£5.75m university scheme completed
Work has been completed on a £5.7m project to refurbish two buildings at the University of Birmingham. The refurbishment was carried out by Nottingham-based Clegg Construction.
Clegg was responsible for the external refurbishment of the building – home to the university’s school of electronic, electrical and computer engineering– and the adjacent school of health and population sciences at 52 Pritchatts Road.
As part of the £5.75m project, Clegg Construction replaced existing exteriors with insulated terracotta cladding and coloured panels. New windows were installed and an entrance canopy was constructed alongside repairs to the car park.
Clegg's managing director, Simon Blackburn, said: "The university is one of the country’s leading academic institutions, internationally recognised for their research, and we are very proud to have worked with them on this high-profile project.
"An added bonus for the university has been the improved environmental performance of the buildings. Originally we aimed for a ‘C’ rating in thermal efficiency, but both buildings have now been awarded ‘B’ ratings."
