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Net Zero Classroom block by TG Escapes extends facilities at the Samuel Ryder Academy
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amuel Ryder was a very small secondary school with about 250 students. The Local Authority decided to extend the school’s
provision to cover primary and secondary pupils. Since then the school, with an outstanding leadership Ofsted rating, has grown in popularity and demand for places has outstripped capacity. Their timber frame modular building from TG Escapes was completed at the end of August 2020 ready for use in time for the students’ return to school. The block consists of 7 English classrooms, the English team office, an SLT office, year 7 and 8 toilets, a media suite and 2 year 6 classrooms. Whilst price was the key criteria during the selection process, the sustainable nature of the building materials used was a benefit.
“Offsite fabrication resulted in a very rapid onsite construction. I
was impressed by the speed of delivery, which occurred on schedule, and the site manager who had excellent communication skills and was extremely accommodating of requests to tweak the original design.“ Ian Cushion, Scholars’ Education Trust Estates Manager
Barker Associates consultancy sent out invitations to tender to six contractors, from which a shortlist of three was drawn up. The key criteria were price and quality, but it was also very important that the company selected had proven experience of working with schools, and that the individuals with whom the school had contact were of the right calibre. The energy performance certificate for this building is A+ rated at
minus 24 making the building carbon neutral, or net-zero, in operation. Mechanical & Electrical systems are key to producing comfortable
building environments as well as achieving energy efficiency and our M&E consultant Designphase Ltd used a combination of 4 systems to achieve this.
• Air source heat pumps to heat the hot water and most of the space heating.
• A hybrid active ventilation system to efficiently supply fresh air and extract stale air.
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• LED lighting & lighting controls with daylight dimming to keep consumption to a minimum.
• A solar photovoltaic system was installed across the roof. The air source heat pumps specified produce between 3-4 kilowatts
of heat for every kilowatt of electricity used. The ventilation system tempers the incoming air with the hot air
being extracted using low wattage fans to distribute the air and provide a comfortable environment. The LED lighting is inherently efficient and the addition of controls
like daylight dimming means that when the spaces are flooded with natural daylight, the lights will respond automatically. Finally, a large 72kW solar photovoltaic array was installed across
the roof to help offset the energy used in the building. The combination of these systems resulted in a building that is both
comfortable to use and provides a high level of energy efficiency that will benefit the end-users at Samuel Ryder and the environment we pass onto the next generation. TG Escapes’ partners in achieving this are Metropolis Architects,
Solar for Schools, Passivent, Westcott Air Conditioning and Dextra. “Energy efficiency was considered very important given the passion
of many pupils for environmental issues. Rightly so – it’s this world that they are going to inherit. The students and staff find their time in the building wonderful. The primary occupant was the English department who feel very spoilt and lucky to have the experience of teaching and learning in their new classrooms. It was a very good experience from start to finish with TG Escapes, I would recommend them to others.” Ian Bailey, Deputy Headteacher
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May 2020
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