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modular & alternative buildings
Drawings from a competition Yorkon ran at the
school to mark the arrival of the new building.
Primary created off-site
Test for
A
NEW primary school has been The building has been designed to
considerate
provided at Newbridge-on-Wye for minimise any impact on the environment and
Powys County Council using off- is expected to achieve a BREEAM excellent constructors
site construction. rating with a number sustainable features
The £1.7m contract awarded to such as a biomass boiler, passive ventilation,
• Environment
Yorkon saw 18 steel-framed modules solar panels and rainwater harvesting.
• site cleanliness
craned into position in just three days Yorkon achieved Performance Beyond
• safety
ready for the final stages of fitting out. Compliance certification (scoring 86%)
• responsibility
The scheme replaces a sub-standard under the Considerate Constructors
• respect
1960s school building with new facilities Scheme for the project.
• accountability
that include four classrooms,
administrative offices and a new
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community crèche.
Making use of traditional trades
B
ROMLEY Environmental Education Built over a period of six months at the sedum and earth. A timber load-bearing
Centre at High Elms (BEECHE) cost of £511,000, the building is located platform acts as the compressing force on
combines modern design within an area of special scientific the straw bales, known as a Hybrid System.
techniques with a variety of traditional interest and will deliver environmental Heating is provided by a woodchip burner.
trades to create a distinctive building, education to the local community.
featuring straw bale walls and a lime The project by GML Construction, covering
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plaster internal finish. 460 sqm, has a green roof made of grass/
Change of venue for exams
N
OISY construction work being partition to provide two exam halls, flush- distraction to the students.
undertaken during exam time at fitted, 40mm reinforced cavity walls were The temporary building is also used as
London’s Highgate Wood School meant provided to retain heat for an ambient a venue for Parents Evenings, assemblies
having to find – or create – an appropriate and comfortable temperature. and other school events.
environment to replace its assembly hall. Additionally, and of critical importance,
The on-site alternative needed to was the low noise pump in the insulated
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accommodate an uninterrupted roof – specified to cause minimal
programme of GCSEs and A levels. A
temporary building provided the most
effective solution.
Working in conjunction with the School
and Haringey Council – which is
overseeing the construction work as part
of the BSF programme – Spaciotempo
provided a fully operational temporary
exam hall in less than six weeks from the
initial enquiry in March.
Fixed to the hard surface of the
School’s rear playground, some distance
away from building works, a 15m x 65m
hall was constructed, fitted out and
ready for the first exam to take place at
the beginning of May.
Comfort
The high-specification building included
glazed front doors, quality flooring and
eye level windows to create a light and
airy environment. Split by an internal
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