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ULSTER UNIVERSITY BELFAST CAMPUS
The internal fit out elements include seven feature staircases, bespoke ceilings, oak wood strip wall panels, acoustic panels in the lecture theatres and vast amounts of ventilated computer flooring and stud partitions. “No two rooms are the same in this building,” said Duane. A complicated M+E package included installation of specialist ventilation for medical gases in the labs, extensive ventilation below the computer flooring and in the ceilings, a full sprinkler system on every floor and nine gas boilers housed in the basement. On the electrical side, 606km of data cables was installed, along with specialist energy saving lighting control systems. “From a services point of view, it’s a very smart building,” said Duane. LOCAL PRIDE The project has faced many challenges from start to finish, with one of the partners within the main contractor JV going into administration in 2018. When you add a global pandemic, lockdowns,
labour and materials shortages to the mix, it is a truly phenomenal achievement for Sacyr to have successfully handed over the new campus to teaching staff and students in September. “We constructed this building during a tumultuous period of history, and it’s an absolute credit to our local supply chain that they stuck with the job until the end,” Duane said. “I can say with great pride that the majority – 80%-85% – of the workforce has been made up of key local sub-contractors. It’s been a privilege to work on such a landmark job, and hopefully in years to come, my own kids – who are 4 and 2 – might study here in the future. “Typically, in Northern Ireland, we don’t build projects at this scale, but, in my opinion, this has to be one of the best buildings built in the UK in the last few years. It’s a phenomenal design and I believe the quality and the detail that we’ve managed to achieve is second to none. This building will be remembered as a real game changer to Belfast. As Sacyr, we’re proud to have delivered it.”
Client: Ulster University Main Contractor: Sacyr UK & Ireland Lead Architect for Client: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Contractor Architect: STW M&E Design Team: Promec Structural Engineer: RPS BIM Management: BIMMS Main M+E Contractor: Dowds, Ramos, Nugents, ICCA and APW PROJECT TEAM...
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