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( Last Updated: 13-07-2009 )
The College Ystrad Mynach in Hengoed has got a bit closer to its new £5m building this week when the first sod was cut at a ceremony at the College.
Midas Construction is building a new four storey teaching facility and link building for the College. The new build will comprise 13 classrooms, a new library, improved catering facilities and public areas for students, exhibitions, competitions and public events, providing the college with the much needed space for the 14,000 students that walk through its door each year.
In the building of the new block, The College has been designed to achieve BREEAM (BR Environmental Assessment Method) excellence rating. Plans include a biomass boiler, natural ventilation, rainwater harvesting and a ‘green roof'.
The funding is part of a £50m investment project by the Welsh Assembly Government to improve facilities of Colleges in Wales.
Dave Haskell, Divisional Director, Midas Construction, said:
"It is a very exciting time to be involved with the education establishments in South Wales and we look forward to working with the College going forward."
Bryn Davies, Principal, The College Ystrad Mynach, said:
"The redevelopment of ‘B' block will provide us with leading edge teaching amenities and public areas. It is a very exciting time for The College and both lecturers and learners are looking forward to getting into the building and using the very latest equipment housed in surroundings of the highest and most modern standards."
The College has six sites throughout the Caerphilly Borough with each offering its own unique learning environment. The College has more than 14,000 students ranging from school leavers to adult mature students and offers both academic and vocational courses at entry and degree level.