Burry Port School, Carmarthenshire.
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as PDF Conceived by the client, Carmarthenshire County Council, the pioneering scheme for Burry Port Community Primary School, brings together the towns once separate infant and junior schools on one central site, in a design that celebrates Welsh materials and embraces innovation.Set over three principal buildings, the project is a mix of refurbishment and new-build. The prominent new-build aspects include the first Passivhaus school building in Wales, as well as a separate, Brettstapel constructed elliptical pod for multi-use purposes, which unites the new and old elements of the school.In line with Passivhaus requirements, new junior years building is wrapped in continuous air-tight layer from the foundations-up. The elliptical pod building, constructed using the Brettstapel method, is one of the first examples of Brettstapel construction being used in the education sector in the UK. The technique makes use of Wales abundance of low-grade softwood, Douglas Fir and Sitka Spruce.
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Energy and fuel use
Measured data from renewable generation is not yet available.
Fuel use
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| Electricity use | - | - | - |
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| Natural gas use | - | - | - |
| Oil use | - | - | - |
| LPG use | - | - | - |
| Wood use | - | - | - |
| Other Fuel | - | - | - |
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| Primary energy requirement | - | - | - |
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| Annual CO₂ emissions | - | - | - |
| Annual space heat demand | - | - | - |
Renewable energy
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| Renewables Technology | - | - |
| Other Renewables Tech | - | - |
| Electricity consumed by generation | - | - |
| Primary energy requirement offset by renewable generation | - | - |
| Annual CO₂ emissions offset by renewable generation | - | - |
Calculation and targets
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| Other whole house calculation method | - |
| Energy target | PassivHaus |
| Other energy targets | - |
| Forecast heating load | - |
Airtightness
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| Pre-development air permeability test | - | - |
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| Final air permeability test | - | - |
Project description
| Stage | Occupied |
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| Occupation date | |
| Location | Burry Port Carmarthenshire Wales |
| Build type | Mixed |
| Building sector | Public |
| Property type | Detached |
| Construction type | Softwood frame |
| Other construction type | |
| Party wall construction | |
| Floor area | 1993 m² |
| Floor area calculation method | - |
| Building certification |  Passivhaus certified building |
Project Team
| Organisation | |
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| Project lead person | |
| Landlord or Client | Carmarthenshire County Council |
| Architect | Architype |
| Mechanical & electrical consultant | Troup Bywaters & Anders |
| Energy consultant | Alan Clarke Associates |
| Structural engineer | |
| Quantity surveyor | |
| Consultant | |
| Contractor | WRW Group |
Design strategies
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| Airtightness strategy | |
| Strategy for minimising thermal bridges | |
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| Other relevant retrofit strategies | |
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Building services
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Building construction
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| Thermal fabric area | - |
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| Roof U-value | - |
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| Walls U-value | - |
| Party walls description | |
| Party walls U-value | - |
| Floor description | |
| Floor U-value | - |
| Glazed doors description | |
| Glazed doors U-value | - - |
| Opaque doors description | |
| Opaque doors U-value | - - |
| Windows description | |
| Windows U-value | - - |
| Windows energy transmittance (G-value) | - |
| Windows light transmittance | - |
| Rooflights description | |
| Rooflights light transmittance | - |
| Rooflights U-value | - |