{"id":4229,"date":"2025-10-29T16:11:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/?page_id=4229"},"modified":"2025-10-29T16:23:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:23:20","slug":"portfolio-heriot-watt-university-dbg-07-laser-labs-refurbishment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/?page_id=4229","title":{"rendered":"Portfolio: Heriot Watt University | DBG 07 Laser Labs Refurbishment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4229\" class=\"elementor elementor-4229\">\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 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBG07-3-1-scaled.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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>\u00a0Heriot Watt University<\/p><p><strong>Project Value<\/strong> \u00a324,000<\/p><p><strong>Project Timescale:<\/strong>\u00a0 2 weeks<\/p><p><strong>Architect:<\/strong>\u00a0Heriot Watt University<\/p><p><strong>Quantity Surveyor:<\/strong>\u00a0Heriot Watt University<\/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><u><b>PROJECT 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These works were carried out\u00a0within a live environment ensuring minimal disruption to the existing building\u00a0users. All works were completed on time and within Budget.<\/span><\/p><p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">KEY CHALLENGES<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Working within a live building.\u00a0<\/span>Co-ordination of new to existing services. Ensuring the bespoke Lab furniture was procured and installed in line with programme requirements.<\/p><p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">ADDED VALUE<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Using our experience of working within live buildings.\u00a0<\/span>Open policy with regards to costs.\u00a0<\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Closely working with the design team to resolve issues in a timely manner.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54660b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54660b3\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25530b7\" data-id=\"25530b7\" 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-d3fde79 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3fde79\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBG07-4-1-scaled.jpg?fit=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4238\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBG07-4-1-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBG07-4-1-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBG07-4-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBG07-4-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBG07-4-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ecspecialistcontractors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DBG07-4-1-scaled.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Client:\u00a0Heriot Watt University Project Value \u00a324,000 Project Timescale:\u00a0 2 weeks Architect:\u00a0Heriot Watt University Quantity Surveyor:\u00a0Heriot Watt University PROJECT DESCRIPTION Refurbishment\u00a0of existing Laser Lab. 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