Project overview
SDC was tasked with refurbishing the tired and worn Sidgwick Lecture Theatre, to improve thermal performance and return the teaching spaces to acceptable standards.
SDC carried out asbestos removal, re-roofed the building for better insulation, and undertook a full M&E strip-out and replacement, including replacing the heating and ventilation systems. The building was redecorated, and the woodwork, metalwork, stone flooring and windows were restored.
The six lecture theatres, and six seminar rooms then re-opened for teaching on the 18th January, meeting the targeted date due to the team working extended hours and weekends throughout the project.
David Hills, Director of Programme Delivery at the University of Cambridge
‘I write to formally thank you and your team for the support and hard work in the successful delivery of the Sidgwick Lecture Block project. The agile approach to developing the design and cost envelope and commencement on site has rather broken new ground at the University and has been recognised as a great success for both our organisations working together. Please convey my thanks to everyone at SDC who played a part, it is much appreciated.’
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Professor David Cardwell, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Strategy and Planning, University of Cambridge
“‘I am extremely gratified by how well this project has succeeded… By adopting a streamlined approach to appointing a contractor and giving them autonomy to act quickly, when necessary, we are able to complete the project to an extremely tight deadline, despite unexpected challenges along the way, and still bring it in under budget. That is a testimony to the hard work and ingenuity of everyone involved.”
Project team
Francis Shiner
Chairman
Since joining the company in 1983, Francis has assumed various roles, from Chief Surveyor to managing Director, ultimately assuming the position of Chairman in 2021.
Dan Changer
Director
Dan studied Architecture at the University of Cambridge and worked as a chartered Architect before joining SDC in 2010. Joining as a Design Coordinator, Dan then opted to work as a Contracts Manager, receiving a promotion to Project Manager before his appointment to the Board of Directors in 2020. His duties and responsibilities include setting the overall strategy for the project, as well as leading the project team and ensuring the scheme is delivered within the client’s time, quality and budget constraints. Dan’s client-focused attitude and collaborative problem-solving approach will be crucial to the scheme’s successful delivery.
Jonathan Richardson
Director
Jonathan has extensive knowledge and experience of building services design, installations and management thereof. As a qualified Building Services Engineer, Jonathan spent his earlier career working for a major MEP sub-contractor. His diverse range of project experience means he has proven to be a great addition to the SDC team, and this has led to his recent promotion to M&E Director. He oversees a team of electrical and mechanical project managers, estimators, quantity surveyors, commissioning and MEP design managers.
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