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Category: Education

Exciting new school projects moving forward

The Bennett Freehill team is delighted that several exciting new school projects, on which we are providing MEP design, are moving forward, which is positive news for the education sector in Northern Ireland. A new school building for St Malachy’s Primary School in Armagh was granted planning approval over the summer. Edendork Primary School in […]

Exciting milestone for new £72m Ballycastle Shared Education Campus

Education Minister Paul Givan has welcomed the start of construction work on the new £72 million Ballycastle Shared Education Campus, on which Bennett Freehill is providing MEP Design and BREEAM Consultancy Services as part of the Heron Bros IST. Cutting the first sod, on 21 June 2024, to officially mark the beginning of construction on […]

Planning application submitted for Redevelopment of CAFRE Greenmount Campus

A planning application has been submitted for the Redevelopment of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Greenmount Campus in Muckamore County Antrim, designed to Passivhaus Premium and BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ standards. Bennett Freehill is providing multiple services on the prestigious campus redevelopment as part of the Hamilton Architects led design team – namely […]

New beginning for Rowandale Integrated Primary School

Construction work has officially started on a new £9m build at Rowandale Integrated Primary School in Moira on which Bennett Freehill is providing Mechanical and Electrical Engineering design services. The new 14-classroom state-of-the-art school building designed to BREEAM for energy conservation and sustainability will provide a modern primary school with 14 classrooms and nursery unit […]

New high-performance school and sports facility for St Louis’ Grammar, Kilkeel

After extensive stakeholder consultation, plans have been unveiled for a new school building for St Louis’ Grammar School, Kilkeel on which Bennett Freehill are providing Mechanical and Electrical Engineering design and BREEAM services as part of Hamilton Architects design team. Primarily a 2-storey building, incorporating a single-storey block, the new high-performance school and sports facility […]

Enhancing Integrated Education in N.Ireland

A new 200 pupil building for Roe Valley Integrated Primary School in Limavady was officially opened earlier this month. The new school is designed to BREEAM Excellent criteria and provides built-in flexibility to accommodate future adaption or modification. Bennett Freehill provided MEP Design, Sustainability Engineering Design and BREEAM services on this school project comprising 7 […]

Technical Bulletin: The evolution of ventilation within educational environments

Ventilation has been provided within educational buildings since their creation, however, the strategies deployed to provide ventilation have changed drastically over the last few years driven by changes in legislation and advanced research into the importance of indoor air quality. Why is ventilation required within the classroom environment? Ventilation is required to mainly provide fresh […]

Double Winners at Irish News Workplace & Employment Awards

We are absolutely delighted to have won two awards at the Irish News Workplace & Employment Awards, which rewards exceptional companies focused on their people by recognising excellence in the workplace. As well as being crowned winner of the Best Place to Work (Small Business) which recognises our pioneering design excellence, robust training opportunities for […]

Promoting the use of Passivhaus in the UK as members of PHT

Bennett Freehill has this week become a member of the Passivhaus Trust (PHT) further underlining our commitment to promote the adoption of Passivhaus in the UK, to focus on providing innovative and practical sustainable building design solutions and continuing our legacy of technical innovation. As certified Passivhaus designers and members of sustainable building associations our […]

Paul O'Neill

MIET CEng MEng

Paul joined Bennett Freehill in late-2021 as part of the organisations drive towards technical excellence, an employee-focused culture, strategic growth and NZEB focus. 

A Chartered Engineer with 14 years’ experience in the construction and electrical industries, Paul has particular specialisms in electrical engineering, conservation, power generation and vertical transportation having worked on projects in the education, healthcare, hotels and office sectors. 

As electrical engineering design lead, Paul is responsible for technical delivery and project responsibility related to electrical engineering, and more critically, directing technical, quality and standards within the engineering teams.

Paul brings his passion for technical quality, buildability, progressivity and efficiency to the Bennett Freehill team.

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Aaron McCarthy

MCIBSE CEng BEng

Aaron is a Chartered Engineer who specialises in sustainability and low carbon design, with detailed knowledge of passive design techniques and thermal modelling procedures.

Aaron joined Bennett Freehill in mid-2021, having previously gained 10 years’ experience as an Energy and Building Services design engineer within leading multi-national building services practices. Aaron brings extensive experience in managing and delivering large scale multi-disciplinary projects and has a wealth of experience in MEP Project Management.

Aaron is responsible for client liaison, technical delivery and management of design teams to ensure we meet our clients aspirations.

Aaron brings his passion and drive for successful project delivery through collaboration with clients and design teams.

In May 2022 Aaron was appointed as Partner.

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Cormac Freehill

MCIBSE MIET CEng MSc BEng

A Chartered Building Services Engineer with over 15 years’ experience working with some of the UK’s foremost engineering companies, Cormac has been pivotal to the successful award and delivery of multi-million pound projects since being appointed to the role of Managing Director in June 2020 and rebranding the business as Bennett Freehill.

Cormac brings a new vision, new energy and fresh leadership to the team and is responsible for the strategic growth and development of the business, through supporting and undertaking marketing activities, and the training and development of our technically accomplished staff.  In the role of design team leader and client liaison Cormac ensures that the team delivers pioneering, pragmatic MEP design excellence for our clients. 

Cormac specialises in Passivhaus and Nearly Zero-Energy Building (NZEB) construction and is passionate about, and professionally skilled in, Renewable Energy Systems, Energy, Procurement, Design Management and Consulting Engineering.

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Cormac Freehill

MCIBSE MIET CEng MSc BEng

A Chartered Building Services Engineer with over 15 years’ experience working with some of the UK’s foremost engineering companies, Cormac has been pivotal to the successful award and delivery of multi-million pound projects since being appointed to the role of Managing Director in June 2020 and rebranding the business as Bennett Freehill.

Cormac brings a new vision, new energy and fresh leadership to the team and is responsible for the strategic growth and development of the business, through supporting and undertaking marketing activities, and the training and development of our technically accomplished staff.  In the role of design team leader and client liaison Cormac ensures that the team delivers pioneering, pragmatic MEP design excellence for our clients. 

Cormac specialises in Passivhaus and Nearly Zero-Energy Building (NZEB) construction and is passionate about, and professionally skilled in, Renewable Energy Systems, Energy, Procurement, Design Management and Consulting Engineering.

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