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BAM Construction has been appointed to develop a £9m University Technical College in Sandwell.
The firm will deliver the Health Futures UTC in the West Bromwich for sponsors, including the University of Wolverhampton, West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Co-operative Pharmacy and 21 partner employers.
The 5,390 sq m building will contain four storeys of learning space.
The UTC will specialise in preparing pupils for health science careers, and will feature laboratories as well as a visualisation suite allowing use of modern technology to simulate real-world scenarios. BAM will also create a room that will act as a hospital teaching ward, where pupils can practice their craft in realistic settings.
A multi-use games area will be created on the building's roof to make the best use of the tight town centre site.
A tenth of the building's energy will come from renewables, with photovoltaic cells used for solar power.
The project has just started on site and is due for completion in August 2015.
(CD/JP)
