Balfour Kilpatrick has won a £3.2 million contract to design, supply and install HVAC and electrical services for Eastbourne Academy in Darlington.
The project will include modularised M&E services, plug-and-play distribution and a prefabricated packaged plant room. A biomass boiler and rainwater harvesting will form part of the overall sustainable services being installed.
More refrigerant bans possible, says government
The government could tighten up the rules that restrict the use of global warming refrigerant gases including speeding up phase-out programmes and introducing new bans, according to a spokesman from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Baxi research suggests schools strongly support heat decarbonisation
A survey conducted by Baxi of 200 state school estates managers, consultant engineers and M&E contractors has found that while enthusiasm for Net Zero and support for low carbon heating systems in schools is thriving, persistent barriers remain.
