This week Hamilton Architects published their online Passive House Premium magazine which showcases the South West College, Erne Campus design, on which we provided Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and Passivehaus Advisory services.
The Bennett Freehill team are immensely proud of the project and all it has achieved. Cormac Freehill, Managing Partner says:
“The business case for the Erne Campus and the availability of enhanced funding for the project were dependent upon achieving near zero carbon/negative carbon energy performance. The key objective was a 10% reduction in energy costs compared to the 2013/14 baseline. But that could not be met at the expense of the comfort of the staff and students of Erne Campus.
Central to our plan was a solar array on the roof of the building which has 3400m2 capacity. This allows a solar photovoltaic system (520kwp) to provide generation of 120 Kwh/m2/year alongside 480Kwhr/180wpk of short-term lithium battery storage.”
You can read the full M&E story here.
We are currently working on a number of new Net Zero projects including certified Passivhaus Classic, Enerphit and Passivhaus Premium. If you have any questions or would like to know more please reach out to a member of our team.
