The latest Priority Schools Building Programme marks a step change in lighting for schools, says Andrew Bissell


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ctober saw the public launch of the Priority Schools Building Programme (PSBP) and the Facilities Output Specifi cation:


Generic Design Brief (FOS). The underlying principle of the PSBP is to target the schools most in need of new buildings and facilities – in total, around 261 have been identifi ed. The purpose of the FOS is to set the new criteria for the internal and external spaces. It specifi cally covers form and structure, fabric and materials, environmental requirements, building services, safety and security, and operation and maintenance. The lighting community is discussing, with increasing frequency, how lighting


8 CIBSE Journal December 2012


IN A DIFFERENT


designers should take greater ownership of the subject of daylight, change the BREEAM oversimplifi cation of daylight design, move away from daylight factors and in their place use measured weather data. That, and ending the obsession with crunching numbers, so that lighting designers think more about people’s needs and their tasks. To satisfy these discussions the FOS


brings together the four components of lighting design in one section: daylight, electric light, lighting control and maintenance. Furthermore, lighting design is the primary heading in the environmental requirements section, a refl ection of the value placed on daylight within the learning


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