tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33566344692444108062024-03-13T21:24:42.835-07:00BDA SchoolHouse ProjectTim Cookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033888342614920105noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356634469244410806.post-39580125975075773832014-06-03T02:30:00.000-07:002014-06-25T01:27:43.525-07:00Concrete and the slump test<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">A group of year 10 construction students involved with the SchoolHouse Project spent Monday morning conducting ‘slump tests’ and helping an external team introduce fresh concrete to the site.</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Having studied concrete in theory, the group put their knowledge into practice and produced mixes of dry, medium and wet consistencies.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">The slump test itself is a British Standard test that measures the workability of fresh concrete. A sample of an individual batch is shovelled into a cone-shaped funnel and then tipped out like a sand castle. Once the mound has been left to slump, its new height is measured and decisions can be made about its suitability for work.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Following the test, the group assisted an external team as they poured concrete into holes scattered across the site, which are to be used to support the attractive post and beam frame currently standing on the field.</span><br />
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Tim Cookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033888342614920105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356634469244410806.post-1257066238933389472014-05-12T07:08:00.000-07:002014-05-12T07:09:32.959-07:00Photo update: BDA building site<span style="color: white;">With the garage demolished to make room for the house, we've now got a fully-fledged building site on the BDA grounds.</span><br />
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Tim Cookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033888342614920105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356634469244410806.post-88523116302107648452014-05-12T06:27:00.000-07:002014-05-12T06:27:04.347-07:00Easter Construction Camp<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">During the Easter break a group of students integral to the SchoolHouse Project attended a four-day workshop, allowing for an extended period of uninterrupted construction.<br />
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The group produced a temporary canopy, to protect the building site from the weather, and continued work on the large timber frames. They were encouraged to familiarise themselves with a wide range of hand tools, including chisels, saws and hand-powered drills, to help them transform mortise and tenons into large beams.<br />
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At the end of the week, students competed against one another in a race to saw through the beams and to drill the fastest mortise. Well done to Mohamed Hussein and Raeem Leavy, who won the cross-cut race.<br />
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In the second week of the holiday, the school garage was demolished to make room for the house. Dame Sally was on hand to drive the digger that destroyed the existing structure.<br />
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<br /></span>Tim Cookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033888342614920105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356634469244410806.post-24877521180417306882014-04-08T02:53:00.003-07:002014-04-08T02:56:31.201-07:00A long-overdue update<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Having completed all wall panels and the vast majority of
roof rafters, students are now working on the Douglas fir timber frame. They
are using traditional frame-building techniques to cut large scale joints. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">During the Easter break many students will be attending a
week-long frame-building camp to keep progress ticking over, before the garage
is demolished at the start of the summer term to make room for the frame and
walls.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">See below for images of Hamza at work with an antique
drilling rig, and Luke and Ricardo making good use of a large cross cut saw.</span><br />
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Tim Cookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033888342614920105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356634469244410806.post-89175771763318987822013-11-19T04:39:00.000-08:002014-04-08T02:03:00.299-07:00A word on our donors: Travis Perkins<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Travis Perkins – a prominent supplier of goods to the UK’s
building and construction industry for over 200 years – has contributed £15,000
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">The donated funds are being used for general, non-propriety
building materials, which can be particularly difficult to get sponsorship for.
These include nails, DPC, protective clothing and plasterboard, among other
essentials. We are extremely grateful for this generous contribution.</span></div>
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Tim Cookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033888342614920105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356634469244410806.post-70758864424592104132013-11-19T02:31:00.000-08:002013-11-19T04:41:16.663-08:00Photo update: Monday Construction Club<span style="color: white;">Former pupil Jay Wilson shares his knowledge and skills with Year 7s at yesterday's afterschool Construction Club.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">We would like to say a huge thank you to Velfac - an
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Needless to say, no house is complete without a top-notch,
attractive array of doors and windows; with plenty of coming and going sure to
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">We also wish to express our gratitude to Wates, who are one of the
UK’s largest building and construction companies, for an extremely kind
donation of £5,000. With a rich history spanning well over a century, Wates is
synonymous in the trade with quality service and sustainability. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">We really are very fortunate indeed.</span>Tim Cookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033888342614920105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356634469244410806.post-21766745624872829852013-11-07T08:13:00.001-08:002014-04-08T02:09:46.198-07:00A word on our donors: Makita<span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;">We would like to express our
gratitude to Makita – the world’s leading manufacturer of power tools – for kindly donating top of the range equipment for our students to use
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been delivering quality tools to people and companies across the globe, playing an important role in the evolution of construction worldwide. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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fortunate to have received such a generous donation, includimg: top of the range electric
impact drivers and screwdrivers, a sliding chop saw, a power planer, a jig saw and
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">To capture the pace and progress of the project, Woody James, the film crew's cinematographer and director of photography, has installed a permanent camera mount overlooking the area where the house is to be erected.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">The mount will remain on the school roof for the duration of the project and the crew will use it to film a timelapse shot on every visit to Burlington Danes. The resulting sequence will contribute to a clear and aesthetically pleasing illustration of the magnitude of the task undertaken. The material might also be used for a progression shot that will recur throughout the film.</span><br />
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Tim Cookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033888342614920105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356634469244410806.post-30970588788815409812013-10-15T03:55:00.001-07:002014-04-08T02:11:47.008-07:00Familiar faces at Monday Construction Club <span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Every Monday after school, the workshop doors are thrown
open to any students keen to lend a hand and play their part in the building of the
house. So far participation has been outstanding, ensuring an output almost matching
that of the timetabled construction classes.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Numbers have been consistently high and the atmosphere is
always one of enthusiasm and productivity. Attendees are showing an eagerness
to learn that is fairly reflected in the quality of their work and the rapid
development of their expertise.</span></div>
<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">A particularly noteworthy contribution has come from an extremely
competent group of fresh-faced Year 7 girls who rarely miss a session. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Mariam Rahman, Ola Ibrahim, Rania El-Gamal and Einas Omar
have shown passion and commitment to the cause and are fast proving themselves to
be invaluable members of the team. Already dab hands with the contents of most
tool boxes and always prepared to acquire new skills, they are also showing an
astute understanding of the technical side of the building plans.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Mariam, 11, said: “I wasn’t too interested at first, but
once I tried it I found it really interesting and I really enjoyed it. It’s
really fun.”</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Keep it up girls and we’ll have a house before Christmas!</span><br />
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<br />Tim Cookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033888342614920105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356634469244410806.post-19066786832157128852013-10-14T07:07:00.002-07:002013-11-19T04:41:46.818-08:00Trio lead the way<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">A big thank you must be said to Adam, Fahim and Malachi, who
returned to school after hours for our annual Open Evening last week to show prospective
parents the progress that has been made with the project.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">These boys are excelling in their construction classes and
have taken a leading role in the building of the house. They are setting a formiddable example to other students and are fast picking up a handy skill set that will hold them in good stead for the future. We are expecting great things from them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />Tim Cookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033888342614920105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356634469244410806.post-42477071310255505342013-10-01T08:59:00.002-07:002014-04-08T02:15:05.422-07:00Where our timber comes from<span style="color: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">All of the timber that we are using in production has been generously donated by BSW (British Soft Wood), the largest sawmilling business in the UK, and is grown right here on home soil.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The species of soft wood that we are using is Larch, a tree that produces timber of a strong, durable nature, resistant to decay and insect or fungal attacks. Larch is a particularly healthy choice of timber because it requires no extra chemicals to prevent it from rotting. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Opting to use locally sourced timber, rather than concrete blocks, means that considerably less energy has been used in the production of our building materials than is sometimes the case with similar projects. </span></span><br />
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Tim Cookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033888342614920105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356634469244410806.post-87580553401023378282013-09-30T03:21:00.000-07:002013-11-19T04:43:21.382-08:00The SchoolHouse Project is underway<span style="color: white;">We are pleased to confirm that our plans to bring staff and students together to build a fully functioning timber house on our White City site is no longer a dream in the pipeline - it’s a reality. The SchoolHouse Project is underway and things are moving faster than expected.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Under the supervision of a skilled and knowledgeable team of professionals, students have thrown themselves into the initial stages of the challenge with ample grit and enthusiasm. Well into the process of constructing the wall panels for the house, the group are fast acquiring a considerable skill set that will serve them well over the coming months.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Roderick James, the architect leading the project, has been impressed not only by the efficiency of the young workforce, but also by their creative input and conceptual understanding of the plans. Students have been eagerly offering insights and opinions that will have a significant bearing on the finished product.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">At this early stage, special mention must be made of Malachi Grant, Fahim Omarzaiy and Adam Doad, who have displayed valuable leadership qualities, contributing to sharp and productive output.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">The coming months are sure to be a very exciting time at Burlington Danes Academy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">The challenge explores a practical and alternative approach to education, with the participating students gaining a wealth of valuable hands-on experience. The project demands the development and application of a range of important personal attributes, such as communication, confidence, drive and discipline, as well as an array of essential technical skills. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">We believe that by watching the product of their hard work emerge, students will realise that even the most ambitious of goals are attainable with the right knowledge and approach. By the end of the venture they will be able to reflect on what they have produced and take pride in an achievement that will benefit our community for years to come.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">We know that the task will be difficult, but we are confident that those involved will learn a great deal and make the most of this wonderful opportunity.We look forward to the finished product becoming a hive of Burlington Danes activity and a tangible reminder of what we can do when we put our minds to it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">A documentary series is to be made about the project - be sure to follow this blog for regular updates.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Visit </span><a href="http://www.burlingtondanes.org/"><span style="color: white;">www.burlingtondanes.org</span></a><span style="color: white;"> for information about our school.</span><br />
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