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News Release from: ISG Jackson | Subject: School project.
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 August 2005
Jackson Construction top of the class
Jackson construction are top of the class with a GBP8.5 million school project.
Jackson Construction has secured an GBP8.5 million project to build a new 600-place secondary school in Olney, Buckinghamshire for Milton Keynes Council The new Olney Campus of Ousedale School, will relieve pressure on the only other school in the area, the Ousedale School, and provide education to 11-16 year old students in the locality
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 4 Mar 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new school occupies a sloping Greenfield site in the town and features a U-shaped design, with the main entrance forming the link between the two teaching blocks, which are two and three-storeys high.
A pleasant terraced courtyard area will occupy the space between the two blocks, with curtain walling and block work forming the new building's facade.
Architect for the scheme is London-based Penoyre and Prasad.
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Due to the complex nature of the site, a large volume of material will be excavated by Jackson Construction to form the foundations for the new school.
To minimise the environmental impact of removing material from the site, Jackson will re-use a large proportion of this material around the school.
Further environmental credentials of the scheme include the construction of a rainwater harvesting system to reduce the school's overall water demands.
Facilities within the two-storey teaching block include a timber floor sports hall, assembly hall, music and drama rooms.
The three-storey block will contain the majority of teaching classrooms for a wide range of subjects, with offices, a staff room and the school's canteen and associated commercial specification kitchen.
Jackson Construction will also carry out a significant externals package of hard and soft landscaping at the school, as well as creating a large entrance to the school for bus access and providing car parking for staff and visitors.
Additional sports facilities will also be created with the construction of three multi-use all weather pitches.
The project is scheduled for completion by July 2006, with occupation for the new school term in September.
Bernard Clarke, managing director of Jackson Construction, explained: "The company has established a proven track record in the successful delivery of high profile education projects for clients such as the MOD at RAF Feltwell in Norfolk and Bexhill College in East Sussex".
"These credentials have undoubtedly played a key role in securing this latest scheme for Milton Keynes Council, with Jackson's working closely with the client from the very outset of the project to develop a high quality building solution that delivers to expectations.".
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