CPD Courses for Surveyors and other Property Professionals

Realising the Potential of Existing Buildings: Queen Elizabeth II Court

This course examines measures available to improve the efficiency and extend the life of buildings, the technical and regulatory constraints and a case study of Queen Elizabeth II Court.

 

Date Wednesday 1 May 2013, 2.00pm–5.00pm
Venue Hampshire County Council, Queen Elizabeth II Court, Winchester SO23 8UT
Speakers Andrew Packer BSc MBA MRICS (University of Portsmouth)
Amanda Thomas BSc DipArch RIBA (University of Portsmouth)
Course code     1068

 

It is estimated that 80 per cent of the buildings that we will be occupying in 2050 have already been built. This course introduces some of the measures available to architects, surveyors, property managers and property users by exploring the alternative approaches that can be implemented in order to extend the useful life of existing buildings and provides an insight into the design considerations and sustainability issues that are a prerequisite for the buildings of 2050.
The course includes a detailed case study of the refurbishment of a 50-year-old office building by Hampshire County Council, the Queen Elizabeth II Court in Winchester, and is held there. The scheme was described as ‘a ground breaking transformation of a dilapidated 1960s office block into a modern, efficient and highly sustainable working environment’ and is a RICS award winning building.

This course covers:

  • design, function and obsolescence
  • evaluation of the potential for alteration, improvement and extension
  • control over modernising, altering and extending buildings
  • sustainability and the impact of environmental legislation
  • initial costs and costs in use
  • Queen Elizabeth II Court: the project
  • tour of the building to look at some aspects of the scheme

Andy Packer is a Quantity Surveyor and Deputy Head of the School of Civil Engineering and Surveying at the University of Portsmouth. He is the author of Building Measurement, first published by Addison Wesley Longman in 1996 and now in its second edition and a regular speaker on the CPD circuit.

Amanda Thomas is a Registered Architect and Senior Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth. She began her career with Lloyds Bank and has practised with some of the leading UK firms and in Australia. She joined the University from Capita Architecture in 2009.

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