SECTOR FOCUS: PROPERTY
£17 million contract to deliver the first phase of a new campus development on behalf of University College Birmingham (UCB). Shepherd Construction will
Work starts on UCB site N
ational contractor Shepherd Construction has been awarded a
Alexa Cotterell, LSH director
deliver a new teaching facility that will enable UCB to realise its vision for modern learning environments for the further education and higher education courses it offers. Work on the first phase development, which is for both Postgraduate and Undergraduate teaching facilities, has begun and is scheduled to complete in June 2013. The development will replace a number of unoccupied buildings and a car park on Charlotte Street and Holland Street in Birmingham’s city centre. Designed over four floors, the new facility is set to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating and will include a dedicated Postgraduate Centre, teaching spaces including three lecture theatres, a 24 hour study hub and a 200-seat café. Professor Ray Linforth, Principal of University College Birmingham said: “The appointment of Shepherd Construction marks another step closer for us in achieving our goal of providing additional excellent teaching and learning facilities at University College Birmingham. Shepherd’s pitch for the work and their
Landlords urged Computer-generated image of the new teaching facilities at UCB
‘The new facility is set to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating’
reputation in the construction industry, demonstrate their commitment to providing a quality service and a professional product and these are values which we align with very strongly. We have insisted on high levels of sustainability to be integral to the project including installation of photo voltaic solar panels, rain water harvesting, energy efficient lighting and high levels of heating insulation.” The new contract comes just months after Shepherd
Construction completed the £66 million new Bournville College at Longbridge.
to take action New legislation on the energy efficiency of buildings will have a significant effect on property values and could leave landlords with unlettable premises, according to experts at commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH). The Energy Act 2011 will make it
unlawful to let buildings with F and G rated Energy Performance Certificates after April, 2018. This means landlords need to act now. LSH director Alexa Cotterell said:
“Investors and landlords should be identifying which of their properties are at risk of falling foul of this new legislation and putting a plan in place to improve the future environmental performance.”
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