RMJM Architects Education facility for sustainable construction wins award for most sustainable designAcollege education facility designed for students studying constructionsubjects with environmental best practice has won the award forsustainable design at this year’s Scottish Design Awards. ECOSpace,designed by architects RMJM, is a highly sustainable training workshoprun by Carnegie College in Dunfermline, which has been open sinceSeptember 2006. The £2.2 million centre aims to lead the way intraining students in sustainable construction and encourages theintegration of environmentally sustainable work practices such as wastereduction, re-use of materials, procurement of renewable resources andminimisation of energy consumption. Paul Rodgers, RMJM Director, said “We’re delighted that ECOSpace hasbeen recognised for its highly sustainable credentials by the ScottishDesign Awards. ECOSpace is an exemplary project which reflects thenature of the facility in its design and winning the award for the mostsustainable design is great for the college and everyone connected withthe project.”The design of the centre reflects the ambition and purpose of thefacility. It is the first of its kind in the UK and is built fromrenewable materials and incorporates renewable energy systems thatreduce the energy consumption of the building and its impact on theenvironment. Alan Huey, Head of School of Built Environment, Carnegie College,commended the building for its ability to give students first handexperience of an environmentally sustainable workplace with greenpractices including waste reduction, reuse of materials, procurement ofrenewable resources and energy use minimization. “The physicalstructure benefits from a state of the art building management systemand monitoring devices which enable students and visitors to see theenergy efficiency of the building compared to the other parts of ourcampus. Students now recognise the benefits of a sustainable building -something they will take with them to the workplace and benefitcommunities of the future.”
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