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UK school aspires to Passivhaus standard energy efficiency
Project demonstrates a significant contribution to West Sussex County Council’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions in its Climate Change Strategy.
Designs have been produced by engineering, design and project management company Atkins for a new Passivhaus-certified school in the UK.
The school is the largest project to be commissioned under a pioneering multi-disciplinary consultant partnership agreement between West Sussex County Council and project and programme management consultancy, Faithful+Gould.
Energy-efficient buildings
Passivhaus certification means a building must be designed and built to the highest energy-efficient standards. The project demonstrates a significant contribution to West Sussex County Council’s commitment to significantly reduce carbon emissions in its Climate Change Strategy 2020 to 2030.
“By investing to create this innovative school we are demonstrating our commitment to reducing our environmental impact by cutting carbon emissions and focussing on sustainable projects”
A planning application was submitted in August which set out an ambitious sustainability agenda of climate resilience and net zero requirements, integrated into the design, including ultra-low carbon emissions, an acute focus on energy efficiency, insulation, on-site energy generation and zero use of fossil fuels in the running of the building.
A key design principle has been to place the building sympathetically within the natural landscape of the site while maintaining an optimum building orientation for daylight and sun penetration.
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The main building will be provided with crossflow natural ventilation for fresh air and passive cooling for ventilation, so that the school can remain open and with a pleasant internal temperature during heatwaves.
Lighting for the building will be provided using LED sources internally and externally and an automatic lighting control system will have daylight and movement detection, which will be time-zoned to improve energy performance.
Architect Richard Christmas, lead designer for Atkins, said: “The proposed school has been designed to promote wellbeing and educational attainment for all learners who use the building and create a project with a low environmental impact.”
An automatic lighting control system will have daylight and movement detection. Image courtesy: Credit Darcstudio
Nigel Jupp, West Sussex County Council cabinet member for learning and skills, said: “By investing to create this innovative school we are demonstrating our commitment to reducing our environmental impact by cutting carbon emissions and focusing on sustainable projects.”
Further sustainable features will include natural drainage solutions, further tree-planting and inspiring outdoor learning areas as well as the use of cross laminated timber (CLT) for the structure, which has a significant positive effect on greenhouse gas emissions.
The University of Brighton Academies Trust has been appointed to run the new educational facility which will be part of an ‘all-through’ primary and secondary school, planned as part of the wider Burgess Hill Brookleigh development.
Both Atkins and Faithful+Gould are members of the SNC-Lavalin Group.
Atkinsclimate actionClimate change/ResilienceCommercial buildingsMunicipal buildingsurban spaceWest Sussex County Council
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