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Added fibre for faster floors
Polymer fibres are replacing reinforcement in composite floors on a pioneering project in Derby, following a research programme supervised by the SCI. David …
Calderdale schools construction nears completion
Steelwork installation is virtually complete on five new schools under construction near Halifax in West Yorkshire in the first phase of the Calderdale PFI …
SSDA Commendation: Intech Science and Technology Centre
Intech is a new 3,500m² educational interactive science centre commissioned by the Hampshire Technology Trust Ltd. Hampshire Technology Trust Ltd is a local …
Energy Efficient Design of University Building
The University of Surrey Management School has reduced its operational energy use by a novel heating and cooling system based on waste heat, coupled with a …
Optimum Sports Hall
This steel building system for sports halls can produce a variety of sizes and layouts. Four projects have been constructed to date. The Optimum Sports Hall …
New City Academies: Two pre-cast floor systems compared
Following the completion of two new City Academy projects, the relative merits of two different pre-cast floor systems are discussed in relation to their use …
Plymouth University Extensions at Portland Square
Plymouth University has recently opened a major extension to house several departments. IN August 2003 a brand new faculty building for the University of …
Screw Piling in Salisbury
The sensitivity of a historic site in Salisbury has led Roger Bullivant Ltd to adapt Victorian marine engineering for founding a modern school …
SSDA 2003 – Hampden Gurney School, London
BDP has broken the mould of inner city education buildings with Hampden Gurney School. In contrast to the single-storey schools often found in the densest …
