Entries by Lyn

£1.3M IN SOCIAL VALUE DELIVERED IN BEFORDSHIRE SCHOOL EXTENSION

Eight new classrooms have been added to a Bedfordshire school to accommodate more youngsters from a growing community in the next term. Further facilities, including a rest area and multi-use hall, have been included in the two-storey extension to Wixams Tree Primary School. Improved outdoor playground areas, new green and creative areas, as well as […]

ECO ADVENTURE ACTIVITY BOOK

Marking Great Big Green Week 2023, award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group teamed up with Attleborough Primary School on Friday 16th June to deliver a unique sustainable craft event to celebrate the launch of its Eco Adventure Activity Book. The exciting educational event saw children from the school’s Eco Club greeted by Hill’s lovable site safety […]

Track the invisible and make Indoor Air Quality a priority with the IAQ multi-sensor

The IAQ multi-sensor from Siemens Smart Infrastructure offers a key contribution to room automation with a simple insight into room conditions that helps to prioritise indoor air quality and create a healthy and productive environment. The sensor tracks seven key environmental factors in a single wall-mounted unit: fine dust (PM2.5), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon […]

Four schools told by DfE to shut

Three primaries have closed in the past 10 days following the discovery of “crumbly” reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) as news emerged that a school building with the same problem has been shut for months. The Department for Education told the four schools, which are spread across Essex, Tyne and Wear and Newcastle, to shut […]

Rural School Building Troubles

Shropshire MP Helen Morgan has raised the issue of underinvestment in rural school buildings with Education Minister Nick Gibb. The MP referred in the chamber to how she recently learned on a visit to the Corbet School in Baschurch that 25% of their teaching space is in old, demountable buildings – rather than permanent facilities […]

Clean Air Day 2023: the importance of proper building ventilation

Alan Siggins, Managing Director of Airflow Developments and indoor ventilation expert, says: “As Clean Air Day approaches, concerns surrounding the quality of air indoors come back into focus. And it’s not before time. “Air pollution has been shown to have a significant impact on health and wellbeing. According to the WHO¹, ambient air pollution and […]

‘World Class’ Primary School

CONSTRUCTION of a “world class” primary school in the Borders will start next week. The £16.6 million plans for Earlston include an early years facility, as well as community spaces. The initial development will consist of a two-storey education block and reception which includes a community library, a café and multi-use shared spaces. Selkirkshire councillor […]

SECURE BUILDINGS VIRTUAL SUMMIT

On Tuesday, June 20, make sure to join your colleagues and expert panelists for our FM NOW: Secure Buildings virtual summit! The FREE educational sessions will cover critical topics for facility security, including system integration, live events, and active shooters. Can’t make it to the live webinars? No worries! All registrants also receive a link […]

£20m Funding Secured to Improve School Buildings

Property consultant Eddisons has secured more than £20m of funding to improve buildings at schools across the UK in the latest round of the Government’s Condition Improvement Fund (CIF). Education sector specialist Eddisons has raised more than £20m in school funding over recent years and the latest round of secured funding includes £4m for school […]

Warning, stay away from school building after fire

Warning to stay away from former school building after fire Young people are being urged to stay away from a derelict building site in Newark that was recently damaged in a fire. Emergency services were called to London Road, Newark, at around 5.20 pm on Tuesday (30 May), after receiving reports that a building was […]