The Jury of the Association of Construction Engineers and Technicians honoured Budimex for the construction of the Faculty of Chemistry of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. The award for this investment was awarded in the group of “public utility facilities”. The patrons of the competition are the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Polish Federation of Engineering Associations.
An innovative science building
Budimex’s contract included comprehensive construction and assembly works. The area of the new Faculty of Chemistry is over 27 thousandm2, and it consists of seven two-, three- and four-storey segments. The investment meets the requirements of a teaching and research institution at the highest level – students and employees have gained m.in at their disposal. five auditoriums, including the largest one – for 400 people. In addition, there are exercise rooms, studios and laboratories, as well as a new space for a library and reading room. The modern building complex also includes social and administrative rooms.
– The scientific part of the Faculty of Chemistry of the Jagiellonian University, especially the research laboratories, has been packed with technology and equipped with top-class laboratory furniture. Only modern materials were used to finish the buildings that meet the requirements of the investor, designer and user – says Michał Osieka, contract director of this investment.
The total value of the investment exceeded PLN 156 million. –The chemistry department was designed and built with exceptional care for the environment. Noteworthy, for example, is the ecological garden that was created on the roof. In addition, we have applied a whole range of fire protections, e.g. installations of fixed aerosol fire extinguishing devices, because the chemistry department is a place particularly exposed to fire hazard. I am very happy that we have contributed to the development of science and have managed to create one of the most modern facilities of this type in Poland ,” says Dariusz Blocher, President of the Management Board of Budimex S.A.
The buildings of the Faculty of Chemistry were erected within 45 months, and their construction was completed in April 2017.
Budimex is a triple winner
Budimex received as many as 3 awards for investments completed in 2017. In addition to the Faculty of Chemistry of the Jagiellonian University, these were titles awarded for the design and construction of the S5 Poznań – Wrocław expressway on the section Korzeńsko (without the junction) – Widawa Wrocław junction with the junction and for the construction of the Kraków Zabłocie – Kraków Podgórze railway connection. In all cases, Budimex was the general contractor of the investment.
Prestigious award by experts
The “Construction of the Year” competition is organized annually by the Polish Association of Construction Engineers and Technicians in cooperation with the Ministry of Construction and the General Office of Building Supervision. The idea of the event is to indicate buildings that stand out m.in. the highest quality of materials and workmanship or exceptional functionality and modernity of the techniques and technologies used. Construction objects or investment processes from all types of this industry can be submitted to the competition. The jury consists of experts from the construction sector, who award prizes in 9 categories.
