ESTATES OPERATIONS

August 2020

Sprucing up Silwood Inside▸ Estates women Sponsored study New studios Welcome Water achievement Fire team This is our third edition of People, Places, Spaces, We recently conducted a Imperial College's water supplies are managed through a first launched last December and now bringing us to survey into the company called ADSM, which helps us to reduce our costs the end of the academic year. communications we have through efficiency measures. FAQs used during this period, to I have said so previously, and I take pleasure in better inform us of what • Proactive monitoring of The Fire Safety team answer saying so again, that I am proud of every member of proves effective for this division, water use in all buildings Estates Operations and how they have responded to some frequently asked and how we can build a strong, informed and • Benchmarking water use questions relating to the the COVID-19 crisis. You should be proud too. It has • Targeting buildings that connected team through improved communications, pandemic. not been easy for any of us. Continuing to come to especially during protracted remote working. More require controls and repair work, remaining at home, being on furlough. No-one on that soon. work Can I prop doors open to avoid has had it better than anyone else, despite the brave • Help with water billing, tariff multiple touching of handles? faces they may have worn; I’m appreciative at how Three members of staff have been awarded the and discrepancies with the No. It is vital that fire doors you have all embraced that, rallied and supported Employee of the Quarter title this time around. water & waste retailer each other. Congratulations to Wilson Rios, Minor Works • Helping the College’s remain fully closed into the Programme Manager; nominated by Adam sustainability plan through door stops when not in use. Fire But let’s look forward. There’s a roadmap for return Srodzinski, Mark Pearce, Building Surveyor doors that are wedged open to campus that many of you are working to achieve, water conservation and nominated by Rak Patel and Jan Carberry, charity work compromise the building safety and I know you are looking forward to. I will keep you Communications Officer, nominated by Angela The five year ‘Aquafund’ and risk enforcement action updated as plans develop. Williams. We'll feature them in the next edition. agreement to identify and save In 2018/19 the partnership has from the Fire Brigade water for all College buildings This magazine is all about you, your successes, the helped bring: under the Regulatory Reform Many of you will be taking some summer holiday. It began two years ago. We share (Fire Safety) Order 2005. work you have completed, or are continuing to do may not be what quite what you would have wanted, the savings made, with 1% fresh water to more than and other aspects of Estates life – lockdown or not! but I hope whatever you do you have a good break donated to Water Aid projects Can I ignore one-way systems It provides a window beyond your own immediate and enjoy it. to improve fresh water supply in an emergency? and sanitation in some of the team, providing a wider view of how what we all do Yes. During a fire alarm, you Nick Roalfe poorest parts of the world. individually, as a small team, as a larger team, Director Estates Operations 49k should make your way to the comes together. ADSM provides the following: people in nearest safe exit, regardless of • Surveying each College rural Mozambique the one way system, observing building for water use, the rules on social distancing You can find out more about controls and installation of as you do so. Contents water control measures this partnership and the • Five year maintenance of projects it supports from Energy Should I do anything else in the event of a fire alarm? 2 Welcome and Content 10 Estates forum on Teams water controls and remote Engineer, Hari Haren. News from the June forum and results of the survey metering Thanks to contributors this edition. If it is safe to do so, you may wish to contact security via your

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PLACES Xxxxxxx xxx xxxxxxx 3 11 Training schedule News round-up Thanks to John Smith for the wording and Sarah Jones and evacuating. This will inform Saving water, celebrating long servers and Fire safety FAQs CoursesZak Sterling to learn for the something photography. new or keep up-to-date Celebrating long servers them that people are evacuating Seven colleagues marked long So in June, when the events the building where the fire alarm is actuating. Remember, 5 Sponsored for their studies 12 New studios make the cut service milestones during 2019. should have been happening, a Aother project completed not all buildings are being Colleagues who will be taking courses with help from Estates As featured in Spring edition of virtual celebration was held. It occupied at present. People, Places, Spaces, they were was hosted in Tastees, the due to attend celebrations at 170 Estates lockdown virtual café. You can read more on the PEOPLE 6 SPACES 13 Surveying the past Now, about that glass ceiling ... Nick Roalfe said some words of website. jan Carberry speaks to three women about their careers Queens Gate with the President -7 -15 Alyson Brewer takes us on a tour of College artefacts and Provost, however these were congratulations, and then the postponed because of the long servers were put on the spot 8 16 coronvirus pandemic. With the to tell a little of their time in Cover Story - Sprucing up Silwood News round-up College! A new pond, chicken coop, and revamp of tired spaces First meeting for new health and safety group, diversity dates department apart since March, NEWS and some on furlough, colleagues Congratulations to: Stephen Fire wanted to bring as many people Hayes, Ghada Al-Madfai, Roger Safety Alternative format together as possible to give Smith, Julie Bryant (20 years), This magazine is available as a downloadable PDF on our everyone a boost and celebrate Brian Kelly, David Traske (25) and [email protected] 020 7594 8326 website at: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/estates-facilities their colleagues' achievements. Courtney Richards (35).

2 People, Places & Spaces 3 joined Imperial in November 2018, Associate Project Management Others studying are: coming from a background in both Apprenticeship. It costs £9,900 the fire and police services. He and takes 19 months with The Sue Francis, Assistant Building Sponsored for their studies Manager, Building Ops, IWFM will be taking a two-year MSc in Apprenticeship College. The Level 4 Diploma in Facilities Risk and Safety Management at qualification she will complete is Congratulations to all our 'students' Management - Extension, two the University of Portsmouth. The Association for Project years. course requires him to spend 20 Management (APM) Project In Estates Operations a key Ventilation, Air Conditioning found that exam even more per cent of his normal working Management Qualification (PMQ) driver in encouraging (HVAC) and building terrifying. It was the same in my Tim Flint, Assistant Building time studying, and he will and a Level 4 Associate Project Manager Building Ops, Building professional development is to maintenance. The 10-week driving test. It was a while ago, Management Apprenticeship. Ops, IWFM Level 4 Diploma in course, which costs £525, encourage succession planning but the terror lives on!” Facilities Management - requires attendance for – readying existing staff to take She says: “It is a wonderful option Extension, two years. practical learning once a week, Mark, who joined Imperial four a step forward or upward when to access further learning and there is theory and final test. years ago, wanted to take the Shenice Lalor, Technical opportunity arises - thus development, manageable course because he feels he Assistant, Engineering, BEng retaining a committed amongst my workload. I need to Vinnie, who has a degree in needs to improve his people (Hons) Building Service workforce through investment attend twice-monthly workshops, Management says: “The skills. “I’m good with technical Engineering Site Management in their career development. one to ones and group coaching sponsorship scheme is things, but not people. I had a Apprenticeship, three-four sessions.” years. Our Sponsorship Policy was encouragement for us to add to typically attend the course six times per year in three-day blocks introduced in 2017, to provide our skills on a practical level. Stephen Ng, Mechanical staff with the opportunity to It’s important to keep up, but to attend lectures and Engineer, Engineering, Level 3 apply for support for their expensive without this workshops. Certificate in Leadership and continued professional support.” Supervision, 13 months. John really enjoys studying and development. Applications are learning and already has a whole Olu Oduntan, Health & Safety considered by the Sponsorship It is also knowledge that gets range of qualifications under his Advisor, Health & Safety, Level 3 Panel which is made up of the cascaded to colleagues. belt. “I miss it if I’m not learning Certificate in Leadership and Director, Heads of Departments Supervision, 13 months. and studying.” He adds: “When and Learning and Development. Vinnie has worked for Imperial I’ve done this, I’d really like to do She chose the course as she Decisions are made jointly by for five years and previously management role many years Sangita Kerai, Health & Safety a PhD.” He’s clear that he is also wanted to professionalise her Advisor, Health & Safety, AIM the panel to provide a fair and took a Level-3 certificate in ago, but it just wasn’t me and looking to his future career with practice while gaining an Awards RQF Level 6 Diploma in transparent approach. Electrical Installation & didn’t go well – although I Imperial, and how this study will internationally recognised Applied Health and Safety, Inspection and Testing. He said: wasn’t given any training for it be applied to that in the future. qualification. “The course content one-two years. Vinjaykumar ‘Vinnie’ Patel is “I’ve a few other courses in – just a new business card.” is highly relevant to my current among them. The Technical mind for the future and I would Charlie Pearcey, Technical He is highly appreciative of the post, including topics such as Engineer – Leading Hand, is in like to take the Leadership and Engineer, Maintenance, Level 3 Through this course he hopes support he has received from his governance, project scope the South Maintenance Team, Supervision course.” Certificate in Leadership and he will overcome what he feels Head of Department, Sean management, risk management Supervision, 13 months. Mark Reader, Controls Engineer, is a tendency to focus on his Fanning, about applying for the and quality control. Part of my Hasan Polat, Assistant Technical has already begun the Level 3 own areas and technical work £19,000 course, and others within final assessment will involve and improve how he relates to Estates who have backed him. collating a portfolio Engineer, Maintenance, City & Certificate in Leadership and Guilds Steam Plant Maintenance everyone in his team and demonstrating the ways in which Supervision. It’s a one-year - Cheltenham, four days. course with the Apprenticeship develop a greater understanding Yanna Petter works in the Projects I have implemented the course College, attending two days a of the challenges that face Delivery Team as Assistant project content within my current job Jack Woodrow, Technical month. “I think this will be a them. Manager. She is to embark on an role.” Engineer, Maintenance, City & challenge”, says Mark candidly. Guilds Single and 3 Phase Motor The course, which costs £x has If you have 12 months service by 31 March you Controls Drawings, three day. managed by Ian Day. He will be There will be tests next May and a mix of self-management, are eligible to apply for up to 100% funding taking a BMS control systems Successful James Penfold, Technical Mark confesses he’ll be people management and project towards a qualification or professional Theory & Programming course. Engineer - Leading Hand, ‘terrified’. He doesn’t like management and includes membership. Funds are limited and not all There is greater and greater Maintenance, Level 3 Certificate exams. After taking a degree coaching sessions. applications are successful or receive 100% in Leadership and Supervision, 13 need for extended knowledge in and his Masters: “I did a GCSE funding. months. control systems for Heating, in psychology for interest, and I Fire Safety Manager John Field 15 This March applications were 100 per cent Ben (Tewolde) Biniam, Technical applications 12Engineer, Maintenance, City & As well as the dedicated Estates scheme, the Learning and Development Centre operates the successful – 15 colleagues have had courses approved ranging from four days to four years. Guilds Steam Plant Maintenance College-wide Study Loan Scheme which is available to all staff. - Cheltenham, four days.

4 People, Places & Spaces 5 a tray over at her demanding she make the teas. providers, and whether women themselves still fall When challenged he said, "You’re the youngest and into that role too readily. a girl it's your part of your job". He left me completely Joanna went on to various roles and new challenges humiliated in front of him and my line manager who at the Royal Albert Hall, Glaxo Pharmaceuticals and were both laughing.” the BBC, each leading her further towards facilities I DIDN'T That was then, this is now. Julie has been at Imperial management. She gained new qualifications on the for 22 years, gaining more experience and way, among them a self-funded qualification with qualifications in those years. She says: “My role the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management BACK within construction is continuously developing and and Development. improving. Technology primarily for me. The biggest She speaks fondly of the manager who also became recent development was construction projects a mentor to her at the Royal Albert Hall, she says: DOWN beginning to move into 3D design with associated “He took a leap of faith in me and my skill set and put trust in me.” The move into the new Faculty building was one of her first projects Bruna Santandrea when she came to Imperial; the biggest challenge was managing the relationships of those who were being brought together to share a new space and make the space work ...now, about that glass ceiling for everyone. It was an intense About one third of the 160 is contributing to the production back down and still condemned experience as she was dealing with Estates Operations employees and enabling of culture, rather the wall. After an afternoon's both people and culture. She is still are women. They are employed in than purely profit for businesses.” heated discussion at the site they buoyed by the personal and public finally agreed. When I’m facing a thank you she received at the a wide variety of roles, in varying Bruna is currently working on the difficult issue I quite often think opening in December 2004. numbers in most of the teams developing White City campus, on back to that wall, and the fact which collectively make up the site with the fit-out of Levels 9, 10 “'You made this work Joanna', Sir that I must always try to do the department, although not all. and 11 of the Michael Uren Julie Neville (above) and Joanna Fownes (below) Richard Sykes – Rector at the time – right thing.” said in his speech. That recognition carried me for a In 2020 the notion of professions building. Data (BIM). BIM is a developed project process and long time.” being for men or women are She tells me: “Being a woman in a Julie Neville is the Building allows the design team to work collaboratively. BIM thankfully outmoded – and male dominated work Information Manager in the information is more 'joined up' allowing greater At Imperial Joanna has gone on to take her diploma illegal thanks to discrimination environment is a challenge, being Building and Space Management knowledge of the project to incorporate into existing from the Chartered Management Institute, regulations. However, some a foreigner doesn't make it easy… team. Julie switched from a girls’ databases and information held. Previously it was Management Diploma at Level 5 and Institute of perceptions persist. I cannot say I have been to a mixed school so that she separate 2D drawing and spreadsheet data. My role Jan Carberry talks to three discriminated against, although I could take Design and of auditing this information for use within and women in three different roles. did feel on some occasions that if Technology, to follow her outside of the College is key. Incorrect information I had been a man my professional ambition to become a can be more of a hindrance than no information!” grew up in Bruna Santandrea life would have been easier.” draughtswoman, creating Italy, where in secondary school drawings that people could build The worst bit of the job? “Having to continuously tell History of Architecture was on the She says she developed an from. She left school with her consultants and Contractors that their drawings are curriculum. That ignited her assertiveness necessary to make GCSEs and a City & Guilds in non-compliant! It makes me feel I am being negative interest in the built environment her voice heard, it’s a statement Computer Aided Design (CAD). and difficult.” both ancient and modern and set that I have heard from many She wasn’t particularly blazing a Joanna Fownes is currently the Building Manager her on a path to qualify as an women, made to feel invisible by trail – it was her mother’s for the building set including the Faculty building at architect. “It wasn’t an easy the men in a room. profession – yet even that campus. Following the creation of subject and it takes many years to Her advice, to take the advice and recently she was still in the Building Manager roles in a restructure in 2003 she complete, but it was a beautiful learn from those around you with minority. found herself one of the first females externally subject to study. I loved my time more experience, but equally to recruited to the post. at university and the nights spent stand firm when you know you are “I saw a job with good prospects, Joanna first qualified in hotel and catering at the drawing board.” right. good earnings and wanted to do Leadership & Management, Coaching and Mentoring management, where she started her career. It was it,” she says. “It was heavily Level 5 and is taking the Imperial Leadership and After working in practice on high “During my first week on my first very focused on service delivery; she eventually left male, and even now with more Management Development Programme. She has end residential, and studying project on site as young architect because of the punishing hours conflicting with the women than ever, it can still be.” taken the step to joining the professional body management in architecture, she the contractor had built a cavity needs of a young family. Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management. came to Imperial in 2014. She is wall poorly, so I asked them to She encountered discrimination We chat for a while about the problems of balancing Senior Project and Programe demolish and rebuild it. The only once, and quit a job because She tells me: “I don’t regret any of my career moves. work and home life and whether there is still a Manager in the Projects Delivery contractor didn’t want to. I didn’t of it. The boss’ son (same age, My advice to anyone – be curious.” team, she said: “I like that my job same level of experience) – threw barrier for women being labelled the main care

6 People, Places & Spaces 7 Sprucing up

Above: the way it was. time to change signs.

Top right: a new luxury coop for the chickens.

Right: the staff space is COVER STORY looking good too!

Times and needs change. The manor house at The sale meant that some changes were needed at the Silwood Park has been sold. campus to find new homes for the ground staff and their equipment, the chickens and the inhabitants of The grade two listed building was formerly used for the ponds! research, teaching and accommodation, but had not been used for some time. The College Endowment Headed by consultant John Barnes, Estates Fund, which ensures College assets are realised to Operations identified solutions for each and Minor further the academic mission, acquired the building Works Programme Manager Wilson Rios was and subsequently sold it. responsible for delivering the necessary works. The The manor house and other buildings included in the contractor for the circa £275k project was Oakland sale are now closed off to the rest of the campus, Building Services with the project beginning in March apart from some areas that we continue to lease. and delivered by the end of April.

The Chicken Club was set up in 2008 by PhD students to house rescue hens from the British Hen Welfare Trust. The chickens used to live within the Victorian Photos: walled gardens, which were previously occupied by Top: The new pond. the gardening staff. The Silwood groundsman and the two gardening contractors from Nuture, along with Above left: The their equipment are now in the bright refurbishment of Manor House. the International Pesticide Application Research Centre (IPARC). The chickens now have their safe Photos: Far left: Before fox-proof coop in a new area. Above and inset: the refurbished iparc and how the refurbishment it looked before. and Left: Improved A large new pond has also been constructed replacing doors and court- the two ponds in use by students which were in the Photographs by Dan Weill and Oaklands Building Services. yard for the iparc. sold manor grounds.

8 People, Places & Spaces 9 sometimes it is okay not to be Those that have attended also okay. commented on problems making Estates Forum on Teams time, especially to travel from Skill It was good to learn from Shauna valued contribution to College preparing for this ramp up for a other campuses to South Murphy that in lockdown her finances to ensure that it can return to campus, particularly Kensington. As online meetings Space and Building Information set weather the pandemic. He said: Building Operations, Soft remove some of these obstacles team are missing their large "As I am sure you are aware as a Services, and Maintenance. and lessen others, this will result of the furlough scheme we screens, but their biscuit tin more! Head of Building Operations, certainly provide food for thought Overrun meant that there was no as the future direction of the open question and answer session forums is determined. at at the end of the session. To Ask each other, are we ok? In all, there were 78 responses to redress this, Nick has given the survey, with just over half of written answers to three Richard Farish, gave more detail respondents having attended at The Estates Forum moved can recover a large proportion of pre-submitted questions, (below Learning & Development on the work of Building Managers least one forum within the online in June, using Teams. In salary from the government." left) as Director’s Question Time. the online format 65 people to get signage in place across the previous year. All said that they attended, which is the highest At the time of speaking there was campuses, and Nic Dent, Head of This feature which was introduced felt the forums met the purpose of Training options available for attendance for a forum so far. still uncertainty surrounding how Soft Services on the placement of in the April edition of the magazine bringing staff and senior Estates staff this summer and long those working remotely hand sanitisers. to compensate for the cancellation management together either in full autumn are listed below. All are Opening the forum the Director of might continue to do so, and he of the March forum, because or in part. Most said that they also online through Teams. If you Estates Operations, Nick Roalfe Each Head of Department gave a acknowledged that while talking numbers were too low to make it found them interesting or want to know about other gave a clear message to staff that presentation about activity in about plans to return to work for viable. informative and that the content training available you can being furloughed was not some their team. some, many others had continued was applicable to them. Overall contact Angela Williams. form of precursor to being made Following the cancellation to work on site throughout. Introducing his report Head of the forums are well-received. redundant, and there is no plan Health & Safety Denis Murphy Learning and Development Officer, He shared the presentation he for a restructure in Estates reinforced earlier reminders from Angela Williams, who organises The top five topics of interest for ● Legionella Awareness and had given to the President's Board Operations. He stressed that Nick about taking care of mental the forum on behalf of Nick and his those attending are listed as Installation, Testing and on how Estates Operations were those on furlough were making a health and wellbeing and that management team, conducted a projects coming up, developments Commissioning for Projects survey, to better understand what in buildings, a chance for question would encourage greater and answer sessions, concerns With remote working now wide spread in the college due to COVID what would be the downside for 4 August Q attendance, and what items are of with staff issues such as pensions, Estates, if this 'new' way of working becomes the norm? 13:00-16:00 most interest to you. and information on budgets. Sixth on the list was safety, health and Let's not focus on the downsides. We should learn from the positive parts of what we have achieved The report and recommendations wellbeing, although those who whilst we have been working remotely and look to see how these can be applied in the future. from this survey has gone to Nick and his senior team for discussion. didn't attend gave this as their ●Senior Team Forum We shouldn't forget that there are parts of the team whose jobs dictates that they need to be based priority topic. The move to Teams in response to ANSWER on site e.g. maintenance, we need to make sure that we are supporting these teams whilst the A separate survey on lockdown majority of us are working remotely. the pandemic may have served as 7 September a test meeting for improving main Communciations will also help barriers to attendance. Location, inform decisions. 11:00-12:30 How can we change and is it possible to change the way we work and the services we provide to meet timing and pressures of work were

Q Angela Williams will arrange 8 December this ‘new' norm? cited as main barriers by those feedback to staff soon. who had not attended forums. 11:00-12:30 I do believe we can change. We only need to look back how we have successfully moved from office working to remote working overnight with very few hiccups, a seamless transition in the way the majority of the team work. Survey Top 5 topics ● Asbestos Awareness

ANSWER With my direct reports we will be continually looking to see what lessons we can learn and the support people may need in remote working and what elements could potentially become the norm. 1. Projects 2. Buildings Imperial's Racial Equality Charter group has highlighted inequalities within the College and some of 3. Q & A sessions 8 September Q the steps they have/will take to address them. What actions, if any, are Estates going to take to see if 78 09:30-11:00 4. Staff issues inequalities or barriers exist within our own operations? For example, how many Black, Asian and responses 5. Budgets 16 September Minority Ethnic (BAME) contractors/sub-contractors are on our approved list? How many have been 09:30-11:00 awarded contracts in the last 5 years? Could there be barriers in our systems?

Hopefully you will have all now see the message that Alice and Ian issued on this. With my direct

ANSWER reports we will be discussing this at our next team meeting to see if any inequalities or barriers exist A recording of the June forum is available Want training at a time to suit within our own operations and to then come up with a plan to address these. on Microsoft Teams you? Try LinkedIn Learning.

10 People, Places & Spaces People, Places & Spaces 11 Surveying the past PROJECT Focus on artefacts around our estates COMPLETED New studios make the cut This picture: the make-up area and below: the studio The Digital Learning Hub’s (DLH) Media Team produces thousands of learning videos converting spaces a little tricky. the lobby outside the studio; and podcasts every year. Head of Building and Space storage space in the lobby; The work ranges from location Management, Shauna Murphy, mechanical ventilation with low filming to animation but much is was instrumental in solving this impact noise to the filming; captured in the studio, with time and budget critical search, external window refurbished to Imperial’s academics delivering finding suitable new homes for maintain background feature and engaging, highly visual short both the studio and post- new fire alarm installation production work. lectures that the DLH team Work began in December 2019. animates and finesses. Following the refurb of L1 in RCS1 The contractor, Quest, and The team was having to vacate a (formerly the Whiteley Suite), sub-contractor Elecro, delivered provisional studio at Charing where a new recording studio was the scheme on time on 25 February Cross campus on short notice and provided, a small room, 102, just and within the £96k total budget, already had most of their studio on the other side of the corridor allowing the users to move in on and location capability at South was identified, which could be time for the first scheduled Kensington. transformed into the needed session. second studio. Specific needs and Praise considerations (around sound, With the invaluable help from Daniel Mitelpunkt, DLH Media and light, access) of media production different members of Estates Creative Lead, said: “Quest, spaces make identifying and Operations, especially Mark including their MD who was Reader, Controls Engineer, and brilliant and highly involved, the user group, led by Daniel worked through the tight timeline Mitelpunkt and Nikos Mexis, a to handover (even with Christmas scheme was developed to a bang in the middle) diligently. It stage where a contractor was clear we were in capable could take it forward, finalise hands all-around." design and build. He continued: “All we had from the The team Project managed by wider Estates team, from Shauna Paco Villegas Ruiz, also had to contractors, builders, was the benefit of applying goodwill and professionalism. lessons learnt from the “Paco has delivered two studios previous project; specialist for us on time and on budget, lighting management and always with enthusiasm and ventilation noise being the can-do and with the all-important main ones. will to engage with the technical Key features of the project detail and constraints. I would say included a new make up area in Paco is now an expert."

12 13 Recording the past to make way for the future Historical items and artefacts don’t just mean the 'old stuff' but items of all ages and value which represent a snapshot of College history, writes Alyson Brewer, Estates Records and Archives Officer. Artefacts may be of historic or cultural value to the College and local community; making it Above: that famous stopwatch essential to consider their replica scale models of Honda protection, restoration or safe below: a sculpture at cars for the wind tunnel at St Mary's, and a rowing club removal and reinstatement Roderic Hill during construction works. shield The artefact survey process was Not everything can be retained. mementos in the Students' Union. Some artefacts are no longer developed in 2016 in conjunction In another earlier extensive required in the refurbished with Anne Barrett, College walk-round in the Chemistry and location and arrangements are Archivist, to document and RCS1 buildings, South made with the College Archive for photograph artefacts in and Kensington, I first learned about their storage. The photos provide around project areas, providing the existence of the foundation a record of their previous recommendations for their stone. This has now been location. Ephemera such as handling, storage, protection and relocated to the MSRH Building in posters, signs and murals might maintenance. Examples include White City, acknowledging the also be of interest but may not be plaques, artworks, statues, historic link between the new practical to retain or of no installations, decorative or campus and the old (below). The Aeronautics and Mechanical long-term value, these are also historic building elements, Engineering Project in Skempton historic equipment and tools. captured in the artefact survey. Some surveys may not have located items of historic interest and City & Guilds Buildings, The most interesting survey for Undertaking these surveys with but it was fascinating to see the South Kensington, necessitated me was the extensive one carried Anne has been a rewarding part older style laboratory benches the safe storage and reinstatement out in St Mary’s Medical School of my role in Estates. I have made and equipment still on display; of artefacts of great historic last autumn. This took in all some interesting discoveries, and speaking to some of the importance in the main lobby, corridors and public areas of the learned more about our buildings academics on site about their building, nearly 2km of walking, including the clock mechanism and the history of the College and nostalgic attachment to some of locating over 100 artworks, from the original Victorian The Early Years Education Centre in 8-9 Princes Gardens, about preservation and storage the equipment despite them no plaques, original signage and building in its glass cabinet, and (below) has areas of the interior that are listed. Despite knowing of artefacts. As the surveys have longer being practical to use. developed, I have taken this architectural features. Highlights the guild shields (above) moved to this, I was not expecting to see the stunning ornate gothic style opportunity to photograph the of the survey included the a new location in the lobby. fireplace in one of the rooms. This of course was retained and project areas before construction stopwatch used to record Roger Many artefacts were recorded cleaned up during the recent refurbishment project and it is lovely in started, returning to take more Bannister completing the around this building prior to the newly refurbished rooms. photos of the completed works, sub-four-minute mile in 1954, construction, most were providing a growing photographic (photo far right) to beautiful relocated by the users or not murals in the lobby areas, early database of changes to our considered necessary to retain but campuses (accessible to all limited-edition Transport for London posters and the crazily the survey provides a glimpse into Estates Staff in Box in the how these laboratories and Resources folder). eclectic collection of signs and offices have been transformed. If you are working on a project which may contain items of historic or cultural interest to the College, please contact me, The full page photograph at the Alyson Brewer, to arrange a survey. Or in these current strange beginning of this article is of the and socially distanced times of Covid-19, please send me any photos turbine engine in Mechanical of potential artefacts and items of interest, for advice on their Engineering lobby, taken prior to protection and to document their location. refurbishment and now reinstated.

14 People, Places & Spaces 15 Holidays, celebrations, diversity days and events

● Eid ul Adha ● International Literacy 30 July - 3 August Day 8 September

● International Day of ● World Suicide the World's 9 August Prevention Day 10 September Indigenous Peoples

● Muharram ● Rosh Hashanah 20 August 18-20 Septeember

● Ashura ● International Day of 28/29 August Peace 21 September

● Summer Bank ● Yom Kippur Holiday 31 August 27-28 September

Teaming up for safety matters The inaugural meeting of the revived Safety Health The original forums lapsed Environment Leadership Team (SHELT), was held in 2017, when it was felt on 18 June, writes Oluseyi Oduntan, our that original goals set Construction Health and Safety Advisor (pictured). when it was formed in 2014 had been met. This collaborative forum for College and its Although the contractors aims to achieve excellence in reintroduction was not construction safety culture based on Health and planned because of the Safety Executive ideology and lessons learned current pandemic, it is very timely as it was top of from the 2012 Olympic development. the agenda at the first meeting along with its Membership is limited to approved suppliers’ impact on College projects. nominated designated delegates. Working with the membership - SHELT has new Contractors represented are Russell Cawberry, terms of reference - setting some new goals and Logan, Oakland, ISG, Llorett, Cuffe, Arc, Kinetic, reviewing existing ones, considering the need for 8Build and Quest, joined by the Estates Health and any improvements. Safety team, Denis Murphy, Oluseyi Oduntan and The next meeting is on Thursday 18 September Sangita Kerai. 2020 If you would like to know more about the The meeting was held on Teams - this will continue forum contact Oluseyi Oduntan. Tel: 07517 551937. until it is safe to bring it back to face-to -face post You can read the minutes on our website. COVID-19 pandemic.

Sustainability Statement Estates Operations This magazine has been produced using is committed to the environment. methods which support our values on sustainability. It is printed on 100% FSC certified recycled paper, using 100% waterless offset printing which is 100% alcohol / VOC free. It has been produced in a carbon positive factory, using 100% renewable energy, with zero waste to landfill.

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