It’s now only a few weeks until staff begin moving into Charles Street and planning is in full swing ahead of welcoming our students after Easter. To support staff moving into Charles Street this month, we have developed a Building Information Guide (BIG) in partnership with the faculty. This is available online now at https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/charlesstreet/. This … Continue reading Charles Street update: 2 March 2016
Charles Street update: 17 February 2016
In a little under five weeks D&S staff will begin moving into Charles Street, and from 4 April the building will be fully open to staff, students and visitors. It promises to be a very exciting time after all the hard work that has gone in to getting us to this point. The lecture theatre … Continue reading Charles Street update: 17 February 2016
Charles Street update: 3 February 2016
We have now taken handover of Charles Street. This is fantastic news for the University and the fact that we now have a hugely impressive new building that we will soon be able to showcase to staff, students and visitors is well worth celebrating. Although we have taken practical completion of the whole building, we … Continue reading Charles Street update: 3 February 2016
Charles Street update: 20 January 2016
Work on Charles Street has progressed very well over Christmas and the new year. We are in the process of taking possession of the lecture theatre and are expecting to take handover of the rest of the building in February, with remaining external works (such as pavements) completed soon after. The contractors have worked extremely hard … Continue reading Charles Street update: 20 January 2016
Charles Street update: 21 December 2015
Work on Charles Street continues to progress and we are on track to take possession of the building in time to enable us to start teaching after Easter as planned. Following the decision to postpone our move until after 18 January, all non-lecture theatre teaching that was scheduled to take place in the new building … Continue reading Charles Street update: 21 December 2015
Charles Street update: 23 November 2015
Since the last update we have been in constant communication with the contractors delivering the Charles Street build, Balfour Beatty, regarding progress on the project. Whilst there has been a significant improvement in performance over the previous few months, it is clear that a combination of the recent bad weather and the complexity around some … Continue reading Charles Street update: 23 November 2015
Charles Street update: 10/11/2015
The project has now achieved the critical milestone of the completion of the bridge creating the link from Charles Street to the Arundel building, including the cladding. The sustained effort and commitment from the contractor has clearly significantly progressed the building, with noticeable strides towards completion being made in all areas. We continue to closely monitor the progress on … Continue reading Charles Street update: 10/11/2015
Heart of the Campus – not long to go!
We will be completing the £27 million new development at Heart of the Campus as planned in August. We have taken close to one hundred people on tours around the site from FD and the faculties which have courses based there. We are working closely with areas from across the Facilities Directorate and the wider … Continue reading Heart of the Campus – not long to go!
Arundel House Update
The University has now put in a planning application to refurbish the building and proposed plans of the refurbishment of the exterior were discussed with residents at an open community session on 28 November 2013. If you want to keep up to date with developments for this and other Hallam projects you can sign up … Continue reading Arundel House Update
Heart of the Campus Construction Footage – July/Aug
More recent construction footage of the Heart of the Campus building is available to view at: https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/hoc/