Portway, Calverton + Upton Cross Primary Schools

Morgan Sindall appointed Elementa Consulting on their IESE framework to deliver a 1 form entry expansion to Portway, Calverton, and Upton Cross Primary Schools. Portway School and Calverton School were undertaken by one architect using Autodesk REVIT. Elementa Consulting also used REVIT to detail these projects, which allowed for a more efficient team integrated and coordinated approach. Upton Cross School was drawn by the architect in AECOsim software which was then exported to REVIT via an IFC format. This again promoted close coordination.

Elementa Consulting provided full mechanical, electrical, and public health design services and energy and sustainability strategies. All schools are naturally ventilated and were modeled in Sefaira to optimize the form and fabric before producing a more detailed Stage D modeling using IES VE. This allowed far greater flexibility in the design process as we covered far more options and far more efficiently in Sefaira before progressing to more complex dynamic thermal modeling. Each site will achieve a 25% carbon emission reduction over Part L, which was attained by using a fabric first approach, the addition of renewable energy produced by photovoltaic systems, and a small contribution of solar thermal serving domestic hot water.