Sandefjord is Norway’s largest upper secondary school and is currently home to 2,000 pupils and 350 members of staff. The school is now facing a major upgrade, and following its expansion and refurbishment there will be approximately 41,500 m2 of building stock.
School construction projects are a priority area for Veidekke, and this is the fifth time in the course of 12 years that Veidekke has won a tendering competition to build an upper secondary school in Vestfold and Telemark. The pre-project period, including the collaborative phase, took place between July and November 2019. The next phase will begin after Easter.
‘We are grateful for the trust shown in us and are looking forward to getting started on the building works. By working together with Vestfold and Telemark county municipality, we will ensure the existing buildings satisfy the needs of pupils and staff for a modern school. We will also be maintaining a full focus on interaction, good dialogue and great solutions so that the school can remain operational throughout the majority of the construction period,’ says District Manager Lars N. Hjertås of Veidekke Bygg Vestfold og Telemark.
Veidekke will construct two new builds with a total area of approximately 5,000 m2, of which the largest will be built using solid wood and will have three storeys. Additionally, refurbishment will take place of a further 11,000 m2 of building stock and technical systems will be replaced across a total building stock area of 20,000 m2. In the renewed areas of the school, we will be making changes to the floorplan, as well as installing new surfaces and new technical systems. The facade and roof will both be refurbished with supplementary insulation. The works will take place in phases while the school remains fully operational.
This project will be carried out as a fossil-free construction site and with a goal for waste sorting rate of 95%. The solid wood load bearing system in the new build will contribute to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and the new technical systems and supplementary insulation will in combination reduce the school’s energy requirements significantly.
Construction is scheduled to begin at the end of April 2020, with completion scheduled for January 2023.
For more information, contact:
EVP Hans Olav Sørlie, tel. +47 91 74 49 23, hans-olav.sorlie@veidekke.no
District Manager Lars Nicolas Hjertås, tel. +47 92 29 71 92, lars.hjertas@veidekke.no
Communications Manager Helge Dieset, tel. +47 90 55 33 22, helge.dieset@veidekke.no
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Veidekke is one of Scandinavia's largest construction and property development companies. The company undertakes all types of building construction and civil engineering contracts, develops residential projects, maintains roads, and produces asphalt and aggregates. The company is known for its engagement and local knowledge. Annual turnover is approximately NOK 39 billion and around half of its 8600 employees own shares in the company. Veidekke is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has always posted a profit since it was founded in 1936.
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