New Secondary School Opens - The First To Use The Revolutionary New Yorkon Off-Site Building System

The first major project to be constructed using the revolutionary new off-site building system from Yorkon, a member of the Portakabin Group, has opened. The contract for Kier Construction has provided three two-storey curriculum wings for the new Cambourne Village College in Cambridgeshire. Modular building for new secondary schoolThe 7,000sqm scheme for Cambridgeshire County Council is the first new secondary school to be constructed in the county for 30 years, and was the second contract to be awarded to Yorkon by Kier. A third is now underway at North Middlesex University Hospital. Designed by Frank Shaw Associates, the secondary school provides teaching accommodation for 750 pupils aged 11 to 16, helping to meet the growing demand for places following an increase in housing locally and rising birth rates in the area that are significantly higher than national trends. The new Yorkon off-site building system that was specified for the three teaching wings reduced the number of steel-framed modules by half to just 60, which were craned into position in just two weeks. This solution was more sustainable because it reduced the number of vehicle movements and work on site, and there are fewer internal columns to facilitate space planning and any future reconfiguration required to meet changing local needs. Off-site construction for new secondary schoolEach module was delivered to site with a high performance concrete floor already in place, further reducing work on site, improving quality and acoustics, and providing a robust finish for a demanding secondary school environment - See more at: http://www.yorkon.co.uk/news-releases.html/214#sthash.4ISGOQBR.dpuf