- A) General Information
- B) The New Building
- C) Technical Information
- D) Schedule Of The Building Process
- E) Costs (Including Taxes)
- F) Publications & Awards
- G) Plans & Photos



Technical Information
a | floor area (24-35) | |
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24 | Total gross floor area | 28 175 m² (inc small new mezzanine addition) |
divided into | ||
25 | Open access services | 19 102 m² |
special rooms for (26-29) | ||
26 | Audiovisual | 53 m² |
27 | Computers | 1 564 m² |
28 | Special collections | BS5454 archive storage facilities, conservation studio, digital imaging studio, viewing room, reading room, research centre and seminar rooms. 2 946 m2 |
29 | Seminar room(s) | 545 m² |
special activities (30-32) | ||
30 | Exhibition space | 118 m² |
31 | Lecture hall | n/a |
32 | Public refreshments | 378 m² Library Cafe |
33 | Administration and staff areas | 4 912 m² |
34 | Closed access stacks | 2 365 m² |
35 | Circulations areas (corridors, stairs, lifts), toilets, technical rooms, etc. | 3 706 m² |
36 | Further information | 8 levels, 7 open to the public |
37 | Number of reader seats (total) | 2 248 |
divided into | ||
38 | Audiovisual | AV equipment in all meeting rooms and study pods |
39 | Computers | 573 |
40 | Seminar room(s) | 8 inc 3 training room |
41 | Regular | 0 |
b | total potential capacity of shelving | |
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42 | Books and periodicals (total) | 31 464 linear metres plus 13 463 linear metres Special Collections |
including | ||
43 | Open access stacks | 31 465 linear metres |
44 | Closed access stacks | 13 463 linear metres |
45 | Compact shelving | included in 43 above |
46 | Audiovisual materials | included in 44 above |
47 | Other | 0 |
48 | Number of staff required to operate the new library | 185 |
c | mechanical features | |
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49 | Ventilation/Air Conditioning | Chilled beam system |
50 | Heating | Chilled beam and space radiators fed by University Combined Heat and Power system |
51 | Lighting | Intelligent |
52 | Acoustics | Features, eg tiles, absorb sound |
53 | Lifts, elevators, escalators | 3 lifts, to be upgraded at end of project |
54 | Book transportation system | No. 2 3M Book return sorters |
55 | Theft detection | Boon Edam |
56 | Building management system | BEMS centralled controlled by University Estates and Building |
57 | Type of IT infrastructure | All building wireless enabled. Wiring is Cat 6 in raised floor |
58 | Other | Original static shelving reused, braced and with new acrylic pastel coloured shelf ends 2 offsite stores created, one permanent, one for duration of project. |