The new school building, funded by Homes England’s Housing Infrastructure Fund, will provide an additional 900 pupil places for Winterstoke Hundred Academy.
The three-storey 80,000 sqm building, procured through the Southern Construction Framework, has been designed to achieve net zero carbon in operation, a BREEAM excellent rating and have a 10% biodiversity net gain.
Kier will run a sustainability laboratory on-site to host vocational training during construction from the Kier team and consultants – part of the contractor’s ‘social value’ pitch.
Cabot Learning Federation chief executive Steve Taylor said: “The partnership with Kier and North Somerset Council has been key to bringing us to the point where we can expand the offer of this already over-subscribed school. At its inception two years ago, the school spoke to its community regarding its intended focus on environmental science. The opportunity to hone this curriculum focus within a net zero building is extremely exciting and entirely in line with our priorities as a trust.”
Construction has now started and completion is expected in summer 2023.
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