Queen Margaret University College RE:LOCATECaSPr Construction Workshop – 8/12/06

Steve ScottDirector of Estates and Facilities

QMUC

• Established 1875• 4000 Students (FTE) 500 Staff • 77% Female • 72% Scots/12% Other UK/16% International• £27m Turnover• 96% graduate employment rate

QMUCHealth Faculty • Health Sciences • Social Sciences Media and communications

Business and Enterprise • Business School• Drama and Creative Industries

• Voted Top HE college in UK 2 years running • University title by 2007

QMUC Estate

Estates Options Appraisal

• Strategic Review Estate v Strategic Plan

• Conclusion Estate not fit for purpose (condition, efficiency and future growth.)

• Recommendation

Relocate

1998

Estates Options Appraisal- Recommendations

• Modern Estate – Space efficient (35% reduction)– Flexible and Extendable

• Modern Institution– Business transformation– Best Practice

Site Search

•25-30 acres

•Edinburgh

•50 sites

•4 Full Business case

2001

Site Selection

Financial

Recruitment Capital CostOperating costsFunding contributions

Non Financial

Timescale Compliance with Strategic Plan

2002

Learning centred

Safety & Security

CommunityFocus

Open &Accessible

Distinctive

Identity

Future Flexibility and Expansion

Space

EfficiencyCost & Lifecycle

Design Brief

Interactive & Social Learning

Welcoming

& Inspiring

Integrated

Environmental

considerations

Outline Design Brief(Masterplan)

Sustainable

2003

Sustainable Development 2003

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Sustainable Development

• Definition – meeting needs of present generations without compromising the ability of future

generations to meet theirs (social and environmental factors)

• Stakeholder Consultation – Scottish Executive/Funding Council

– Staff and Students

– Community Liaison

– External Funders

• Site Visits

2003

Research

Sustainable Development

• Emphasised within consultant selection process • Appointed specialist consultant (audit)• client/consultant workshops• Staff/Student Working Group• Community forum• Vision Statement

“To develop a sustainable community for learning and life”

2004

Strategy

Sustainable Development

• Holistic Approach (design sustainability in)

• Address Key issues – Create Healthy Environments– Encourage Biodiversity– Support Communities– Use resources Effectively– Manage the Process

• Set Targets – create the most sustainable campus in UK– Breeam excellent

2004

Amended Brief

Daylighting

Passive Design

BREEAM

U values

Materials

IT Strategy

Lifecycle

Sustainability

Ventilation

Envest

Water Management

Biodiversity

Biomass

SUDS

Sustainability Brief 2004

Masterplan 2007

2020

Level 1

Offices / Support

Secure LRC

Atrium / Non-Secure LRC

Level 2

Specialist Laboratories

General Classrooms

Meeting /

Breakout

Main Lecture Theatre

Flexible Open

Plan Offices

Sustainable Development – Success?• Assessment Tools

– Breeam– excellent rating -77%

– Highest scoring HE in UK

– Highest ‘bespoke’ excellent rating in Scotland (4th highest in UK)

– Land use and Ecology high scoring – unusual for Greenfield site

Sustainable Development – Success?• Assessment Tools

– Ceequal – Similar to Breeam – Split client, design and construction (QMUC doing all) – Categories

– Land use– Landscape – Ecology and Biodiversity – Water issues– Energy – Material Use– Waste management– Transport – Nuisance to neighbours– Community relations

– On course for excellent rating

Sustainable Development – Success?• Assessment Tools

– Envest – Life cycle impacts assessment

– Models based on ecopoints

– Embodied and operational impacts – Exemplary performance gained 21 eco points (better than BRE target)

Sustainable Development – Success?• Other measures

– Capital Funding • LTIF/SE

– Marketing and Development • Case Study SFC Sustainable development• Case Study UK SMG – Space Management

– Sustainable Institution • Affordable estate –LCC/utilities/area • Business Transformation• 21st Century Estate

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Best Practice Gloucester Stevenage Sheffield Edin Univ QMUC

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Gas

Sustainable DevelopmentEnergy

Sustainable Development – examples

Biomass •73% savings in carbon emissions

•Gas 459 tonnes – Biomass 126 tonnes

Sustainable Development – examples

Green Travel

Sustainable Development – examples

Biodiversity

• Existing hedgerows along Mucklets Road have been translocated

• Diverse transitional zones at the edges (hedges, meadow, woodland) for diversity

• Natural resources (topsoil and felled timber) will be retained for re-use

• Careful plant selection will provide for invertebrate and bird populations

• Micro-habitats (log piles, topography, wetland margins) add to complexity

• Roosting boxes for birds and bats

Sustainable Development – examples

Various

Ventilation• Displacement / Mixed mode / natural ventilation

• Limited air conditioning

• Generous fresh air rates

• Concrete frame used to control environmental conditions

Daylighting

• Proportions of classrooms designed to minimise circulation (narrow frontage)

• Use of high level windows to maximise light levels

• Lighting system designed to compliment light levels – controls switch off lights where levels permit

Internal Materials

• 80% of floor finishes A rated as determined by Green Guide to Specification

• 80% of internal wall specification A rated as determined by Green Guide to Specification

Sustainable Development – examples Various

INSULATION

• U Values enhanced by 5%

• Glazing with low ‘e’ coating to reduce heat loss and solar protection to minimise heat gains

• Solar shading

– Use of internal blinds - reduce glare and heat gains (LRC)

– External shading to south elevations

AIR TIGHTNESS

• Junctions detailed to minimise air loss through fabric of building

• 25% improvement on Building Regulation air leakage standards

WATER MANAGEMENT

• Water Out - SUDS pond/Rainwater harvesting discounted (payback)

• Water In - Low use fittings (w.c.’s / urinals / taps)

Sustainable Development

• ISO 14001

• Behavioural change – Central timetable

– Open plan working

– Thin client IT

– Becoming a 24/7 learning campus

– Widening participation/lifelong learning

– Green Travel

Operational Phase

Sustainable Development Client Perspective – Summary

• Clarity of vision• Shared Vision (think big)• Holistic approach• Involve stakeholders• Construction and operation• Measurability (appropriate targets)• Role of design team

Progress Progress