Guilford County Schools’ Post

The benefit of social value being part of procurement and contracts is tangible and benefitting our children and young people.

Euro Quality Coatings supplied 107 louvres as part of a colourful design scheme for Winterstoke Hundred Academy, a secondary school located just outside Weston-Super-Mare. The school embarked on a significant expansion project to accommodate up to 900 additional students. This expansion, funded by Homes England’s Housing Infrastructure Fund, aimed to provide modern teaching facilities to improve educational outcomes for students and serve the needs of the growing local community. The collaboration between EQC and project contractors exemplifies the successful integration of innovative design, quality materials, and environmental responsibility in educational infrastructure development. https://lnkd.in/e5v-vBtA #EQCQualityCoatings #InnovativeDesign #SustainableInfrastructure #PowderCoatingExcellence #EducationalArchitecture #EnvironmentalResponsibility #CollaborativeSuccess #AluminiumLouvres #AestheticEnhancement #SustainabilityGoal

The Department for Education has recently released a new piece of guidance to help school building owners and maintenance staff identify building systems and prioritise maintenance and repair of their school estate.   Now that the DfE has concluded its RAAC management, with all schools identified having plans in place to remove it or remove its load bearing role, this new guidance is an indication of a move to get ahead of other structural issues that exist within the school estate.   In this blog post we provide an overview of why educational establishments should pay attention to the release of this new guidance, as well as recommendations on how to take a proactive approach to managing the structural safety of education estates. https://lnkd.in/eCBFNmzd #EducationEstates #RAAc #RAACGuidance #SchoolBuildings

One to read if your involved in schools in anyway

Fantastic progress in the catering areas of our Transformation project

Register now for Planning & Zoning 101: The Basics, November 7 at University of Georgia - Gwinnett Campus! This course provides a solid introduction to planning & zoning basics, including planning commission responsibilities & effective management of public meetings. https://lnkd.in/e7XGBYi5

This is amazing, and definitely something that should and could be replicated. Helping public schools reach impact, and engagement goals in different regions, would be big. If there's no money behind it, then things like this become well discussed ideas, not realities. #Publiceducation #infrastructure #workforcehousing #affordablehousing #investment #publicschools #education #innovation #technology #communitydevelopment

Huge fire at a school ─ thankfully, no reported casualties (other than the fabric!) ... 👉 Mossbourne Community Academy is one of the largest timber frame buildings in the UK. The primary structure is a Glulam (Glued Laminated Timber) frame consisting of over 1,000 cubic metres (35,000 cubic feet) of renewable European whitewood formed into paired columns and beams 👉 The timber was sourced, laminated and machined in Holland, arriving on site ready to be bolted together and erected. All the connections are made using steel plates and bolts. Internally, the bolts are deeply recessed into the timber to avoid children snagging themselves, while externally the bolts are exposed, avoiding potential weak spots where water may penetrate the timber 👉 The primary structure is comprised of two rows of parallel ‘H’ frames that are spanned by secondary beams. This structure frames a series of classrooms, with the secondary beams projecting past the frame to carry a series of external walkways. The use of timber has enabled continuous structural members to extend from interior to exterior, without the need for a thermal break 👉 The timber is untreated internally and has only minimal applied protection externally. In order to avoid a costly maintenance regime the frame has been detailed in such a way that it will protect itself from of the damaging effects of water. Each beam and column, where external, is covered with a capping of Iroko hardwood. This not only protects the beams from the damaging effects of standing water but also includes a drip detail to reduce the amount of water running down the face of the structure https://lnkd.in/eJ5x4Rpt https://lnkd.in/ew65N7mK

Very interesting article from Architects’ Journal, looking into the build quality of UK schools, how they can be improved and what the government's plans are for the future 🤔👇 https://lnkd.in/eW7Cwxhy

Project Update: Corpus Christi High School This week the strip out and 1st fix have been completed. Not bad for a 4 day week, head over to our instagram for a peak at our story and the progress #construction #project #news #work #site #constructionsite #company #constructioncompany #school #constructionsector #sector #industry #building #business #constructionproject #education #college #publiceducation #educationsystem