Technical Academy, Bedford

Architect: Lungfish

Contractor: Wilmott Dixon

BIM Level II, new EFA funded 6,000m2 secondary school and sixth form college with two halls and catering kitchen facility. Constructed on a newly acquired site which forms part of five-phase home development in Wixams, Bedford. The school was designed to be a low energy school with a natural ventilation strategy and full LED lighting scheme.

Duties: Full building services detail design, including thermal modelling and natural ventilation modelling.

Aylesford Primary School, Warwick

Architect: Lungfish

Contractor: Ashe Construction

New build seven classrooms primary school with reheat kitchen and school hall. Constructed on the existing school and sixth form college site just outside Warwick. The focus was to provide a naturally ventilated, energy efficient new primary school.

Duties: Full detail design, including thermal modelling and natural ventilation modelling.

Wixam’s Primary School

Architect: Lungfish

Main Contractor: Wilmott Dixon

New build 14 classroom school with hall and catering kitchen facilities. Constructed on newly acquired site which forms part of a 5 phase homes development in Wixams, Bedford. The school was designed to be a low energy school with a natural ventilation strategy, full LED lighting scheme and Photovoltaic renewables strategy.

Duties: Full building services detail design, including thermal modelling and natural ventilation modelling.

Masjid Umar Madrassah, Leicester

Client: Masjid Umar Madrassah, Leicester

New build 16 classroom Madrassah, with commercial kitchen and prayer hall, constructed on the existing Mosque site on Evington Lane in Leicester. The focus was to provide a fully air-conditioned prayer hall in a naturally ventilated and energy efficient building. This produced an environment conducive to learning, resulting in an outstanding community venue.

Duties: Full detail design, including thermal modelling and natural ventilation modelling.

Long Lawford Primary School, Warwick

Client: Ashe Construction / Warwickshire County Council

New three-classroom primary school extension with toilets and group spaces constructed on the existing Long Lawford School site, Warwick. The focus was to provide naturally ventilated, energy efficient space in line with the existing school building.

Duties: Full detail design, including thermal modelling and natural ventilation modelling.

Upton Court Grammar School, Berkshire

Client: Education Funding Agency (EFA)

Contractor: Morecrofts

New EFA funded 3400m2 grammar school performance block, comprising of general teaching, IT, music, food science, resistant materials, drama and assembly hall. Constructed on existing school land and as an extension to an existing 6th form block, the building constitutes the first phase of a site wide regeneration of the school. Subsequent phases will include the renovation and re-modelling of the original 1930s school plus the development of a new sports hall block. The school was designed to be an energy efficient school with natural and hybrid ventilation strategies and full LED lighting scheme.

Duties: Providing full mechanical services design for the M&E services contractor, Morecrofts. Services provided include thermal modelling for Building Regulations Compliance and ventilation modelling for BB101 compliance with mechanical engineers working hand in hand with Morecrofts own electrical design engineers to provide a fully coordinated building services solution.

Lapworth School, Warwick

Client: Lapworth School

New three-classroom primary school extension with toilets and group spaces constructed on the existing Lapworth School site, Warwick. The focus was to provide naturally ventilated, energy efficient space in line with the existing school building.

Duties: Full detail design, including thermal modelling and natural ventilation modelling.