IAIN COX, chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance, has urged that lessons from school fires must be learned sooner rather than later. Cox’s words of warning emanate at the start of a new academic term where a primary school in Wiltshire has already suffered from a major fire. Following 18 months of pandemic disruption, students […]
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Cabinet has supported initial plans to utilise new £85m funding from Welsh Government’s 21stCentury Schools and Colleges Programme – so projects in Llanharry, Cymer, Glyn-coch, Penrhys, Llantwit Fardre and Talbot Green, along with a new special school, will now be developed further. At their meeting on Monday, October 4, Cabinet Members considered […]
210 school places created by brand-new Castle Donington primary school A total of 210 places are being created at a brand-new primary school in Castle Donington in the heart of a community of new-build homes. The £4.2 million project is being delivered on behalf of housebuilders, Miller Homes, Redrow and Clowes Developments UK. […]
MP Damian Hinds says T-levels put technical skills on level footing This September marks not only the first anniversary of T-levels, but also their expansion to a whole new range of topics. These include building services, engineering for construction, digital business services, digital support services, health, healthcare science, on-site construction, and science, widening career opportunities […]
Gareth Woodfin, Cardiff Studio Lead at HLM Architects, on preserving the old to save the new and building a sustainable, net-zero carbon future The demolition and replacement of buildings plays a large part in fueling the ongoing climate emergency. In the UK, we lose more than 50,000 buildings a year through demolition, contributing to almost […]
WATES AND THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION BEGIN WORK ON FIRST NET-ZERO SCHOOLS Work begins on the first schools in the DfE’s Schools Rebuilding Programme, Lytham St Annes High School, Littleborough Community Primary School and Nursery, and Whitworth Community High School Wates will use pioneering modern methods of construction to build some of the UK’s first […]
Schüco Jansen steel fire doors offer safety and style at Begravia’s well-known Francis Holland School, Sloane Square. The Old School House at the historic Francis Holland School in Sloane Square, London, has undergone an extensive renovation which includes the addition of glazed steel-framed screens and Schüco Jansen steel fire doors throughout the building. As part […]
At a time when the health and wellbeing of students has never been more important, the use of daylight in educational facilities can be a hugely beneficial way to maximise student performance and productivity whilst at the same time helping to lower a building’s energy use. By introducing rooflights, including domes, vaults, pitched skylights […]
Situated just a stone’s throw from the historic Canterbury Cathedral, the Daphne Oram Creative Arts Building looks to showcase the best of modern construction with an attractive, highly energy efficient design utilising Kingspan Therma Duct Insulation. The building features a range of rehearsal, exhibition and performance spaces includes glass floor sections that display elements of […]
Market leading roofing manufacturer, Sika, has launched a complete Green Roof package, supplying both the high performance roof waterproofing system and the green roof system, all backed by its trusted technical and application support. Specifiers can now go to Sika’s roofing experts for the full spectrum of roofing technologies, from hot melt structural waterproofing and […]