Designed by UK-based Ryder architects, Dalton Building will be opened to students in September 2010. Kier North West has carried out the construction of the three new buildings totaling 9,000 square meters, over the last two years.

The recently completed Dalton Building is designed to house the new Dalton Theatre with a 200-seat auditorium, lecture facilities, classroom and performance/rehearsal space for dance and performance studies, a student services center, a medical suite and the administration and management department. Two new all-weather floodlit training pitches are featured behind the Dalton Building, as welcome additions to Carmel College’s existing sports facilities.

Carmel College started the GBP22.2 million ($34.2 million) new build program in 2008, which involved redevelopment and replacement of some of the buildings on the campus. The West Park Building was completed in August 2009. It is the largest teaching and learning environment on the campus and has technology-rich facilities for sciences, humanities, modern languages, ICT and foundation learning. The Notre Dame Building includes the Centre for Art & Design and was completed in April 2009.

As part of the college’s ‘green heating and lighting strategy’, all the new buildings are controlled by an ‘intelligent building management system’ to ensure optimum efficiency. State-of-the-art air cooling systems will be installed throughout. The lighting will be controlled using sensors to detect, and automatically adjust, the level of additional lighting required in individual areas throughout the day.

The new buildings are complemented by the careful landscaping of the college grounds. The college now features a central courtyard designed to offer students, staff and visitors with a pleasant outdoor area. The boundaries of the college will be planted with native species of trees and shrubs to encourage wildlife. The scheme achieved BREEAM-Very Good rating.

Kier North West is a part of UK-based construction, development and services firm Kier Group plc.