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CLASP's popularity in these coal mining areas was in part because the system permitted fairly straightforward replacement of subsidence-damaged sections of building.The replacement church, which was designed by David and Patricia Brown of Weightman & Bullen, opened in 1968, is on a hexagonal plan and clad in concrete panels; the windows are polyester resin instead of stained glass.Such projects involve re-roofing work which can increase energy efficiencies,[6] re-cladding or painting the external skin of the building to give a modern look,[7] replacement of sky lights and atriums with double glazing solar reduction glass and internal refits where additional insulation is added when internal rooms are renovated.Internal renovations can include new carpets, new ceiling tiles, efficient LED lighting and smart building management system controls.A report commissioned by Nottinghamshire County Council in 2008 stated it is far more efficient and environmentally friendly to modernise CLASP buildings than to knock down and replace them.
EnglandCharles Herbert AslinHertfordshireNottinghamshireDerbyshirelistedSt Paul's School, LondonPhilip PowellHidalgo MoyaUniversity of YorkAndrew DerbyshireWombwellpolyester resinstained glassNottinghamshire County HallGlossopdale Community CollegeHadfield, DerbyshireCLASP system was implemented by British RailSouthern Regionbuilding management systemHeaps, ElizabethEnglish HeritageWayback Machine