Perfect combination of strength, safety and adaptability on site.
This £60 million project to construct the Molecular Sciences building, won the Building Project of the Year at the Construction Excellence West Midlands Awards 2024, and was a partnership between the University of Birmingham and Morgan Sindall Construction. The aim of the project was to strengthen the University’s research capabilities and foster an environment for research and education. The site was originally a sports facility known as the Munrow Building and had more recently been used as a car park.
Designed by Associated Architects, the new 12,790 sqm hub building is a concrete and steel frame structure. As we are a leading designer, manufacturer and installer of steel-supported GRP riser flooring systems for new builds or refurbishments, Morgan Sindall Construction turned to Dura Composites to supply and install its patented steel-supported GRP riser flooring system and d² Dura Grating. This ensured the 6 metre by 2.5 metre riser void coverings on each floor were installed to the correct standards and that project timelines were met efficiently.
Dura Riser solutions can eliminate the need for scaffold handrails, netting or timber shuttering and can be ‘Post-fixed’ or ‘Cast-in’ to concrete as a fully structural solution to help reduce the risk of death or serious injury on construction sites. In this project, a combination of 45mm Mini Mesh and 35mm Mini Mesh d² Dura Grating products were used as the structural flooring surface to meet the differing load requirements of the various areas, supported by our patented steel framework system which offers the perfect combination of strength, safety and adaptability on site.
Morgan Sindall Construction worked closely with the University and the Architects to minimise the building’s carbon footprint. They estimate they so far have saved over 150 tonnes of carbon through efficient design development.