Site Visit to Dartington Primary School - a Sustainable Building by White Design
DateThursday 9th July 2009
| Date : | Thursday 9th July 2009 |
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| Time : | 16:30 |
| Meeting point : | Dartington Primary School, Shinners Bridge, Dartington, Totnes TQ9 6JD |
| Speakers : | White Design |
| Cost : | Free |
| Contact : | Sarah Holborn |
| Email : | sholborn@ciob.org.uk |
| Tel : | 0845 0706108 |
Why should I attend?
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) regional centres arrange site visits at interesting locations throughout the UK. They are designed to inform and provide attendees with a ‘hands on’ experience of a particular project or technology.
What will I achieve?
The site visits are a valuable knowledge-sharing tool. They provide an opportunity to learn more about a high profile project, a topical technology or process, or to apply theory to ‘real life’ examples.
Venues are very diverse and examples of previous visits include a National Trust footprint straw bale build, a modular building systems manufacturer, a hydro scheme and Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth ‘super hospital’ site.
What can I expect?
The visits typically involve an introductory presentation and a tour around the venue, followed by a question and answer session. Some also offer a social gathering afterwards, which provide an excellent networking opportunity.
The visits take an informal approach and delegate numbers are often limited. Pre-booking is normally required and attendees sometimes need to provide their own personal protection equipment (PPE).
Site visits are arranged by the CIOB but are usually led by external professionals representing the venue being visited.
Who should attend?
Site visits are open to members and non-members interested in learning more about a particular project, process or technology.
Other information
PPE must be worn. White Design has been employed to undertake the design of a new Primary School for Dartington Primary School near Totnes. The building fabric is entirely made from timber and represents a major 'carbon bank' when calculating the embodied carbon and embodied energy of the project. It is our intention to demonstrate that by using this construction technique this project can be measured as being a lowcarbon development. Combining innovative mechanical and electrical systems, it is proposed that the running costs will also be reduced by utilising energy conserving systems. Alongside the benefits to the environment and the energy savings of using innovative construction techniques, it is our intention to use the buildings as a learning tool itself by providing visible outputs for children to engage with.
