{"id":3497,"date":"2024-06-07T11:46:12","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T11:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/?page_id=3497"},"modified":"2025-12-09T11:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:55:41","slug":"portfolio-main-library-university-of-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/?page_id=3497","title":{"rendered":"Portfolio: University of Edinburgh | Main Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3497\" class=\"elementor elementor-3497\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ee9ac6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ee9ac6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a24f3b\" data-id=\"7a24f3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749a01e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"749a01e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"581\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LIB2.jpg?fit=581%2C436&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LIB2.jpg?w=581&amp;ssl=1 581w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LIB2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6316a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6316a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LIB1-e1717762856514.jpg?fit=432%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3526\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LIB1-e1717762856514.jpg?w=432&amp;ssl=1 432w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LIB1-e1717762856514.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LIB1-e1717762856514.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa2619d\" data-id=\"fa2619d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a678b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6a678b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Client:<\/strong>&nbsp;University of Edinburgh<\/p><p><b>Project Value: <\/b>\u00a3250,000<\/p><p><b>Project Timescale:<\/b> 8 Weeks<\/p>\n<p><strong>Architect:<\/strong>&nbsp;Lewis &amp; Hickey<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quantity Surveyor:<\/strong>&nbsp;Thomas Belthune<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d33c7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"93d33c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04c30e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b04c30e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><u>PROJECT DESCRIPTION<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We renovated&nbsp; the University\u2019s main library including upgrading fire doors, improving accessibility, creating a child carer room for parent students, and creating a new secure laptop store.<\/p>\n<p>The design of the child carer room was particularly innovative, creating a calming and secure environment for parents and carers to retreat to. 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