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Welcome to this week’s e-news.
This week has been yet another busy one for the CENE Team with events taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday and the announcement of the Constructing Excellence North East Awards 2016 shortlist. On Tuesday morning was the CECA North East and Watson Burton breakfast briefing on ‘Mitigation and Acceleration’. The next in the series will be on May 19th and further details can be requested from CECA North East. On Wednesday morning we held the Smash ‘n’ Grab Adjudication event in conjunction with Bond Dickinson. Andrew Clough of Bond Dickinson along with Len Bunton of Hardies discussing payment notices, adjudication case law and obligations. We would like to thank both the speakers for their excellent presentations and Bond Dickinson for their hospitality.
This morning was the G4C North East committee to discuss the upcoming schedule of events and the Generation4Change North East Awards for 2017. We will be launching the details of this very soon so please keep an eye out.
Tomorrow evening Leanne and I are attending the RICS Renaissance Awards at Newcastle Civic Centre and would like to wish everyone who is shortlisted the very best of luck!
Next week we are delighted to be launching the Inspiring Change to Lead programme in association with G4C North East and DSA Building Performance which is kindly been delivered by Dave Stitt. We are looking forward to rolling this out over the coming months with their work being showcased at the G4C North East Awards next year. We hope all the participants enjoy the programme.
We are holding a BIM: The Legal Rights on Wednesday 20th in association with Bond Dickinson and if you haven’t already registered the details are below as we have a few spaces remaining.
We are delighted to welcome Trident Consulting Services to the North East Club and look forward to seeing them at an event soon.
Best wishes
Catriona
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WORK BEGINS ON NEW £13M STUDENT SCHEME FOR XSITE
Construction work has started on site for a new £13m student accommodation scheme to create a 409 bedroom development in Newcastle. The Shieldfield development, which has taken five years to come to fruition, has been designed by xsite architecture and its carefully considered design has been created to minimise impact on its immediate surroundings.
Set out over three connecting blocks rising to seven storeys, the scheme will span the area between Stoddart Street and Clarence Street on the east side of the city, regenerating a site previously occupied by light industrial buildings and a brick-built office and warehouse.
Working on behalf of developer BAM Connislow, a JV between BAM Properties and specialist developer Connislow, which was specifically formed to create student accommodation, xsite’s brief was to create a scheme that would maximise the amount of accommodation that could be created while minimising the impact it would have on the local community.
Xsite’s team has achieved this by creating a scheme which, at its tallest, will reach seven-storeys dropping in height across the three connecting blocks to four-storeys. In addition, the architect has opted for a sophisticated palette of materials including a variety of contemporary claddings and metallic finishes in bronze and silver as well as cement fibre panels in a range of natural colours.
Xsite has a track record when it comes to designing student accommodation, the most recent of which includes developments at Ainsley Street and Green Lane Durham, where a total of 335 beds were created. Now on site the main challenges for BAM Construction lie with the fact that there is a main sewer running under the site as well as a telephone mast and gas governor situated on the boundary, leaving little room for site set up.
Once ready for occupation the accommodation will be available as direct lets and will be managed by Fresh Student Living a specialist company which manages student accommodation across the UK.
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