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Edinburgh City Council<\/a> has revealed plans to deliver the first Passivhaus high school in the country, the new Currie Community High School<\/h2>\n

The Passivhaus high school will be designed to meet rigorous energy standards<\/a> which will reduce the amount of energy needed to heat the building by up to 90%.<\/p>\n

It also lowers the total amount of energy used by around 70% and minimises carbon emissions.<\/p>\n

The new Passivhaus<\/a> high school will support Edinburgh\u2019s aim of net-zero emissions by 2030.<\/p>\n

At the heart of the\u00a0new school plans<\/a>\u00a0are five core elements \u2013 education, inclusion, outdoor learning and sustainability, digital learning and community access.<\/p>\n

The new school will emphasise outdoor learning<\/a> with the creation of a special terrace on the second floor providing all of the learning zones with immediate access to external teaching spaces.<\/p>\n

Health and wellbeing also feature prominently in the designs with the creation of a dedicated wellbeing hub and separate wellness centre to support pupils.<\/p>\n

\u2018Innovative and pioneering\u2019<\/h3>\n

Jenny Smith, Currie Community High School Head Teacher, said: \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly excited as a community about our new school. The designs are coming together beautifully and truly representative of our community vision for education and lifelong learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur new school is going to be innovative and pioneering in every way, very much flying the Passivhaus flag, and of course, the first of its kind in Scotland.\u201d<\/p>\n

Councillor Ian Perry, education, children and families convener for the City of Edinburgh Council, added: \u201cThese are really exciting times for the Currie community as these pioneering designs really are the blueprint for the schools of the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are so many innovative elements to the plans with energy efficiency at its centre. This will make the new campus the first high school in Scotland to meet Passivhaus standards and supports Edinburgh\u2019s aim of net-zero emissions by 2030<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new Currie Community High School will provide a first-class learning environment and an exciting, inspirational and creative hub for the whole community.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an exciting period for education in the Capital with recent new builds and projects under construction demonstrating our ambitious new school building programme with \u00a3500m investment planned over the next 10 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new passivhaus high school will be designed in line with the guiding principles of the\u00a0Scottish Government\u2019s Learning Estate Strategy<\/a>\u00a0and is expected to be completed in 2024.<\/p>\n

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