Celebrating International Women’s Day 2022
At Bennett Freehill we believe that the true value of our female staff is that they are professional equals in every way to their male counterparts. Our respective genders in Bennett Freehill are a non-issue; exactly how it should be in a modern company in a liberal, progressive society. The team sees normalisation of women […]
South West College awarded by the Queen for sustainability work
Bennett Freehill is thrilled that South West College has been recognised by the Queen for it’s pioneering work in environmental sustainability and providing training for the employment of young people in a low-carbon green economy. Bennett Freehill were M&E consultants and Passivhaus Advisors on the new £34m SWC Erne Campus which opened in September last […]
Davagh Forest Observatory in the RSUA 2022 Awards shortlist
The Bennett Freehill team is thrilled that the Davagh Forest Observatory project, for Mid Ulster District Council, has been entered for a 2022 Royal Society of Ulster Architects (RSUA) design award. As Sustainability Consultants and Mechanical & Electrical Engineers on the project, Bennett Freehill designed the M&E systems to enhance the architectural design, creating a […]
2021 Review at Bennett Freehill
2021 was an exciting year and 2022 has kicked off that way too. Watch our short video below giving a quick round up of the last 12 months at Bennett Freehill. We’re looking forward to new challenges in 2022. Join us on our journey to design the best buildings today for a better tomorrow. […]
A busy and exciting year at Bennett Freehill
2021 has been a busy and exciting year for the Bennett Freehill team. We’ve rebranded and refurbished our office. Enhanced our professional skills and accreditations and therefore the services we offer to clients as Licensed BREEAM Assessors, Certified Passive House Designers and NZEB Designers. As a member of NIBRAC our MD Cormac Freehill is helping […]
New build Rowandale Integrated Primary School gets the green light
The Bennett Freehill team is delighted that the new proposed Rowandale Integrated Primary School in Moira, has received planning approval. We are providing M&E Engineering services as part of the Hamilton Architects ICT. The school is one of the fastest growing schools in Northern Ireland and the new build school will provide a state of […]
Proud to announce that we are now Licensed BREEAM Assessors
Our BREEAM and Sustainability team is led by Senior Engineer Craig Bennett. Craig said: “Our BREEAM and Sustainability team has extensive experience of sustainable low energy building designs and delivering BREEAM ‘Excellent’ and ‘Outstanding’ rated buildings throughout the UK and Ireland including the recently completed South West College Erne Campus.” Craig and the sustainability team […]
As a NIBRAC member Cormac Freehill will help influence important changes to NI building standards
Earlier this year Cormac Freehill, our Managing Director, was appointed as one of four new members to the NI Building Regulations Advisory Committee (NIBRAC) for three years. Cormac and other NIBRAC members will advise the Department of Finance on the amendment of building regulations and on other associated matters referred to it. Cormac is a […]
Enhancing our education portfolio with St Killian’s College new school
Bennett Freehill is part of the Hamilton Architects Integrated Design Team appoint to deliver a new school for St Killian’s College on one of the Antrim Coast’s most outstanding headlands. The project proposes the construction of a new 800 pupil school on the existing 11-hectare site, which sits on an elevated sheltered location on the […]
11.5% of electricity has been generated through Solar PV panels on the roof of DAERA HQ
A project which we’re proud of is the three-storey DAERA Headquarters office accommodation ‘Ballykelly House’ which achieved the BREEAM rating of “Excellent”. Ballykelly House has a rainwater harvesting system to reduce the usage of mains water supply and also a sustainable heating source through using a Biomass Boiler. According to DAERA NI “Since 2018, 11.5% […]