Remote work allows Inverness Campus projects to continue

Remote work has allowed two key projects on the Highland and Island’s Enterprise’s (HIE) Inverness Campus to progress during the Covid-19 lockdown.Work is continuing on the life sciences innovation centre on plot 15 of the campus and on a ‘modular village’ for small business units on plot 14.The life sciences innovation centre is a joint project between HIE and the University of the Highlands and Islands. It will operate in partnership with NHS Highland and the proposed Elective Care Centre, also planned for the campus. The build is being funded by a £9 million grant secured through the Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal, which is an initiative supported by both the UK and Scottish Governments.HIE said that the modular village will consist of a plot of small buildings that can be developed quickly and fabricated off-site. They will be aimed at commercial organisations, such as those in the life science and technology sectors.Austin-Smith:Lord was appointed to take the life sciences innovation centre project through the design and consenting stages, while Will Rudd Davidson was appointed to design the infrastructure roads, utilities and landscaping for the modular village site. Both contracts were awarded prior to the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.