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Long life Alutec systems revive school
As part of a major refurbishment project, Hornsea School and Language College has had aluminium rainwater and eaves system replacements installed from Alutec that have a life expectancy as long as the building itself. Built in the 1950s, the school was in need of extensive
external refurbishment in order to bring it up to modern thermal efficiency standards and address building defects. The project included the replacement of rainwater and eaves systems along its flat roofline that are guaranteed to last the entire 40-year estimated life span of the building. Installed at the site were Alutec’s Evoke fascia and soffit
system in the white RAL 9010 colour and Evolve Deepflow gutering in the unique Heritage Black colour. Made from marine grade aluminium, the gutering has superb performance and sustainability credentials with a life expectancy of 50 years. It is also virtually maintenance free and can cope with the heaviest of water run off.
Style launch new Multiroll partitioning system
Style’s new Multiroll partitioning wall system delivers a practical and affordable solution for dividing school sports halls. Activated by a simple push of a buton, it can either be mounted in a beam area of the roof or invisibly fited within a suspended ceiling. Alternatively, it can be installed as a laterally guided partition, stepped partition or safety curtain. Where acoustics are of particular importance, the Multiroll can be fited with sound absorbing, non-woven fabric to improve noise insulation, reduce reverberation times and improve voice audibility. “As with most schools, the main hall is a multi-purpose space
that needs to be quickly re-arranged for the next class, gym lesson or assembly,” explains Julian Sargent, group managing director of Style. “Dividing the space not only enables the hall to be used more efficiently but also reduces energy costs by removing the need to heat and light large rooms when only part of them is being used.”
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use of rainscreen cladding panels from Steni UK. Three shades of Steni’s lightweight and low-maintenance fibreglass reinforced polymer composite colour panels – black, white and beige – clad the elevations of a new 1.5-storey, two-classroom block for foundation- stage pupils at Listerdale Primary School. They were specified by Rotherham
Metropolitan Borough Council’s environment and development service for the £700,000 project and provide an ultra-modern contrast to the existing traditional red brick and plain tile school building that has seen small modifications and additions over the years. The only element of the new building
that is load-bearing masonry like its sister structure is the entrance porch which is dark brick and accommodates carvings by the children in the theme of the building – a caterpillar. Senior architect Howard Buckley said: “This was a conscious change away from the
Steni panels for Rotherham makeover A
primary school in Rotherham has undergone a metamorphosis, thanks in part to the imaginative
Steni panels in order to contrast with the main classroom. The idea is that children go through a dark room that creates a sense of anticipation.” The new building
was constructed of steel frame with pressed metal framework walls and a standing seam roof over six months. The Steni panels were screw-fixed onto timber batens by specialist sub-contractor Jordan Construction Services for main contractor Hobson & Porter. “Three child members of the school
council made a presentation to our planning commitee and the scheme went through on a unanimous vote which was fantastic,” said Buckley, who has also specified Steni panels for a new building at Wickersley Comprehensive School. “We specified the Steni product
for the reputation and the particular colour range complemented the design ambition. It provides a rhythm of colour and scale to virtually the whole building as well as forming the external overhang where the classroom external doors are located. “The aesthetic could not have been
achieved without a coloured cladding panel. We also used the Steni panels in their standard sizes to prevent waste. The school, I think, is over the moon.”
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Image © Hobson & Porter
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