BSSP

PROJECT QUICK LINKS

Phase One
Each project below contains a detailed
description plus a gallery of images

Ashfield Girls High School
Boys Model School
Girls Model School
Grosvenor Grammar School
Orangefield Primary & Nursery School
Glendhu Nursery
Ravenscroft Nursery

Phase Two
Below are the listings for the schools projects proposed for phase two of the partnership programme.

Edenderry Nursery School
Glenwood Primary School
Springhill Primary School
Strandtown Primary School
Taughmonagh Primary School
Victoria Park Primary School

PROJECTS

Glendhu Nursery School
The new nursery school was completed to a very tight timescale and opened for the start of the new term. The new facilities provide the very best in comfort and security for the local children.

Glendhu Nursery is a single classroom, 26 pupil, pre-school nursery in East Belfast. The pupils only attend the school for one year and as a result the main priority for the school was reducing the level of disruption to the children’s routine. The solution was to decant the school to an alternative temporary classroom block for the full year. Once vacated the existing building was demolished and a new modern building with improved facilities, natural day lighting, breakout provision and external play spaces was introduced in its place.

Key innovative and low-impact design features of the building
The building was designed to fit into the surrounding environment with minimal impact on adjacent residential buildings, whilst delivering a modern and aesthetically pleasing solution. The building was positioned within the existing site to maximise the area set aside for Grass Play areas, shrub and planted areas. The comfort of staff, students and visitors has been addressed by providing highly energy efficient heating, and lighting systems. The building is equipped with underfloor heating.

Design Process	100%
Construction Process	100%
BREEAM Rating and score	Target = Very Good, Score = TBC
Basic Building Cost - £/m2	- £/m2
Services Costs - £/m2	- £/m2
External Works - £/m2	- £/m2
Gross floor area - m2	175m2
Total area of site - hectares	1.40 hectare
Function areas and their size (m2)	Teaching 175m2
Area of circulation (m2)	Inc.
Area of storage (m2)	Inc.
% area of grounds to be used by community (where relevant)	Not Applicable
% area of buildings to be used by community (where relevant)	Not Applicable
Predicted electricity consumption - kWh/m2	- kWh/m2
Predicted fossil fuel consumption - kWh/m2	- kWh/m2
Predicted renewable energy generation - kWh/m2	- kWh/m2
Predicted water use - m3/person/year	- m3/person/year
% predicted water use to be provided by rainwater or greywater	Not Applicable
The steps taken during the construction process to reduce environmental impacts	Site Waste Management Plans are used on all projects and we use Smart Waste as its main tool for monitoring and managing all waste management activities.
Innovative construction management techniques	Strategic Partnering allowed us to form an Integrated Design Team at a very beginning of the design process. Bringing all of the key stakeholders together resulted in designs which were optimised to meet aspirations as well as provide value for money.
A list of any social or economically sustainable measures achieved/piloted.	The site was registered with the Considerate Constructors scheme. As part of our commitment to social sustainability we worked closely with local residents committees to ensure that disruption due to construction activities was kept to a minimum. Our regular newsletters provided the community with updates on the progress of construction.