£20m eco-friendly hotel for University of Nottingham

PA215/11 Construction is due to start on a new 200-bed upmarket hotel at The University of Nottingham. With planning permission already in place, the University's Council has now given approval for the £20m eco-friendly hotel, which will be built on University Park, adjacent to the East Midlands Conference Centre. The hotel, which will be funded entirely by the University, will be available for use by conference delegates, university visitors, local businesses and the general public. Contractors BAM Construction have been appointed to start work on site during July. BAM Construction is a top 10 national contractor with extensive experience in building both education and hotel facilities. The hotel is due to be completed for opening by the end of 2012. Built to the highest environmental standards, the hotel will feature state-of-the-art technology to reduce carbon emissions, as part of the University's strategy to become an ever more environmentally-friendly institution.