Supplying Timber Issue 9 0 - Autumn 2025 - Flipbook - Page 64
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knowledge and innovation by
B&K Structures – which brought
more than 20 years of timber
design and erection experience
to the project team. BKS
coordinated the intricate design
via its supply chain partner
Engenuiti and their own inhouse team of skilled structural
engineers.
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that our architects have
provided a design which meets
the highest environmental
standards,” says Martin Collier,
Master at Haileybury. “We are
proud that the buildings feature
many sustainable elements
as we bring science to life
and strive to reach our net
zero targets. The construction
of these innovative spaces
prioritises sustainability,
with features such as cross
laminated timber.”
www.bkstructures.co.uk
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USING TIMBER
Harnessing biophilic
materials
A mixture of non-visual and
visual grade CLT was speci昀椀ed
to optimise use of raw materials
as well as harness the aesthetic
and biophilic bene昀椀ts of
exposed timber – which has
proven advantages for students
in education settings.
Speed of delivery was a key
factor to coincide with term
times. Prefabricating details
within the factory, rather than
on site, helped to achieve
an impressive 12-week build
schedule for the structural
works, delivering rates of
progress on site of 90m3 per
week.
Multiple cut-outs, enabling
routing of services and lifting
devices, including hidden
dowels, were incorporated into
the CLT in the factory to meet
and exceed expectations safely
on site. 3D modelling by BKS'
in-house Drawing O昀케ce also
enabled the compressed and
e昀케cient programme.
Finally, alongside using lowcarbon structural timber, the
SciTech Centre also features
solar panels, green roofs and
ground-source heat pumps.
Now open, the unique facility
houses state-of-the-art
laboratories, IT and robotics
suites and 20 interconnected
seminar spaces. The project
has doubled the size of the
school’s previous provision,
while supporting its net zero
sustainability goals.
In total, 668.5m3 of CLT and
47.9m3 of glulam sections were
delivered by BKS, sequestering
approximately 544.3 tonnes
CO2e from the atmosphere.
Additionally, due to the carefully
managed replanting of Europe's
forests, it can be calculated
that all of the timber will have
regrown in just 131 seconds.
“We are committed to
sustainability and are delighted
Image: A feature
CLT stair extends
from the ground to
the 昀椀rst 昀氀oor.
