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Mott MacDonald
works with Aim of zero carbon
Partnerships for
Schools
Mott MacDonald has been
schools ‘will take time’
confirmed as one of the 18
consultants appointed to the
Partnership for Schools (PfS)
Technical Advisory Framework.
warns task force
The framework exists to
provide technical advice and
project management services n
Plans to make schools in of models of what the future might
England zero carbon will be look like. We desperately need new
to local authorities that have a major challenge, a government models.”
entered the government’s adviser has warned. One of the reasons why schools
Building Schools for the Future Robin Nicholson, chairman of are failing to perform includes a
(BSF) scheme. the government’s Zero Carbon large lighting consumption, where
Mott MacDonald’s role will Task Force for schools, said: “There lights are left on in corridors 24
involve advising clients on are 23,000 maintained schools in hours a day, all year round.
the technical aspects of their England and it’s not possible to “It’s not a question of design,
projects, including design and make very many, if any, zero carbon it’s a complete package – how
facilities management. in a hurry.” do we collectively manage these
Mott MacDonald’s project Addressing a recent CIBSE School buildings?” Nicholson asked.
director Ashley Taylor said: “As Design Group seminar, Nicholson A major focus had to be to reduce
one of the original consultants added: “There’s an enormous energy use and decarbonise energy
for BSF in 2004, we’re delighted amount of energy and a lot of effort supplies, he said, adding: “We are
with our re-appointment to the going into trying to make buildings not very good at designing buildings
scheme.” perform better, but there is a very big Robin Nicholson: ‘a major challenge’ that work well for our users.”
The BSF programme has gap between that and zero carbon.” In future the task force will be
been set up to transform He said the the task force was Describing some of the barriers exploring smart metering and the
education in England through creating a zero carbon ‘roadmap’, that the industry faces, he pointed idea of schools at the heart of the
the rebuilding and remodelling supported with evidence and to a “lack of understanding and community.
of state secondary schools and research, to identify where zero skill at all levels, lack of knowledge, An interim report into the task
investment in information and carbon cannot be achieved and to increasing complexity of school force’s findings is expected to be
communication technology. highlight examples showing where life, rising expectation and lack of published soon.
it can. funding” and added: “We’re short School buildings feature, p26
School buildings plan may cost extra £10bn
The government’s plan to rebuild government announced it would
or refurbish all secondary schools in accelerate spending by £919 million
England could cost £10 billion more in the next 12 months.
than planned. Tim Burr, head of the National
The analysis by the National Audit Audit Office, said: “Partnerships for
Office, the government watchdog, Schools and the Department were
reveals that of the 200 schools too optimistic in their early plans,
planned under the Building Schools though programme management
for the Future (BSF) programme, has since improved. But it remains
only 42 had been completed by a real challenge to deliver the 250
December 2008, with 54 due to schools a year that will be needed to
open next year and 121 the year after. include all schools by 2020.”
To include all schools, 250 need The report says the DCSF
to be built a year and the number has increased the scope of the
of schools in procurement and programme and despite building
construction at any one time needs costs increasing at a higher rate than
to double from 2011 onwards. expected, they remain similar to
The Department for Children, previously built PFI schools.
Schools and Families (DCSF) and Building Schools for the Future
project managers Partnerships for aims to rebuild, refurbish and
Schools estimate the total cost of provide new Information Technology
renewing the school estate through for all 3,500 secondary schools in
Local Education Partnerships will England by 2020. Local Education
now be between £52bn and £55bn Partnerships are joint ventures
– £7bn to £10bn more than was between local authorities, BSF and
originally estimated. the private sector to help procure
Following the report, the and maintain BSF schools. Government is running well over budget for building and developing schools
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