Aldham Robarts Case Study
Aldham Robarts Learning and resource centre
The Aldham Robarts learning resource centre at Liverpool John Moores University is as modern building in a conservation area, and is intended not just as a focal point for the university campus but for the whole city. The centre brings together books and computing facilities, with the ability to configure them as required and the flexibility to cope with changing patterns of information provision in future. It is located at Maryland Street immediately opposite the Liverpool Students' Union and serves LJMU's Mount Pleasant Campus. Designed by architectural firm Austin-Smith: Lord and constructed in 1994, the Aldham Robarts LRC has won various architectural awards. The Resource centre is a four storeyed …show more content…
Incandescent lamp.
2. Compact fluorescent lamp.
3. Fluorescent tube.
4. VDU Diffusers
Fluorescent lights and VDU diffusers
(b) The quality of artificial lighting provided inside the building is adequate for the building but more work is required for the external lighting of the building additional fluorescent bulbs should be added on each side of the building. This External lighting can also have motion sensors so that they only turn on when there is motion outside. This will help decrease power consumption
Heating
(d) Heating in the Aldham Robarts learning and resource centre is mainly provided by a gas- fired boiler units which largely serve the perimeter heating and air handling units. The radiators also have low pressure hot water heating systems. Warm air is also supplied in ducted WCs
Limited mechanical ventilation through the resource centre and study areas also provide humidity and temperature control.
Heating is provided by a low temperature hot water perimeter system via floor grilles.
The resource centre has variable –volume refrigerant system used to provide cooling to the building.
The level of thermal
The Aldham Robarts learning resource centre at Liverpool John Moores University is as modern building in a conservation area, and is intended not just as a focal point for the university campus but for the whole city. The centre brings together books and computing facilities, with the ability to configure them as required and the flexibility to cope with changing patterns of information provision in future. It is located at Maryland Street immediately opposite the Liverpool Students' Union and serves LJMU's Mount Pleasant Campus. Designed by architectural firm Austin-Smith: Lord and constructed in 1994, the Aldham Robarts LRC has won various architectural awards. The Resource centre is a four storeyed …show more content…
Incandescent lamp.
2. Compact fluorescent lamp.
3. Fluorescent tube.
4. VDU Diffusers
Fluorescent lights and VDU diffusers
(b) The quality of artificial lighting provided inside the building is adequate for the building but more work is required for the external lighting of the building additional fluorescent bulbs should be added on each side of the building. This External lighting can also have motion sensors so that they only turn on when there is motion outside. This will help decrease power consumption
Heating
(d) Heating in the Aldham Robarts learning and resource centre is mainly provided by a gas- fired boiler units which largely serve the perimeter heating and air handling units. The radiators also have low pressure hot water heating systems. Warm air is also supplied in ducted WCs
Limited mechanical ventilation through the resource centre and study areas also provide humidity and temperature control.
Heating is provided by a low temperature hot water perimeter system via floor grilles.
The resource centre has variable –volume refrigerant system used to provide cooling to the building.
The level of thermal