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environmental performance
Redcar and Cleveland College’s 12,000 sqm new premises, designed by Nightingale
Associates, is an environmentally sustainable structure housing many compound
architectural features designed to meet the College’s diverse curriculum.
THESE INCLUDE the focal point of the Natural light the inside reflects internal radiant heat back
building – a large, naturally-lit central atrium The external walls and roof are highly into the rooms on colder days.
space, with a dining area, Internet café and insulated, with the entire external perimeter All of the classrooms and the main atrium
social spaces; three floors of teaching fabric being tightly air-sealed to prevent are designed to achieve maximum benefit
facilities, radiating outwards from the warm air escaping. The orientation of the from natural ventilation. A CHP boiler not
atrium; plus a fully-equipped learning building and proportions of glazing were only heats the building, but also provides
resource centre with quiet study areas. The carefully calculated to make the most of electrical power that is used within the
building also features a sports hall; training natural light, in order to reduce heat-loss on building and sold to the National Grid. The
and assessment facilities for the cold days and retain heat on warm days. All building also generates extra electricity for
accreditation of students in national glass is coated with a blue tint on the power and lighting by making use of photo-
plumbing and gas-fitting qualifications; outside to reduce the effects of glare from voltaic ‘solar panels’.
along with professional-quality hair salons strong sunlight, whilst an invisible film on Rainwater falling onto the roof of the
and beauty treatment rooms, providing building is collected and filtered in a
training and work experience to students in 40,000-litre underground tank, which can
commercial environments. supply the College with inexpensive,
Environmental sustainability was forefront recycled water. In addition, rainwater falling
to the design of the College, says Robin onto the car park falls through gaps in the
Ainley, director of Nightingale Associates’ special block paving and collects in a
Leeds branch. It contains many carefully- gravel-retaining bed below. This allows it to
planned features designed to increase slowly percolate into the drains over a
energy efficiency, reduce CO2 emissions much longer time, minimising the risk of
and exceed current building standards. flooding during heavy rainfall.
New college is more
cost effective to run
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