Sawston College, Cambridge
H+H UK’s Plus Blocks using the Thin-Joint system meet the acoustic requirements internally and thermally insulates the external walls for a fast-track construction programme. After using on the first phase, this construction provided the advantage of speed against phase two’s summer holiday deadline.
| Client: | Cambridgeshire County Council |
| Project: | A new science wing built in two phases around the 1,004-pupil college’s teaching terms, to contain eight classrooms. |
| Value: | £2.6m |
| Location: | New Road, Sawston, Cambridge CB22 3BP |
| Type of Contract: | JCT 2005 |
| Executive Summary: | H+H UK’s Plus Blocks using the Thin-Joint system meet the acoustic requirements internally and thermally insulates the external walls for a fast-track construction programme. After using on the first phase, this construction provided the advantage of speed against phase two’s summer holiday deadline. |
| Architect: | Capita Symonds – project manager Matthew Hucklesby |
| Contractor: | Morgan Ashurst |
| Bricklaying subcontractor: | Hall Contracts of Norfolk |