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Building works at Colchester Campus
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Works impacting lifts
| Date | Location | Details |
There are currently no planned or reported reactive lift maintenance works.
Works across campus
| Date | Location | Details |
| Ongoing | Roof of Law School/OVC Building | Roof Plant Room ventilation upgrade works. |
| 23 May - 30 June 2025 | Stairwell next to room 5A.331 / 6.351 | Asbestos removal works - nearby rooms will be closed for the duration of these works as discussed with those impacted. The accessible toilets in rooms 5A.344 and 6.366 will not be available during this time - please make use of alternative facilities in rooms 2N2.5A.19, 2N2.6.20 and 6.315B. |
| 09 June 2025 | Life Science roof | External cladding to be installed to the plant room on this roof. Limited noise disruption expected. |
| 09 June 2025 | STEM / E1 building | Scaffolding tunnels will be erected around the E1 building entrances to maintain building access during works at high level. |
| 09 - 15 June 2025 | Silberrad Student Centre, level 2 | Electrical renewal and upgrade works. Some noise on first day to affix equipment into final positions. Toilets on this level will be out of use during the works. Toilets on other levels will be available. |
| 11 - 13 June 2025 | Square 3 | Areas close to the raised seating in the middle of the square will be cordoned off to allow drainage repairs to be undertaken. Some noise as a result of drilling. |
| 09 June - 19 September 2025 | 3.007 | Refurbishment of plant room. There will be intermittent noise during this time. |
| 14 June 2025 | Room 6.015 - above the Canteen | The square 3 entrance to the Canteen will not be accessible on this date to facilitate replacement of a high-level window. The Canteen can still be accessed via the internal door inside the 3NE entrance to the main building. |
| 16 - 22 June 2025 | Silberrad Student Centre, level 1 | Electrical renewal and upgrade works. Some noise on first day to affix equipment into final positions. Toilets on this level will be out of use during the works. Toilets on other levels will be available. |
| 23 - 27 June 2025 | Lakeside Theatre | Continuation of works to repair leaks within this building. |
| 23-29 June 2025 | Silberrad Student Centre, ground floor | Electrical renewal and upgrade works. Some noise on first day to affix equipment into final positions. Toilets on this level will be out of use during the works. Toilets on other levels will be available. |
Works in main campus accommodation
| Date | Location | Details |
| Ongoing | Alresford Court | Ongoing improvement works to this unoccupied accommodation block |
| 16 -18 June 2025 | Eddington Tower |
Fitment of new infill panels to the smoke screens within accommodation landings. There will be a small amount of drilling to fix each panel. |
| 31 August 2025 | North Causeway | Essex Fire and Rescue will be on site to undertake a high-rise exercise. During this time the road between accommodation towers will be closed between the car park and North Teaching Centre. Please follow pedestrian pathways through the North Houses during this exercise. |
Operational communications
- Communications Management Document (.docx) to be used by Estate Management staff only
- Key Date Calendar Essex University (.docx)
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