Greatfields School, part of the Gascoigne Estate redevelopment, sets a new benchmark in education construction. Auburn Group, in partnership with the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and Be First, delivered the final phase - a three-form entry primary school - completing the 10FE campus for 2,500 students. While early phases utilised SIP panels and precast floors, the final phase required a more rigorous, durable solution to meet the latest Building Safety Act standards.

With its proven fire performance, sustainability, and structural integrity, fermacell® fibre gypsum boards soon proved to be the natural choice to ensure compliance and future-proofing for next-gen school construction.

Implementation

• Integrated into a closed panel system (Open Source Kit Of Parts OSKOP) for precision-engineered, fire-safe installation.

• Collaborative Design Approach: We worked together with McBains Architects to incorporate high-performance materials into a closed panel wall build-up, delivered and constructed by NZB (offsite manufacturer), ensuring a compliant path was followed, for a robustly repeatable fire tested solution.

• Offsite manufacturing enabled a faster, safer, and a more efficient build process.

• Single-board solution eliminated the need for multiple sheathing layers, and types of board materials, optimising material use, reducing waste.