A new website has been launched by Cambridge University to shed light on the way that it manages, maintains and constructs its buildings.
A new website has been launched by Cambridge University to shed light on the way that it manages, maintains and constructs its buildings.
A new website has been launched by Cambridge University to shed light on the way that it manages, maintains and constructs its buildings.
The University of Cambridge currently has over £500M of capital building projects in planning, design or construction stages, the largest building programme in the history of the University.
The procurement and management of these projects lie with the University's Estate Management and Building Service (EMBS). They also have responsibility for maintaining and restoring the University's existing buildings and gardens. The University has some £870m worth of buildings for the 15,000 students and 6,400 staff. Some of the buildings are extremely old and amongst the finest in the country, others are more modern and sophisticated in their design and servicing.
The new website was launched to present the work of EMBS to the general public. The site gives an overview of the work they carry out and of the planning, design, construction and maintenance processes in the industry in general.
It also provides detailed information on four major developments proposed or underway in and around Cambridge. These are West Cambridge, North West Cambridge, The Sidgwick Site and Addenbrookes. With location maps, design drawings, pictorial tours, web cams and timetables of work, its main purpose is to inform the current users of the sites about what will be going on and when. It is an interactive site so that anyone who accesses it will be able to ask questions, make comments or ask for details on new developments.
David Adamson, Director of Estate Management and Building Service, says:
"The University is a modern client and takes a lead in initiating improvements in the construction industry. We have also carried that forward in the way that we publicise our efforts.
At present, we have some sixty contracts with a value greater than £1m and some £500m in planning, design or construction; this great new website outlines how the University maintains and manages its property and how it wishes to develop to meet future needs."
The website was designed and is maintained by the Martin Centre, the University's Architecture Research Centre. It received 500 visits in its first week of operation.
The website can be found at: www.cam.ac.uk/building/
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