Extensive energy & carbon modelling to meet strict targets, with dedicated washroom MV, classroom comfort cooling and acoustic measures, plus heat-recovery, natural-ventilation strategy and a biosolar roof for NZCiO.
We modelled energy and carbon to lock in the project targets, knowing success depended on washroom mechanical ventilation, comfort cooling in classrooms and specific acoustic provisions.
- Heat recovery:
- Recover heat from the classroom cooling plant to generate DHW for the kitchen.
- Recover heat from all extract air, including the kitchen, via specialist AHUs suitable for commercial kitchen extract.
- Natural ventilation:
- Building is naturally ventilated to meet the DfE’s comfort criteria, with comfort-cooled teaching spaces as required.
- Openable windows to all classrooms, even where active cooling is provided.
- Biosolar roof:
- Vegetated roof lowers surface temperatures, improving PV efficiency.
- PV generation sized to offset annual energy use and achieve NZCiO.
