Performing Arts & Technology Innovation Centre

Client

South Eastern Regional College

Key Services Required

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Awards

Sustainable Ireland 2011 ‘Sustainable Project of the Year’ Winner
RICS Community Benefit: Highly Commended
BREEAM ‘Excellent’ Award

Project Information

South Eastern Regional College (SERC) is one of the largest educations and training providers in Northern Ireland. This new state of the art facility in a signature building at SERC in Bangor, Co. Down is representative of SERC’s status as ‘Centre of Excellence’ in both performing arts and technology innovations. The building also addresses the shortfall that existed in student services.

This project included integration of state-of-the-art building and teaching technology including performance standard lighting and sound installation, photovoltaic panels, biomass heat sources, rainwater harvesting, both wire and wireless teaching capability and fibre links between campus facilities.

Photos courtesy of Hamilton Architects

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.

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.