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Research - Photographs of the Highlands College estate - October 2024

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Highlands College Estate - October 2024

D'Hautree Car Park – surface has significantly deteriorated leaving a number of potholes presenting a hazard for pedestrians and vehicles

School of Art – Ground floor – two gas fired boilers and external burners require replacement being beyond their economic life

School of Art – mineral flat roof covering over first floor is aged with signs of wear and ponding

Sport and Media – condition of ceiling panels is very poor due to their age and recent water ingress.  

Sport and Media – Room 004 – mould and water staining from recent water ingress presents health and safety hazards

Construction and Engineering – Whole Block – internal timber doors subjected to ongoing wear and localised impact damage. Fire resistance does not meet current standards and require replacement.

Construction and Engineering – Ground floor – two floor standing boilers with external burners are aged and require replacement.

Nash Building – steel portal frame – significant corrosion to sections of the framework and supports. Worst affected areas seen to front elevation as a result of water ingress to window surround.

Nash building – insulated panels to the underside of the roof: staining and bowing noted and unlikely to meet modern insulation standards

Turner Building – timber framed single glazed windows to the link corridor (either side of the Main Hall ): water damage noted to the frames and timber panelling below with the South elevation worse than the North.