University of Wales in Newport Attains BREAAM Excellent

The University of Wales, Newport has attained BREAAM Excellent for the first phase of redevelopment of its city center campus. Designed by BDP Architects and built by Willmott Dixon, the £35 million building houses the University's Faculty of Arts and Business and includes a contemporary arts center, extensive exhibition space, and a national photographic archive. The sustainably designed project features glazing elements from architectural aluminum systems supplier Kawneer, including doors, curtain walling, and top-hung casement windows. The completed £50 million campus will include film and sound studios, facilities for computer games design, forensic computing labs, design studios, lecture halls, library space, an academic research suite, and a rooftop conference room.