“Foundation plank” laid for Collège François Mauriac

10 March 2010 - Events - France

On Thursday 28 January, in Saint-Symphorien (south-west of France), the “foundation plank” was laid for the new François Mauriac secondary school. The design-build contract for this 500-pupil establishment was awarded to the Nord-Aquitaine office of GTM Sud-Ouest Bâtiment (VINCI Construction France). Satob, a company belonging to VINCI Construction France’s wood division, has been involved in the project from the design stage. The contract covers demolition of the existing building and the construction of a new school that will meet low-energy-building (BBC) performance criteria (primary energy consumption less than 45 KW/sq. metre/year, not counting the kitchens). Valued at €10.5m, the school will be handed over in January 2011.