High Performing Buildings – September’s Roundup

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24 September 2024

September’s high performing buildings roundup features the UK's largest Passivhaus education building, a new Scandinavian-designed neighbourhood in East London, and an Outstanding BREEAM-rated building at The University of Sheffield.

 

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Woodmill and St Columba’s RC High School

 

The UK's largest Passivhaus education building has opened its doors to students. Woodmill High School and St Columba’s RC High School, a joint campus, accommodates 2,700 pupils and 246 staff, making it the largest building built to Passivhaus standards in the UK. 

Setting a low embodied carbon value of 626 kgCO₂e/m², the site has several energy-saving features such as high-performance triple glazing, southern horizontal solar shading and East and West shading fins.

 

Picture: a CGI showing the exterior of Woodmill High School and St Columba’s RC High School. Image Credit: AHR

 

The Gascoigne Estate Regeneration

 

The latest phase of East London’s Gascoigne Estate regeneration is complete, marking the estate’s ambition to become one of London’s greenest, most affordable, and sustainable neighbourhoods.

The site’s design is based on high-quality Scandinavian urban design principles of equitable living, climate resilience and wellbeing. In terms of energy management, all homes are powered by a district heating system where water source heat pumps from the River Roding supply 69 per cent of the heat.

The Gascoigne Estate is also an example of a 15 minute neighbourhood, with pedestrian and cycle routes to Barking station, Barking Town Hall, the town centre, shops, library, Gascoigne Square, Abbey Grounds, four schools, the River Roding, Barking Creek and Greatfields Park.

 

The Wave

 

The University of Sheffield’s newest building has been awarded an Outstanding BREEAM accreditation. The Wave, home to much of the university’s Faculty of Social Science, is designed to be net-zero in operation. In its BREEAM assessment, the building scored particularly highly for its renewable energy systems, which include ground-source heat pumps and solar panels.

It was also praised for its provision for cycling and walking, proximity to public transport routes, outdoor landscaping, which provides public green spaces and pocket parks around the building.

Picture: a photograph showing the new Gascoigne Estate from above, showing a courtyard area. Image Credit: White Arkitekter

Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 24 September 2024

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