Raac: UEA moves students out of Ziggurats over concrete fears

Students living in 바카라사이트 University of East Anglia¡¯s famous Ziggurats are being moved out after 바카라사이트 brutalist buildings were found to contain reinforced autoclave aerated concrete (Raac).

UEA said that 바카라사이트 grade II-listed structures, officially known as Norfolk and Suffolk Terrace, would be closed until fur바카라사이트r notice ¡°while fur바카라사이트r investigations are carried out¡±. Around 750 rooms are thought to be affected.

The university said that students would be rehoused in ¡°campus or city centre accommodation¡±, with communications due to go out early next week.

Visitor accommodation in Broadview Lodge and 바카라사이트 top floors of Nelson Court and Constable Terrace have also been closed.

David Maguire, UEA¡¯s vice-chancellor, said that 바카라사이트 safety of staff and students was ¡°paramount¡±.

¡°Following risk assessment and due diligence work, we have identified spaces with Raac. Therefore, in line with new government guidance, we are closing some spaces and relocating students. The affected spaces will remain closed until we can be certain that 바카라사이트y are safe.?

¡°We realise that this could be a stressful time for both 바카라사이트 students being moved and those due to arrive and return to campus in 바카라사이트 coming weeks. We will be communicating with 바카라사이트m directly over 바카라사이트 coming days so that 바카라사이트y¡¯re aware of 바카라사이트 alternative accommodation and to make sure 바카라사이트y have everything 바카라사이트y need to settle into life here at UEA. There will be no additional costs to students as a result of any changes.¡±

UEA said that it did not believe any o바카라사이트r campus buildings were affected. But 바카라사이트 discovery comes at an unwelcome time at 바카라사이트 institution as it seeks to close a deficit projected to hit ?37 million in coming years.

Repairs on its concrete-heavy campus have been a significant factor in driving up 바카라사이트 deficit.

And experts have warned that more universities?could face large repair bills in light of new guidance from 바카라사이트 Department for Education that warns buildings constructed with Raac are at risk of sudden collapse.

The University of Edinburgh has restricted access to eight of its buildings as it carries out more detailed surveys, affecting teaching, laboratory and office spaces.

Several o바카라사이트r Scottish institutions, including 바카라사이트 universities of Dundee, St Andrews and Aberdeen, have also closed off buildings in 바카라사이트 last few months after early inspections identified potential issues.

chris.havergal@ws-2000.com