Aberdeen 3R's Projects
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Aberdeen 3R’s Projects Project Cults Academy and Bucksburn Academy Product AshZip,™ AshJack,™ AshFlow,™ AshFab,™ AshFix™ Location Cults, Aberdeen and Bucksburn, Aberdeen Client Aberdeen City Council Architect Designa Arkitektar ehf Structural Engineer Buro Happold Ltd Main Contractor E. Pihl & Son AS Installer Topek Limited www.ashandlacy.com Sector Education Aberdeen 3R’s Projects Complete Ash & Lacy building envelope package solutions were chosen for two newly rebuilt secondary schools, as part of Aberdeen City Council's ambitious 3Rs Project (Reorganise, Renovate, Rebuild). Cults Academy and Bucksburn Academy each feature over 12,000m2 of a wide range of seamlessly integrated Ash & Lacy components over a pre-cast insulated concrete panel construction. Products specified included AshZip™ standing seam roofing, the AshJack™ lightweight over roof system, AshFab™ specialist fabrications, AshFlow™ rainwater goods and AshFix™ fasteners. The AshJack™ system was supplied as a propped rafter system, with insulation placed directly on top of the concrete slab, thus avoiding the need for insulation at the higher level, which in effect was a single-skin AshZip™ finish in natural mill stucco-embossed aluminium. Ash & Lacy were involved from the tender and design stage up until completion. The new Cults Academy building is located on the site of the former school in the west of Aberdeen, with approximately 1,100 students and 130 staff. The new school has given the students access to excellent new facilities that will offer a wider range of activities. Bucksburn Academy serves a catchment area which includes Bucksburn, Bankhead, Kingswells, Newhills and Stoneywood. It is capable of taking 650 pupils. The school incorporates provision for up to 96 pupils with additional support needs from across Aberdeen City. The 3Rs Project was a major part of the regeneration of Aberdeen City Council's school estate, the aim of which was to design and construct first class education facilities for Aberdeen. It saw two secondary schools replaced, seven new primary schools rebuilt and one refurbished and the incorporation of two special schools within the new developments. It was implemented through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) using a non-profit distributing organisation with support from the Scottish Government. All schools are community schools, and community facilities and other Council and public services are delivered from the buildings. Focusing on the Cults Academy project, Richard Haigh of Buro Happold said: “Ash & Lacy’s involvement was imperative to the success of Cults Academy, which is a project completely engineered through our mutual cooperation. Ash & Lacy do not simply sell a product; they work closely with the architects to design applications that offer economic savings as well as sustainable solutions that benefit the end users.” www.ashandlacy.com Ash & Lacy reserve the right to amend West Bromwich. Bromford Lane, West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 7JJ product specifications without prior notice. The information, technical details Tel: 0121 525 1444 Fax: 0121 525 3444 and fixings advice are given also at: London. Gateway 3, Davis Road, Off Cox Lane, Chessington, Surrey KT9 1TD in good faith but are intended as a guide only. For further Tel: 020 8391 9700 Fax: 020 8391 9701 information please contact Ash & Lacy Building Systems. Glasgow Unit 4b, Albion Trading Est, South Street, Whiteinch, Glasgow G14 0SY All products are supplied Tel: 0141 950 6040 Fax: 0141 950 6080 in accordance with the Ash & Lacy Terms & Conditions of Sale. E-mail enquiries to: [email protected].