Uploaded on 2015-05-22 by SimonObendorf

See: http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2015/01/work-start-university-lincoln-isaac-newton-building-within-month/ See: http://www.government-online.net/design-build-contract-lincoln-isaac-newton-building/ This is an obvious example of how construction is becoming increasingly globalised. Aggregates and gravel - visible in the photograph - used to primarily come from within the UK but are increasingly being sourced from elsewhere in the European Union due to restrictions placed on the export of aggregates/gravel outside Wales to other parts of the UK by the Welsh Assembly. This means that even the basic materials of construction are now part-sourced from Norway, France and the Irish Republic. The building itself has been financed in various stages by the European Union's Regional Development Fund, the European Investment Bank and Siemens (a German company). Visible in the photograph is a shipping container (one of many) which brought in materials for the site from the major UK international shipping hub at Felixstowe. The pipe visible in the photograph is made by a UK company (Polypipe) which manufactures in Italy, France and the United Kingdom). The construction machinery vehicles used on the site have been predominantly Japanese (Komatsu & Hitachi) and American (Caterpillar), though I am unsure of the exact location where these vehicles were manufactured. Significantly, Lincoln was once world-renowned for its construction machinery/diggers made by Ruston-Bucyrus and Ruston & Hornsby. The vast majority of the building's air conditioning, water heating and information technology will involve plant and equipment manufactured outside the UK and technologies developed by non-British companies. The building itself was designed under the principles of the University's "Learning Landscapes" programmes including input from various sectors of the university, including international students and staff. It also draws upon the experience of the University's estates team visiting a range of similar buildings both in the UK and internationally. The building will function as part of an internationalised and outward looking university. ![Isaac Newton Building, Site, Lincoln, United Kingdom, May 2015][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14323110491078766.jpg