| Education eBulletin | March 2014 |
Unique sports solution overcomes problem subfloor with ease
Gerflor's technological innovation provided the perfect solution for a challenging sports hall refurbishment. The new sports floor had to be installed on a concrete base with high moisture content in an unheated hall, which had once been a tractor shed. Not only did it have to be robust enough to cope with the both the damp and the extremes of temperature, but provide a first class sports surface for students at the Oatridge Campus of Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) ...
| KEMPER SYSTEM HELPS HUDDERSFIELD UNI BUILD ON BIO-DIVERSITY Liquid roofing and waterproofing specialist, Kemper System, has helped enhance both bio-diversity and energy efficiency at Huddersfield University by working collaboratively with the roofing contractor and green roof specialist on a series of new build green and warm roofs. Huddersfield University has invested in the construction of four new buildings designed by architects, Watson Batty, including a new sports hall, Dean's office and corporate suite. Constructed with a single steel frame, all the buildings adjoin each other...
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SCHOOLS COUNT ON YEOMAN SHIELD WALL AND DOOR PROTECTION
Do you want to break the vicious cycle of constantly repairing and redecorating damage - an inevitable result of students and equipment moving around buildings from one class to another? Preserving the fabric of a busy school is always going to be a challenge – one which Yeoman Shield relishes. By fitting Yeoman Shield wall and door protection you can avoid the expensive and monotonous routine of repainting walls and repairing doors year after year...
The COLLEGE BLIND - designed for teaching rooms
The College Blind® has been specifically designed for teaching rooms, and is widely used in FE colleges, all types of secondary schools and primary schools.
These are some of the features that have ensured its success:
TECHNICALLY ADVANCED FABRICS which provide excellent insulation, as well as glare control or room darkening. Various degrees of openness are available. Fabrics are flame retardant and most are recyclable...
EXPERIENCING BOLD DESIGN BEGINS WITH A STRIKING ENTRANCE
Trahan Architects' Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum project took a contemporary approach that combined bold and practical elements into an imaginative modern design. The architects looked to CRL-Blumcraft® 1301 Series 'All-Glass' Entrance Systems that contain the slimmest door rail profile in the industry, allowing for virtually uninterrupted glass viewing areas to elevate the high-concept building's modern aesthetic...
Twinfix non-fragile canopies for schools and colleges
Over the years many thousands of Twinfix canopies have been installed to create glazed covered areas at nurseries, schools, colleges and universities. They provide colourful all-weather protection from the elements as outside work or play areas for pupils of all ages, as well as making great focal points at main entrances, providing shelter over stairways and ramps for the disabled and connecting outlying buildings on big sites. When situated adjacent to classrooms canopies provide quick and easy access to sand ...
New Specification Guide from Profile 22
A new specification and technical guide is now available from Profile 22. The 48 page reference book and accompanying CD are a valuable index for architects and specifiers when specifying Profile 22 PVC-U systems. The new edition gives insight into the company's new products, technical updates, accreditations and services, and includes the latest addition to the range, the much-heralded fully reversible window. This new product is part of a much larger offering from Profile 22, one which has evolved over the past few years ...
