The post-tension design solution was offered by the builder, and saved both cost and time in construction. Cooling is required year round with set points at 23 C during the day and 26 at night. Air conditioning ducting has external insulation to minimize condensation. Occupancy sensing adjusts set points when spaces are unoccupied. In appropriate areas lighting is similarly controlled, and there are also programmable controllers to take account of natural light available at various times of the day.
Acoustic control is achieved through careful selection of surface materials and window seals.
The building is entered via a striking foyer atrium, but the scale of this space is tempered by a sense of order. The reception counter is clearly visible, despite the combined services desk being set well back so as not to intimidate the first-time visitor. Cream and mint walls are interposed throughout the rest of the building to give a light, calm, and fresh feeling to what could easily have been overly homogenous and rectangular expanses. On each floor, ceiling-mounted monitors serve as an electronic billboard, presenting details of new s services and promoting events and activities on campus. There is plenty of additional room so that trolleys of books or equipment can be moved about easily.