{"id":604,"date":"2013-11-14T11:13:18","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T11:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/?p=604"},"modified":"2013-11-14T11:20:20","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T11:20:20","slug":"trox-chilled-beams-and-vav-units-score-top-marks-at-newcastle-sixth-form-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/trox-chilled-beams-and-vav-units-score-top-marks-at-newcastle-sixth-form-college\/","title":{"rendered":"TROX CHILLED BEAMS AND VAV UNITS SCORE TOP MARKS AT NEWCASTLE SIXTH FORM COLLEGE"},"content":{"rendered":"
TROX chilled beams and flow rate controllers are ensuring that an impressive new sixth form college in the north east of England achieves the ideal indoor environment for learning without costing the earth.<\/p>\n
The \u00a322 million project to create the Newcastle Sixth Form College has provided a state-of-the-art world-class learning environment. The 11,000 square metre building is the only dedicated sixth form college in the city of Newcastle. Designed specifically to meet the needs of 16 \u2013 18 year old students, it incorporates specialist facilities including dance and drama studios, science laboratories and art\/design workshops in addition to large social spaces such as a bistro and internet caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n
Achieving the optimum indoor environment for learning was a key requirement for the new college. Equally important was the energy efficiency of the building, which has been designed with a number of sustainability features, including a \u2018green roof\u2019. A key challenge was how best to cater for widely differing occupancy levels in zones across the site throughout the day. Optimum comfort conditions for students and staff needed to be maintained whilst ensuring that the HVAC system could adjust to match demand to prevent wasted energy.<\/p>\n