Planned Works at King's Buildings

Planned works will be carried out across four weekends in January and February.

The University of Edinburgh Estates Department is progressing a £2.5m project which includes replacing the main High Voltage and Low Voltage electrical infrastructure at the King’s Buildings campus. This project is essential to both modernise the site services ahead of planned major capital development and also improve the resilience of individual buildings and the King’s Buildings site.

Part of the enabling activity for this project was to verify beyond doubt each electrical supply feeding the James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB). This was completed successfully in July 2019.

The next phase planned for January 2019 is to replace all the main switch boards within JCMB. 

These works are planned to take place over four weekends in January 2019 and February 2019:     

Friday 25th - Sunday 27th January 

Replace the distribution panel serving rooms in 12XX corridor of JCMB and the provision of generator connection point to Erskine Williamson Building (EWB) and the Roger Land Building. 

JCMB works are expected to last all weekend from Friday 6.00pm - Sunday 6.00pm. Roger Land and EWB works will only require a four hour shutdown each. Roger Land - Saturday 26th, 8.00am - 12 noon. EWB (Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions) Sunday 27th, 8.00am - 12 noon. 

Friday 1st - Sunday 3rd February 

Replace the distribution panel serving all mechanical services within JCMB. This will mainly affect ventilation, recirculated cooling water and chilled water. Works are expected to last all weekend, from Friday 6.00pm - Sunday 6.00pm.

Friday 8th - Sunday 10th February 

Replace the distribution panel providing general power and lighting to the west end of JCMB (all floors). Works are expected to last all weekend, from Friday 6.00pm - Sunday 6.00pm.

During this period the building will be unsafe for general occupation, the building is expected to be closed and manually secured during these works. 

Friday 15th - Sunday 17th February

Replace the distribution panel providing general power and lighting to the east end of JCMB (all floors). Works are expected to last all weekend, from Friday 6.00pm - Sunday 6.00pm.

During this period the building will be unsafe for general occupation, the building is expected to be closed and manually secured during these works.