Building works at Colchester Campus

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Date	Area of campus	Details
23 Feb - 1 March 2024	Albert Sloman Library - Landing seating areas	Repair works to landings on floors 2 - 5 of library. Access will be restricted during this time. Contact Library helpdesk for more information and alternative routes.
Oct 2022 - Jan 2024	Parkside (Block E, F and G) car park	Installation of steel frame and fit out of Parkside Phase 3
4 Sep 2023 - 15 Mar 2024	Life Science	Development of the STEPS project on level 6 of the Life Science building. Weekend works to be undertaken on levels 3 and 5 until November 2023. Scaffolding to be erected in the courtyard area between the Lecture Theatre Building and Life Sciences on the underpodia level at the start of the project. Noise disruption expected from erection of scaffolding and construction works. Impact from dust to be mitigated through the use of plastic-coated hoardings where appropriate
4 Dec 2023 - 28 Feb 2024	Lightship Way	Essex County Council are providing improvement works to Lightship Way, activities will include repairs to the footway, carriageway and upgrades to the lighting.
08 Jan - 29 Feb 2024	Southcourts Accommodation	Asset tagging of core fire doors in communal areas, 10am-4pm. Minimal disruption to building occupants expected in the following buildings in communal areas: Harwich Court houses 1-23; Arlesford Court, houses 1-5; Brightlingsea Court, houses 1-6; Thaxted Court; Walton Court, houses 1-7; Manningtree Court, houses 1-6; Frinton Court, houses 1-2; Rowhedge Court, houses 1-5
27 Jan - 23 Feb 2024	The Hexagon	The safety barrier surrounding The Hexagon is due to be upgraded, access along the path will be maintained throughout the project however this may be restricted at times. There may be some noise disturbances as a result of these works.
30 Jan - 09 Feb 2024	Computer Science and Electronic Engineering	Emergency works are taking place within the Computer Science and Electronic Engineering building to fix a leak. All of the toilets within this building have been closed with immediate effect. Alternative toilets can be found in the Psychology and STEM Buildings. Our Mechanical team are doing everything they can to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. A new water main pipe requires installation, this will involve the drinking water to the kitchens on all floors to be turned off between 9am on the 07 February and 10am on the 08 February. It is anticipated that the toilets will continue to be out of use until the 09 February.
05 Feb - 15 March 2024	Albert Sloman Library	Concrete repairs will be taking place on the Albert Sloman Library. This will be carried out via abseiling between 8am - 5pm. There will be some sporadic noise from breaking out the damaged areas, safety tunnels will be in place to maintain through access to the building.
05 Feb - 16 Feb 2024	Lecture Theatre Building	The Lecture Theatre Building lift (L7) is out of service, our onsite lift engineers are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, however it is not anticipated to be back in service this week.
06 Feb - 15 Feb 2024	Passenger lifts across Colchester campus	Between the 06 and 15 February, the passenger lifts across Colchester campus are due to be inspected. This will involve each lift being out of service for a short while over this period, whilst the inspection is taking place signage will be put on to the lift advising of alternative routes.
16 Feb 2024	RAB Butler Building, Rowhedge Court, Level 5 off Sq4, Level 6 EMS Corridor & CSE Rooms	QR codes for TRVs not working on University WiFi. Still accessible via mobile data until issue resolved.
24 Feb 2024	Campus wide, concentrated Under- podia	Commercial gas infrastructure survey taking place across campus, a mobile platform will be used under podia for high level inspections.

Operational communications

Communications Management Document (.pdf) to be used by Estate Management staff only
Key Date Calendar Essex University (.pdf)

SOTER

We use an electronic system called SOTER to manage approved contractors and monitor key organisational information such as insurance and accreditations expiry dates and ensure all have benefited from the Estates induction. It also enables operatives to log on and off site.

Capital projects

Some of the disruption across our Colchester Campus is due to the construction of major buildings, such as:

Also see

Estate Management Helpdesk Room 6.003, Square 4

Twitter @Essex_Estates

Telephone: 01206 872959

Email: ems-helpdesk@essex.ac.uk

Out-of-hours support Security and Campus Safety Team

Telephone: 01206 872125

Link: Security and Safety Centre

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