The £2 million contract for the Bramall Concert Hall at the University of Birmingham has been awarded to Briggs & Forrester Engineering Services. The project includes a 450-seat music auditorium, and it will also house the university’s music department. The performance brief for this design-and-build contract was prepared by Couch Perry & Wilkes.
Construction is due to be completed by January 2012.
Carrier calls for prioritisation of ventilation in NHS infrastructure plans
As the healthcare sector begins to plan how new government infrastructure funding will be spent, Carrier is urging NHS estates teams to prioritise ventilation upgrades as part of long-term building improvement strategies.
Specifiers urged to act ahead of looming legislation
Specifiers are being encouraged to switch to efficient secondary hot water circulators ahead of anticipated legislation that will ban inefficient versions of these domestic and commercial plumbing products.
