Northstowe Education Campus

Phase 2 of Northstowe Education scheme comprising 4 no. new buildings. Mixed construction methods using CLT and Steel frame

Project info

Date

Jan 1, 2025

Category

Education

Northstowe Education Campus is at the heart of the new Cambridgshire town of Northstowe. This project constructed Phase 2 of the scheme comprising 4 new buidlings with mixed construction methods, all designed to achieve BREEAM credits for Acoustics.

I worked alongside Kier and Frank Shaw Associates to develop BB93 compliant designs for Phase 2 of this project. All buildings were commissioned and achieved these criteria along with the associated BREEAM credits. The scheme comprised:

A Sixth Form building - Constructed of cross-laminated timber (CLT) and set across 3 floors.
An Extension to the Secondary School - Also constructed of CLT
New two-storey Primary School building - Steel Frame structure with concrete floors, metal framed internal walls.
New Nursery Building - Also Steel Frame

BREEAM Pol05 credit was targeted a sets out the requirements for plant noise levels at the nearest residences. This is relatively stringent at 5 dB below background sound level and provided a challenge on this project with significant items of plant proposed across the site. I modelled the site in CadnaA, a 3D sound propagation modelling software to predict spread of noise. from this I could adjust barriers, plant selections, attenuator selections and other variable to find a suitable solution.

Northstowe Education Campus was recently awarded 'Best Education Project' at the UK Forum East of England Property Awards' noting its low carbon approach.