

Intelligent buildings merge the line between fire, security, IT, data and building management, as the industry becomes ever more integrated. It is important that users are aware of the solutions and innovations available in the sector and how these best practices can be implemented. IFSEC International, 13 – 16 May at NEC Birmingham, provides visitors with the opportunity to attend the dedicated Intelligent Buildings education theatre that provides a platform for peers and

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industry experts to share their knowledge.

Intelligent buildings will reduce energy consumption and look at how this can be managed in the most efficient way going forward. Facilities Managers are increasingly being tasked to reduce costs and improving energy efficiency within a building is a key area where savings can be made. Facilities Show 2013, 14 – 16 May at NEC Birmingham, this year will host the Energy Management Theatre that will provide a full programme across the three days dedicated to helping FM professionals meet their energy needs. A range of case studies, lively debates and presentations will cover everything from optimising building energy performance to waste energy as an energy resource, to how to install proven energy reduction technologies without investment.

IFSEC International IFSEC International, one of the world’s largest dedicated security events, is bringing together the entire security buying chain under one roof at the Birmingham NEC in May. Attracting more than 650 leading solution providers, from 100 countries, IFSEC is the biggest marketplace of its kind. Providing the opportunity to source, compare and test the latest products, while finding out how these can work best across a business.

Celebrating its 40th year, IFSEC will demonstrate its commitment to the future of security with education sessions from the top names in the industry. Covering every area of commercial and government security, there will be a host of suppliers, education, advice and experts to suit your needs. The IFSEC show areas include; CCTV & Video Surveillance, Counter Terror, Access Control and Biometrics, Intelligent Buildings, Integrated Security, IP and Networks, Lone Worker and Physical Security.

Supporting the theme of CCTV & Video Surveillance, there are many benefits to all parts of the security supply chain.

A dedicated product area at IFSEC International will showcase the latest products and services in the industry including video surveillance, central control rooms, and the innovations with high definition technology. Other products on display include ANPR, IP cameras, remote surveillance, thermal imaging and video analytics.

The IFSEC Academy provides access to seven free education theatres allowing attendees to engage in the biggest issues in security from the industry leading lights. Plus, discover real life case studies of how the latest products and solutions have been successfully applied. With the chance to gain CPE or CPD points towards professional development, IFSEC International helps

to enhance knowledge and provide training to best tackle business needs.

Keynote speakers will enhance this through the Intelligent Buildings Seminar Theatre, where solutions and systems integration will create opportunities for interoperability and information sharing.

2013 IFSEC International features: New for 2013: Intelligent Buildings Helping to identify and cater for the synergies between the fire, security, IT, data and building management needs of your business, the Intelligent Buildings area will provide visitors with solutions and innovations at the cutting edge. Peers and industry experts will be on hand to share best practices and innovation, as well as, providing support around how to implement

effective holistic solutions for business.

New for 2013: IFSEC Speed Networking Brand new for 2013 the IFSEC Speed Networking provides the perfect solution to networking in a busy environment, allowing installers to make the most of their time away from projects, by gaining new business. This presents security managers, heads of security, building managers and project managers with the opportunity to get great advice about the best and most cost effective products to make their business secure. n For further information on IFSEC

International, Protection & Management Week, or to register for free entry into the 2013 event and its co-located shows, please visit www.ifsec.co.uk.

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FM UK - Facilities Show 2013 Facilities Show 2013 is the annual event solely dedicated to one of the fastest growing professions in the UK and Europe. As the facilities management role evolves, keeping up to date with the latest legislation, issues and challenges across a range of disciplines is essential.

Taking place from 14-16 May at NEC Birmingham, Facilities Show 2013 will once again be held in association with British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM). Facilities Show 2013 will build on the phenomenal growth from the 2012 show which saw an increase of 26.8% in visitor numbers and a 24.1% increase in exhibitors.

With more exhibitors, education, networking opportunities and interactive features incorporated than ever before, Facilities Show 2013 is set to see another record breaking

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year, bringing together the entire industry in a unique environment to learn, engage and interact with all the latest developments within facilities management.

Facilities Show Theatre The hugely popular Facilities Show Theatre will once again host leading industry speakers who will address the key issues on the FM agenda.

Across the three days experts from a plethora of key associations and professional bodies including BIFM, RICS, FMA, and Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) will host lively and interactive sessions.

Highlights will include a panel session led by The Facilities Management Association (FMA) that will take place on the first day, along with the topical debates by leading

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industry publications, Facilities Management Journal and Premises & Facilities Management, on days two and three respectively.

BIFM CPD Theatre The BIFM CPD Theatre returns and will host members of the BIFM Approved CPD Provider Network to run sessions throughout each day of the show, delivering high quality independently assessed CPD content that will help promote continued learning and development for FM practitioners.

This year a lunchtime debate will take place led by the mini FM Leaders Forum, a new initiative launched

by BIFM that will focus on thought leadership.

Gareth Tancred, BIFM Chief Executive Officer, said: “BIFM are very much looking forward to Facilities Show in

May 2013. For the second year running, the BIFM CPD Theatre will provide three days of quality educational sessions to help with continued learning for any FM practitioner and the BIFM stand C100 can help answer any queries around membership or qualifications. We will also be taking part and facilitating many educational and networking sessions that will take place across the three days. Facilities Show is set to have another great year in 2013 and we are delighted to be working in association with this industry critical event.”

Energy Management Theatre The Energy Management Theatre will address the growing needs for FM practitioners within the fields of sustainability, renewables and energy consumption.

The programme will showcase how to improve energy efficiency and reduce costs without compromising on quality, plus there will be a special focus on legislative changes that will affect the facilities manager.

With contributors from Carbon Trust, BRE, UK Dept of Energy and Climate Change, Greenpeace, The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies and many more, this free to attend theatre promises to be a focal point of the show.

bringing together leaders from across the industry to look at the current challenges facing the sector and how to drive team efficiency, looking at the best ways to deliver high value, low cost services.

Facilities Show Networking Hub The Networking Hub, which made its debut at last year’s FM Event, will launch at Facilities Show 2013, hosting breakfast, lunch and afternoon briefings for a select group of high-level delegates.

The Networking Hub will provide facilitated networking sessions that will tackle some of the hottest topics within the sector.

The FMA Village The launch last year of the Facilities Management Association (FMA) Village proved to be a huge draw for visitors and this will return for a second year.

Experts from VINCI Facilities, HSS Hire, Norland Managed Services and Nationwide Platforms, amongst others, will be present to discuss with FM’s their individual strategies and help them explore their options, including Total Facilities Management (TFM).

“FMA will once again be supporting Facilities Show in 2013 and will return

with the popular FMA Village for a second year. As the industry increasingly professionalises, this is a great forum each year to discuss latest developments, including the FM MBA with Sheffield Hallam University as well as seeking out new products and services and meet face-to-face with peers from across the whole of FM. Look out for the FM Sunday Telegraph supplement, where we will be distributing free copies,” said Chris Hoar, FMA, Chief Executive.

Over 350 exhibitors are expected this year, with the very best from waste management, energy solutions, winter maintenance and environmental services, to office management, fire solutions and managed services all in attendance. New exhibitors at the show this year include Credo NOBO, Dyson and Miko Coffee; Facilities Show is seen as a premium industry event for conducting business, discovering the latest products and networking.

As part of Protection & Management Week, Facilities Show 2013 is co-located with Safety and Health Expo, IFSEC International and FIREX International. n To find out more information about Facilities Show please visit the website www.facilitiesshow.com

Service Management Expo within Facilities Show The Service Management section within Facilities Show will provide all the latest information and the most up-to-date products and services for those working within service management, logistics, fleet management, operations and IT. Confirmed exhibitors for Service Management Expo within Facilities Show include Solarvista Software Ltd, Telogis, Zafire Ltd, Tesseract, Aeromark and IRIS Field Service Solutions, amongst others.

Also launching in this new area is The Field Service Solutions Theatre,

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Bosch Security Systems offer an extensive portfolio of innovative, high-quality, ergonomic products and systems for security, safety and communication. Our product range includes video surveillance systems with state-of-the-art IP-solutions, access control systems, intrusion detection systems, fire detection and evacuation systems, security management systems, paging and personal security systems and public address and conference solutions. www.boschsecuritysystems.com

Honeywell Security Group delivers the newest innovations, technologies and products.

Honeywell is driven to maintain its position as an innovator and leading manufacturer, and invests continuously in R&D. Each of the product ranges regularly delivers new features and technological advancements, while maintaining a familiar user interface and backwards compatibility for ease of installation. Honeywell is a world leading security business. www.security.honeywell.com

The Club Car product portfolio includes commercial utility vehicles, multi-passenger shuttle vehicles, and rough-terrain and offroad utility vehicles. As a division of Ingersoll Rand – world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and energy efficient environments – Club Car is the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicles, and is proud to be on the forefront of environmentally responsible Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) technologies. www.clubcar.com

KI manufactures well-designed, durable furniture for the business and education sectors. Providing unsurpassed expertise, KI is a leader in producing award-winning products that are tailored to suit the individual. The company manufactures furniture that creates inviting, inspiring and efficient environments www.kieurope.com

DSX manufactures integrated solutions for the access control and security industries. Based in Dallas, DSX designs all software and hardware in house. The company motto is: ‘Integrated Solutions and real world applications are what we do best.’ DSX products are sold worldwide through a network of factory-trained dealers. Dealers are located in the US, Canada, Mexico, Latin and South America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and the Pacific Rim, and Nigeria amongst others. www.dsxinc.com

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Thorlux Lighting The Thorlux range of luminaires is designed, manufactured and distributed by Thorlux Lighting, a division of the F.W. Thorpe plc Group. The company now operates from the group’s modern 14,410 sq m self-contained factory in Redditch, Worcestershire, central England.

Thorlux is well known throughout the world and provides a comprehensive range of professional lighting and control systems for architectural, commercial, floodlighting, industrial, hazardous area and tunnel applications. www.thorlux.com

Samsung Techwin manufactures a wide range of professional Visualisers which collectively offer a solution for virtually any application including schools and other education establishments, tele-conferences, seminars, medical environments, boardrooms and courtrooms. The company promotes its products throughout Europe via an extensive network of professional AV distributors. www.samsungpresenter.com

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

We are Smartstreets. Designers and manufacturers of unique, award winning gum and cigarette litter bins, pocket ashtrays and quick install bike parking.

We deliver cleaner, tidier, more welcoming urban spaces by targeting micro litter and other environmental issues in completely new ways www.www.smartstreets.co.uk

UNITE Modular Solutions designs, manufactures and constructs fully fitted volumetric modular units to form permanent, multi-storey buildings for student accommodation, hotels, residential, social and affordable housing and military accommodation.

Modern methods of construction (MMC) deliver commercial and environmental benefits to our clients and society at large and are key to our business philosophy. www.unite-modularsolutions.co.uk

Showsec has a reputation for high quality, customer focused delivery of professional event security services.

The company combines unrivalled experience with innovative training programmes, strategies and operational procedures to provide the highest standards of service in the industry. Showsec’s experience incorporates consultancy, crowd management, festival security, local authority and public events, sports ground stewarding, exhibition security and private party security. www.showsec.co.uk

Walker Modular With over 35 years of expertise in designing, manufacturing and servicing modular and traditional build projects, Walker Modular is at the forefront of this rapidly expanding sector. Walker Modular is the largest pod manufacturer in the UK for student accommodation projects.

No other bathroom system can provide the range of benefits Walker Modular’s pods offer. Quick, effective, robust and hygienic – our pods offer many years of unfading use in this toughest of environments. www.walkermodular.com

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