The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames has appointed Morgan Sindall to deliver major upgrades to Burlington Junior School
The new upgrades will increase the school’s capacity and provide new, high-end educational facilities.
The project was procured through the Southern Construction Framework (SCF)
The new three-storey building will feature a sports hall and 15 high-specification teaching rooms.
Contracted works will also see the development of two multi-use game areas, hard and soft landscaping, and the demolition of a 1970s CLASP building.
72 photovoltaic (PV) panels will also be installed across the site, to support the project’s aims of achieving an Excellent BREEAM score.
Hempcrete will be used in the construction of Burlington Junior School
The project will also utilise Hempcrete in the construction as a method to reduce the school’s carbon footprint.
Hempcrete is a medium-density natural insulation material produced by wet-mixing hemp shiv with lime binder, with impressive thermal and sustainability properties.
As part of Morgan Sindall’s commitment to delivering social value to the communities in which it operates, the project team are organising workshops and career opportunities alongside the independent not-for-profit organisation Women into Construction, which provides bespoke support to women wishing to work in the construction industry.
Morgan Sindall is working alongside TPM studios (architects), Shockledge (structural) and Boon Brown (landscape architects) on the development.
