The Mayor of
Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, has inaugurated the new Faculty of
Humanities and Communication Sciences building at the CEU San Pablo University,
located on the Moncloa Campus (Paseo de Juan XXIII, 10). Following an
investment of nearly 25 million euros, this modern and sustainable construction
of more than 14,000m² incorporates the very latest architectural, technological
and environmental innovations. In this academic year, it will be used by up to
1,250 students and over 100 teaching staff at the faculty.
The Grand
Chancellor of the University, Alfonso Bullón de Mendoza, the Director
General of the University Foundation, Javier Tello, the Rector Rosa
Visiedo, and the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Communication
Sciences, María Solano, accompanied the Mayor on a tour of the
installations.
The centric building
is equipped with the most innovative technologies for the faculty students to undertake
practical sessions - two television sets and a further two for radio,
photography laboratories and video and audio editing classrooms.
In addition,
the state-of-the-art classrooms and multidisciplinary spaces facilitate the
implementation of Exploria. This teaching innovation programme is adapted to a
new student profile and proposes the use of new learning tools and
methodologies in an attempt to promote continuous student training and
assessment, autonomy, project development and teamwork.
This new
building also houses the HUB - an in-house multimedia platform - , a modern
newsroom made up of students and for students to produce written content,
podcasts and videos, all allowing students on Communication degrees to embark
on their professional development.
CEU San Pablo
University is heir to the first School of Journalism in Spain (El Debate,
1926), which, in its day, made a significant contribution to the modernisation
and promotion of the journalism profession.
Efficiency of
the building
The
state-of-the-art and sustainable building, designed by the Nieto Sobejano
studio, incorporates the latest architectural, technological and environmental
innovations in a total of 14,000m², divided into 12,000m² of facilities and
over 2,000m² of exterior surface area.
The
innovative construction boasts a geothermal installation with 150-metre deep
wells that can cover up to 75% of the energy demand for heating and air
conditioning annually - and up to 100% in the mild climates of spring and
autumn. The perforated sheet metal of the exterior walls provides solar
protection, which has a direct influence on air conditioning savings in summer.
There is also an Exterior Thermal Insulation System (SATE) on the exterior
walls and double glazing with solar control on the windows. The entrances to
the building have a double-sliding door to act as a windbreak and prevent
leaks.