Knottingley High School

Project Details:
The school, originally built using a steel framed Clasp system now had a rotten timber frame cladding.

Solution:
The tile-hung areas of the building had the tiles remov and then were clad with the structural cladding panels. The large glazed areas were stripped of all existing cladding and replaced with double panels, with additional new smaller window openings created.

Fire breaks were included in the cladding system at each floor level and internally the building was rendered with hardwall plaster for direct decoration. the internal layout was modified and new UPVC windows and aluminium doors were installed to complete the refurbishment of the entire building.

Additional classroom teaching space was provided by cladding the existing steel framed canoe store with the structural cladding panel.

The school building was rendered and finished with Structherm Graffiato combined with brick effect feature bands to the window heads.

Results:
Prior to refurbishment the U-Value was only 1.79w/m2K, this has since improved to 0.28w/m2K, dramatically reducing the heating required in the building.