£350,000 classroom

shillelagh · 02-11-2010, 22:16

according to the telegraph ... Accrington Academy has spent £350,000 on a carbon neutral classroom ...

Accrington eco classroom praised in California (From Lancashire Telegraph)

the kids who designed this have just been given a special award in california and they went out there to receive it and to give a speech to the architects ... which i say good on them and well done ..

The £350,000 classroom incorporates a wind turbine and photovoltaic cells for electricity, solar panels for hot water, a rainwater harvesting system for minimal water waste and a pond to attract wildlife, which can be observed in a ‘hide’.

It also has reclaimed timber beams and locally sourced chipboard flooring, walls insulated with straw bales and a grass roof.
Building on the classroom is due to begin shortly.

what will happen to the electricity generated in the summer when the school is on holiday ..

now surely a classroom shouldnt cost £350,000 to build .. could you imagine building a school .. how much would it cost .. with all the classrooms, labs, a couple of art rooms, a gym, etc.

Less · 02-11-2010, 22:39

The cells generating the electricity will if the system is fitted correctly, be connected to the national grid and the Electricity company will buy any extra
Electricity they don't use themselves.

I was surprised when I read the cost of the classroom, but I suppose if it had been an art class, would probably have cost 3 times as much and would be full of little wanna be's pretending to generate electricity.

garinda · 02-11-2010, 22:51

State of the art, or a draughty old shed, as many of my own classrooms were, let's just hope the pupils will leave school being able to spell 'photovoltaic cells'.

Retlaw · 02-11-2010, 23:18

It might well have a carbon free footprint, but how big was the carbon footprint building the dammed thing, probably take a 100 years before it pays for itself.

Retlaw.

shillelagh · 02-11-2010, 23:51

its not been built yet retlaw according to the telegraph ...

cashman · 03-11-2010, 00:21

Does seem a tad expensive, at least the kids are doing summat creative though,bet none of them are flashmobbing down broadway.

steeljack · 03-11-2010, 01:55

The article seems a bit ambiguous, does it mean that the £350.000 has allready been spent and the materials are in transit, Architect and Surveyor fees paid, does it include the cost of labour to do the work ?
Not knocking the project, seems a worthwhile exercise as these kids are well on their way to being qualified 'Chartered Quantity Surveyors" with none of the fuss or expense of any extra further education

Ken Moss · 03-11-2010, 07:43

I sometimes wonder what planet the people who come up with these ideas are in orbit around. The figure of £350,000 has been tossed into the equation with gay abandon at a time of national stringency and we're supposed to applaud it?

Looks like another case for The Rishton Avenger.

Less · 03-11-2010, 08:07

Alison Watson

Company Website

In another very popular thread I mentioned that the emphasis should be put on Engineering & Sciences, I think this company goes a long way to making a start.

(Perhaps she will expand and organise a 'Flash-Light Mob', where groups of Children spontaneously turn up in an organised manner, at a local Shopping Centre and Change all the street lighting for more Eco friendly bulbs? I'd turn up to watch that).

jaysay · 03-11-2010, 10:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

I sometimes wonder what planet the people who come up with these ideas are in orbit around. The figure of £350,000 has been tossed into the equation with gay abandon at a time of national stringency and we're supposed to applaud it?

Looks like another case for The Rishton Avenger.

Oh no not the Rishton Avenger

flashy · 03-11-2010, 11:31

all i can say is...well done kids and well done Accrington Academy for encouraging them to work towards something as good as this, i think it's fantastic

how can any of you lot complain about something in Hyndburn that will be there for the kids in years to come, when your own 'leader' spends the towns money like he does?

i think its brilliant and it's a step into the future for the kids

and Ken, i think it's time you buttoned it, just because you won't benefit from anything through Accrington Academy (having no children) doesn't mean it's a bad thing, even i'm getting pee'd off with your rantings now