BUILDING SCHOOLS FOR THE FUTURE
learners and staff in energy use and conservation and promote the college as a forward-thinking organisation. To have Sheffield’s first major building mounted wind turbines in operation on the college is a great achievement and demonstrates our commitment to the future of our students, our facility and our city.” Tom Charles, Construction Manager
for JF Finnegan, said: “The entire construction of Sheffield City College has been a complex and exciting process due to the logistics of working around staff and students. To install 3, 15 metre-high turbines onto an 8-storey building was a major undertaking and these, along with the striking design and sheer scale of the project, will undoubtedly ensure that the building achieves its goal as a highly visible, iconic building in the North of England.” Les Sturch, Director of Development Services for Sheffield City Council, said: “The redevelopment of Castle College
demonstrates a comprehensive and integrated approach to sustainable design and carbon reduction. The 3, 6KW wind turbines set a highly visible example of what can be done and with 260m2
of
solar photovoltaic panels on the South side and solar gain from the atrium, this is a magnificent case of renewable energy in practice. Together with the green roofs and the forthcoming pond and rainwater harvesting, this is a fantastic achievement and shows the way forward in making Sheffield a Sustainable City.” Sheffield City College’s project team comprising of Jefferson Sheard Architects, JF Finnegan, AECOM, VB Johnson and Eastwood & Partners was appointed in 2005 with work commencing on site in August 2007. The first phase of construction incorporated the nursery and was followed by the development of a 3 storey, state of the art catering block in Phase 2. As each phase has been completed, students have vacated existing
buildings and moved into the new facilities to allow the demolition of the old buildings. JF Finnegan recently handed over Phase 3 of the project which incorporated the flagship atrium building and 7 storey tower which contain some 50 teaching rooms including training salons and science laboratories as well as staff facilities, the Learning Resource Centre, a spa, Sparks Restaurant and student refectory.
The final phase is now underway with the construction of a brand new sports hall, outdoor sports pitches, a comprehensive landscaping programme which will create parkland style area to be used as amenity space and also the completion of the road works and a suspended paved concourse to form the access for the new college entrance. The entire project will be completed in time for the college’s Summer enrolment. The enthusiasm for the project is shared by the entire project team. Tom Rhys Jones, managing director, Jefferson Sheard Architects, said; “It has been a great experience to work on a major project with a client that wants to do more than just pay lip service to the idea of sustainability. We are delighted by the acknowledgment that the building has received as it emerges on the Sheffield skyline.”
David Parker, principal engineer and project manager, AECOM, continues: ”The vision to develop a building with a robust sustainable and renewable energy focus has been shared by the client and the project team from the outset.
“It has been most rewarding working on a project that has really raised the bar for educational building design and the results are now there for all to see.”
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