Pictured: Oakham Church of England Primary School
East Midlands civil and structural engineering firm BSP
Consulting is celebrating being part of the team behind a project
that took the title of Sustainable Development of the Year at the
ProCon Leicestershire 2011 Awards.
The award was presented for the development of Oakham Church of
England Primary School.
BSP Consulting, with offices in Nottingham, Derby, Leicester and
Sheffield, was civil and structural engineer for the £6.2
million scheme, which was a Willmott Dixon project for Rutland
County Council.
The news came shortly after another scheme that BSP Consulting
worked on - Brookside Meadows in Northampton - was named
Sustainable Smaller Housing Project at the Sustainable Housing
Awards 2011.
"It is great news for the whole team to hear that the
development of Oakham Church of England Primary School has been
named Sustainable Development of the Year at the ProCon
Leicestershire 2011 Awards," said BSP business development director
Jef Todd.
The building and the engineering system were designed to work as
one at the school. Whatever the weather outside, the building makes
less demand on heating, ventilation and lighting to keep it
pleasant inside. Energy and water-efficient appliances also
cut the environmental impact of the school.
The school has space for 280 children, plus 35 pupils with
special educational needs and 25 nursery places. Forty square
metres of roof area are used for solar heated water. Natural
ventilation and occupancy sensing low energy lighting are just two
more of the many measures that contribute to the building's
environmental performance and a BREEAM rating of 'very good'.
BSP Consulting provides a comprehensive range of consultancy
services to all sectors of the construction community, from
architects, project managers and contractors to developers and
estate agents.
Its services include civil, structural, environmental,
transportation and geotechnical engineering.
The company was launched in Nottingham in 1999 and its offices
are in Oxford Street, Nottingham, Pride Park, Derby, De Montfort
Street, Leicester and Vincent House, Solly Street, Sheffield.