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usiness studies, CEIAG programme and<br />
enterprise initiatives – across eight brand<br />
new classrooms.<br />
Schoolhaus® has been specifically developed<br />
to deliver outstanding value, speed in<br />
construction, radically efficient buildings, and<br />
superior educational spaces. Depending on<br />
size, a Schoolhaus® can be installed in three<br />
to five days onsite, which means this brand<br />
new 655m2 building could start and finish<br />
construction during school holidays. Offsite<br />
design has more improved efficiencies<br />
and bettered processes than are<br />
possible with onsite<br />
build, which<br />
are<br />
driving down costs - which were passed on<br />
to Redmoor Academy in the form of lower<br />
prices and a more competitive offering.<br />
The labour was employed directly rather than<br />
sub-contracted which facilitated better<br />
control and further lowered costs. Waste was<br />
almost completely eliminated and wood<br />
offcuts were used as business fuel to provide<br />
space heating in Net Zero Buildings’ offsite<br />
factory.<br />
Deliveries were minimised because products<br />
arrived in bulk, rather than individually to<br />
disparate sites. Materials were received<br />
without packaging which saved time and<br />
waste. Excellent value is represented in the<br />
pricing of Schoolhaus® and the speed of its<br />
delivery. There is also a hugely positive<br />
impact of the methodology on<br />
both climate change<br />
and the<br />
operating costs (and thereby the lifecycle<br />
costs) of the building – Schoolhaus® scores<br />
‘off the scale’ on both fronts and also provides<br />
students with a superior learning<br />
environment and teachers with a valuable<br />
educational tool.<br />
The Operations Manager and 15 students<br />
from Redmoor Academy came to see their<br />
new facility being built up-close in the<br />
factory. The pupils were given an engaging<br />
presentation which explained what net zero<br />
buildings are, advice on how to get into<br />
careers in construction, what climate change<br />
is and how net zero buildings can help to<br />
slow it. Along with the presentation, the<br />
students got the chance to see a mini-<br />
Schoolhaus® being built in front of their very<br />
eyes. As well as getting a chance to see their<br />
future building up close, they each signed a<br />
length of cedar which was fitted into their<br />
future school as they watched on.<br />
“For them to be able to see the different<br />
personnel working behind the scenes to<br />
deliver their new building is a powerful<br />
learning tool,” said Jo Cox, Operations<br />
Manager, Redmoor Academy. “Hopefully the<br />
students on this trip have been inspired by<br />
the innumerable career opportunities that are<br />
involved in designing and constructing this<br />
innovative building.”<br />
Net Zero Buildings delivered a net zero SIP<br />
building with an A+ EPC (-10), an annual solar<br />
PV yield of 32,680 kWh and avoided energy<br />
costs per year of £5,293, making this building<br />
for its size one of the most energy efficient<br />
school buildings in the country.<br />
www.netzerobuildings.co.uk<br />
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