{"id":1796,"date":"2026-04-09T08:41:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1796"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:41:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:41:29","slug":"university-of-northampton-s-waterside-campus-named-construction-project-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1796","title":{"rendered":"UON&#8217;s Waterside Campus Named Construction Project of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no\"><meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=edge\"><meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><title>University of Northampton&#8217;s Waterside Campus Named Construction Project of the Year<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"\"><meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"\"><meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\"><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"University of Northampton's Waterside Campus Named Construction Project of the Year\"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\"><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"website\"><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/university-of-northampton-s-waterside-campus-named-construction-project-of-the-year\/\"><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"University of Northampton's Waterside Campus Named Construction Project of the Year\"><meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-case-study rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-case-study__wrap\">\n<p class=\"rich-text-case-study__text rte__text\">We\u2019d like to congratulate our clients The University of Northampton and Mace Group after the Waterside Campus was named as winner in the Construction Project of the Year category at this year\u2019s East Midlands Property Dinner Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The evening is a celebration of the development and buildings created in the East Midlands area and the clients and professional teams who conceive and deliver them.<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a3330 million Waterside campus provides state of the art academic facilities for 15,000 students as well as sports facilities and residential premises for 1,000 students.\u00a0 Importantly, the University were committed to embedding the principals of sustainability throughout the project and at its heart is 1MW biomass system which provides heat for the campus via a 1.6km district heating network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quote\">\n<div class=\"wrap quote__wrap\">\n<div class=\"swiper-container js-simple-quotes\">\n<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n<div class=\"quote__holder\"><span class=\"quote__icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 28\"><g fill=\"#F58220\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M12.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 5.681 28H2.033a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 12.319 0zM30.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 23.681 28h-3.648a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 30.319 0z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"quote__holder\">\n<p class=\"quote__text\">Whilst working on the energy infrastructure we witnessed, first hand, their commitment to quality and the energy centre is by far the most architecturally ambitious new build project we have been involved in. We\u2019d like to congratulate the University of Northampton, Mace and all our fellow contractors on delivering such a successful project.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote__author\">Mike Cooke, <span class=\"quote__position\"> Vital&#8217;s Regional Director for the North <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-case-study rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-case-study__wrap\">\n<p>The project was one of nine to have made it onto the shortlist and the judges for the awards commented, \u201cIt was remarkable that such a multi-faceted and complex development was completed both on time and under budget.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tags-social\">\n<div class=\"wrap tags-social__wrap\">\n<div class=\"tags-social__content\">\n<div class=\"tags-social__content-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/?sector=6a0d7f88-75b1-42b2-afe9-df94362683f6\" class=\"tags-social__tag\">Further education<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tags-social__content-right\"><span class=\"tags-social__social-title\">Share:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/university-of-northampton-s-waterside-campus-named-construction-project-of-the-year\/\" class=\"tags-social__social-link\" target=\"_blank\"> <span class=\"tags-social__icon font-ico-twitter\"><\/span> <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=http:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/university-of-northampton-s-waterside-campus-named-construction-project-of-the-year\/\" class=\"tags-social__social-link\" target=\"_blank\"> <span class=\"tags-social__icon font-ico-linkedin\"><\/span> <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#f3cc919c978ace9b878783c9dcdc848484dd859a87929f969d9681949add909cdd8698dc9e96979a92dc8381968080de81969f9692809680dc869d9a859681809a878ade9c95de9d9c81879b929e83879c9dde80de8492879681809a9796de90929e838680de9d929e9697de909c9d8087818690879a9c9dde83819c99969087de9c95de879b96de8a969281dc\" class=\"tags-social__social-link\" target=\"_blank\"> <span class=\"tags-social__icon font-ico-envelope\"><\/span> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff University of Northampton&#8217;s Waterside Campus Named Construction Project of the Year We\u2019d like to congratulate our clients The University of Northampton and Mace Group after the Waterside Campus was named as winner in the Construction Project of the Year category at this year\u2019s East Midlands Property Dinner Awards. 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