The Hive, is a large golden-coloured building in

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, which houses the fully integrated

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, City of Worcester public library, the

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's academic library, Worcestershire Record Office, the county Archive and Worcestershire Archaeology Service. The library houses over a quarter of a million books.

History

The Hive was procured under a

private finance initiative The private finance initiative (PFI) was a United Kingdom government procurement policy aimed at creating "public–private partnerships" (PPPs) where private firms are contracted to complete and manage public projects. Initially launched in 1992 ...

programme and was built by

Galliford Try Galliford Try plc is a British construction company based in Uxbridge, England. It was created through a merger in 2000 of two businesses: Try Group, founded in 1908 in London, and Galliford, founded in 1916. Formerly involved in housebuilding ...

at a cost of £60 million. The Hive's joint commissioning clients were the

and

. Funding was also provided by

the National Lottery The National Lottery is the state- franchised national lottery established in 1994 in the United Kingdom. It is regulated by the Gambling Commission, and is operated by Allwyn Entertainment, who took over from Camelot Group (who had been runni ...

and the British government's

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and

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. It was opened to the public on 2 July 2012 and officially opened by Queen

Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

on 11 July 2012.

Awards

Awards include: *Best new-build project of the year in the

Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE; pronounced 'sib-see') is an international professional engineering association based in London, England that represents building services engineers. It is a full member of the C ...

(CIBSE) Building Performance Awards 2013 *Sustainable Project of the Year in the Building Awards 2013 *Outstanding Library Team – Times Higher Leadership and Management Award – June 2013 *Sustainable Project of the Year – Building Magazine – April 2013 *Civic Trust Award – March 2013 *Contribution to the local community through The Hive – Guardian University Award – February 2013 *New build project of the year (value above £5 million) – CIBSE – February 2013 *Building Excellence Award – South Worcestershire Building Control – 2012 *BREEAM Outstanding 86.4% – June 2012 *Best Sustainability in a Project- Public Private Partnership Awards – May 2012

References

External links

The Hive website

University of Worcester, Library Services

Architects : Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Engineers : Max Fordham
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hive, Worcester Buildings and structures in Worcester, England Libraries established in 2012 Libraries in Worcestershire

History

Awards

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Further reading

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