Basingstoke, UK

Architect: Hampshire County Council Architects
Completed: 2003

Great Binfields Primary School is one of Hampshire's most environmentally friendly schools and has been designed to enable the reuse of building materials in particular bricks. The building envelope has been constructed using a Parallel Strand Lumber structural frame with brick cladding externally laid in hydraulic lime mortar with no cement content. The use of lime rather than cement will enable the reuse of the bricks at a later date.

BUILDING SUSTAINABLE DESIGN FEATURES

Site and Ecology

Community and Culture

Health
The building was designed to maximise natural light and organic paints and varnishes were used throughout.

Materials
The timber structure specified is a Parallel Strand Lumber which is manufactured with small diameter of young fast growing trees from sustainably managed forests.

Energy
The building minimises the use of energy for electricity by providing high levels of natural light and makes use of natural ventilation. The building has high levels of insulation to minimise heat loss and reduce heating requirements and what heating is needed is provided by an efficient gas-fired condensing boiler.

Water