Architect: David Noble, dm3a

Location: RoeGreen Junior School, Kingsbury. North London

Status: Completed February 2010

Client: RoeGreen Primary School

Features: Prefabricated, solid timber wall, floor and roof construction: Timber fibre insulation and locally sourced sweet chestnut cladding: Natural ventilation linked to high level openings: Air source heat pumps: Large PV arrays: Windturbines: and localised rainwater collection: Zero carbon design.

Further info:

RoeGreen Primary school Website

EBD article Oct 2010 (approx 5.1mb): Roegreen_edb.pdf

Architects Journal online June 2011: AJ online_article

Roegreen Junior and Infants School

The design for RoeGreen Junior School in Kingsbury, was the result of an exciting client brief for a building that demonstrates zero carbon thinking and ‘makes visible’ sustainable construction. The design and construction process involved the school children, allowing them to question the Design Consultants, Planners and the Builders. Using solid timber prefabricated panels, wood fibre insulation, natural daylight and natural ventilation the building is a breathable, natural learning environment. Named ‘Evergreen’ through a school wide naming competition, the building achieved an A13 EPC carbon rating in conjunction with the high levels of embodied carbon, should achieve a zero carbon footprint for its anticipated life time.