UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Standing Group Responsible for the Maintenance and Refurbishment of
Centrally Timetabled Rooms
Notes from the meeting of the Group on Wednesday 29 July 2015
Present:
Dr E Melia (Chair), Mr J Buckingham (from item 125/14-15), Mr P Jones, Mrs E
Morrison, Mr J Owen, Mr H Rowles, Mr C Singleton.
Apologies:
Ms R Burdick, Mrs V Hill, Ms L Holland, Mr D Mace.
124/14-15
Minutes
RESOLVED:
That the minutes of the meeting held on 25 June 2015 be approved.
125/14-15
Discussion of Decommissioning CTTRs (minute 114/14-15 referred)
RECEIVED:
An update from the Chair
RESOLVED:
(a) That the Conferences Senior Duty Manager and the Conferences General
Commercial Manager would provide the Chair with booking information for the
Ramphal building;
(b) That the Chair would discuss CTTR requirements for the new Humanities
building with the Conferences Senior Duty Manager and the Conferences
General Commercial Manager.
126/14-15
Minor Works in Humanities CTTRs (minute 112/14-15 referred)
RECEIVED:
An update from the Estates Project Manager.
RESOLVED:
That furniture rails would not be installed in Humanities CTTRs and therefore
asbestos checks would not be required.
127/14-15
Future Plans for CTTR Refurbishment (minute 115/14-15 referred)
RECEIVED:
An update from the Service Owner (Learning Spaces & Coll Environment)
RESOLVED:
(a) That the Service Owner (Learning Spaces & Coll Environment) would create a
model for potential Lib 1 layouts and would request an outside impression from
the Estates Architect;
(b) That S1.66 would be used for a trial of new AV as well as furniture but that the
AV was not available until September.
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128/14-15
2015-16 Refurb Group Budget (minute 120/14-15 referred)
RESOLVED:
(a) That the Service Owner (Learning Spaces & Coll Environment) would sign off
committed AV expenditure and the Space Management Assistant would ensure
that this was spent;
(b) That the Estates Project Manager would produce a budget for refurbishing S0.11
and S0.13.
129/14-15
Arts Centre Cinema Seating Refurbishment (minute 121/14-15 referred)
130/14-15
Remedial Works to L3, L4 and L5, Science Concourse (minute 122/14-15 referred)
RESOLVED:
(a) That the group needed to get a report on the issue of the leaking roof in L3;
(b) That the Chair would discuss getting a regular report from Estates Helpdesk
regarding reports on CTTRs.
131/14-15
Radio Microphone Wireless Frequency Licenses
132/14-15
2014-15 Refurb Group Budget
CONSIDERED:
A summary of the current budget position for the present academic year as set out in
CTTR.2/14-15(revised8).
133/14-15
Future Seating Modifications in H0.51/52 for Conferences
RECEIVED:
An update from the Conferences Senior Duty Manager.
RESOLVED:
That the Group was broadly supportive of potentially reducing costs by storing the
furniture on site and that the Conferences Senior Duty Manager would liaise with the
Interior Design, Furniture and Equipment Manager regarding the issue of seating
removal.
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