Entries by Lyn

New Centre of Excellence for modern construction

New Centre of Excellence for modern construction and digital technologies awarded £500,000 Focusing on modern construction and digital technologies will be built at Chesterfield College after the scheme was awarded a £500,000 grant from the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The investment will support the D2N2 LEP’s vision of greener homes and technology, along with […]

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EUROBRICK FOR MODULAR SCHOOLS INNOVATION  

Addington School is for young people with special educational needs Leading brick slip cladding specialist, Eurobrick, has been supplying its systems to the education sector for 30 years and, more recently, with offsite construction specialist Reds10 to supply two new school projects in Reading; Green Park Village Primary Academy and Addington School. Green Park Village […]

Residents Object to the ‘ugliest building in Cambridge’

Artist impression of the design as viewed from the street. The plan also includes a new cafe area.(Image: aLL Design) Residents are fighting plans to build a “monstrous” student accommodation block in a small Cambridge park. People living near St Matthew’s Piece aren’t happy about the new proposal for a 113 room student housing block. […]

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Cheltenham’s new zero carbon school part of Gloucestershire’s green future

The brand-new High School Leckhampton will be Gloucestershire’s first carbon neutral school, helping Gloucestershire County Council achieve its carbon neutral ambitions for 2050. SoGlos gets an insight into the innovative plans from Evans Jones, the project’s lead planning consultant. In line with Gloucestershire’s aims to be carbon neutral by 2050, The High School Leckhampton is […]

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DISCREET BUT EFFECTIVE VENTILATION

Photo courtesy of Aberystwyth University   Vectaire’s Microbox 125/2DC MEVs were chosen to ventilate the new, en-suite student rooms in the refurbished Grade 11 Listed Pantycelyn Hall of Residence at Aberystwyth University. This prestigious project required discreet, but effective ventilation (now even more essential to control the spread of COVID-19).  The Microbox, provides this.  It […]

MODULAR CLASSROOMS WHILST ASBESTOS IS REMOVED FROM SCHOOL

Children could be in temporary classrooms for 104 weeks while asbestos is removed from a school in Bedworth. Asbestos needs to be removed from some classrooms in the Exhall Grange school building. So the school has applied to Warwickshire County Council for permission to have two temporary classrooms set-up on its car park for a […]

Land swap proposal could see new school built

Business manager Mark Nicholds by one of the Bishop Luffa school buildings that needs replacing   Residents in Chichester are being asked to share their views on a land swap proposal in a new survey. The idea would see the Bishop Luffa school site in Westgate exchanged for a new site within the Whitehouse Farm […]

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County Councils biggest construction project to date

Pictured cutting the first turf at the new Haverfordwest High VC School site is Cllr Guy Woodham, Cabinet Member for Education and Lifelong Learning. Construction has officially begun on Pembrokeshire County Council’s biggest construction project to date. A ‘Turf-Cutting’ ceremony was held on November 26, at the construction site for the new Haverfordwest High VC […]

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RAISING THE PAR FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS

An array of Forbo Flooring Systems products has been installed within the University of St Andrews’ newest student accommodation building, to help deliver a contemporary and high-end aesthetic that would enhance the students’ experience. The final design resulted in HLM Architects being commended in the 2019/20 Fly Forbo competition.  Located within the University of St […]