CBU is a private business school setup by a consortium of Irish and American investors.
engineering
Description
CORK BUSINESS
SCHOOL (CBU) – DOCKLAND CAMPUS, CORK
Introduction
CBU is a private business school setup by a consortium of Irish and American
investors. They have successfully operated a campus in Boston, Massachusetts,
USA for the last five years. The project commenced construction in Cork’s
docklands in December 2019. The chosen method of delivery for this project is
Design Build Finance (DBF).
Proposed
Development
The overall construction cost of this project is €40,000,000 (forty million
euro) located on a two hectare site, the gross internal floor area of the new
campus building comprising 11,000 m2 over three stories. The external façade
will be a combination of brick, metal panel and glazing.
The interiors will
be consistent with a high quality university building, including lecture rooms,
canteen and administration space.
The structure of
the building will be steel frame with hollow core precast concrete upper
floors.
Development
Programme
The project commenced on site in December 2019 and the following is the
progress to-date:-
Description/ Status
1. Site setup
100% complete
2. Site preparation and demolition 100% complete
3. Substructure
75% complete
4. Structural steel
15% complete
5. Interior wall
5% complete
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the site was shut down on the 27th of March 2020 and
is expected to be closed for 12 weeks.
