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Ecospace Project Presented by Laura Dresser December 2006

Ecospace Project Presented by Laura Dresser December 2006. Lauder College Incorporating Sustainability Environmental Aspects Difficulties Faced Implications. Where we are : Main campus in Dunfermline 2 secondary campuses in Cowdenbeath and Rosyth

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Ecospace Project Presented by Laura Dresser December 2006

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  1. Ecospace Project Presented by Laura Dresser December 2006

  2. Lauder College Incorporating Sustainability Environmental Aspects Difficulties Faced Implications

  3. Where we are: • Main campus in Dunfermline • 2 secondary campuses in Cowdenbeath and Rosyth • 30+ Employment and Enterprise Centres and Learning Centres in South East and Central Scotland • What we do: • Serve East of Scotland • Demonstrate lead-edge practice in: • Social inclusion • Workforce development • Serving businesses and local community

  4. Reason for new build: • Leading role for Scottish Further Education in the development of a centre of excellence in sustainable development • Construction industry in Scotland represents 10% of the country’s GDP • Expected demand of 400 new construction apprentices in Fife over the next 4 years • Demonstrating best practice in construction training for Scotland

  5. Ecospace is to be the cornerstone of our sustainability strategy within the College The project is to demonstrate value for money over the life cycle of the building, using sustainable and environmental measures

  6. Architect’s Brief • An exciting modern facility to train our future crafts people • Best practice in waste reduction, re-use of materials, procurement of renewable resources and energy use minimisation • Providing up to date technologies, ICT learning tools • Incorporate sound sustainable and environmentally friendly measures

  7. ProjectPlans Existing Building ASPIRE New Workshops

  8. Incorporating Sustainability • The outline specification of the project stated that: • ‘material should be sourced locally and should, as far as possible, be natural materials in as raw and unprocessed state as possible’ • The outline specification also emphasises waste minimisation and the evaluation of the environmental impact of the project • The environmental impact of all products used within the new building were considered before any purchases were made • A BREEAM Assessment was carried out

  9. Environmental Aspects • Use of Brownfield site • 75% of excavation material was retained on site (4000 cubic metres) • This reduced the volume of traffic on surrounding infrastructure

  10. Sedum (green) roof • Creates habitat for native flora and fauna • Creates a horizontal composition in response to existing landscape scales • Reduces rainwater run-off and • enhances building performance • Rainwater harvesting supplies • grey water toilet flush systems

  11. Solar Panels • Reduces energy consumption from conventional sources • Total collector area of 50 m2 • Waveform system • Supplies 45% of annual • energy DHWS load • Annual emissions savings • of 5.7 tonnes CO2

  12. Timber frame • Made from Douglas Fir • Comes from managed forests • FSC certified • Breathing walls • Insulated with recycled paper • Oak cladding used for external walls

  13. Other Sustainable Features: • Use of Northlight • Solar gain panels • Marmoleum flooring throughout • Mat well at entrance made from recycled tyres • Interior walls painted using environmentally friendly paint • Porous paving used to form external access road • Cycle racks to encourage use of • sustainable transport

  14. Difficulties experienced: • Difficult to find contractor interested in a project with green credentials • Difficult to price unfamiliar materials • Difficult to obtain competent quotes from sub-contractors • Challenge to price the job keenly and accurately

  15. Contractor difficulties: • Accurate planning was difficult • Lack of availability of locally sourced materials presented a challenge • Design and detailing of sustainable construction technology wasn’t familiar to main contractor or many sub-contractors

  16. Project Difficulties: • Keeping costs down • Excluding various materials and technologies due to cost savings • Maintaining the integrity of the original project specification • First time developer, especially of a sustainable building

  17. How We Overcame Difficulties: • Engaged fully in partnership approach and embraced learning willingly • Shared financial savings with partners • Engaged Modern Apprentices and other students and staff in unusual experiences such as the raising of the frame

  18. Implications for the College • The BMS will be used to monitor the behaviour of the new ‘green’ building in relation to our other campuses • Introduction of ‘Green Practices’ Strategy • Cycle-2-Work scheme • Sustainability of BLCC

  19. Official Launch: 2nd February 2007 www.lauder.ac.uk/sustainability

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