Building services installation
Higher EducationAldwych

NYU, 265 Strand

Seven-storey campus change-of-use on the Aldwych, adjacent to the Royal Courts of Justice.

Key facts
Client
New York University
Sector
Higher Education
Location
Aldwych, WC2, London
Services
Mechanical · Public Health · BMS / Controls · BIM · Testing & Commissioning · CDP
Scope
Seven-storey campus change-of-use
The brief

Scope & objectives

The project changed a seven-storey building on the Aldwych, adjacent to the Royal Courts of Justice, into a campus with classrooms, lecture halls, a cafeteria, study areas and collaboration spaces.

The works included all-new central plant for ventilation, air conditioning, hot-water services and cold-water services, together with BMS and exposed services sympathetic to the architecture.

Building services installation
The challenge

Planning, neighbours and delivery logistics.

The project challenges were planning consent, neighbours and delivery logistics windows.

Our approach

How RMS delivered it

The building-services scope included all-new central plant, BMS and exposed services sympathetic to the architecture.

Project highlights
£6.2m
Project value
75,000 sq ft
Area
BREEAM Excellent
Assessment
Scope / systems

The building-services package included:

VentilationAir conditioningHot-water servicesCold-water servicesBMS / ControlsBIMTesting & CommissioningCDP
The outcome

Results

The project achieved BREEAM Excellent.

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