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Balfour Beatty<\/a> has secured a \u00a370m contract to deliver<\/a> the Edinburgh Futures Institute, a flagship refurbishment and extension project on behalf of the University of Edinburgh<\/a><\/h2>\n

Balfour Beatty will be responsible for restoring and connecting six wards; unlocking the building\u2019s wide corridors to create free-flowing areas in the University\u2019s Grade A listed Old Royal Infirmary hospital building, spanning over 21,000 square meters.<\/p>\n

The development, part-funded by Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal<\/a>, will provide multiple teaching and learning facilities, function areas, and work spaces for staff, students and the general public.<\/p>\n

The company will utilise Building Information Modelling (BIM)<\/a> and augmented and virtual reality technologies to enhance the restoration process of this iconic building.<\/p>\n

Hector Macaulay, Balfour Beatty\u2019s Managing Director of Scotland and Ireland, said: \u201cWe have a long history of restoring listed buildings, including the National Museum of Scotland<\/a> and the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n

\u201cCombining the latest construction techniques and technologies, we look forward to sympathetically restoring Edinburgh\u2019s Old Royal Infirmary<\/a> hospital for the wider benefit of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Works are due to commence in spring 2019 with an overall completion expected ahead of the start of the academic year in 2021. At construction peak, the extension project will employ workforce of 170 and employ a range of local supply chain partners.<\/p>\n

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