Brentwood School Bean Learning Resource Centre

OR Consulting &emdash; Brentwood School Bean Learning Resource Centre

Our role focused on delivering an innovative environmental strategy that balanced sustainability, energy efficiency, and comfort.

OR Consulting — Brentwood School Bean Learning Resource Centre

Our carefully integrated approach created a comfortable, energy-efficient, and future-proofed learning environment, combining historic preservation with cutting-edge sustainable design.

Sustainability Achievements

  • Natural cooling and passive ventilation techniques to reduce energy demand.
  • Optimisation of the building fabric’s passive performance in both new and existing structures.
  • Automated solar awnings on the South facade to provide adaptive shading.
  • Enhanced daylighting design to create bright, comfortable learning spaces.
  • Acoustic design aligned with Building Bulletin 93, ensuring optimal sound quality and minimal disruption.
  • Heat recovery ventilation systems to minimise heating loads for fresh air supply in winter.
  • Air source heat pump technology, repurposing heat from the school’s site-wide server room to warm the new LRC — cutting the building’s CO2 footprint by 10%.
  • Photovoltaic panels to generate clean, renewable energy on-site.