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Education Articles

Is Now a Good Time to Check Your School Building?

School Maintenance & Building Repairs Anyone who works in education will know that the good folk at Ofsted can arrive at any time. However, that’s not the case when it comes to your friendly school maintenance and building advisors. So when should you get your...

Inclusive Design

When it comes to designing a new building, or retrofitting an old one, you’ll understand the importance of putting inclusive design principles at the heart of what you do. It is no longer enough to add a wheelchair ramp to the front entrance and assume your job is...

Solar Power for Schools and Offices?

Recent news revealed that 2023 recorded a consistent temperature of 1.5 degrees above average. It seems now that there’s no doubt that the climate crisis is here to stay. So is the key question now, how can we limit the potential risks? One solution is renewable...

RAAC Surveys & Remediation for Schools, Churches, Hospitals, Theatres – What Next?

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is a lightweight ‘bubbly’ (i.e. ‘aerated’) form of concrete. It was mainly used in flat roofs in the UK from the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s. Whilst it exists in buildings in both the public and private sectors, it is more...