James Cond | University College Birmingham

James Cond, Charlotte Street, Birmingham B3 1PW

James Cond is based In the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter and encapsulates the University’s commitment to supporting the skills agenda, transforming a former Art Deco printworks into its Centre for Sustainable Construction.

The regeneration project aimed to breathe new life into an iconic structure, bringing it up to modern standards whilst ensuring sustainable and energy-efficient features were thoughtfully integrated.

Inside the new Centre for Sustainable Construction, learners are trained on key skills that support employers and supply chains, crucially within an environment conducive to sustainable methods of construction. With these skills more in demand than ever; this facility will help train the next generation in the city to design, build and maintain buildings in a way that will ensure both their longevity and the continuing development of a sustainably-minded future workforce.

Courses taught in our Centre for Sustainable Construction include construction, engineering, electrical installation, brickwork, building services, carpentry and plumbing.

"The James Cond refurbishment is a clear example of what can be done with retrofitting a building to repurpose it for the future. This project has transformed the 1920s Art Deco building into an EPC A rated sustainable construction centre. It is a wonderful building to teach in, which is light and airy with sustainability at its core."

Deborah Bunce Head of Department for Sustainable Construction

Sustainable campus

EPC A rating
Green technologies room
Air source heat pump technology
Solar panels
Automated lighting controls
QuadCore insulated roof

"The sustainable features of the refurbishment were brought to life, raising to meet the aspirations of the building's end use as a sustainable construction training centre. We are delighted to see the building meet such a high energy efficiency rating and benefit from air source heat pump technology and solar panels to offset the energy usage."

Neil Hughes, Director of Estates and Facilities

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