NEWS
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING HERALDS ARRIVAL OF ACADEMY STATUS FOR WYMONDHAM HIGH
A
dedicated sixth form centre is now in use at Wymondham High – a new academy in Norfolk. The scheme has been constructed using a highly sustainable recycled modular building from Foremans Relocatable Building Systems. It was completed ahead of schedule, reducing the programme from receipt of order to less than three months.
Designed by architects NPS South East, the project marks the start of a significant new phase in the history of the school. In line with Government policy to increase the number of academies across the UK, Wymondham High now has Academy status.
The additional teaching accommodation was needed as the school caters for over 1,600 pupils, with 400 in the sixth form from the start of the 2011/12 academic year and plans are in place to increase pupil numbers to 2,000. The purpose-designed facility was craned into position in just one day during the school holidays to minimise disruption to staff and students. The single-storey building accommodates five seminar rooms for students studying social sciences, and sixth form facilities, including a break-out area, toilets and administration office. The main contractor was Farrans (Construction) Ltd. Commenting on the new building, Victoria Musgrave,
Principal at Wymondham High Academy said “This project has definitely exceeded our expectations and both
staff and students are genuinely thrilled with it. They like the ambience it has created, the flexibility of the space, and the fact that we now have a dedicated facility for our sixth form. “The Foremans team was very helpful, personable and
efficient throughout and the modular solution has given us the very best scheme for our available budget. It was also sufficiently flexible to meet our project-specific requirements and has provided us with a high quality teaching environment, which symbolises the start of a new era for the school.”
A collaborative approach was taken to the design of the new building. The most appropriate aesthetic solution for the exterior was discussed at workshops with sixth form design students. Students were keen to use timber from a sustainable source and to introduce colour into the project. The architects worked with Foremans to develop a cladding solution using natural larch with vertical ‘windows’ cut out to reveal the modular steel structure finished in three colours – jade, heritage green and wedgewood blue.
www.foremansbuildings.info Email:
info@foremansbuildings.co.uk Tel: 01964 544344.
• news • news • news • news • news • news • news •
81% INCREASE IN ENERGY BILLS BY 2021 PREDICTED Power Efficiency has released the findings of a new research report entitled ‘The Energy Price Challenge’. The research, conducted with independent analysts Waters Wye Associates, indicates the need for a “change in boardroom attitude” towards energy, as pressure increases dramatically on costs.
Energy costs have increased by 77% since 2004 and this trend is expected to continue with a further 81% rise expected over the coming decade. This indicates that by 2021 energy inflation will have added £8.4 billion per annum to the fuel bill of UK commerce and the public sector combined. This represents an energy bill rise from £10.3 billion to £18.7 billion per annum.
4
The report identifies two key drivers for the price increases: rising prices for fossil fuels from international markets combined with higher costs for implementing policies designed to reduce UK carbon emissions and improve the security of energy supplies.
The full white paper can be downloaded at
www.powerefficiency.co.uk
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONTINUES TO CUT CARBON EMISSIONS The National Assembly for Wales Commission is continuing to build on its green credentials. Latest figures show the Commission cut greenhouse gas emissions by almost 185 tonnes in the past financial year, aided mostly by an 11 per cent drop in energy emissions across the Cardiff
PUBLIC SECTOR SUSTAINABILITY • VOLUME 2 ISSUE 1
Bay Assembly estate comprising the Senedd, Tŷ Hywel, and the Pierhead. The energy savings documented in the Commission’s annual environmental report equate to gross cost savings of around £100,000 in the past two years through building improvements and the awareness and changing practices of Assembly Members, their support staff and Assembly Commission staff.
The report also shows a substantial reduction in the number of business miles travelled during 2010-11, over 122,000 less than the previous period. Presiding Officer,
Rosemary Butler AM, said: “It is fitting that these figures, which show a clear reduction in the Assembly’s carbon emissions, have come at a
time when 190 countries from all over the world have signed up to a new climate change agreement. “We are committed to doing our bit and these figures show our continued determination to reduce our emissions and make sure that everything we do at the Assembly is as enironmentally sustainable as possible. “But we know there is more work to do and we remain committed to continuing our efforts to make the National Assembly as low-carbon as possible in the future.” In recognition of its continued drive towards becoming a low-carbon institution, the Assembly was also rewarded in the Public Sector Sustainability Awards 2011 for the second year running.
www.assemblywales.org
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32