Clacton St. John's Primary School—a design study

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Abstract
A project brief to design and build the first phase of a 240-place primary school with the potential to be extended to 420 places was accepted by the Architect's Department and further defined in that the solution should: (1) achieve a 50 per cent reduction in the applied energy requirements of the ‘standard’ school design as set out in Design Note 171, (2) meet the revised and improved environmental comfort standards, and (3) be achieved within normal budgetary allowances. In addition to the experience of the design team a powerful interactive dynamic thermal analysis computer program2 was used to test design options through from feasibility to control operation strategy. The optimised solution integrated building shape, fabric and energy system resulting in a solar selective building envelope of balanced thermal capacity utilising underfloor heating and controlled ventilation with heat recovery. Applied energy requirements being met through ground water-to-water heat pumps. Completed in April 1982 and now midway through a detailed monitoring programme, preliminary analysis indicates the school will meet educational requirements, energy targets and environmental standards.

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