Bluebell View – Warwick University
CLIENT: C A SOTHERS • CONTRACT VALUE: £650K
COMPLETION DATE: SEPTEMBER 2011
Calumet Services Ltd was appointed to undertake the installation and commissioning of the mechanical pipework services for Bluebell Views, a major new-build student accommodation development at the University of Warwick.
The development provides approximately 500 student bedrooms across four accommodation blocks and was designed and constructed to achieve a BREEAM Excellent standard.
Heating and domestic hot water for the development are supplied from the University of Warwick’s central Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and district heating network. As part of the energy infrastructure serving the development, Calumet installed an external
thermal storage facility serving the four accommodation blocks, together with dedicated plant room installations within each building.
THE MECHANICAL PIPEWORK SERVICES PACKAGE INCLUDED:
- Installation of the development’s external thermal storage facility, serving all four accommodation blocks.
- Prefabricated stainless-steel pipework systems associated with the external thermal storage installation.
- Complete plant room pipework installations serving each of the four accommodation blocks.
- Plate heat exchangers serving the LTHW heating and domestic hot water systems.
- Cold water storage tanks and booster sets serving each accommodation block.
- Distribution of LTHW heating and boosted hot and cold water services throughout the buildings.
- Domestic hot and cold water connections serving the prefabricated bathroom pods.
- Complete above-ground soil, waste and vent systems serving the accommodation.
- Internal rainwater pipework (RWP) systems.
- Complete testing and commissioning of the installed pipework services.
The project demonstrates Calumet Services’ experience in delivering large-scale plant room and mechanical pipework installations within the higher education and student accommodation sector, including specialist prefabricated stainless-steel pipework and thermal storage infrastructure integrated with a campus-wide energy network.
