Zero-carbon scheme at the University of Hertfordshire to reach Breeam Outstanding level

A consortium involving Bouygues has won a 拢120m student accommodation job in north London.

The firm announced that the Uliving consortium, led by Bouygues Development and including Derwent Living, had won a contact to finance, design and build the zero-carbon 3000-room development for the University of Hertfordshire and operate it for 50 years.

The 拢117m scheme involves 23 buildings providing 3,000 student bedrooms, associated social spaces and a campus gym.

The timber-frame buildings will be 鈥渙ne of the most advanced鈥� developments in the UK in terms of sustainability, according to Bouygues.

They will be equipped with their own 鈥榚nergy-production infrastructure鈥� based on a power and heat cogeneration system and will meet Breeam Outstanding requirements.

Madani Sow, chairman of Bouygues UK, said: 鈥淲e are proud to be a partner of the University of Hertfordshire on this operation, which strengthens our leadership position on the student accommodation market, with 5,000 rooms currently under construction鈥�.

The works will take three years, with the site remaining in full operation throughout construction.

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