Entries by Lyn

Delaware USA goes Modular

BOXX Modular, a leader in temporary space solutions, proudly announced the successful completion of a groundbreaking project in collaboration with the University of Delaware. The project involved designing and installing a state-of-the-art modular building on the prestigious Star Campus in Newark, Delaware. The impressive single-story structure spans 27,000 square feet, making it the epitome of […]

Old to New, Multi Million Refurb

Frodingham Infant School has recently unveiled a £2.4m refurbishment and extension to its Grade 2 listed building that will provide a better space for children to learn and get the best start in life. The refurb, which began in Easter 2022, was prompted by the council’s annual review of its buildings. The school is the […]

Funding to ensure School Building Progression

COUNCIL chiefs have approved a fund to protect school building projects in Warwickshire from cost rises. Warwickshire County Council’s Cabinet say it will prevent the cost of school building projects rising by allowing schemes to start earlier. The new Education Capital Development Fund contains £1.4million, which will provide funding for schemes to progress prior to […]

CEMEX PROMOTES ROAD SAFETY WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS

Global building materials supplier Cemex has completed a series of successful road safety educational events for primary school children based in Rugby, local to its main UK cement plant. A specialist team from Cemex Rugby visited three local primary schools with one of the brand’s 44-tonne cement tankers. The team provided an insight and education […]

Leading the way in sustainable schools

Artists Impression:The Olive School (left) and Sever Stars Primary (Right)   Conlon Construction will begin work this summer on the construction of two primary schools in North Manchester and Leyland, which are set to lead the way in sustainable school building. Part of Star Academies, The Olive School, Manchester is due to open late 2024. […]

Bamboo’s strength and flexibility

A team of students from Edinburgh Napier University have returned home after completing a world-first construction project in China – based around sustainable bamboo building material. The first bamboo-timber composite grid shell structure of its kind has been built in Guangxi, with the help of thirteen students from ENU’s Department of Built Environment, who worked […]

Futuristic New Learning Facilities

XR Lab: designed by Architects WindsorPatania. Image © WindsorPatania.   XR Lab: Transforming Education with Futuristic New Learning Facilities. Architects WindsorPatania are reimagining the future of education with their latest project, Extended Reality Lab (XR Lab) for Eastern Colleges Group. Students at West Suffolk College have started to explore the awe-inspiring facilities comprising of four […]

Ashe seals £24m project

Ashe seals £24m Milton Keynes East community projects Ashe Construction has been awarded a £24m design and build contract to build a new primary school and community health hub for Milton Keynes Council just off junction 14 of the M1 as part of the Council’s MK East development. The scheme is in preparation for 5,000 […]

Contractor sought to build Cumbrian campus

The University of Cumbria has launched its invitation to tender process to seek and secure a contractor to build its brand new campus in Barrow-in-Furness. A successful contractor will create a university campus, the town’s first, on a 2.76-hectare site beside BAE Systems’ existing Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge. The multi-million pound campus project […]