Topping out ceremony at the new Pakefield high school. Local MP Peter Aldous and cllr Graham Newman press the button to inflate the new hi-tech roof on the school. Picture: Nick Butcher
Inflation day for innovative roof at Lowestoft school
Saturday, February 4, 2012
12:48 PM
A topping-out ceremony was held yesterday to celebrate the completion of an innovative roof at Suffolk’s newest high school.
The Teflon-based roof was inflated into its final place at Pakefield High School, near Lowestoft, by Waveney MP Peter Aldous and Graham Newman, Suffolk County Council portfolio holder for children, schools and young people’s services. The roof tops the high school’s first building, which should take year seven and eight pupils in June.
Built by Barnes Construction, the building is part of the first phase to build a new high school, which should be fully up and running by 2014 with 950 students. The roof was made by Novum Structures of Diss.
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6 comments
Why not solar panels?
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Dogberry
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Like k day, I should like to see some detail in this story. Innovative architecture is rare in Waveney, especially in public buildings. Who designed it? In what way is it innovative? What are the advantages of this type of roof? Have any other buildings got this kind of roof? How does the cost compare with more conventional roofing? I really think Archant should offer me a job! Interesting info from greenmanwalking, thank you,
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point du jour
Saturday, February 4, 2012
might be able to help you ian,Barnes are a Suffolk based company and they have the contract for Suffolk schools, they do use local labour and tradespeople werever possible.
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greenmanwalking
Saturday, February 4, 2012
why could they have not use a composite roof panels beggers belief they last 50 years if put down properly and could have been laid by a local contractor hence giving them much needed work !
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Ian Thompson
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Another no news story. "The Teflon-based roof was inflated into its final place at Pakefield High School" Please could we have the significance of this type of roof covering and why is it a "innovative roof" rather than a standard hot pitch and felt usually used on school buildings?
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k day
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Just one question why have Barnes Construction got the job when we have no work for the building industry in the town. Why can`t local companies be given this work to boost the towns economy and get local tradespeople back to work ? Maybe Mr Aldous might be able to look into this for phase 2 and 3 if it ever gets built maybe jobs for the local community might be a better way to go ?
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Ian Thompson
Saturday, February 4, 2012