Wanstead High School, where more than £309,000 was spent on consultancy work for a swimming pool revamp. Picture: Ken Mears Many of our readers are Consultants, School Building suspects few of them receive such grandiose settlements for their valued advise and would love to hear their take on this report. The St Georgio Hotel was […]
We look at two school roof problems, one old and one new
Kingspan Insulation has released a new, RIBA accredited CPD providing advice on how designers can use insulation specification to meet the thermal comfort requirements within Building Bulletin 101 (BB101) – Guidelines on ventilation, thermal comfort and indoor air quality in schools. The free CPD provides a comprehensive overview of the recommendations within the document, which […]
Helec Ltd, a specialist in the specification, design and installation of Combined Heat and Power systems (CHP), are proud to announce the completed supply and commissioning of a CHP solution at Crown Place Norwich (formerly St Stephen Towers), which has been converted by Crown Student Living into student accommodation. Helec was selected to provide an […]
The government has announced £400m investment to repair school and college buildings in England. Academies and sixth form colleges have been invited to bid for a share of the money which can be used to replace roofs, upgrade sports halls or science labs, and deal with general wear and tear in ageing school buildings. Teaching […]
Children’s safety could be at risk, union bosses have warned as a school trust announces plans to cut over 130 jobs in ICT, caretaking and maintenance. Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT) runs 12 primary and secondary schools across East Anglia including Ormiston Denes Academy in Lowestoft, Cliff Park Ormiston Academy in Great Yarmouth, and Ormiston Victory […]
Dr Jim Glockling, technical director of the Fire Protection Association (FPA), discusses whether it is time to consider toxicity under fire when selecting building materials for certain high risk situations and occupancies. The built environment lags behind other areas, such as transport, in its consideration of fire toxicity as part of the […]
The Village Green Medical Centre in Great Denham was built in 1994 using a modular building system for the speed of construction benefits. Planning authorities agreed to the project on the condition that the building would eventually be over clad with a finish that would blend in with the surrounding residential area. Today the building […]
A ‘radical’ new architecture school is seeking students who want to become ‘activists’ as well as architects Lancaster University will welcome the first students to its new school of architecture in October 2020. Ruth Dalton, who joins next month as the university’s inaugural professor of architecture, said Lancaster will inspire a new generation of architects […]
The huge new hub will help kick-start the transformation of Strangeways. The first images of The Manchester College’s proposed new £100m city campus campus on the site of the old Boddingtons Brewery have been released. College chiefs bought the Strangeways site, which is currently used as a car park, in April. Now they’ve submitted […]