CASE
Flexible surfaces for a low CO2 footprint
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City:
Umeå
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Campus:
Campus Umeå
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Sustainability area:
Space efficiency
New building on Campus Umeå
In a new building, in the middle of Campus Umeå, it will be possible to adjust areas for teaching, exams and offices based on needs.
About the project
The idea is that the new building will be connected to Universum, Aula Nordica and the Natural Sciences Building and strengthen Campus Umeå's physical identity. The 9,500-square-metre building will cover five floors and contain premises for teaching, offices, study spaces and a café. The building will also create various examination halls with space for up to 540 people, which means that Umeå University will be able to gather all its examination rooms on the main campus for the first time.
Ambitious sustainability goals
Both we and Umeå University have ambitious sustainability goals, and with a number of initiatives such as evaluating all system choices from a climate perspective and equipping the building with solar cells, we ensure that the new building will be a climate-smart building with a low CO2 footprint.
Data on smarter utilization reduced the need for new construction
By collecting data and analysing how the university's existing premises can be used even better, we have also been able to reduce the original need for new production significantly.
Construction started in November 2022 and the building is expected to be completed in the spring of 2025.