Balfour Beatty’s restoration the restoration of the 145-year-old Grade A listed Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, transforming it into the Edinburgh Futures Initiative -a high-quality modern teaching and learning facility for the University of Edinburgh - has featured in the Scottish Construction Now and Project Scotland.
In the article, Archie Burns, Project Director and Angela Pluu, Sustainability Manager speak about the challenges associated with restoring the historic building whilst preserving its rich structural history and heritage as well as how sustainability was the cornerstone of the project.
Commenting on the embodied carbon savings achieved, Angela said: “Even with extensive reworking, the project has a smaller carbon footprint than it would if the building were rebuilt entirely. Retaining the building’s structure supports our long-term sustainability objectives.”
Speaking about the technology used, Archie said: “Scanning is definitely the way forward with existing buildings. Because of the shape of these buildings, if you don’t scan them, it’s more difficult to actually get services to fit into plant rooms and some of the tight spaces like the vent towers on the roof.
To read the Scottish Construction Now article in full click here and to read the Project Scotland article click here.
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Notes to editors:
- Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group with over 25,000 employees driving the delivery of powerful new solutions, shaping thinking, creating skylines and inspiring a new generation of talent to be the change-makers of tomorrow.
- We finance, develop, build, maintain and operate the increasingly complex and critical infrastructure that supports national economies and deliver projects at the heart of local communities.
- Over the last 115 years we have created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world. Currently, we are working to deliver Hinkley Point C, the first UK nuclear power station in a generation; constructing the world-class arts and cultural facility, the Lyric Theatre, in Hong Kong; and designing, building, financing, operating and maintaining the Automated People Mover superstructure at one of the busiest airports in the world, Los Angeles International Airport.
- Balfour Beatty has been operating in Scotland for over a century. We are committed to delivering on our principle of added social impact, working closely with our customers to deliver real, tangible benefits for the communities in which we operate.
