A school built by Costain to meet the demands of the 21st Century was recently named Best Education Building at the annual LABC London Building Excellence Awards 2013.

Deptford Green School in Lewisham, east London, was named Best Education Building at a ceremony held at London’s Guildhall. The awards celebrate the very best in construction from across the London region, with winning projects recognised for their high level of skill, professionalism and team work.


Deptford Green's new school buildings brought all the students together onto a single site and were designed to be accessible for disabled people and include various sustainable technologies. It opened in September 2012 offering state of the art learning opportunities, wireless technology, biometric cashless payment and registration systems, music classrooms, a sound recording studio and radio station.

The judges noted that a close working relationship between Lewisham Council's building control team meant that most of the green targets were exceeded and the new building achieved a BREEAM excellent rating.

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