NU.VU | New University Building VU

The New University building will be sustainable and will meet the criteria of BREEAM-NL Excellent. This sustainability becomes apparent from the design. By taking the orientation regarding the sun into account, energy consumption is minimal. And because the building is easily adjusted to varying functions, its life span becomes virtually infinite. ABT gave advise about the realisation of sustainability ambitions and actually contributed themselves: by applying advanced calculation techniques, fewer transport movements and less construction material are needed. An underground parking garage will accommodate around 600 cars and 1,600 bicycles. From a quickscan carried out by ABT, a triple-layer parking garage with steel foundation proved to be ultimately cost-efficient. Subsequently, detailed construction-pit and foundation designs were made. The garage was modeled using advanced software and piled-raft foundation. The east side of the "Nieuwe Universiteitsgebouw" will be located above the parking garage. On the west side, the design takes into consideration the future construction of a seven-layer Alliantiegebouw (Alliance Building). The construction was commenced in July of 2014. ABT supervises the execution and carries out quality inspections. In addition, the company coordinates the monitoring of the surrounding area. Subsidence of neighbouring buildings, cables, pipelines, underwater concrete and the new building are monitored, as well as groundwater, vibrations, and any deformations of sheet piling.