Planning Approval Obtained for Green School Project in London

26 June 2009

ECD ARCHITECTS ANNOUNCES PLANNING APPROVAL OBTAINED FOR GREEN SCHOOL PROJECT IN LONDON

ECD Architects (Energy Conscious Design) working in conjunction with Project Managers Keegans have obtained planning approval for a low energy school project in Royal Borough of Kingston. The project is for the 970m² of new-build accommodation at Castle Hill Primary School, Chessington to facilitate the amalgamation of an infant & junior school onto a single site. The accommodation consists of eight Key Stage 2 classrooms in a curved block, separate dining hall & kitchen block, refurbished library & IT rooms, SEN and specialist language facilities, and ancillary & support accommodation.

The project has been designed as an exemplary low-energy project to meet the brief criteria of 60% reduction in CO2 emissions and BREEAM ‘Very Good’.

Key features include:

• classroom block orientated to minimise solar gain (a physical model was analysed at the UCL Bartlett heliodon) and maximise views over mature landscaping
• 180m² photo-voltaic array mounted on the existing school roof
• excellent U-values - typically 0.15W/m²K for floors, walls & roofs
• natural ventilation & night purging via Monodraught windcatchers
• solar control glazing to south& west elevations augmented with brise-soleil, low-e glazing to east & north elevations.
• smart controls to all lighting
• exposed thermal mass to regulate & minimise overheating

The project is being funded under the Primary Capital Programme and is now being tendered with a view to starting on site this September.=

Client:

• Kingston Council

For further information contact, Associate Director John Moakes on 020 7939 7500 or email ecda@ecda.co.uk.