Recent News
The UK’s largest used cooking oil biodiesel plant has launched in Liverpool. Curtins provided Environmental, Geotechnical, Civil and Structural engineering services for this multi-million pound investment into biodiesel production by Agri.
The Triangle was awarded a commendation at the Civic Trust Awards ceremony held at The Hub in Edinburgh on Friday 2nd March 2012. From over 300 national and international entries, 52 entries were recognised on the evening and amongst those was the 42-home sustainable community development in Swindon, The Triangle.
Curtins have been appointed by Lend Lease to the £1.3 billion scheme The International Quarter (TIQ).
Hab Oakus has gained the agreement of Stroud District Council to start preparatory work on site which will include 78 new homes and bring part of the old hospital back into use. Curtins are providing structural engineering services as well as infrastructure engineering, transport planning and a CEEQUAL assessment for the development which hopes to achieve Level 4 and 5 in the Code for Sustainable Homes .
Two projects for which Curtins have provided engineering services for have been shortlisted for the Building magazine Awards 2012. BFI Master Film Store is in the running for Building Magazine project of the year and The Triangle, Swindon is up for Housing Project of the year.
Property developer Realty Estates has recently been granted planning permission for its £35m retail and leisure scheme at the approach to Manchester Piccadilly Station. This is one of the most exciting retail and leisure developments happening in Manchester. Curtins advised on all matters relating to transport and highways.
Curtins was recently appointed by Volkswind UK Ltd to provide transport services in relation to proposals to transport wind turbine abnormal loads to a rural site near Watford, Northamptonshire. A planning application for the 5-turbine scheme had previously been submitted and refused, in part, on Highway grounds before Curtins involvement. Once appointed a new route to transport abnormal loads to the site was identified by Curtins and a due diligence exercise was undertaken. This work led to the Highways reason for planning refusal to be removed. Curtins also provided Highways evidence at a recent Public Inquiry following which the appeal was allowed and planning permission granted.
.jpg)
The story of Kevin McCloud’s sustainable housing development in Swindon, The Triangle, is being aired in a 2 part series on Channel 4 this December 8th and December 13th , titled Kevin’s Grand Design. As the structural engineers on the project, Curtins have played a major part in the provision of sustainable solutions on the project and have introduced some cutting edge innovations too. To read more about Curtins’ role on The Triangle, click here.
Curtins Consutling are celebrating the success of three of their projects at the RIBA East Awards 2011.
This £800,000 project at The Crofton School comprises a new single storey Resource Provision centre serving pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and associated staff. The new building is a single storey block approximately rectangular on plan and measuring approximately 20m x 18m. The centre includes teaching areas, a group room, sensory learning areas and associated administration areas.The corridor leading to the Centre and sensory rooms consists of a lightweight steel canopy structure.The new build is a masonry structure with proprietary timber beams in the Teaching Area and traditional timber joists in other areas supporting sedum green roof. Though single storey, significant challenges in the form of providing large open plan areas without structural columns or walls and corner windows without corner columns were resolved to the satisfaction of all parties. Sedum green roof and foundations on vibrated stone column improved ground were provided as sustainable options.The building has been completed to a high standard, to the front of the existing school and will facilitate the school in the years to come.
« prev | next » Showing results 1-10
