Hackbridge Primary School, in the London Borough of Sutton, won in the non-domestic category at the UK Passivhaus Plus Awards 2023. The school was awarded for its outstanding design by Architype, commissioned by Sutton Council.<\/p>\n
The UK Passivhaus Awards celebrates buildings that demonstrate exceptional energy efficiency, comfort, and sustainability. According to Passivhaus, Willmott Dixon<\/a> has demonstrated its commitment to these standards through Doug Drewniak\u2019s work in the Educational Steering Group.<\/p>\n The school can accommodate 244 students, with the potential to expand to 420. The project costs around \u00a39m and used only timber frame construction methods<\/a>. Construction began in June 2017 and was completed in 2020.<\/p>\n The school is a zero-carbon facility, surpassing RIBA’s 2030 energy targets through Passivhaus\u2019s principles of airtightness and insulation. The school now generates more energy annually than it consumes.<\/p>\n The school features a contemporary take on a log cabin, a lightweight timber frame, and Warmcel recycled newspaper-blown insulation. Its green roof showcases diverse plant life, such as sedum, ferns, and wildflowers, which serves as a backdrop for solar PV panels.<\/p>\n The school also surpasses LETI’s 2020 targets for embodied carbon, using half the embodied carbon of a conventional building.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a building that had to be an exemplar for zero carbon<\/a> and sustainability. The project team rose to the challenge. The result is a beautiful school that celebrates our natural world and inspires children in their learning every day,\u201d said Adam Whiteley, senior project manager for the London Borough of Sutton.<\/p>\nThe school surpasses energy targets<\/h3>\n