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| Balfour Beatty awarded De Montfort University contract  Balfour Beatty's UK and Ireland construction business announces the award of a £42 million contract to redevelop the Faculty of Art, Design and Humanities at De Montfort University in Leicester.The project will include the refurbishment of a 12-storey teaching block, the construction of a new six-storey building, the conversion of a two-storey building and all associated mechanical and electrical work, creating 27,700m2 of new teaching and support office space. Balfour Beatty is deploying innovative computer-aided Building Information Modelling tools (BIM) in the design and build of the project with early application already facilitating a substantial reduction in the scheme's cost through design review. The buildings are designed to attain BREEAM 'Excellent' standard, the industry's leading measure of sustainability in buildings. Balfour Beatty is committed to supporting the local economy and will engage local small businesses, apprentices and labour on the project, whilst offering a number of work experience placements for students in project management, architecture and interior design. Balfour Beatty is also engaged on other nearby university projects in Sheffield and Birmingham. Enabling works are commencing this month, with the project due for completion in September 2016. write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Construction News :: home page |