Old Park School - Telford and Wrekin

WREMS is pleased to be involved in the design, installation and commissioning of the "Johnson Controls Metasys BMS Control and Monitoring System" with the second state of the art eco school

Old Park Primary School has opened in Malinslee after 11months of work, following the merger of the nearby Langley St Leonards and Malinslee Primary Schools. Features of the new school include 19 new classrooms with interactive whiteboards and a sports hall and gym. It also boasts a food technology teaching area and eco-friendly heating and water facilities.

To help teach the children about the schools eco-facilities, such as its Biomass Boiler which heats the school using wood pellets, each piece of environmentally friendly machinery will be linked to a webcam.

As well as eco-facilities, the 5,000 sq ft building has space for a private day nursery as well as new police,health and community facilities.

Work is now continuing on the outdoor landscaped play areas, sports facilities and ecological garden, which are being designed to teach children more about the natural environment.

Shortwood School - Telford and Wrekin

WREMS is pleased to be involved in the design, installation and commissioning of the "Johnsons Controls Metasys BMS Control and Monitoring System" for one of the UK's leading educational ecological sound projects.

TELFORD & Wrekin Council is merging Ercall Junior and Barn Farm Infant schools into a new primary school in Wellington which promises to be one of the most environmentally - friendly schools in the country.

The new 480-place school with 16 classes and a 32 place nursery will have facilities for the local community outside of school hours.
The school in Limekiln Lane will combine contemporary design and landscaping and make the most of the natural features of the site and use an existing nursery building and listed building.

Its innovative design combines environmentally friendly and sustainable building techniques to create a new school with dozens of green features that reduce its impact on the environment.
An average primary school produces 51kg of carbon dioxide for every square metre - the so-called carbon footprint.

A school Shortwood’s size would usually produce 122 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. But Shortwood’s innovative design is predicted to produce only around 40 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year – two-thirds less than the average school.

This is as a result of features such as:-

• A biomass boiler which burns woodchip not fossil fuels
• Underfloor heating which cuts energy use
• Large windows and rooflights which reduce the need for lighting
• Windows and rooflights which are automatically opened/closed by sensors
• Energy efficient fluorescent lighting which reacts to the amount of daylight reducing electricity used
• Toilets that flush using rainwater collected in tanks
• A special alpine plant on the building’s roof that helps less rainwater go into drains and into rivers

A web-based building management system which allows energy use to be remotely monitored

The school’s green gizmos and features will also help pupils learn about more sustainable living.
Its boilerhouse has a glass wall and will include a display to show children the technology heating their school, while the rainwater harvesting system will show how much water is collected and money saved.

Pupils will also have an open area with a pool, mature oak tree, a woodland area (to be planted over several years by the youngsters), wildflower meadows, a wormery and “mini beast” shelters.