William Smith Building (WSB), British Geological Survey, Keyworth time lapse construction project

Category: Tech
Author: bgschannel
Published (on YouTube): 2009-06-15
Published (here): 2012-02-11
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The construction project started in December 2007, was occupied by BGS staff in May 2009 and is due to be officially opened on the 25th June 2009. The William Smith Building (WSB) is the newest addition to the British Geological Survey (BGS) headquarters in Nottingham. At 3000m², the WSB is the largest wooden-framed open-plan office building in the UK . The WSB was built to the highest environmental standards, within the two-year timescale and just under the £7m budget. It incorporates cedar and terracotta cladding, sheeps wool insulation, under-floor heating and an atrium covered with the same plastic panels used in the Eden Project domes, Cornwall, UK see www.bgs.ac.uk/contacts/sites/keyworth/WS_Building.html for further details

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Comments on «William Smith Building (WSB), British Geological Survey, Keyworth time lapse construction project»:

BSPConsulting on 2011-02-22
BSP Consulting were ...
BSP Consulting were the civil and structural engineers on this award winning project. We were highly delighted to be associated with this prestigious development.

eastcoastriots on 2010-02-11
awesome
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