The project included for a comprehensive refurbishment of the Chemistry Under Graduate teaching laboratory. Working closely with University of Warwick Estates Department, CBG designed the new complex mechanical and electrical services packages to the specific requirements of the Chemistry Department. The particular challenges CBG overcame  included the design of modern fume extraction and lighting systems that could service the laboratory and 41 new fume cupboards, whilst still fitting within an existing laboratory shell, with a very limited services envelope. The showpiece of the Lab are the new state of the art fume cupboards and ventilation strategy that is designed to operate on a constant pressure variable volume régime. The scheme also includes intelligent lighting controls with daylight dimming facilities and absence detection to conserve energy.

The  laboratory shows significant energy savings of on average 75% per annum and a predicted carbon reduction of 370 tonnes/co2/annum. The designers also took the opportunity of operating the new fume cupboards at a lower face velocities than are traditionally used by the University, demonstrating that 0.35m/s instead of the usual 0.5m/s was safe and still complied with BS EN 14175.