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St Agnes Birch-in-Rusholme with St John with St Cyprian Longsight
Church of England Diocese of Manchester
St Agnes Birch-in-Rusholme with St John with St Cyprian Longsight
Church of England Diocese of Manchester
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The New St Agnes Primary
School
School
- Breeam Rating is Very Good
- Basic Building Cost is £6.2million
- Services cost – £1million – £438.60m2
- External Works – £75,000 - £340.9m2
- Gross Floor Area – Gross internal floor
area is 2280m2 per floor - Total Area of Site - 2500m2 = 0.25
hectares. - Area of teaching Spaces – 3611m2
- Area of circulation – 2795m2
- Area of storage – 428m2
- % area of school ground to be used by
school – 100% - % area of school buildings to be used by
community – 25% - Predicted electricity consumption – 74.37
kWh/m2 - Predicted fossil fuel consumption - 26.22
kWh/m2 - Predicted water use – 2.88
m3/occupant/year - Energy Performance Certificate Rating - B
A New School for St. Agnes C of E
Primary School, Longsight
The new St. Agnes CE Primary School opened on the 30
March 2009. The new three storey building is sited on the
existing school site and has been constructed using solid
timber structural panels replacing the need for other
materials such as steel, concrete and block. The timber
panels used are manufactured in Switzerland and provide a
sustainable and renewable resource for the complete
structure of the building. The timber has been sourced from
sustainable forests. The project cost £6.2million and took
approximately 46 weeks to complete compared to the more
traditional construction which would take approx 52 weeks.
The pioneering construction style school consists of 600
cross laminated layers of timber the largest measuring 12
metres and weighing two tonnes. The panels replace the
need for traditional steel and concrete improving the
environmental performance and carbon footprint of the
building. The new school building embodies 2990t of
carbon and has a timber consumption of 965m2 which is
6300trees. The time it will take the Swiss forest to
reproduce these trees is 3.3hours.
The new building is designed to accommodate a 270 place
primary school with a further 90 place early years provision.
The new building offers flexible education facilities suitable
for the delivery of a balanced curriculum. The school
incorporates 9 class bases and a foundation unit. The
building is also fully accessible to allow inclusive learning
for all and offers opportunities to the local community to
form links with the school and share some of the facilities.
The children and staff were involved in the design process
throughout and are very excited about their new school.
The new building also incorporates a roof top playdeck.
The DfCSF (Department for Children, Schools and
Families) funded scheme has been designed by Robinson
Group Architects and constructed by Willmott Dixon
Construction. The scheme was delivered as part of
Manchester City Council’s strategic partnership, Framework
One.
During the construction process the site team worked and
were audited on their Site Waste Management Policy and
site specific Project Environmental Plan. The site team
segregated waste using different skips for timber, metal,
packaging and general waste. There were also bins
available on site for mastic tubes. This segregation of waste
enabled the site to divert 93% of its waste from landfill.
The Project team and some of the companies involved in
the building have sponsored the creation of ‘Magnus goes
to St Agnes’. Magnus is a European woodlouse. Magnus is
to be used as a curriculum aid and a learning tool for the
teachers at the school to use. He will be helping the
children to learn on their current curriculum and will also
help to teach about sustainability (he lives in the forest
where Eurban timber comes from). A promotional video of
the Magnus DVD has been released awaiting the final
version.
Primary School, Longsight
The new St. Agnes CE Primary School opened on the 30
March 2009. The new three storey building is sited on the
existing school site and has been constructed using solid
timber structural panels replacing the need for other
materials such as steel, concrete and block. The timber
panels used are manufactured in Switzerland and provide a
sustainable and renewable resource for the complete
structure of the building. The timber has been sourced from
sustainable forests. The project cost £6.2million and took
approximately 46 weeks to complete compared to the more
traditional construction which would take approx 52 weeks.
The pioneering construction style school consists of 600
cross laminated layers of timber the largest measuring 12
metres and weighing two tonnes. The panels replace the
need for traditional steel and concrete improving the
environmental performance and carbon footprint of the
building. The new school building embodies 2990t of
carbon and has a timber consumption of 965m2 which is
6300trees. The time it will take the Swiss forest to
reproduce these trees is 3.3hours.
The new building is designed to accommodate a 270 place
primary school with a further 90 place early years provision.
The new building offers flexible education facilities suitable
for the delivery of a balanced curriculum. The school
incorporates 9 class bases and a foundation unit. The
building is also fully accessible to allow inclusive learning
for all and offers opportunities to the local community to
form links with the school and share some of the facilities.
The children and staff were involved in the design process
throughout and are very excited about their new school.
The new building also incorporates a roof top playdeck.
The DfCSF (Department for Children, Schools and
Families) funded scheme has been designed by Robinson
Group Architects and constructed by Willmott Dixon
Construction. The scheme was delivered as part of
Manchester City Council’s strategic partnership, Framework
One.
During the construction process the site team worked and
were audited on their Site Waste Management Policy and
site specific Project Environmental Plan. The site team
segregated waste using different skips for timber, metal,
packaging and general waste. There were also bins
available on site for mastic tubes. This segregation of waste
enabled the site to divert 93% of its waste from landfill.
The Project team and some of the companies involved in
the building have sponsored the creation of ‘Magnus goes
to St Agnes’. Magnus is a European woodlouse. Magnus is
to be used as a curriculum aid and a learning tool for the
teachers at the school to use. He will be helping the
children to learn on their current curriculum and will also
help to teach about sustainability (he lives in the forest
where Eurban timber comes from). A promotional video of
the Magnus DVD has been released awaiting the final
version.
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