In late September the last standing-seam sheet was fixed to the south wing, and all three roofs of Ridge School in Bergen are now on. The building is weathertight, which means the interior trades can start work while the autumn weather does what it likes outside.
The site is a ridge that falls about five metres from north to south, so the school is built as three wings on three terraces, each roughly two metres lower than the one above. The contractor lifted the cross-laminated timber walls and floors wing by wing, working down the slope, and the crane moved only twice.
What happens next
With the roofs on, the coming months are mostly about the inside.
Services and ceilings go in while the timber is still dry.
The glazed corridor that links the three wings is installed in the new year.
The sports hall at the foot of the ridge follows in the spring.
We visit the site every other Thursday with the municipal team and the contractor. Last week we spent most of the visit in a single classroom, checking where a window sits against a roof edge that is now real rather than drawn. Handover is planned for next summer, ahead of the autumn term in 2027.