{"id":3730,"date":"2019-03-06T11:35:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T11:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=3730"},"modified":"2019-03-06T11:35:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T11:35:26","slug":"balfour-clinches-70m-edinburgh-futures-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/balfour-clinches-70m-edinburgh-futures-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Balfour clinches \u00a370m Edinburgh Futures Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"

Balfour Beatty has secured a \u00a370m contract to deliver a major upgrade and conversion of the Scottish capital\u2019s former Royal Infirmary building.<\/p>\n

The complex refurb and restoration job will see Balfour convert the Grade-A listed building into a major educational hub to be called the Edinburgh Futures Institute.<\/p>\n

Under plans drawn up by architect Bennetts Associates, the University of Edinburgh proposals will provide 230,000 sq ft of floor space, of which 65,000 sq ft is new construction.<\/p>\n

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The project is a coup for Balfour, after Sir Robert McAlpine carried out the asbestos strip and enabling works under a \u00a33.6m deal.<\/p>\n

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Balfour Beatty will be responsible for restoring and connecting six wards. New four-storey \u201cinfill buildings\u201d will be constructed in the two courtyards between the east and west hospital wards and will provide space for lecture halls and teaching spaces.<\/p>\n

Works are due to start this spring with an overall completion expected ahead of the start of the academic year in 2021. <\/p>\n

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The contractor will use BIM and augmented and virtual reality technologies to enhance the restoration process of the iconic building.<\/p>\n

Hector Macaulay, Balfour Beatty\u2019s managing director of Scotland and Ireland, said: \u201cWe have a long history of restoring listed buildings, including the National Museum of Scotland and the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh.”<\/p>\n

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