By Nick Beard, Group Technical Officer, LHC Group Can you describe some of the current financial / economic challenges faced by schools? Like most other sectors, education is feeling the squeeze as the cost of living crisis deepens and the UK heads towards recession. Frustrated with pay conditions, hundreds of thousands of teachers […]
Ian Rogers, Gilberts’ Sales Director, offers some timely advice to help estate managers be star performers For many building managers in the education sector, there is a feeling of having changed vocation without realising. Now, they are jugglers, struggling to keep all the balls (budgets, carbon reduction, rising energy bills, Regulatory compliance, pupil health & […]
Balancing effective natural ventilation with reduced noise pollution poses specifiers with a challenge, but leading product manufacturer Passivent has the perfect solution in the form of its patented SoundScoop® acoustic air transfer unit. Passivent’s SoundScoop offers superior natural ventilation whilst simultaneously reducing sound transfer between noisy and noise-sensitive areas thanks to its patented internal […]
Zumtobel together with its sister brand Thorn, both lighting brands of the Zumtobel Group, worked with BDP to deliver a collection of standard and custom luminaires for the newly refurbished London Southbank University Hub (LSBU Hub). The London Southbank University recently embarked on its most extensive and exciting environment transformation programme. Designed to affect […]
Young people in the UK today are facing a perfect storm. The 21st century has seen technology impact natural human interaction whilst the pandemic has compounded the problems associated with reduced socialisation and global warming is a growing source of anxiety. It is no wonder that the mental well-being of children and young people is […]
School procurement: John Welch, Deputy Director for Construction at Crown Commercial Service explains how to use frameworks for your building or maintenance project With the new academic year in full swing, now is a good time to review your procurement strategy and pin down the areas you need to focus on […]
Leading offsite manufacturer, McAvoy, has completed the handover of three major contracts worth £40m. The projects in both the education and health sectors have utilised the very latest in precision manufacturing techniques and further reinforced McAvoy’s credentials for high quality, fast delivery, and sustainability. The 6,850m2 Merstham Park School which McAvoy delivered for the Department […]
For the new Calderwood primary school, part of the Calderwood Masterplan development in West Lothian, jmarchitects were tasked with creating an open and collaborative series of learning spaces for teachers and students to enjoy for years to come. Thanks to Forbo Flooring Systems’ large portfolio of solutions, jmarchitects specified a variety of products throughout the […]
Our construction frameworks allow schools to embed social value in the way most appropriate to their circumstances. 5 top tips on what you need to consider Social value in procurement is about making sure that what you buy creates additional benefits for society. To get it right, you need to start thinking as early […]
Jonathon Hunter Hill Product Manager – AirMaster SMVs In most Romance languages, the word for insulation translates directly as isolation. On the road to Net Zero, one of the UK’s primary challenges is to cut heat loss from buildings by isolating the inside from the outside. Increases in air tightness, and reductions in U-values […]