Rainwater
Recovery System
Stormsaver has successfully commissioned three
rainwater harvesting systems for Skanska as part of a £70 million
public private partnership initiative.
Stormsaver’s innovative rainwater recovery system has been included
in three brand new school buildings, constructed by Skanska in the
Midlothian region of Scotland.
The schools form part of a massive building programme being
undertaken by Midlothian Council, which awarded a £70 million, 30
year contract to Midlothian Schools Ltd in June last year. Skanska
and the PFI Infrastructure Company Consortium are the two
shareholders of Midlothian Schools Ltd.
The council included rainwater harvesting and other environmental
best practice initiatives in the specification for Strathesk Primary
School, Stobhill Primary School and Gorebridge Primary School.
Building work on the three sites is being overseen by Andrew Putman
of Skanska, who said: “Stormsaver had previously worked with Skanska
in England but this was the first time we’ve worked with them in
Scotland. We were very impressed with the Stormsaver system and the
people behind it. We were confident that they knew what they were
doing and they had a better technical approach than their
competitors so it was an easy decision to make.”
The system designed by Stormsaver will capture, filter and integrate
an estimated 3,400 litres of rainwater each year into the schools’
WC systems, saving over £6,000 per year in mains water bills.
Stormsaver worked closely with Skanska and mechanical and
engineering design consultants Wallace Whittle to make sure the
final system integrated with the buildings’ other energy saving
features.
“As well as the mechanical system, we are also supplying our
Education Pack for use in each school,” says Emma Harold,
Stormsaver’s project manager. “The Education Pack comprises a
monitoring unit and teachers’ resource booklet. The monitoring unit
is displayed in the dining area and will show the 650 children who
attend these schools how much rainwater has been captured and used
since the system was commissioned as well as how much mains water
has been used in the same period. These facts are utilized in the
teachers’ book which contains information sheets, quizzes, case
studies, activities and comprehensive notes written in line with the
National Curriculum.”
“All of the schools offer the highest possible educational
facilities,” says Stuart Gilles, head of the PPP2 Project Team at
Midlothian Council. “We wanted to make sure that as well as reaching
the highest academic standards the new premises operated to the
highest environmental standards too. This is why rainwater
harvesting was included within the tender specification for the PPP2
schools project along with natural ventilation; daylight; solar gain
in summer; fabric conduction loss in winter; infiltration loss in
winter; noise control; general floor, wall and roof insulation
values; and privacy. Rainwater harvesting also features prominently
in the Council's Sustainability Strategy.”
Email:
matt@lavapr.co.uk
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