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8NEWSWeek 2 - Summer Termscan.lusu.co.uk/newsOld Sports Centre to becomenew Engineering building• Development approved unanimously by the City Council• Finished building will be four stories high; car parkingarrangements to remain unchangedDEMOLTION HASBEGUN ON THE OLDCENTRE FOR SPORTPhoto by Sakib RahmanJonathan KennedyLancaster City Council hasunanimously approved theconstruction of a new Engineeringbuilding on campus. The buildingwill be constructed on the site of theold Sports Centre, located near theManagement School buildings, theLancaster Environment Centre, andthe biology bulding.The finished building will befour storeys high. According to theproposal submitted to LancasterCity Council, the ground floor willhouse heavy engineering workshopsand laboratory spaces, as well as aservice yard and bike stores. Thefirst floor will contain the mainworkshops, team project areas andmeeting rooms. The second floorwill contain open plan offices,engineering research laboratories,a breakout space and engineeringand electrical laboratories. The thirdfloor will largely consist of academicand open plan offices. The LancasterGuardian states that car parkingarrangements will remain unchangedafter the building’s completion.The main entrance to the buildingwill be under a large canopy to theEast of the site.The application for the newbuilding was submitted byMark Swindlehurst, LancasterUniversity’s Director of Facilities,to the Planningand Highways RegulatoryCommittee of Lancaster CityCouncil. The application wasgranted on Monday, April the 8th.The demolition of the old SportsCentre, approved previously, isdue to be completed in June thisyear with construction of the newEngineering building to begin thissummer. It is predicted to be completedby late 2014.The demolition of the oldSports Centre was part of theuniversity’s 2007 University CampusMasterplan, which identifiedareas of theuniversity with value for future academicuse.‘The demolitionof the old SportsCentre, approvedpreviously, is dueto be completed inJune this year withconstruction of thenew Engineeringbuilding to beginthis summer.’2014The expected completiondate of the newEngineering buildingLancasterUniversity’sEngineering department has anumber of research interests, witha strong research track in waveand tidal energy, as well as aninternational reputation forresearch in structures, design andmanufacturing.It is expected that these newfacilities will enable it to continueits advancements in these fields andfurther its reputation.Students from the departmenthave taken part in National Scienceand Engineering Week and workedwith scientists on the Large HadronCollider in Geneva.