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This stage showcases innovative, scalable and sustainable approaches to building education spaces. Sessions cover standardisation, offsite methods, user experience and award-winning project delivery, with practical insights from architects, contractors and clients shaping the next generation of schools, colleges and universities.
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Design, Construction & Delivery Stage60 mins
- Design, Construction & Delivery Stage
Housing 900 students, Purdown View supports UWE’s Net Zero Carbon 2030 goals. This presentation shares post-occupancy feedback from the client, design team, and residents, with data on energy performance and student experience.
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Design, Construction & Delivery Stage60 mins
- Design, Construction & Delivery Stage
This session explores how standardisation, offsite manufacturing and digital innovation are reshaping education construction. The OS-KOP alliance will present their open-source, kit-of-parts approach aimed at reducing embodied carbon, cutting costs, and ensuring consistent compliance. Reds10 will showcase how AI and automotive principles are driving scalable, high-quality school delivery, with a focus on safety, efficiency and workforce development in line with the Building Safety Act.
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Design, Construction & Delivery Stage60 mins
- Design, Construction & Delivery Stage
The session will feature lightning talks from the Education Estates® Awards 2024 Project of the Year Winners:
Inclusive Design - Alfreton Park Community SEND School, Curl la Tourelle Head Architecture
Schools - Central Foundation Boys’ School, Hawkins\Brown
Colleges - Trent View College, HLM Architects
Universities - National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), HLM Architects
International - John Gray High School, Jestico + WhilesChairpersonSpeakers
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Design, Construction & Delivery Stage45 mins
- Design, Construction & Delivery Stage
This session highlights nursery projects across England that are helping to give every child the best start in life. We’ll explore strategies for delivering high-quality, inclusive and sustainable environments, and the innovative ideas which are shaping the future of early years design.
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Design, Construction & Delivery Stage45 mins
- Design, Construction & Delivery Stage
Crawford Wright shares how the Department for Education is pioneering a transformative approach to school design that places user engagement, children’s experiences, and the psychological and physiological power of nature at the forefront —while ensuring economic and environmental responsibility through projects such as St Marys Biophilic School, the Resilient Schools Pilots in Bradford, the all UK timber Sustainability Pods. Flood resilience schemes and the National Education Nature Park.
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Design, Construction & Delivery Stage45 mins
- Design, Construction & Delivery Stage
This session will explore how educational environments can be both high-performing and inspiring, balancing functionality, creativity, and long-term value. Drawing on Department for Education guidance and RIBA best practice, the discussion will move beyond generic design principles to focus on how they can be adapted to meet the unique needs of individual schools.