Dame Allan’s School

Dame Allan’s Schools in Newcastle is to receive a new nursery and junior school which will be located at Hunter’s Moor.

Due to open in September 2012, the school, for 300 pupils, has been designed with a host of green features, including renewable energy and rainwater recycling

The development will provide the schools’ nursery children with their own classrooms and separate entrance, while the classrooms on the ground floor open out into shared spaces, so the children can work and play together.

The classrooms for the older children will be on the upper floor and will include a library.

The project also includes three separate play areas as well as dedicated coaching areas for netball, rugby, cricket and athletics, and an all-weather games area.MJN Colston will be providing the following services:

Electrical

  • Main & sub-main distribution
  • General & Emergency Lighting
  • Small Power
  • Fire Alarms and detection
  • Security systems/CCTV
  • Communication
  • Disabled facility
  • Structured Cabling
  • Lightning Protection
  • Test & Commissioning
  • Natural gas
  • Building Management System
  • Testing, balancing and commissioning

Mechanical

  • Rainwater harvesting (connection only, equipment supplied by others)
  • Hot and cold water domestic services / Central boiler Plant
  • Heating / Solar Heating
  • Underfloor heating / Door Curtains
  • Ground source heat pumps / Refrigeration & heat pumps
  • Refrigeration and heat recovery / Thermal Insulation
  • Water treatment
  • Ventilation and Smoke Dampers
  • Acoustic and vibration attenuation
  • Natural gas / Building Management System
  • Testing, balancing and commissioning

PROJECT TEAM

  • Client - Dame Allan’s School
  • Main Contractor - Esh Group
  • Architect - Ian Bellsham
  • Services Consultant - TGA Consulting
  • Quantity Surveyor - Lambert Laidlaw
  • Services Value - £860k