Education projects
Whether schools are seeking to build new classrooms, refurbish existing buildings or improve sports facilities, Millard Consulting offers a truly multi-disciplined engineering consultancy service.
See below for:
- detailed services for education facility developers and associated professional teams
- case study
- examples of previous projects
Writtle College, Writtle, Chelmsford
Writtle College
As one of the oldest and largest specialist university colleges in the country, Writtle College leads the way in a number of ‘Green Industries’.
This meant that many ‘traditional’ engineering practices had to be challenged to deliver environmentally and ecologically friendly solutions, in accordance with the requirements of the college.
Millard Consulting has undertaken a number of projects for the college. These projects have included:
- transport assessments and green travel advice
- designing and supervising the construction of a SusTrans cycle route linking the 220 hectare estate to Chelmsford town centre
- design and project management of the reconstruction of the main campus’ new drainage system.
Leatherhead Trinity School, Surrey
Surrey Council
Introduction
Leatherhead Trinity Primary School and Children's Centre opened in September 2006 and is currently operating on 3 sites. Leatherhead received planning permission in October 2007, and building is now underway. It is the aim to have the building finished in May 2009.
The project involved the phased demolition of the old Woodville Junior School.
Scope
The new school building is a two storey steel framed structure with masonry cladding ground to first floor and intrenal block work and a rain-screen cladding system first to roof level.
The project incorporates an all weather multi-game area (MUGA) and a traditional grass football pitch.
Framework Agreement for Schools and Colleges
Angus Council
Millard Consulting was appointed as consulting engineers by Angus Council to provide engineering input over a four year period on their educational stock building portfolio. Design input ranged from new build, refurbishment, demolition, modernisation and alterations on works project throughout Angus. Projects included:
- new horticultural annexe centre for Angus College, Arbroath
- external cladding proposals for Newtyle Primary School
- north wing alterations/extension at Angus College, Arbroath
- internal modernization and refurbishment to Carnoustie High School
- alteration and extension to Monifieth High School
- alterations to Arbroath High School
- Bruce House canopy
- north wing, Angus College
- roof access, Angus College
Newtyle Primary School
This project was for the construction of a new single storey Primary School, for 120 pupils and Nursery, within the grounds of the existing school and Angus.
The new building is a single storey framed structure utilizing curved cellular roof beams, steel column sections and masonry wall panels. The roof is split level, with glazing panels to allow light into the central corridor area.
The existing school is due to be demolished once the new building is completed. Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) have been incorporated into the drainage system, which also includes a rainwater harvesting system.
Millard Consulting worked as part of a Design and Build team led by Stewart Milne Construction. The benefit of this Design and Build Contract was that Stewart Milne Construction had put together an experienced team who had worked together on numerous other projects.
Some of the buildings components, such as the structural members, were left exposed where practical in order to allow the children to be taught about the building as part of their curriculum. In addition to the school, there was also a nursery and community office constructed to create additional facilities for the community.
Millard Consulting also provided Planning Supervisor / CDM Coordinator services for this project.
Related projects
Click on any of the projects below for a summary of the project and a downloadable project data sheet.