TG Escapes Blog
The latest articles from the TG Escapes team. Read on to keep up to date on the latest innovations and stories in the world of modular eco building for education, business and residential.
New Eco-Classroom at Forest Way School
Forest Lodge is a new modular ECO extension to Forest Way School, consisting of two additional classrooms. This has allowed the school to increase their pupil capacity and welcome more children to the successful school. This brand new facility was funded with a...
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How to build a garden room
Foundations go down - either concrete or low impact screw piles. Commence construction with the vertical timber frame and SIP panels. Create and position the roof structure on to the top of the garden room. Cedar cladding can be added to that the building is well...
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Planting Trees for schools – seeding sustainability amongst students
TG Escapes are launching a tree planting scheme for our school customers partnering with EcoMatcher. EcoMatcher works closely with tree planting organisations who have been selected and vetted with great care, located in five countries interspersed around the equator....
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If you are involved in a CIF bid, TG Escapes will be happy to help.
If you are working in the education sector and involved in completing existing and future Condition Improvement Funding (CIF) bids and applications, then you might want to consider what TG Escapes has to offer. TG Escapes has many years’ experience building modular...
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5 ways LED lighting improves safety in modular buildings
Cheaper, longer-lasting and better for the environment — LED lights have plenty of benefits. Here, David Boultbee from Ultra LEDs explains how they can even be a safer option than traditional bulbs for lighting modular buildings. From manufacturers to consumers, the...
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The National Enterprise Challenge Finals at Wembley Stadium #tnecwembley2019
Yesterday we were fortunate to be at the finals of The National Enterprise Challenge. The challenge is now in its 8th year and has provided opportunities for 250,000 children to engage with the commercial world working on a real challenge set by a number of supporting...
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Leavesdon Country Park Celebration Day
We were honoured to be invited to celebrate play, heritage, wildlife and well being in Leavesdon Countrty Park on Saturday. Three Rivers District Council wanted to gather together all those involved in their ambitious project which was supported by Warner Brothers...
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TG Escapes Proud to Sponsor The National Enterprise Challenge
The Ryman National Enterprise Challenge, in partnership with UCFB, is part of The Inspirational Learning Group, whose aim is to provide innovative and enterprising off-timetable events for schools, colleges and universities; engaging, inspiring and motivating students...
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Official opening at Colston’s School with The Princess Royal
We were excited to hear that one of our buildings had an official opening with The Princess Royal. Here’s what the school said about the opening: ‘There was great excitement in the Lower School this week when Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited to formally...
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2019 Conferences and Events
The TG Escapes team will be attending and exhibiting at a number of conferences this coming year. If you happen to be attending please be sure to come along and say hi. Matt always has some chocolate delights waiting. If you would like to make an appointment with one...
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SCHOOL MYOPIA: A SILENT EPIDEMIC – Why Natural Light and Time Outdoors Can Help
Over the last 30 years short sightedness, or myopia, has become a global health problem. For example, nearly every child now leaving secondary school in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and elsewhere in East Asia needs glasses or contact lenses to see clearly. Ten per...
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10 Tips for Creating Engaging Outdoor Learning and Play Environments
Effective outdoor learning, through purposeful and planned experiences in the outdoors, is an essential part of life for children of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. Whether academic or social development, or improving their physical and mental health and...
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