Striving to be recognised as a modern college that welcomes students from a wide range of backgrounds, Trinity College, in central Oxford, developed the new Levine Building. The building is a benchmark for overall accessibility, with main contractor, Gilbert Ash, specifying TORMAX to automate ten key access points throughout the building. Delivering reliable swing door […]
Munster Technological University Kerry (MTUK) updates its emergency lighting and switches to Zumtobel’s central battery system, achieving IS:3217 emergency lighting compliance, substantial cost savings, and a greener campus. Discover how Zumtobel and its sister brand Thorn have illuminated a path to efficiency. An aged emergency lighting system threatened compliance and safety at Munster Technological University […]
Thorn Lighting’s exterior luminaires reduce Munster Technological University Kerry’s (MTUK) external energy consumption and costs by over 50%, creating a warmer and more inviting ambience on campus. After the successful interior and emergency lighting upgrade as part of their Building and Estates Energy Projects, Munster Technological University Kerry’s (MTUK) sought to upgrade their existing street […]
East Lothian’s newest secondary school, situated within the £47.2m Wallyford Learning Campus, prioritises space flexibility with the installation of a Dorma Huppe Variflex ComfortDrive moveable wall, allowing the main drama and assembly hall to be quickly and easily divided into two separate areas, whenever required. Partitioning experts, Style, worked with JM Architects and Morrison Construction […]
Abertay University, recently ranked as a top modern university in the National Student Survey, is setting an exemplary standard in terms of accessibility by introducing step-free access across all five floors of the cyberQuarter building, thanks to Stannah lifts. This lift retrofit and installation was awarded to Stannah, who secured first place in the APUC […]
Bradford Grammar School (BGS), a high-performing independent grammar school, has partnered with NVC Lighting, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of high-quality and cost-effective commercial LED lighting solutions, to transform its estate and achieve savings of over £65,000 annually on energy costs. The school has been working closely with NVC Lighting on a major lighting […]
Titan Flooring has completed a resilient floor installation, at Bassaleg School, using an EMICODE: EC1 Plus certified Mapei system. The installation, throughout the school’s new teaching block, featured Tarkett vinyl and linoleum floors, and carpet tiles. It was completed for main contractor, Willmott Dixon who worked with Newport City Council to deliver the new three-storey […]
Millions of litres of water are wasted daily in the UK from leaking toilets and uncontrolled urinals. Richard Braid, Managing Director of Cistermiser explains how direct flush systems help schools cut costs and boost sustainability by tackling high water use. Every day, millions of litres of water are wasted in the UK, much of it […]
Breathing Buildings, a leading provider of controlled natural and hybrid ventilation systems, is striding ahead in indoor air quality (IAQ) with three exciting developments. Firstly, the company has led the way in innovation by recently celebrating winning ‘Commercial/ Industrial Ventilation Product of the Year’ category at the prestigious HVR Awards 2024. The company won the […]
BAM Construct UK has collaborated with Altro and Recofloor to achieve significant sustainability gains on a number of major school construction projects. At Weldon Village Academy, a new purpose-built secondary school near Corby, BAM Construct UK built the state-of-the-art, three-storey facility to provide education, sport and recreation facilities for the community as well as the […]