To be built adjacent to the £175million ($272.46 million) Laboratory of Molecular Biology, the new UTC will specialise in biomedical and environmental sciences and technologies. Estimated to cost £9 million ($14.01 million) to complete the project, the UTC Cambridge will feature a three-storey building to hold 670 students aged 14 to 19.
Upon completion, the facility will include five super labs on the top floor, which will hold 90 students each, with three capable of joining together to emulate large-scale research conditions.
The facility will be constructed by taking care of the sustainability issues, which includes a combined heat and power plant to provide low-carbon energy; photovoltaic cells; and gravel beds to control rainwater run-off.
The facility will help the pupils at Long Road Sixth Form College and Cambridge Regional College as well as teachers, the wider community and the environment.
BAM’s design arm will specify furniture, fittings and equipment. BAM Plant will provide plant equipment and services that will reduce cost, risk and environmental impact.
The construction work on the site is scheduled for September 2013, with the UTC due to open a year later at the start of the 2014/15 academic year.
