Closed doors help education
Powermatic , the controlled, concealed door closer from Samuel Heath and Sons plc is gaining favour with increasing numbers of educational establishments across the country, thanks to the many benefits that …
Educational Buildings
Silent Solution from Xpelair
The PassivX stack vent system from Xpelair Ventilation Solutions has been designed to be one of the most cost effective, sustainable and silent ventilation systems on the market. Utilising the …
Kingspan Renewables Adds Ray Of Sunshine To Nottingham Campus
A multi-million pound New Build development at Nottingham Trent University is benefiting from a major installation of 3960 Kingspan Renewables’ market-leading Thermomax solar thermal vacuum tubes, in what is one …
Creative solutions from Schöck at new University Design Centre
The new £14.7m East Park Design Centre at Loughborough University is a striking addition to the campus and the first project in a wider master plan for the modernisation of …
Top marks for Total Glass windows at St David’s School
Aluminium elliptical and specially-shaped apex framed windows were supplied and installed by fenestration specialists Total Glass as part of a major refurbishment programme at St David’s Haigh and Aspull Church …
Setting the scene
David Chipperfield’s Architects specified Sto’s seamless acoustic ceilings at the world-class Turner Contemporary in Margate, Kent. This helped to create an atmosphere of tranquillity to complement the natural lighting and …
Schueco Curtain Walling Defines Evelyn Grace Academy
Evelyn Grace Academy in Brixton, south London, the first completed project in England by award-winning architect Zaha Hadid, is a visually stunning building which includes large areas of insulated curtain-walling, …
‘A very special little school’ gets new fast-track building
“This is an outstanding and very special little school … it is accomplished in making the very best use of its limited site and accommodation to meet the pupils’ differing …
Door set Solutions for Francis Coombe Academy
The Francis Coombe Academy in Watford will accommodate 1350 pupils aged between 11-18 years. The school, which forms part of the Hertfordshire Academies, became an academy in 2009 and is …
TVS PROVES A SOUND CHOICE FOR EDUCATION
North-West-based Total Vibration Solutions (TVS) is completing work on two of the country’s most prestigious education sector projects, highlighting the company’s emerging position as one of the country’s fastest-growing acoustics …
City of westminster college takes control with honeywell
The prestigious new City of Westminster College Paddington Green Campus in central London has been fitted with a sustainable building control system from CentraLine by Honeywell.Specified and installed by system …
Sussex artist teams up with students and leading UK sign manufacturer to develop the signage and wayfinding scheme for two new schools
When Lewes, Sussex based artist Will Nash was commissioned by Impact Art and West Sussex County Council to develop a ‘welcome’ and wayfinding signage scheme for the campus of two …
Axter’s WILOTEKT-PLUS chosen for iconic Canada Water Library
After a rigorous selection procedure, architects CZWG approved Axter’s WILOTEKT-PLUS structural waterproofing for their inverted Canada Water pyramid. ISG Jackson’s Senior Contracts Manager, Len Smith, said, “The Axter system was …
The NASUWT presses for new rules that would require schools to act if temperatures reached 24C
The issue of temperature management and adequate ventilation is high on the agenda. The largest UK-wide teachers’ union, the NASUWT, is pressing for new rules that would require schools to …
Shelter Store releases range of tensile canopies in time for summer
http://Shelterstore.co.uk, the complete online street furniture store, has released a new range of tensile canopies to celebrate the arrival of summer. The canopies are ideal for shade in all kinds …
New ceiling to learning
Edinburgh based Architects LDN have specified the Hunter Douglas Luxalon 300A closed ceiling system for the lecture theatres and concourse areas at the University’s Adam Ferguson Building, where 452m2 of …
Flame-free technology wins over welding in college building services
Grooved-end pipe joining was the contractor’s choice for HVAC systems in the new Sussex Coast College building. The weld-free solution saved time and money, was kind to the environment and …
Ceilings pass test at Uni
Hunter Douglas have supplied a variety of their 80B, 130B and 180B Multi-Panel ceilings, in black for the futuristic new £35million City Campus for Newport’s University, which will be home …