University of Bedfordshire, Bridges CETL
| Contact Details: | Maja Jankowska: Maja.Jankowska@beds.ac.uk |
| Type of Project: | Bridges - a Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) supporting Personal, Career and Professional Development through the Undergraduate Curriculum. The project was a refurbishment, the site originally was partly a bookshop, partly a rundown classroom and also a learning resources centre IT training space. |
| Start/End Date: | Planning started in July 2005. Building finished in around Feb/March 2006. |
Lessons Learned
The Creative Space was deliberately located furthest from the street so it is quiet but this means it doesn't have enough natural light as it only has one small window. This is why the artificial lighting is being enhanced.
The Formal Space, on the main street, gets too noisy in the summer if the window is opened, so adding air conditioning is being considered.
Booking criteria have been developed as the space is now very popular with staff and the booking diary is full almost all the time.
At the time of creation the power supply was not fully considered and the lighting controls are too far away from the lectern. This is being rectified.
