EDUCATIONAL & STUDENT FACILITIES
TAKING CENTRE STAGE
With the University of Warwick investing £33m in a Faculty of Arts building and £54.3m in an Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building, they turned to CMD Ltd to support them with the underfl oor power distribution system.
With their fl exibility, low maintenance and ease and speed of installation, powertrack systems are often the power distribution networks of choice in the higher education sector. Universities have experienced huge change over the past few years as teaching and studying methods continue to evolve, fed both by trends in interdisciplinary learning and by technology.
With change comes the need for agile buildings that can adapt easily, and multi-functional spaces that offer fl exible accommodation for different activities and user groups. Against this backdrop, powertrack systems have become more appealing to specifi ers than ever before.
One of the universities that has embraced new approaches to education and embedded them in its campus development plans is the University of Warwick. The university is investing in a signifi cant campus development plan, aimed at enhancing interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge sharing. The idea is to co- locate subjects within the same building to allow a cross- pollination of complementary subjects through formal learning, research and informal break out spaces.
Amongst the showpiece developments at the University of Warwick are the £33m Faculty of Arts building and the £54.3m Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building (IBRB), both of which have been specifi ed with busbar underfl oor power distribution system and fl oor boxes
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from UK manufacturer, CMD Ltd. Across the two projects, CMD Ltd has provided more than 1.2m of the company’s 63A Betatrak busbar powertrack system, creating a fl exible and scalable power distribution system.
Faculty of Arts Designed collaboratively by Fielden Clegg Bradley Studios and Moses Cameron Williams (MCW) Architects, the Faculty of Arts Building at the University of Warwick will bring the arts and humanities departments together in the same environment for the fi rst time. The new facilities include lecture theatres and performance spaces, along with teaching facilities and offi ces. CMD’s Betatrak powertrack busbar system has been specifi ed for the underfl oor power distribution system in all the teaching and offi ce areas.
The appointed M&E Contractor, Derry Building Services, is responsible for installing the power distribution in the fl oor voids and has used 63A standard earth Betatrak to create the networks, with tap offs every 300mm as required, providing local access to power across the fl oorplate of each storey.
Adrian Littlejohns from Derry Building Services commented: “Following installation of the distribution boards at each level of the new building we installed 91 CMD feed units to connect the Betatrak network. We were
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