South West College’s Erne Campus wins prestigious sustainability award

South West School Erne Campus

South West School’s new Erne Campus has been introduced because the winner of the Public Sector Venture Design Stage Award on the prestigious BREEAM Awards 2021.

ENNISKILLEN, COUNTY FERMANAGH, NORTHERN IRELAND, April 1, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — The £30million campus, totally funded by the Division for the Financial system, is because of open its doorways to college students in September and was the one constructing on the island of Eire to make the shortlist for this yr’s awards.

BREEAM (Constructing Analysis Institution Environmental Evaluation Technique) is an evaluation undertaken by unbiased licensed assessors utilizing scientifically-based sustainability metrics and indices which cowl a spread of environmental points. Its classes consider power and water use, well being and wellbeing, air pollution, transport, supplies, waste, ecology and administration processes. The Erne venture has achieved the highest rated BREEAM Excellent certification which locations the constructing within the prime 1% of permitted buildings.

The BREEAM Awards have fun worldwide tasks and organisations that, within the view of the unbiased judging panel, are main the best way with important achievements in sustainable constructing design, growth and administration. The BREEAM judges praised the Erne Campus for its efforts in combining sustainability with well-being options while concentrating on a zero-carbon constructing ranking. The prize was introduced throughout a web-based ceremony hosted by BRE Head of Constructing Efficiency Companies, Shamir Ghumra and included a keynote speech from Sadie Morgan, Director of dRMM Architects.

Congratulating the School on their award Financial system Minister Diane Dodds stated: “I’m delighted that this gorgeous Additional Schooling campus, which is able to shortly develop into an iconic new asset for South West School and the broader Enniskillen space, has achieved such a prestigious worldwide sustainability award. The award demonstrates my Division’s dedication to supporting supply of contemporary, accessible and sustainable amenities. I’m very a lot trying ahead to visiting this unbelievable constructing when it’s formally launched later this yr.”

Reflecting on the award, Michael McAlister, South West School Chief Government stated: “The BREEAM ideas and reaching BREEAM certification has knowledgeable the design strategy of the Erne Campus venture from its inception proper by to completion of this exceptional constructing. Reaching this award is a major milestone and one that we’ll take nice delight in. The award recognises not solely the work of the South West School crew and the assist from the Division for the Financial system but additionally our devoted design and building companions who’ve labored tirelessly over the previous variety of years to carry our imaginative and prescient to life regardless of the numerous challenges posed by the continuing pandemic. The Erne Campus would be the most sustainable constructing within the schooling sector on this planet and we stay up for welcoming college students by the campus doorways this September. We hope that is the primary of many accolades for the campus.”

Shamir Ghumra, Head of Constructing Efficiency companies at BRE, stated: “In a yr that has been like no different, it’s fantastic to have the ability to have fun these unbelievable achievements from throughout the globe. Making buildings each match for the long run whereas enhancing high quality of lives is on the coronary heart of what we do, and alongside immediately’s winners, I wish to thank all of those that assist and advocate for BREEAM.”

Functions for programs starting on the Erne Campus this September are actually open. For additional info or to use please go to www.swc/ernecourses

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