{"id":6847,"date":"2026-04-06T17:54:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbembr.com\/?p=6847"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:22:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:22:45","slug":"lote-leste-schools-mass-timber-urbem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbembr.com\/en\/blog\/lote-leste-schools-mass-timber-urbem\/","title":{"rendered":"Lote Leste Schools: Urbem Mass Timber Reaches S\u00e3o Paulo’s Public Education Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The State of S\u00e3o Paulo is advancing the modernization of its educational infrastructure with a project that combines construction innovation and environmental commitment. The Lote Leste Schools<\/strong> \u2014 a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) between the State Government and SP+Escolas \u2014 incorporate Urbem mass timber<\/strong> roofing structures across 16 new school buildings to be delivered by 2027.<\/p>

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Of the 16, eight are already under construction, including the units in Itapetininga<\/strong> and S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos<\/strong>, which have become benchmarks for execution within the program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Lote Leste Schools are part of a Public-Private Partnership covering the construction and operation of non-pedagogical services across 16 new state schools in S\u00e3o Paulo. Maintenance, cleaning, security, food services and technology are managed by SP+Escolas, while all pedagogical management remains entirely under the responsibility of the S\u00e3o Paulo State Department of Education (Seduc-SP).<\/p>

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The architectural project, designed by Boldarini Arquitetos Associados<\/strong> and Biselli Katchborian<\/strong>, balances construction efficiency, student comfort and standardization at scale \u2014 principles that make the program both technically robust and replicable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mass Timber at the Lote Leste Schools: Why This Choice?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In partnership with Urbem, the Lote Leste Schools adopt a hybrid construction model: conventional structure combined with mass timber roofing<\/strong>. Already widely used in educational and institutional projects abroad, this solution now reaches S\u00e3o Paulo’s public school network with a focus on three key fronts:<\/p>