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Eco-friendly bathroom pods transforming the education construction industry


housing market is facing challenges, hikes in private rental sector and poor-quality housing is driving up demand for affordable, smart solutions for the student market especially. This growth in the halls of residence and student accommodation sector isn’t without limitations. Lack of supporting key infrastructures, such as labour, are


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OD manufacture is putting further focus on offsite construction. The current student and education


inhibiting projects from being completed on-time, leading to costly overheads. This is where off-site modular


construction comes in, providing an effective solution to the construction industry, including the timely manufacture and installation of bathroom pods – ie, prefabricated bathrooms, shower rooms and shower cubicles. A skills and labour shortage is stretching


the construction sector and such shortages are responsible for delays which is impacting the ability to deliver projects in a timely manner. As workloads rise, the construction industry’s lack of infrastructure is taking its toll on project completion. Off-site construction currently


accounts for less than 10% of total construction output, meaning there is tremendous scope for further expansion in the building market. The Government (including the


Department for Education) has also recognised the benefits, declaring in the last Budget it will support “building long term collaborations” with the industry, “maximising innovation and exploiting digital technologies such as the adoption of off-site construction techniques and smart infrastructure”. It also said it will “adopt a presumption in favour of off- site construction by 2019 across suitable capital programmes”. Taplanes is an example of how pod


manufacturers are driving industry change. It’s has been a supplier of shower pods to Lancing College for installations in their boarding houses. Amongst their showering facilities, Lancing College chose the Omega and Prima shower cubicles alongside the Minipod, which is Taplanes’ bespoke shower and changing pod. The sectional elements of the units allowed


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the cubicles to be installed quickly and effectively, ensuring that the refurbishment projects went smoothly without any issues. Prefabricated bathrooms are a perfect choice for heavy usage in a school environment. Haberdashers School for Girls installed


Taplanes pods in a constrained site. The project was designed to maximise the amount of student accommodation whilst creating a sense of space. The compact design of the Arran


minimised the space needed to provide all the required bathroom amenities, allowing the rooms themselves to remain as spacious as possible. Using contemporary layout planning and


shared communal areas, an eventual 45 en-suite bedrooms plus two self-contained tutor’s flats were built. The exterior of Augusta House equally echoes thoughtful design and quality with its references to the main buildings architecture, including an interpretation of design features such as dormers and gables. After completion, they were able to


receive a BREEAM standard of ‘excellent’ thanks partly to Taplanes ISO 14001 certification and product qualities – The units: use LED lighting, water-use reducing consoles, have a low heat coefficient, and are made from recyclable plastic. Bathroom and shower pods are very


much taking the education accommodation sector by storm, and it’s clear to see why. They help overcome the obstacles encountered by traditional bathroom installations, provide huge flexibility and, perhaps most importantly, are kind to the environment.


www.taplanes.co.uk


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