Efficient design and plant

Facts and figures

• Hadley Learning Community is one of the country’s first ‘all-through’ schools
• The project, with a capital value of £70m, formed part of the Borough's first Private Finance Initiative (PFI) programme
• Designed to provide top quality education with purpose-built areas for 21st century learning
• The final phase included the 39-acre campus with schools for 1,200 secondary and 420 primary and 150 profound disability students and a Children’s centre

Why did we do this?

Interserve was party to setting the blueprint for Building Schools for the Future in this project. Sustainability was a key consideration throughout all stages of the project and formed an integral part of the design.

How did we do this?

The design specification for the build included a wealth of sustainable features including; a concrete structure used as heat store, BMS system including control of window opening / closing linked to roof weather sensing station, movement sensor lights, CO₂ controlled classroom environment and night-time cooling minimising mechanical ventilation, Photo voltaic system, use of Glulam timber biomass boiler using locally-supplied woodchips and a rainwater harvesting system.

The facility affords community use of the swimming pool, fitness/ dance studio, 150-seat theatre, sports hall, tennis, netball, bowling, conference rooms and learning resource centre with ICT facilities. Sedum plant roofs that also absorb carbon and pollutants.

Benefits

• Reduced energy use
• Reduced emissions
• Reduced use of non-renewable resources
• Prudent use of water
• Reduced capital and running costs
• Engendered positive behaviour changes
• Engagement with communities

For more information email us quoting reference (sdcs 0408): sustainable.development@interserve.com