UoE Business School – Man 9 – Publication of Building Information
BREEAM Target – Excellent
A proposed new building to house the University’s Essex Business School, the three storey structure
(stepping down to two storeys at the entrance) would take a crescent-type shape, together with
some ancillary lecture theatre accommodation, contained within ‘roundels’, positioned to the front
of the building. The bulk of the academic facilities would be contained within the main building and
another key feature within this building would be the provision of a Winter Garden – a soft and hard
landscaped area under a curved clear roof. The total scale of development will be 5550 sq m.
Key Innovative and Low Impact design features:
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Full timber frame
Bespoke timber cladding
ETFE Roof Sections
Green Roof Sections
Wintergarden consisting of Trees, Soft Landscaping and Hard Landscaping
Natural Ventilation System
Extensive Photovoltaic Array
Rainwater Harvesting
Swale Attenuation
Basic Building Cost - £ 2730/m2
Services Cost - £ 545/m2
External Works - £ 160/m2
Gross Floor Area – 5500m2
Total Area of site – 0.80 Hectares
Function Areas –
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PC Lab - m2
80 Person Lecture Theatre
100 Person Lecture Theatre
MBA Lecture Theatre
Main Lecture Theatre
I Lab
PHD
Area of circulation - 600 m2
Area of storage - 105m2
Percentage of grounds to be used by community - 100 %
Percentage of buildings to be used by community - 20 %
Predicted electricity consumption - 41.54 kWh/m2
Predicted Fossil Fuel consumption - 11.87 kWh/m2
Predicted renewable energy generation - 10.36 kWh/m2
Predicted water use - 8.3m3/person/year
Percentage predicted water used to be provided by rainwater - 10%
Steps taken during construction process to reduce environmental impacts:
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Tree Protection Zones
Root Protection Zones
Gauze/Filters over soakaways to prevent silt leachate
Wheel washing on site
Eco cabins used for site staff accommodation
Double bunded fuel storage areas
Drip trays used in all circumstances
Specific and segregated washout areas for concrete lorries
Segregated skips for waste
Dust suppression
Noise Monitoring
All dust creating tools fitted with on tool extraction to prevent air pollution
Insect hotel created away from site to provide habitat for wildlife
Bee House constructed
Regular litter picking both on site and around boundary
Re-use of early excavated soil within final landscaping
Traffic management plan in place to prevent impacts on normal life
Local suppliers utilized to reduce carbon emmissions
Recycled materials used wherever possible
Social and Economically sustainable measures achieved:
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Investments made within local nursery to improve their grounds and facilities