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Belmont C of E Primary School

Belmont C of E Primary School

Belmont C of E Primary School moved into a new building on a modern, new shared campus with Belmont Community School. The campus caters for more than 1,200 children and young people, and represents County Durham’s first low-carbon school sites. Both schools are fitted with sustainability features such as air-source heat pumps and photovoltaic solar panels.

Heating

The new school building is heated by air-source heat pumps, using a combination of underfloor heating and air handling units which distribute heat evenly. The school is not connected to gas mains so all of their heating is provided through the air-source heat pumps.

All classrooms are fitted with wall thermostats which are set to 21°C with +/- 1°C adjustment. All of the heated areas within school are monitored using an online system that identifies areas of high or low heat so adjustments can be made if needed.

Electricity

The new school building has a large bank of solar panels on their flat roof which supplies the school with a proportion of their electricity.

Lights within school are a combination of sensor and manual with a combination of diffused and direct lighting to make the learning spaces comfortable.

What Difference Has It Made?

After construction of the new school site was completed, OASES attended the school to complete their initial audit. The school’s OASES Energy Officer was joined by a member of staff from the Energy Management and Sustainability Team at Durham County Council and the school’s Site Manager to investigate the building’s exciting, new sustainability features. The new building’s sustainability features have made a significant difference in the kWh electricity consumed by the school. The figures below show a year’s total kWh consumption in the new school building compared to the old school building, showing a reduction in consumption of 112.7%: – Old School Building = 575,272 kWh – New School Building = 160,589 kWh

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