UCLU 134-6 Gower Street BREEAM Credit Man 9: Publication of Building Information Over £6M of funding has been allocated to the adaptation and refurbishment of the Lewis’s Building to accommodate the Student Union. The project was completed in April 2011. The Huntley Street Student Union facility had been identified in 2009 as a building for redevelopment and so an opportunity existed to adapt the largely vacant basement to second floor levels of the Lewis’s Building for a new use with funding from UCL central funds allocated for this purpose. The refurbishment work has been designed by Architects Levitt Bernstein. The building contains a café, bars, multi-function studio space, rehearsal room, meeting rooms and offices, together with the existing workshop / laboratory space and offices. Predicted BREEAM rating and score Very Good – 56% Key Design Features Materials A+ or A rated under the Green Guide were used in as much of the building as possible. Low water using urinals, W/Cs, taps etc were used throughout the building. Energy use of the building was kept to a minimum by an intelligent BMS system. Basic building cost £999 / m2 Services costs £740 / m2 External works cost £5 / m2 Gross floor area Total GIA: 1,891 m2 Basement GIA 468 m2 Ground Floor GIA: 411 m2 First Floor GIA: 342 m2 Second Floor GIA: 311 m2 Third Floor GIA: 245 m2 Fourth Floor GIA: 114 m2 Total area of site 593 m2 Function areas & their size Offices: 529 m2 Studio: 59 m2 Meeting Rooms: 70 m2 Bar and café : 570 m2 Workshop / Laboratory: 51 m2 Area of circulation and toilets 582 m2 Area of storage 30 m2 Predicted electricity consumption 727,000 kWh Predicted fossil fuel consumption 571,000 kWh Predicted renewable energy generation 0% Predicted water use 5.2 m3 / person / year Predicted water use to be provided by rain water or grey water 0% Steps taken during construction to reduce environmental impact Materials were sourced from local suppliers where possible. The site obtained a high CCS score throughout the project. All on site waste generated was carefully segregated with a very high percentage recycled/reused. Social sustainable measures achieved The development allows the relocation of an existing Student Union facility close to the heart of the Bloomsbury Campus in a building shared with other occupiers, creating a very sustainable social/community development