Barker Associates

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Check out these Confederation of School Trusts Masterclasses starting in September!! Robert Gould and Jonathan Coyles will be hosting a class on Sustainability with Alex Green

Here's to wishing it was as sunny today, as it was for Adam Wardley MIET survey last week!!

Well done to all the people who took part- in particular Ian Coates who rode on behalf of Barker and did some fantastic fundraising efforts!! 👏

🌟📣Case Study: Countryside Partnerships- Beam Park Regeneration📣🌟 Supporting the developer, L&Q housing association and Greater London Authority, Barker provided Structural and Civil Engineering services, from Planning through to detailed design for the proposed regeneration at Beam Park, Dagenham. Based at the former Ford Dagenham site, this challenging brown field site, located within Flood Zone 3, has required surcharging, contamination remediation, and flood management for 50,000 cu.m of fluvial flooding. Read more here: https://zurl.co/Njl6

🏫🌱Sustainability in Schools 🌱🏫 The Department for Education (DfE) developed a Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy back in 2022 with the vision of the United Kingdom becoming the world-leading education sector in sustainability and climate change by 2030. Studies have shown that schools and universities represent 36% of total UK public sector building emissions, and over the last few years, many educational institutions have been focusing on creating a more environmentally friendly place for children and young people to learn. Sustainability is more than just a buzzword, it’s crucial to help tackle climate change and create a greener world for future generations. Making a few changes across your estate can be more impactful than you might think and now is the time to evaluate your sustainability initiatives. In the article below, we have explored the importance of sustainability in schools and discussed some practical strategies to improve sustainability efforts: https://zurl.co/IfrG

Another amazing project 👏

💰🏫 Managing Older School Buildings With the National Lottery Heritage Fund 🏫💰 Property management is essential in the education sector. Carrying out regular maintenance and improvements to estates will keep them in good condition, providing staff with a safe place to work and students with an inspiring environment to learn. Education property management is particularly important for institutions that use older buildings. There are over 5,000 listed school buildings in England and these are often renovated to create modern-day learning environments while conserving their historic past and unique architecture. However, many older buildings are owned by independent schools rather than schools in the state sector. Independent schools in the UK don’t receive annual government funding for maintenance and improvements to the school estate. They typically rely on tuition fees and private donations to operate, and may not have sufficient funds required to maintain their historical buildings. Additionally, with the proposed VAT changes looming independent schools will need to seek funding alternatives. Fortunately, some funding streams may benefit independent schools, including the National Lottery Heritage Fund. In the article below we have explored how additional funding from the National Lottery can help independent schools manage older buildings, preserving their heritage while maintaining functional learning environments: https://zurl.co/Sls9

One of our 4 offices- Cambridge ✨

🌟📣 BARKER ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE OUR APPOINTMENT ON THE COVENTRY CITY CENTRE SOUTH DEVELOPMENT📣🌟 We are over the moon to share the exciting news that we have been appointed as the Structural & Civil Engineers for Phase 1 of the Coventry City Centre South Development! This transformative project promises to reshape the heart of Coventry, creating a vibrant and dynamic urban hub. The £450m redevelopment project is in the southern part of Coventry City Centre, covering 6.3 hectares of land. Richard Paynter, Partner at Barker said “We are extremely pleased to be appointed to deliver structural and civil engineering for the first phase of this project. It is a testament to our team’s technical capability, hard work and dedication, and we are very excited to contribute to such a significant development for Coventry.” Read our blog below for the full details: https://zurl.co/wh4S