Balfour Beatty has been appointed to build new accommodation for Campus Living Villages.

The £24m scheme will the replace the existing facilities on Goldhawk Road in Shepherd's Bush.

The new build will feature 417 new bedrooms, two self-contained flats and amenities including a gym, laundry, cinema and music practice rooms.

The bedrooms will have state-of-the-art acoustic features to enable music students to practice without disturbing others, as well as an open plan central amenity space which breaks out onto external courtyards and an informal performance space.

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High sustainability standards form a key part of the programme, with the building designed to be BREEAM 'Excellent', the industry's leading measure of buildings which minimise their impact on the environment. Measures include reducing carbon use by 40% in comparison to pre-2010 London construction standards, and energy and efficiency measures such as roof mounted photo-voltaic arrays, LED lighting and on-demand heating systems for individual bedrooms.

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