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Modular, offsite construction has received major recognition after SPECIFIC\u2019s Active Office took home the first-ever Innovation in Delivering a Sustainable Education Facility Award<\/h2>\n

An energy positive, low-carbon building<\/a>, dubbed the ‘Active Office’, built using offsite construction by Wernick Buildings, has been awarded a sustainability prize at this year\u2019s Education Buildings Wales event.<\/p>\n

The team behind the Active Office took home the first-ever Innovation in Delivering a Sustainable Education Facility Award after their commitment to sustainability throughout the build process impressed judges.<\/p>\n

Combining a range of innovative technologies, the Active Office generates, stores and releases solar energy in one integrated system.<\/p>\n

While the technology used in the building is cutting-edge, it is readily available to the public. Everything used for harvesting and generating power can be rolled out to schools and colleges, helping them to go \u201coff-grid\u201d \u2013 saving them money and reducing their carbon footprint.<\/p>\n

The \u2018buildings as power stations\u2019 concept originated from SPECIFIC Innovation & Knowledge Centre, an academic and industrial consortium led by Swansea University, with strategic partners Akzo Nobel, NSG Pilkington, Tata Steel and Cardiff University.<\/p>\n

\"activeSPECIFIC procured the building from Wernick Buildings \u2013 an offsite construction specialist with an 85-year history of delivering prefabricated buildings in England, Wales and Scotland.<\/p>\n

Inception to completion of the\u00a0project took eight months, which included just three weeks to manufacture the 16 modules and two days for delivery and installation of the\u00a0Active Office at Swansea University\u2019s Bay Campus, 11 miles from the Wernick factory.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe took a fabric-first approach to reducing energy consumption,\u201d explained Joanna Clarke, architect at SPECIFIC. Their research into building methods concluded that modular construction offered significant energy efficiencies from the start: manufacturing buildings on scale uses less power and produces less waste.<\/p>\n

As Joanna explains, a modular solution also offered the reliability required to deliver the project on time and on budget: \u201cThe speed at which we could deliver the building using offsite construction methods was key for this project, but quality assurance also played a big factor. Offsite methods give us more consistency in the build, which is important when we\u2019re measuring performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Active Office performance allows the building to produce enough energy during the summer to last throughout the winter and excess energy supplies power to a neighbouring building and three electric cars.<\/p>\n

A delighted SPECIFIC team collected the trophy at the Education Buildings Wales black tie event at Cardiff University.<\/p>\n

Joanna remarked: \u201cThis honour is a wonderful way to mark the anniversary of the Active Office\u2019s official opening. This award recognises the efforts we are making in this field and is the result of ongoing collaborations and partnership working. We are thrilled that the judges have chosen to honour us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wernick Buildings are in the process of delivering a second modular building to Swansea University\u2019s Bay Campus<\/a>: a 60-module, H-shaped teaching facility, due for completion in November 2019.<\/p>\n

Stuart Wilkie, managing director at Wernick Buildings, added: \u201cEducation Buildings Wales opened this category for the first time this year and it is with great pride that a modular building from Wernick caught the judges\u2019 attention. We hope this shows that modular buildings are not only a viable alternative for the education sector but a forward-looking, sustainable one too.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Debra Colley<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marketing Coordinator<\/p>\n

Tel: +44 (0)1656 747354<\/p>\n

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Leigh Fennell<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marketing Manager<\/p>\n

Tel: +44 (0)7966 274193<\/p>\n

Wernick Group<\/p>\n

marketing@wernick.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

www.wernick.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter: @WernickGroup<\/a><\/p>\n

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Please note: this is a commercial profile.<\/em><\/p>\n

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