Queen Margaret University College RE:LOCATE CaSPr Construction Workshop – 8/12/06 Steve Scott Director of Estates and Facilities

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

QMUC Health 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 acres Edinburgh 50 sites 4 Full Business case 2001

Site Selection Financial Recruitment Capital Cost Operating costs Funding contributions Non Financial Timescale Compliance with Strategic Plan 2002

Learning centred Safety & Security Community Focus Open & Accessible Distinctive Identity Future Flexibility and Expansion Space Efficiency Cost & Lifecycle Design Brief Interactive & Social Learning Welcoming & Inspiring Integrated Environmental considerations Outline Design Brief (Masterplan) Sustainable 2003

Sustainable Development 2003 ?

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

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 (4 th 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 21 st Century Estate

Best Practice Gloucester Stevenage Sheffield Edin Univ QMUC Elec Gas Sustainable Development Energy

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 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