UCB Project Apple

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Client UCB
Value Circa £20m
Contract JCT
Main Contractor Water Lilly
M&E Consultant Arup/ESD

MSL are completing the Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health installations in Buildings C, Building H and also the site infrastructure package which contain a mixture of laboratory, meeting, learning and write up spaces.

At the heart of the refurbished 19ha campus is building H, a new three-storey collaboration hub, nicknamed ‘the brain’. This 2,870m² timber building is partially submerged into the heart of the existing campus, connecting the different wings of the R&D building, improving circulation and maximising opportunities for interaction and knowledge-share. To make way for this new addition, a 1967 biology east wing and courtyard will be demolished. Once complete, the entire scheme including new laboratory facilities will become one of UCB’s three global R&D hubs focusing on gene therapies, translational medicine and antibody discovery platforms.

– Upgrade to site wide LV distribution system including SCADA

– Installation of new ASHP’s to provide heating and cooling to various buildings

– Medical Gas installation

– New 1250KVA generator to provide back up for Essential and Life Safety systems

– New Lighting systems including external lighting and controls