A project to deliver a new school in Winson Green will utilise sustainable building methods as part of the Department of Education (DfE) strategy to make all schools net zero by 2030. The Windsor Olympus Academy will be designed in accordance with sustainability strategies laid out by the Windsor Academy Trust, which has appointed BAM construction as the principal contractor.
The project will run until August 2023, with the first intake of students scheduled for September 2023. The tenth school to join the Windsor Academy Trust, Windsor Olympus, will offer state-of-the-art facilities, specialised classrooms, and extensive sports and performing arts facilities. The academy will provide 900 spaces for 11 to 16 year old students. It aims to be a thriving part of the local community and includes an eco garden and learning resource centre.
The team behind BAM Construction have amassed unparalleled experience in delivering projects in the education sector, having worked with the DfE and the CIBSE school design group to drive improvements in construction programmes relating to sustainability and carbon neutrality. The company was recognised for its achievements in 2019 when they were named Education Contractor of the Year at the Education Estates Conference. Since 2009, Bam Construction has created more than 89,000 pupil places and 661,000m2 of education facilities.
The DfE published its framework for the construction of schools in April 2022, outlining aims to make the UK a global leader in sustainability by reducing direct and indirect carbon emissions from education buildings. Over the next few years, the DfE plans to accelerate the implementation of ultra-low carbon education projects built via their Gen Zero Platform.
BAM has worked with the DfE on a Pathfinder project, researching and developing best practise to achieve net zero carbon schools. Alongside Bam Construction, the midlands-based company DCL will work on the academy, with DCL providing the steel framing systems engineered and manufactured by EOS Framing.
Images: Windsor Olympus Academy/BAM Construction
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