Pick Everard to deliver most ambitious project in school’s 516-year history
WORK has started to deliver state-of-the-art facilities as part of a new £60 million development for the King’s School – one of the largest independent …
Category: Educational Buildings
Performance door solutions deliver for innovation centre
James Latham recently supplied performance timber fire door specialist Ahmarra Door Solutions with a number of Moralt FireSound 44dB and Halspan FD30 and FD60 Optima …
Lincs WW2 museum to educate next generation thanks to £40k energy saving
AN EDUCATIONAL museum in Lincolnshire showcasing historic memorabilia from both world wars is set to save more than £40,000 over the next 20 years, thanks …
Trend goes to the top of the class at the University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is one of the UK’s most prestigious higher education institutions and is renowned for the quality of its teaching and research. When …
Breathing Buildings Welcomes BB101 2018
Breathing Buildings, the UK’s leading provider of controlled hybrid ventilation systems, has welcomed the 2018 edition of BB101: Guidelines on ventilation, thermal comfort and indoor …
Innovative outdoor power solutions for Universities
Student enrolment is a crucial element for any university facility. Open days and student fairs are important events that showcase campus amenities and demonstrate their …
Sound Reduction Systems Ltd exhibiting in Manchester
Join Sound Reduction Systems Ltd at the UK’s Leading Education Buildings & Learning Spaces Event – 16-17 October 2018, Manchester Central. Research shows that poor …
Meeting the university challenge
Studying for a degree is an expensive business and rising tuition fees have heightened expectations amongst students, as well as the parents and carers who …
School Dinners will never be the same!
Lunchtimes at Butterknowle Primary School have been revolutionised thanks to the innovative installation team from Sound Reduction Systems. The headteacher Tessa Fenoughty and staff brought …
A collaborative approach to meet school places demand in Hounslow
The pressure to meet an ever-increasing demand for school places is one that has been felt by local authorities across the UK for a number …
School to save £320,000 – by changing its lightbulbs
A high school is due to save more than £320,000 over the next 15 years just by changing its lightbulbs, thanks to renewable energy company …
School should be a healthy environment for young minds
by Janvi Patel ~ Ventilation specialist at Mitsubishi Electric With news reports that air inside London’s classrooms is worse than the air outside, Janvi Patel looks …
Breathing Buildings’ ventilation design helps create a perfect environment at a nursery and community centre in Hampshire
Breathing Buildings, a leading provider of controlled hybrid ventilation systems in UK, has supplied a first-class natural ventilation system for the construction of YMCA East …
Kee Systems helps university achieve first class facilities and Edge protection
Kee Systems recommended and supplied its Kee Access® and Kee Klamp® fittings to the University of Brighton, to provide the Falmer campus with a DDA compliant handrail system that …
A first class installation of radiused KeeGuard
Discreet Edge Protection Safe roof access has been ensured at Warwick Business School following the installation of several KeeGuard edge protection systems. Part of the University …
Kemper System Delivers A Lesson In Flexibility At The University Of Warwick
Many of the buildings on the University of Warwick’s Gibbet Hill Campus were purpose-built when the University was first established more than 50 years ago. …
Educating the energy consumers of tomorrow
Article by Jenny Maskrey – The Learning Curve at Mitsubishi Electric With the ever expanding threat of climate change it is becoming more important to …
Heradesign® offers multi-functional versatility on a grand scale
City of Glasgow College is the largest and most diverse tertiary education establishment in Scotland. Its Riverside campus opened its doors in 2015 aiming to …
Extra style focus on acoustic flooring for education
Itec Contract Floors provides installers with a single source for all their acoustic flooring needs, perfect for those on the search for a smart, sound-reducing …
Washroom design for the well educated
With so many rules and regulations surrounding the practicalities of washroom design in educational settings, Daniel Ward, Senior Ceramics Product Manager for Twyford, talks us …
Bespoke ceiling adds unique touch to university refurbishment
The University of Birmingham is one of the UK’s leading Russell Group universities, featuring in the top 15 of the University League Tables 2017. The …
BJ Waller Opens Doors at Alconbury Weald’s First School
The doors are open at the first primary school built in Britain’s largest new housing suburb, thanks to high quality, long lasting architectural ironmongery supplied …
ROCKFON is The Word for stylish acoustics
“The Word has set the standard for Design thinking in the UK.” David Lindley, Executive Director at Designing Libraries. The Word, National Centre for the …
Commercial Doors Made Easy, in Jack Aluminium’s New Brochure
If you need an aluminium commercial door, just ask Jack. Fabricators can find everything they need to create high-quality, secure and thermally efficient commercial doors, …
Altro Xpresslay brings fast turnaround and cost savings at 27 new build schools
The proven cost and time saving credentials of award-winning Altro LooselayTM technology has lead to Altro XpressLayTM safety flooring being selected for installation in 27 …
Primary school pupils see the benefits of non-slip decking
An eco friendly school in Liverpool has used Marley Eternit’s JB Citideck® for the walkways surrounding its new innovative eco POD, due to its non-slip …
ROCKFON creates the perfect learning environment
Set in a picturesque village in County Clare, St Joseph’s Secondary School is a new state-of-the art learning facility created as part of an ambitious …
Accoya® cladding scores full marks at performing arts school
High performing school choses Accoya for cladding Impressive sustainability credentials and BREEAM rating key to specification Over 1200m2 of Accoya used throughout project in SE …
ECEX overcomes university challenge
ECEX has successfully solved a roof safety and access problem for the University of Oxford by custom-fabricating and installing a galvanised steel sub-frame and non-slip …
Neaco balustrade featured at landmark college development
Neaco has supplied an extensive balustrade specification for a landmark development as part of East Riding College’s new Beverley Campus and Environmental Technologies Centre. Architects …
Four steps to specifying the right commercial door
Commercial aluminium systems specialist Jack Aluminium has made it easy for architects and specifiers by creating four steps towards specifying the right commercial door for …
Altro resins break new ground on North Herts College new campus
Altro resin flooring is providing the ultimate in colour, flexibility and durability on an award-winning, £10 million refurbished campus at North Hertfordshire College, in Hitchin. …
Knauf extends ceiling offering to customers
Knauf has added to its ceilings portfolio with the Knauf Slimgrid suspended ceiling system, providing customers with a rapid way to install suspended plasterboard ceilings …
Flowcrete UK Presents on Polished Concrete at London Build 2016
At this year’s London Build, Flowcrete UK (stand C64) will be giving attendees a sneak peek into its new polished concrete and coloured screeds range …
Cembrit fibre cement cladding achieves top marks in Liverpool
Cembrit’s through-coloured Cembonit cladding boards have been installed on a ten storey mixed use development in the heart of Merseyside, providing accommodation to students of …
Timber building is foundation for school expansion
A new-build housing estate brought rising roll numbers and an urgent need for more classroom space at a village primary school near Chippenham. Staff at …
Timber Technology gets A* for Education
The growing demand for new school buildings across the UK has seen a move towards offsite manufactured solid timber structures as a fast and effective …
York student accommodation – RonaDeck Resin Bound Surfacing
Route One Highways installed approximately 2000 square metres of Harvest Crunch to new student accommodation at Student Castle, Walmgate, York. Ronacrete Approved Contractor Route One …
Altro total solution helps transform Newcastle landmark
An extensive package of Altro flooring and wall cladding products has been used top to bottom in the £18 million refurbishment of one of Newcastle’s …
What is reverberation noise and why do we have it?
Reverberation noise is produced when a sound source stops within an enclosed space. Sound waves continue to reflect off the ceiling, walls and floor surfaces …
