ARK Brunel Primary Academy
ARK Brunel Primary Academy
2 Pages| ARK Brunel Primary Academy | Case study | 1 Sustainable design The building was designed using Building Information Modelling (BIM), which allowed the whole of the CLT structure, and also other components, to be pre-fabricated off-site. BIM also helped identify design and co-ordination issues and saved 5,000 hours across the team, whilst the use of Webex for BIM meetings saved unnecessary travel. The building is naturally ventilated and uses a combination of automated and manual controls to ensure optimum internal conditions. There are high levels of insulation helping to limit the use of the efficient gas heating system. 110m 2 of roof-mounted Photo-voltaic (PV) panels produce a source of renewable energy. A green roof attenuates rainwater and
