Keeping up with Gen Z is a full-time job – but when it comes to meeting their wish list for student accommodation, you can trust that we’ve got it covered. With education severely interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, today’s students are craving the perfect balance of privacy and social spaces – with a sustainable twist
Students, skills and sustainability
The Department for Education predicts that the UK workforce will need an extra 11 million graduates to fill skilled job roles by 2035.
With a student population of over two million registered between 2021 and 2022, universities should consider their accommodation strategies now to make sure there is enough high quality accommodation available to meet this future need and continue to attract the best and brightest.
Throw in Gen Z’s laser focus on the environment and prioritisation of mental health and wellbeing to the mix, and universities might just feel like there’s a mountain to climb when it comes to creating additional accommodation, before the groundworks even begin.
Modular, multi-storey accommodation
Wanted: multi-storey capacity that meets sustainable, safe spaces.
We’ve got you covered. Take a look at some projects we’ve delivered across the UK for universities. With flexible funding options to suit every budget, combined with our decades of expertise, modular can make your expansion plans feasible – no matter how challenging.
The University of Nottingham
Needed more rooms with a campus view. We delivered a three-storey block in just 16 weeks – adding an extra 94 en-suite bedrooms, communal kitchenettes and two tutor flats in time for term start. To deliver this project, we undertook a collaborative, hybrid construction approach, with the L-shaped blocks manufactured offsite to reduce disruption for students, with the stair core built onsite.
UCL
Took site restrictions to another level. We’re always up for a challenge, and London’s space constraints required out-of-the-box thinking to increase capacity for the university, on a busy site opposite St Pancras Station. The flexibility of modular proved its worth – adding an innovative rooftop extension to an existing building that not only complemented the design, but provided 55 additional en-suite bedrooms, shared kitchens and living spaces in just 12 weeks.
Newcastle University
Urgently needed quality, city centre accommodation for a whopping 200 students. Offsite manufacturing came into its own on this project, as we were able to manufacture and fit-out the accommodation offsite whilst the groundworks were completed: minimising city centre disruption.
This also meant time certainty for the university, ensuring that the five-storey, 206-bed building was ready to go for the new term. With 150 en-suite bedrooms, two accessible e-suite bedrooms, 54 studios and shared kitchens and living spaces, The Foundry represents the very best of permanent modular buildings.
Safe and sustainable buildings
Our student accommodation offering not only adheres to the latest compliance and safety standards, including BREEAM and recently updated fire safety regulations, it also promotes sustainability through the use of energy efficient materials and technology.
Not only this, but offsite manufacture in our controlled factory environment can help universities achieve sustainability goals by reducing waste and improving circularity. With zero waste sent to landfill, your new building will meet Gen Z’s environmentally conscious standards and stand the test of time.
Want to find out how you can sustainably increase your student accommodation capacity? Get in touch with our expert team today.
