United Kingdom, Feb. 25 -- Balfour Beatty announces that it has commenced construction on the new Nairn Academy school, having been awarded the £61 million contract by The Highland Council at the end of 2024. The company will be responsible for the design and construction of the new 9,767 square meter school and new 3G artificial grass sports pitch, which will replace the existing Nairn Academy secondary school and accommodate 745 students.The school will become Balfour Beatty's fourth Passivhaus certified school building in Scotland - a quality assurance certification for the design and construction of low energy buildings - having been awarded the contract to design and build a new campus for Liberton High School in Edinburgh.To achi...