After years of intensive use by the pupils of St Francis Xavier School in Richmond, North Yorkshire, the floor of its sports hall was looking worse for wear. What’s more, the very structure of the building meant any sport or exercise was always accompanied by severe acoustic issues. As specialists in all aspects of sports […]
Hassan Sherbaz, Solutions Architect at Connexin, explains how high CO2 levels can lead to disruption within schools and how smart monitoring solutions can help them make informed decisions about ventilation across their buildings to protect students. The Department of Education recently made a major announcement that will […]
Constantly challenging performance, the Department for Education (DfE) is expected to increase the focus on property-related efficiency, especially in terms of delivering sustainability across the estate. But understanding how a school property’s assets contribute to that overall performance, and how individual assets perform against technical criteria for sustainability has never been more challenging. The complex […]
More and more education providers are using procurement frameworks for construction and refurbishment projects. In the nine years since we first launched the schools and community buildings framework, we’ve helped to procure works on everything from the construction of a new £30million secondary school, to the painting and decorating of classrooms. And interest is still […]
With the public looking to spend more time outside schools nationwide are looking at their footprint and working with specialists to ensure that they maximise year-round use of their outside space. One such firm is Fordingbridge Plc; a West Sussex based engineering firm, specialising in canopies and covered walkways. “We have long worked with educators […]
Tromsø, Norway’s northernmost city, is located on an island well above the Arctic Circle. Tromsø has a population of nearly 80,000, and at such an exceptionally high latitude, there are only two other cities of similar or larger size anywhere in the world. Therefore, when Knut Brandsberg-Dahl of Filter/Arkitekter in Oslo decided to take part […]
Good air quality in classrooms is good for academic performance as well as the safety of occupants. Recent events have focused even more attention on indoor air quality and while some new technologies have emerged, the fundamental approach of bringing more fresh air into buildings is still the most effective way to improve indoor […]
Swalcliffe Park is a non-maintained specialist residential and day school near Banbury, Oxfordshire, for boys on the autism spectrum (10-19 yrs). The school is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and is currently working with over 20 Local Authorities. The school is housed at Swalcliffe Park, which includes a Grade II listed building set in 23 […]
For a natural or hybrid ventilation solution in schools and other educational facilities Passivent can provide design expertise and technical support acquired over 35 years of business. The Hybrid Plus2 Aircool® is just one of the products in Passivent’s education range. Not only does this system improve indoor air quality, thermal comfort and the wellbeing […]
Roy Jones, Technical Director at Gilberts Blackpool, offers advice on how to balance keeping pupils and staff COVID-safe and warm. As we head into the cooler weather, there is one question on every school estates management team’s mind: how to ensure adequate ventilation to minimise COVID risk, maintain a comfortably warm internal environment- without spending […]