Servicing Birmingham’s new human-tissue bank

Morgan Sindall Professional Services, Consultant

Morgan Sindall Professional Services has used its international expertise in science and technology to design the University of Birmingham’s Human Biomaterials Resource Centre, a licensed human-tissue bank, in Edgbaston. The £3.8 million, 3-storey, 1050 m2 building at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital will be dedicated to the collection and storage of human biomaterials for distribution to biomedical research groups. It was set up with £2.5 million of Science City funding.

Morgan Sindall is delivering the architectural design, civil, structural and mechanical, HVAC and electrical-engineering design and BREEAM assessor services for the project, which is due for completion in February 2011. The building has been designed to achieve a ‘Very good’ BREEAM rating.

Related links:
Related articles:



modbs tv logo

More refrigerant bans possible, says government

The government could tighten up the rules that restrict the use of global warming refrigerant gases including speeding up phase-out programmes and introducing new bans, according to a spokesman from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Baxi research suggests schools strongly support heat decarbonisation

A survey conducted by Baxi of 200 state school estates managers, consultant engineers and M&E contractors has found that while enthusiasm for Net Zero and support for low carbon heating systems in schools is thriving, persistent barriers remain.