Skabara Lab Project
Location: Joseph Black Building, Wing C, Lab C5.12, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Zone: 2
Project Overview:
Provision of essential new consolidated lab facilities for the Professor Pete Skabara research group in rooms C5.12, C5.13, C5.14 & C5.15 of the Joseph Black Building.
This project was a major refurbishment of the top floor of the Joseph Black Building Wing ‘C’ with the facility carefully designed to ensure the laboratory can be used for a variety of end-users and not restrained to one specific professor or group. The projects future-proofing design strategy was extended to the specification and scope of the fabric and services.
The extensive refurbishment included the total replacement of the curtain walling and roof elements. The project greatly improved the thermal efficiency of the building with more modern, efficient services also enhancing the sustainability aspects of the design and reducing the maintenance burden going forward.
Project Benefits
- Improved student satisfaction:
Extensive modern refurbishment to provide a facility capable of supporting quality research work. - Improved staff satisfaction:
Improved teaching facilities and resources for staff.
Improved facilities. - Sustainability
Replacement of curtain walling and roof elements with more efficient services will reduce carbon emissions. - Reduced maintenance
New, more efficient fabric and services will require less maintenance.
Construction Start Date: June 2022
Construction End Date: July 2023
Project Costs: £3,440,000
Themes Addressed by Project:
Sustainability (fabric and services improvements), Accessibility (height-adjustable fume cupboards), Staff & Student Experience, Learning & Teaching, Research, Space
Project Team:
Project Manager: Nick Crawford
Development Manager: Martin Munro
Clerk of Works: Brian Rodger
Lead Advisor: Gleeds
Contractor: Clark Contracts
