CONTRACTS AND PROJECTS
A bright new learning
environment On the site of the former FalmerHigh School nowstands the new£28million Falmer Academy offering 900 places for students aged 11-16 aswell as 250 sixth formplaces to the Brighton andHove catchment area. The new building provides studentswith an inspirational learning environment and state of the art facilitieswhich will enable themto build on the schools past achievements. CEPwere able to offer a complete range of speciality Sequence Baffles that satisfied both the architects, acousticians and themain contractor aswe as theAcademy. Competitively priced themulti- coloured baffles blend together to forma stunning visual backdrop to the ceilings in the main halls and atriumareas. Sequence planks were also used in the common partwalkways, and standard CEP ceiling tileswere used in all other locationswithin the stunning new building. The CEP range of tiles, and differing sized baffles provided a wide choice of aesthetic options for designerswhilst allowing themtomeet the various acoustic and fire performance criteria throughout the academy. Formore information 01785 223435 or
visitwww.cepceilings.com
The acclaimed Evelyn
Grace Academy The Evelyn Grace Academy in Brixton, south London, is the first completed project in England by award-winning architect Zaha Hadid. This visually stunning building includes large areas of insulated curtain-walling, rain-screen cladding and window systems from leading building envelope and solar products specialist, Schueco UK Ltd. Commissioned by ARK Schools and completed in October 2010, the academy has been designed as two schools, Evelyn and Grace, each subdivided into a Middle and Upper School. The result is that the 1200 students are split into four manageable
groups of around 300.While the layout of the building reflects this arrangement, all the separate internal spaces have been equipped with high levels of natural light and ventilation to encourage learning. In this context, the creative use of glazing is obviously crucial and the Schueco systems are to be found at all levels, lighting stairwells and walkways as well as classrooms, staff-rooms and informal workspaces. The systems comprise Schueco FW60+ capped curtain-walling, FW60 SG façades and AWS 102 SG windows, all delivering the low 'U' values necessary for the building to meet the stringent energy-saving requirements of Part L. For more information visit
mkinfobox@schueco.com
Scottish portrait
gallery set to re-open The Scottish Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh is due to re-open in November 2011 following a £2million refurbishment project, which includes the renovation by Stairrods (UK) of all 180 original, solid brass stair rods. The period rods had been damaged over the years by heavy foot traffic, the application of cleaning materials, plus natural ageing, which had left the stair rods scratched, marked and looking worn. Stairrods (UK), which manufactures an extensive collection of solid and hollow stair rods in a variety of designs and finishes, provides various specialised services including the re-polishing of rods and brackets, re-plating and making extra long and curved rods to precise specifications. Formore information telephone 01207 591 176 or visit
www.stairrods.co.uk
BRACED FOR THE RUGBYWORLD CUP
Over 400 Tension Bars fromAncon Building Products have been installed on the Forsyth Barr stadiuminDunedin,New Zealand, where England will play their first threematches in the 2011 RugbyWorld Cup. The steel tension bars are installed in the roof and in the South andWest stands of this brand new stadium, to brace the impressive overhead structural steelwork. The Ancon systemincludes bars with a special, high
strength, rolled thread which was designed and tested tomeet the specific dynamic conditions in the stadiumroof, caused by wind loads. The iconic roof is formed fromfive arched steel trusses, each with a span of 105m, and themain steel truss in the South Stand is 130mlong. Formore information telephone 0114 275 5224,email
info@ancon.co.uk or visit
www.ancon.co.uk
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