Client

University Campus Suffolk

Architect

RMJM

Main Contractor

Wilmot Dixon

Type of Development

University Campus Suffolk, Waterfront Building is the first landmark to be constructed on Ipswich Quay within 2008. It is a joint venture between the University of East Anglia and the University of Essex, with an initiative aimed at improving accessibility to tertiary education within the county. The Waterfront Building, phase one of the proposed University site, is a £20 million project that has set the standard for the rest of the campus to aspire to.

Reason for Green Roof

Following a competitive interview process under the OGC Framework with Turner and Townsend the Architects, RMJM were appointed as master-planners and designers and were given the brief to design a building with a focus on innovative, bold, flexible, integration, impact and sustainability.

Type of Roof

Bauder Extensive Green Roof System.

Size of Green Roof

1800m²

Build up of Roof

Waterproofing Build-Up

Vapour Barrier
Bauder VB4-Expal, 3mm thick heavy-duty torch-applied elastomeric bitumen membrane incorporating tear resistant aluminium lining to ensure complete impermeability against water vapour.

Insulation
Bauder PIR flatboard insulation, fire resistant, zero ODP, highly efficient rigid urethane insulation, 200mm thick, thermally efficient, lightweight, fire resistant and zero ODP rated. The insulation has mineralised glass fibre facings on both sides to enable it to receive the torch-applied underlayer.

Underlayer
Bauder G4E, 4mm thick, heavy-duty elastomeric bituminous membrane with 200g/m? woven glass fibre reinforcement, which provides an extremely high tensile strength of greater than 1200N/50mm.

Capping Sheet
Bauder Plant-E, root resistant layer, 5mm thick, chemically treated, root resistant capping sheet, SBS modified elastomeric bitumen capping sheet to FLL standards.

Green Roof Build Up

Waterproofing layers to support the Bauder XF301, sedum combination blanket with integral moisture retention fleece.

Comments

University Campus Suffolk's Waterfront Building is a project that has underlined the standard the University has set itself. Designed to be their flagship it represents modern construction whilst remaining sustainable sensitive, and has helped raise the profile of higher education within Ipswich to a national level.
Winner of FRA 2009 Awards, Best New Build Green Roof Project. A visually stunning green roof project which was well executed and befits its status as a landmark building. This project by Bauder and Accurate Roofing met the client's brief and provided a roof which was both innovative and sustainable with an excellent BREEAM rating, something for the University to shout from their first green rooftop.

Completion Date

September 2008