Energy Efficient School
Size: 2754m2
U-value: 0.10
Air tightness: 0.21ach @50 pascals
System used: 390mm Larsen Truss with Warmcel Insulation
Lowfields supplied and erected the timber frame kit a new CIW primary school in Welshpool. The school was a large project built to Passivhaus certification.
The construction firm Pave Aways completed the main works to the pioneering Welshpool Church in Wales Primary School that meets the rigorous energy efficiency standards .Constructed around a sustainably sourced timber frame, it also has a heat recovery and ventilation system and solar panels on the roof to minimise running costs.
The school, which will open for 360 pupils in January, has been built as part of the council’s Strategy for Transforming Education in Powys. It is being funded by the Welsh Government 21st Century Schools Programme with 50% of the cost coming from Powys County Council. The project is being delivered in partnership with Heart of Wales Property Services
Welshpool Church in Wales Primary School is the latest project the council has delivered under its 21st Century School Programme. The new school, which will help the council deliver its Strategy for Transforming Education in Powys, is the first Passivhaus primary school to be built by the council. A great Energy Efficient School Build Project.
“This scheme will provide a contemporary and energy efficient school that will serve the children of Welshpool well for years to come. Producing a building of this size that reaches these high standards is a big achievement and one that everyone who has worked on the school should be proud of.”- Steven Owen, Managing Director of Pave Aways.
This is one of many projects Lowfield Timber Frames have been involved in that are built to Passvhaus (Passive House) standards. With a focus on sustainability and low energy Lowfields continue to promote energy efficient builds.
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